Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-04
The minneapolis opera House.
ITS OPENING TO BE DISTINGUISHED BY EXTRA
ORDINARY ATTRA Actions

Ihe minneapolis Opera House.
ITS OPENING TO BE DISTINGUISHED BY EXTRA
ORDINARY ATTRACTIONS.
The opening of the new Grand Opera
house IN Minneapolis promises to be pro-
duction of the greatest musical carnival
ever witnessed in this part of the country.
SO great an array OF eminent artists and
great combinations could of course only be
afforded upon an occasion when musical
prices are to be expected and willingly
conceded. In this case, however, the pro-
pr1etors of the new "Grand Opera" are not
content with making their beautiful new
house the only or even the chief show.
The attractions will be in every respect in
keeping with the magnifcence of the
house. st. Paul, we are glad to say, will
share largely IN the benefits of the opening.
inasmuch as the attractions of the week,
with the exception of the purely local ones,
are to be repeated in st. Paul, at prices
not enhanced by the newness of the house.
The following are among the combira-
tons already announced.
1. An ochestra of thirty pieces, led by
that grand old veteran of Italian opera,
Max Maretzek, and made up of the picked
| musicians of Danz's, Seibert's, and Bach's
orchestra of Milwaukee
2. The Litta Concert company.
3. The Amherst College Glee club, cele-
brated as the finest organization of college
| singers in the East, the Yale club not ex
cepted.
4. The Oberlin College Glee club, which
is equally entitled to the distinction of be-
ing the finest Western club. An opportun-
ity of hearing the two best clubs of these
| jolly and rollicking college warblers in the
country.
! 5. A grand operate combination, the
sopranos of which will be Minnie Hauk
and Litta, the tenors Baldanza and Mont
egrifo, the contraltos Signor Sail, (the
contralto of PATHS operate troupe last
year, and great favorite of hers), and
Miss Oakford, the baritones being Signors
Gottschalk and Bereghy. These artists are
all in every way worthy of the eminent So
pranos who head the list. The acts of
opera selected will contain the favorite
roles of these artists-Carmen, Lohengrin,
the Daughter of the Regiment, La Ira
viata, etc., and those of Litta.
Faust, Lucia, Trovatore, etc. OF
course the grand opera COM
bination will be under the direction of
Max Maretzek, at the head of an orchestra
double the strength of that of the Abbott
company, or any other that has ever APP
peared here.
6. The Chicago Church Choir COM
pany, newly organized, with most of the
old favorites, such as Jeannie Herrick.
Jennie Dutton, Max st. John, Clark,
| McWade, DR.. Barnes, Norcross, KYLE.
Kayser, etc, and with a splendid orchestra
brought from Chicago, under the direction
of Herr A. Liesegang, who seems to ha>e
succeeded in making even more of the or
gaLization than ever. 1t has just played
a week in Chicago at McVicker's theater,
to overlooking houses, and the Chicago
papers pronounce the company superior.
IN many particulars, to any light opera
company that has ever appeared there,
not excepting the Boston Ideals.
This is indeed royal scheme which St.
Paul will rejoice in having the good luck
to participate in. The first two nights of
the week in both places will be devoted to
concert, the second, in st. Paul, to light
opera by the Chicago Choir company, and
the last two days and matinee to grand
opera by the Hauk-Litta- Maretzek comb
nation.
Of course many of our citizens will wish
to visit the new Minneapolis Opera house
on one of these gala evenings, but for the
other nights they can stay at home and
enjoy the benefits of the scheme without
the necessity of leaving home.