Volume II Part 76 (1/2)

F Liszt

Weimar, May 30th, 1884

342 To Baron Friedrich Podarian Opera in Budapest

[Fro in the possession of Abranyi]

[1884]

Monsieur le Baron,

I have begged my friend M de Mihalovich to lay before you a proposition, the fate of which depends on the committee that directs the orders for the sculptures of the new National Hungarian Theater

In rateful, to exclude froh distinction, the late Mosonyi and Franz Doppler

A char Opera of Mosonyi's of elevated taste, ”Szep Ilonka”

[”The fair Helen”: its subject, like that of his other Opera ”Alarian history], has been perforned to oblivion in the oubliettes of the adreater dramatic work by Mosonyi, ”Alh Baron Orczy, your predecessor as Intendant, had so it

The whole of the brave musical activity of Mosonyi at Budapest isas by his numerous compositions of Church arian pieces remain classical, as opposed to the current wares, supposed to be of this same kind, more frequently heard (at the present time in Vienna)

Franz Doppler has left the best possible remembrance of his rare talents and qualities at Budapest, where during many years he fulfilled the duties of conductor to the theater, and shone by his virtuosity (very celebrated in Europe) as a flute player--an instrument which Frederick the Great condescended to use

Doppler's Operas ”Beniowszky” and ”Ilka” were favorably received; and up to the present tiarian opera admitted to the repertoire of several theaters in Germany

Besides this Doppler has also written two acts of the ”Elizabeth”

[The opera ”Elizabeth,” composed by Franz Erkel and Doppler, was performed at the National Theater in 1857], by which Her Majesty the Queen of Hungary was entertained at the theater of Budapest

I venture then, Monsieur le Baron, to reco two fine reliefs of Mosonyi and Doppler [The reliefs adorn the vestibule of the opera house] in a suitable position in the new theater in the Radialstrasse, and beg you to accept the expression of h esteem and sincere devotion

F Liszt

343 To Freiherr Hans von Wolzogen

Dear Freiherr,

My adner

What blissful creative power and influence has he not, ever active froen” and the marvellous ”Parsifal”--

The Art of our century finds its foundation and glory therein

The little that I have written in letters about Wagner is at the service of the public