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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1960)
Hansel and Gretel' featured by University Opera Workshop By KEITH POWEIJ„ Emerald Feature Editor It h. unfortunate that a highly misleading Idea concerning opera has wide elreulation In America. Thin popular concept seems to be a compilation of impressions re ceived from auch popular opera singers an Mario Danza, cartoons with balding and bored pluto cratH at the opera in general circulation n agazines, and fat, flowing ladies In horned helmet*. THOME WHO WOULD like to have Hurh prejudice!* dispelled > hould attend the Univcrmty'n Opera Workshop production of Humperdinck'* opera "Hamad and (Jretel." The three-act opera will U- presented in the school of tnu bIc'm auditorium Friday at 8 p.m. The performance, which will be an abridged version of the opera will be sung in English. Edward Zambara, the director of the Opera Workshop, takes “the middle view" about opera in Eng lish. Unfik** purists who will not Atheists... (Continued from pane 1) personal experience, from what I've lead, arid from what others have Huid to me, I can find no reason to believe in the existence of a god." As in most discussions, the point of focus shifted at random. Professor Dykstra asked, "Is it not true that the Christian feels an obligation to make others see his point of view?” THE REVEREND BtRTNEB answered that "the Christian tries to bring others to his point of view through love.” McReynolds, continuing the discussion of promulgation of belief saiJ, "although Deists usually have more formal vehicles for spreading the word, such as churches, the atheist and agnos tic nrc generally able to make themselves heard." IliOMi \I.LV summarizing the two points of view, Professor Dykstra Maid, "to the Deist the word 'atheist' usually connotes Immorality and evil |>ersonality, while to the atheist, the word 'I feist' means stupid and super stitious." Following the discussion was a brief question and answer period for audience participation. One spectator asked if the beliefs in Darwinism and Theism could exist congruously in the same per son. Lindstrom, for the Atheists, answered "No." For the Deists, The Reverend Burtner answered "Yea.” The roundtable discussion topic for the next meeting February 3 will be "Morals and College Stu dents." Letters... (Continued from page 2) supposed friend and adviser of L'O students (according to n previous Oregana), has violated a trust placed in him. I refer to his listing of Gary Gregory’s fall term grades plus his impli cation that perhaps one of Gregory’s grades was unde served because of irregular at tendance ot classes. Whatever DuShane’s opinions, they certainly weren't the best kind to spread over the front page of a newspaper. Perhaps this whole affair will provide the “founding fathers” of the A8UO with the needed precedent for establishing a more rigid constitution. Obvious ly such rules as the succession of office will have to be spelled out in order to keep students In tlie future from alibing their way out of their duties. Robert D. Simmons President of Inter hull Council (I.H.C.) tolerate operatic translations, | Zambara produces Opera Work-1 shop operaa in English if good, singable translations are avail ably Opera performance* in many European countries Germany, for instance, are in the language of that country. In Germany, Russian, Krench and Italian operas are all per formed in German, Zambara ex plained that often operas are formed in America in the original language because of the "melt ing pot" quality of races and na tionalities that the country has, /A MBA HA himself is a singer, having had experience with the Boston Opera, the New England Opera Theatre, the Harvard Opera Company, and has been di rector of the Opera Workshop at the University of Tennessee for five years. Zambara wings 16 bass roles including Boris Gudonov, and Hans Sachs in Wagner's Meister singer He also sang the title role in the Harvard opera group'H American premiere of Apiadis by Lully. The Opera Workshop is a credit class, presenting each year an many operas as possible. Last year's productions were Amahl and the Night Visitors by Me notti and the west coast pre miere of Petit's opera, "Love is a Game of Chance." This last production's response was "very good, excellent," cheers Zambara. An orchestra was used for the Amahl production, the Petit pre miere using a piano. Friday's opera production will utilize piano accmpaniment. Enrollment... (Continued from page 1) the law school only 3 arc women, the fewest enrolled in any school. GENERAL STUDIES showed the biggest percentage growth with 60 per cent. It also has the smallest enrollment with only 56 students. The education school had a 17 per cent increase. It is the second largest department on campus and the only school with more women than men registered. Of the 483 students enrolled, 287 I are women and 196 are men. The College of Liberal Arts is | still the largest department with 4.139 students. THE OTHER schools recorded ! enrollments ot: architecture, 331; .business administration. 