Sel’mer

Johann, Christiania, Jan. 20, 1844—Venice, July 21, 1910; Norwegian composer; cond. and author; pupil of A. Thomas, Paris, Richter and Paul, Leipzig; 1883-86 cond. Phil. orch., Christiania; c. Norwegian Festival March, “‘Scéne funébre,” Bells, ‘In the Mountains,” “Carnival in Flanders,” etc., for orch., choral works with orch., songs, etc. Sembach (zém’-bakh), Johannes, b. Berlin, March o, 1881; tenor; sang. 401 Vienna, 1903; Dresden, 1907; Met. Op., 1914-17, and after 1920. (zém’-brikh), (rightly Praxede Marcel line Kochanska, Sembrich being her mother’s maiden name), Wisniewszyk, Galicia, Feb. 15, 1858—New York, Jam. II, 1935; pupil (later the wife) soprano; of Wm. Stengel (piano), Lemberg Cons.; studied with Epstein at Vienna, and singing with Victor Rokitansky and with G. B. Lamperti, Jr., at Milan, début, May, 1877, at Athens; studied German opera at Berlin with Lewy; sang for Dresden ct.-th.; from 18 months June, 1880, London, and, 1883-84, toured Europe and America; 1884, studied with Francesco Lamperti, Sr.; 1898-1909 sang at, Met. Op. and in concert in America with greatest succ.; I900, managed her own opera co. in Germany; in later years she was active as a master teacher at Juilliard School of Music, N. Y., and Curtis Inst. of Music, Philadelphia. (sii-ma), Théophile (Aimé Emile), Lille, 1824—Corbeil, near Paris, 1888; drummer and dram. composer.