New-York tribune., 1885-02-20
OPERA AT THE OPERA HOUSE
HERR scHorTs PROPOSAL MAKEsA STIR


.Lo remarkable action of some members OF the dead
musicians company. 1t has for some time been known
IN cortan of the reauentcrs of the Metropolitan opera
House that the fires of internecne war among ie"
members of the company were smouiderlng wmch oniy
the rare tact and personal influence OF Dr. Dsinfosch
preyented from breaking out into open hanes. rs
perhaps needless to that jealousy Is NJ tue 'o.'o
of the trouble. Madame Materna, as the hghes'
salaried artist of the company, seems to nave Decoe
the target for certain enyious shafts. III was ah,
nounced Yesterday authority Of Herr schott that
a the REQUEST of the directors he had handed 10 no
a nronosal for the carving of German Opera lor
three wears beginning next season. at the Metropo''
| Onero Uouse The chiei feature OF the scheme aP
pcared to be the supplying of Madame Maternas place
bv three singers who should collectively draw tbo same
salary a. she has received. Edmund Z. stanton the
secrctarv of the Board of Directors was put down ~
managing director. while Herr Schott naturally
assumed the position OF musical director III was aso
mtImnted that IN case the Metropolitan directors e
| fused this tempting offer. the Academy OF Music
directors waiting eagerly to step III IA tner place
There appears have been some raj u II MDorttn
mis- in the matter In the hrst place. so lar
from The proposal being made AT the request "a tue ue
tors tine majority of them gathered Their nrst lnIofn
t,on on tue subject from The morning papers ABOUT nan
| mast seven OH "Wednesday evening Oulhy ouc"'neh
WAS handed 10 MIR Stanton, who. after hastily gaho'nR
through it, sent up to PRESIDENT canes H. ioo"e'e
bs was the proposal which, after II has been read VIII
| be considered in due course hy tue directors aonH
with halt a dozen others OF similar nature Nh o'""
have not even read through Herr schotts pro-
posal and doubt wht ther any OF the directors htNo
done so either. The use o my name IN copnee'"n WIN
Tho scheme was entirely unauh )!zed, as wDs never
| coLsulted about the matter Ill any way. AS 10 We
statement OF division OF the artists mo TWO 9sl.
| canus il is, | think not warranted ny iile iaclS
Alre adv several OF those whose names we're eh'i'heu
| as siding with Herr schOtt against Madame MHierha
has to me and Indignantly denied iuat !. i SO so
The publication has, in tact. caused much indigh"oh
among n majority OF the members OF The company 'T
to whether the proposition Will be accePiga pf G lnGG
| directors, | OF course say hO'hihg' ih'y ~i'I
| no doubt give it their careful consideTalioh odt
| beycnd that cannot go. =, -,
| DIVISION between the membe OF the COMPANY
! Pooh Non ,ense The whole aiar Is absurd anu ~
nv opinion amounts to very little 10 thinh II nv VII
| interfere with he country tour No, 40 not i""'
will be carried out rs arranged -.
| Waller pamrnsch also cpntrad'c'ed III sUohB "lni'
the statement that division had occurred netwseh 'ne
artists and SAID thai the eBtite company would ttfl
moon their contemplated tour under his Gireci"n al
the artists without exception being willing o carry ou
the contracts they had enicIed into with his iater
| prominent director o the metropolitan Sau
know nothing of lier Schotts scheme beY ,nd what
have seen the morning papers cohslce' u I1'hc'
| exlraoi dnaIy on has part, and IN ihc', nave
hardly Yet had time 10 inquire aS 10 the eAac
of neIr scholt's proposition. Oi ccur ierr ocho.'