480; health a n d physical education, ' 264; journalism 89; and music 77. The number of special students j increased by one per cent to a ; total of 149, while the graduate school reported a growth of 14 per cent to a total of 918. Zambara feels that the Opera Workshop program at Oregon is “well-rounded with classical, ro mantic and contemporary operas. I feel that specialization in opera is wrong." The opera director points out that last year's two operas were contemporary works, while “Hansel and Oretei" is a “standard work." THE CAHT of the opera to be presented Friday will be an all student one. Zambara points with pride to the fact that there are music students at Oregon with the technical ability and mastery of singing to present operas. Roberta Clemens and Anne Tem pleton, respectively, will perform the roles of Hansel and Gretel. The opera was first written by Humperdinck for his sister as a short musical play. Cater the composer enlarged upon the origi nal, and this extended version was first performed in 1893. It was broadcast by the Metropoli tan in the 1930s as the first com plete opera broadcast in America. It has enjoyed the reputation of having over 100 performances at the Metropolitan. Frances Dougherty of the phyi cal education department is doing the opera's choreography, and the chorus is being directed by Max Risinger. Sets are being done by students of the music school. ZAMBARA FEELS that col leges and universities have a duty to present contemporary operas which strike out in new' operatic directions and may not find a ready public among admirers of “Carmen" and “Aida.” Zambara hopes to do Purcell's "Dido” and “Aeneas” and several of the works of Carl Orff. Meeting scheduled by Duck Preview Duck Preview tour leaders will meet in the Greater Oregon office at 4 p.m. today, according to John Packham. The meeting will consist of an orientation of tour leaders by Doug Fisk. Tours will begin immediately after the Duck Preview luncheon and will continue until 5 p.m. Table tennis games won by Larry Wu Larrv Wu, fifth year student in political science, won first place in the University's table tennis tournament. George Kahanuk placed second. These winners will represent the University at the Northwest Regional table tennis tournament i in April at the University of I Washington. Handball instruction open to grads, faculty Graduate students and mem bers of the faculty will have the opportunity to get some profes sional instruction in the sport of handball at a coaching session ! set for tonight at 7. THE SESSION is being spon sored by Phi Epsilon Kappa, physical education professional fraternity. Members of the fra ternity will conduct the classes, j Those planning on attending the session are to bring their own gym shoes and should obtain a locker and gym clothing through the Gym Suit Service of the physical education school. Hand ball gloves are desirable but not essential as ordinary leather gloves can be used as a substi tute. Western meet draws UO placement director Eugene W. Dils, director of the \ University placement service, is' presently attending the tenth con- I ference of the Western College i Placement Association January 21-22. Dils will conduct an orientation program for new industry recruit ers and college placement offi cials at the conference. Purpose of the meeting, he remarks, is to coordinate efforts of industry and colleges in selection and place ment of college graduates. Bevan worsens LONDON (UPI) — Deputy British Labor party leader Aneu rin Bevan has taken a turn for the worse. Doctors in a London hospital say the 62-year-old politician suf fered a relapse and his condition causes great anxiety. The Labor ite leader underwent a major ab dominal surgery on December 29. Award presented to ROTC units The University’s army and air force ROTC units were presented, a Citation of Merit award for the work the cadets did during the recent Porchiight Drive of the Muscular Dystrophy Asso ciation. The award was presented by E. G. Hulett, president of the Lane County Muscular Dystrophy Association at a banquet given at the Crippled Children’s Home Wednesday evening. 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