Matzenauer

Margaret he, contralto, b. Hungary. Father an orchestral condr.; mother an opera singer; began study of music as a child; d6but as Puck in Oberon at Stra burg, where she remained for three years; went to Hofoper at Munich, has sung at Bayreuth; with Metropolitan Op. Co., season 1911-12; at the close of the New York engagement went to the Stadt Th., Hamburg, with privilege of visiting Umted States for two seasons; in addition to her admirable work as a singer she is an actre of unusual force and intensity; married Ferrari-Fontana, operatic tenor, 1912. Mengelberg, Josef Willem, condr. b Utrecht. March 28, 1871. Educated in local schools and under local musicians, later studied at the Cologne Cons, pupil of Wullner, Sei and Jensen: 1891 condr. at Luzerne, 1895 condr. Concertgebouw Orch., Amsterdam, 1898 also of the vocal society, Toonkunst; 1907 he added to his other profe ional work the direction of the Museum Concerts and the Cacilienverem of Frankfort; he is also a very capable pianist, and has a small number of compositions to his credit.