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| Keywords: Karl Muck Vanity Fair 27 July 1899.jpg Caricature of German conductor Dr Karl Muck Caption read Wagnerian Opera <br> Biographical note on reverse of print read He is a young man of quite good appearance and much music He is also a Doctor of Philosophy; who have conducted many German Bands with marked ability became a Conductor of the Imperial Opera which means a great deal since in Berlin every conductor must be up to the mark So they imported him to London to beat time to Wagner's music at the Opera; and during the season just ended he has been quite a success at Covent Garden He is full of tradition and with all his talent he has not yet been over-advertised in England which is remarkable Nevertheless he seems to be the ideal Wagner conductor subtle scholarly and even spiritual He knows the value of a pause he knows music and he is an artist He as at once full of reserve force yet less emotional than most of his predecessors and his admirers speak of his intelligence as almost excessive He has a handsome Austrian wife who professes much ignorance of music Published in Vanity Fair 27 July 1899 as Men of the Day Number 755 <br>This version from the Victoria Albert Museum collection http //collections vam ac uk/item/O1159239 1899 wag Arthur George Witherby PD-Art DEFAULTSORT Muck Karl Vanity Fair caricatures conductors Arthur George Witherby Karl Muck Vanity Fair | ||||
