National Republican., 1888-01-28
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4 Most Attractive Repertoire TOR the
Season at the National Thsator.

4 Most Attractive Repertoire Tor the
Season at the National Theatcr.
Announcement is now made OF the reper.
toire for the National Opera season AZ the
New National Theater for the week Of FEB.
e. and 1t will he seen that no grand opera
season has ever offered such strong operate
attractions as those which will he presented
by the National Opera Company the week
after next. In forming his new company
for this season Mr.. Locke wisely abandoned
special ballet performances as feature of
the repertoire and concentrated the strength
Of his excellent organization In the pr)iIc.
tiCn In the grandest possible mlnner Of
some Of the noblest works Of TIC master
writers of grand opera The repertoire is
go arranged that all the leading artists will
be heard in their best solos. No opera will
be repeated during the week, and It Will be
allowed that only a company OF exceptional
resources could produce seven dlterent
grand operas in the most elaborate style 10
the same week. The opera season will he
opened on Monday, Feb. q, with the first
performance here in English, and the first
performance here In fifteen years, OF Wag-
ner's superb opera, "Tannhauser," which Is
said to be one of the greatest productions
admitted that in this production the Ma.
tional Opera Company had given the finest
performance of grand opera ever heard in
Boston. The cast Is one of great strength
and will introduce here for the first time
the great dramatic tenor, Eloi sylvia as
Tanuhauser, who made such sensation In
this role at the Metropolitan Opera House,
New York, two seasons ago. Bertha
Plerson, the famous dramatic soprano, will
be heard as Elizabeth, which role she
created in the first italian representation OF
"Tannhauser' at the Apollo Theater, Rome.
The cast also includes Amanda Fabris,
Charles Bassett, William Ludwig, Alonzo
Stoddard, Frank Netta, and George II.
Broderick. ON Tuesday, Feb. !, the Ma
ton Of "Faust" will be given, with Emma
Juch in her beautiful rendering OF the part
of Marguerite, and with the first appear
ance in Washington of the famous English
tenor, Barton McGucBin, as Faust. The
opera will be given in it's entirety, includ-
ing the grand Bacchanal ballet Of the fourth
act. On Wednesday, Feb $, there will be
Goldmark's famous opera "The Queen OF
Sheba," which has been leading success
at the Metropolitan Opera House for three
seasons, and which Is one of the greatest
spectacular works ever produced in this
country. Clara Poole will take the part o.
the Queen Of Sheba, with Bertha i1rgrsou
as lulameth. Ano,he. important novelty
will be the irst prediction in Washington
Si ~Thurslay, Feb. 9, of Rublns.ein's
great opera Nero" which created
such sensation In operate
circles on its first production by the Ma.
tionsl Opera Company at the Metropolitan
Opera llousc.last spring. This Is acknowl-
edged to be the most brilliant and elaborate
operate production ever given In this coun.
Try or in Europe. Emma Iuch will be
heard here for the first time as Chryra,
which is said TO be one of her greatest roles.
Clara Poole will take the part OF Epicnaris,
and Amanda Fabris that OF PoppWa, while
William Ludwig will be heard In his great
est character OF Nindex. sylvia, the tenor
will appear as Nero, which role he created
in Italian at the Imperial Opera House, ST..
Petersburg, under the direction OF the grea.
pianist and composer, Anton Rubinsteiu.
The repertoire for the remainder OF the
week is: Friday, Feb. 10, 1.-The IIuguenots,n
by Meyerheer Wagner's "Flying Dutch
mani for saturday matinee" and "LOhen.
grim by the same composer, for the clos
ing performance OF the season on Saturday
night. The announcements for this grand
opera season have excited the greatest posi-
bic interest, and 1t may well be expected
that the New National Theater will be
crowded at every performance. The sea-
son sale, giving choice Of seats for all per-
formances, will be opened at Met2erotts
music store, 903 Pennsylvania avenue, GU
Monday next at 0 a. m, and the sale OF
seats for single performances will be opened
at the New National Theater on Thursday,
Feb. 2, at a. IN.