! a well krOwn singer ana an a. m'fiole "itSt pu'
i'm ,,ine someth ng more Is me- ued Tor an opera lo
d,ecor His claims consideration IN thai respect
have however, doubtless been made Gear III ms pro
| posal of which AT present know 10 more man 'he
pcccssar,lv ncompcIc statements of the papers have
tanrht me One thing can correct however; III Wa
not by the request OF the directors thai he la III, pan
before them On the contrary. the directors hhe"
nolhng a all about il until the morning "
As il ha, been stated that The ,,aA nad also been iai
before the Aca l"my OF Music directors ie'1Iu ~ .'o
know absolutely nothing more about 'he matter
Than YOU: indeed fancy hardly ~ much No propo
,itlon of that has ever been made To u.s. ana 40
NOT tLink We should con. .ider il oil 4 Speaking
for myse can say that ii Mr. Schott had come to me
and offered himself aud hs company on the most i"'oi
able of terms think tha, as lar "a my own judgment
won't | should have declined his proposition. inc
Metropolitan people have secured rs II were, copy
night German OPERA and ~ "oold % n m e uI o' hre
a matter of business to run the risk o IhI"'c n
they have made what they say IA success. Ie'Pio
have had a surict of German opera ,aheN; ni hn VI
cnld hardly make "A success conn III al ihc ti4 emu
Again can speak, am shie, ior NV DiotheI uH,'DS
when | say that under no circumstances "ouu "
| move a finger to help III any way 10 emDa'faS' t"o
W,,onol,t,u Opera House direction ! sorry there
fore that an entirely unauthorized Use OF our natS has
| been made III this mater - M. -
Another member OF the Academy Board oi Direcuph
| sad; The matter hai not been br0hchef al al J.
for one do not German opera ana sbiil resist i
introduction INTO the ACADEMY oi Ml',c II ,ne Id's -
ti,u ever arises As for thee people VINO are sara 10
| nave made proposals TO US l never even beard oil
| them. .-w..
Fnrty.ecund st. and taxed freely Of bis proposition
Afer coDpIimentng Ncw-lork aud rnccs for Their
intelligent apprcciauCn II operate music ne spoke as
NV acauaint ance with German singers and my
kpowedP OF what they are cnpal ie oi dong nave
| euaoled IN o frame a list oil hitlrt- "nOm con
| fdent of being able u engage and WHO thik wou'd
give the chest satisfaction. frau Schrooder-h
! staengi will without doubt he member OF I'll" com
many and after her brilliant SUCCESS ht reihs scasoh
po.ng need be said in praise OF her Frau kisus VIII
aIso he retained Then there will be fraulen Horson
ot the tourt Theatre at Weimsra lyric soprano who
| isadmrably fitted for such roles "a " Elsa ana
! :. Lerliua" she great iavoIlte with wagner
and sang in Parsiial' at bayreuh besides fIa1ir'n
! Brandt who will be engaged, have IN mibd hi-" q
! vnuIg woman whom consider the best " BInnhilGc
IN Germany-Fraulen 'iellert. she Is not "ldely
known but has, think, great iuinIe pei9ie hel.
| She has brilliant success IN fiGeho anu III
other difficult mezzo soprano parts. he other con-
trato ia Fraulein Koppmeyer OF the COnrt theatre III
Carlsruhe who is finely equipped for such characters
| ~ :. E;des and Orrud the quality Of her voice
| being az full and rich as that OF an organ; or an
additional shall secure the son OF ach'e hno
has hipb voice muca like that of his father. lie mas
been singing in Lepsc only two years aud though
! Young has success Be-ides HerIcn siaudiSi ana
Blnu the chef baritone will be Carl iill who has met
With great favor in London and Ill German cill' =
| where hrs " 1elramund - Hans Sachs, " iioiiahdef
and " "oIiram are rtcosn'1ea as great M d,'s't y, =,
achievements. He is brilliant actor too ahd Inc is''
that he IA no longer young does not seem 10 iess" his
POPULARITY The bassos will b. Conrad Behrens "hoi
| Mapeson introduced TO the New lork putho, ana
Pbiip Lehnlen II young man ana me singer VINO is
| nov In kiga, Russia For conductor eau get Herr
| Seid the husband OF Frau Kraus lie is now IN the
! German opera lie lived in Wagner ho se Tor six
YEAR sud sing with HIM and is the best man that could
be secured Tor the place My usn a'os ss 10 aage
| manager | am not at liberty to name but he speaks
and Writes English and Is in every way quaiibed ior
| the place" a,.,
Of being able to those artists and III TACT that lac
] had been in negotiation with them.
| Fran Materna vas seen by a Tribune reporter mt Z
n m at the BelyeleIe. She was putting on her wraps
10 90 TO the Opera House and Ler manner and words
indicated that she greatly PANIED ft the treatment
winch sine had received at the hands OF Herr Sch"it
She ssld am cal cd 10 sing tonight. aud go only
beoanse am unwilling disappoiDt public that has
been kind to since frs appeared mere in con.
cert Ihe trouble at the Opera House becau Sc of Herr
schotts proposition and his gratuitods insults u me
and other members OF the company are most itiiui
outrume OF the German opera season, which mao pros
pered 80 well under Dr. DamrOsch. Persona ~ could
stand ANYTHING but the wanton attack upon my