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German Music at Ravinia Draws Throng for Wagner and More
German music lovers gather at Ravinia Park for a Sunday program led by Eric DeLamarter with Beethoven Mendelssohn Brahms and Wagner works. Elisabeth Rethberg and Edward Johnson star in Wagner’s Lohengrin. Joseph Vito harpist soloed. Milhaud Fetes Debussy Espana Saint-Saens Rondo Capriccioso highlighted. La Chorale Francaise performs after intermission with Chicago singers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravinia Park
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Eric DeLamarter
Elisabeth Rethberg
Edward Johnson
Wagner
Beethoven
Mendelssohn
Brahms
Joseph Vito
le Comite Central
Chicago
James Hamilton Lewis
Robert Coube
M. Ferry de Fontnouvelle
France
Massenet
Phedre
Milhaud
Espana
Saint-Saens
John Weicher
Leon Rothier
la Chorale Francaise of
Charles Lagourgue