The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-10
MErRoPuLI1AN opERA house SEASON.
Director Stnnton's New Singers and
EInbnrnts rInna for Next MInter.


Elaborate Plans for Next winter.
Director Edmund c. Stanton OF the Metro
politan Opera House. who got homo on Friday
from trip abroad to secure new singers and
now operas for the coming German opera
season. made public yesterday afternoon the
results OF his journey, and coupled 1t with an
announcement that there was already evory
reason to believe that next season would be.
financially the most successful that German
opera has enjoyed. Although Fraulein leh-
mann will not sing at the opera house. belicv-
ing that it will be better for her to take
long rest, there will he many new
artists to entertain opera lovers, and
Director stanton vouches for their merit rs
sinsers. The company next season will in
clude the following principals: Sopranos
Frau Mielke from Cologne. who. Mr.. Stanton
says. possesses rich and powerful voice; Frau
Schoeller. prima donna Of tho Royal Opera
House ut Munich FrGulein Jnhdn from Mag
deburg who will be cast for youthful dramatic
roles; Fraulein Brooch OF Vienna, who has made
a success in Austria, and Frauein Tslar OF
Darmstadt Contraltos-Frau Ritter-Goetz OF
Hamburg, Frauen Marie Rothe. q dGbutante
and Frauleln Iluhne. who sang last season.
Tho tenors this year will be Herr Gadhus. the
celebrated Wagner tenor Of the Bayreuth festi-
vals Herr Dirpel OF Bremen. who has been
singing in public for three years and has q
voice similar to Always in tho latter's best
days; Herr Muller OF Frankfort: on the Main.
aud Herr Hibbenat OF Cassel The bartones
will be Herr keichmann. ALREADY, well liked
Bremen. The bassos will include Herr Fisher
And Herr Behrens who are rc,ngaG9d snd
Stanton says. is really superb
II addition to the encras already fayoritcs
duee during the season several noyellieA: The
first will he l.alo' " LIE Roi dis," the last act
Of which has been changed TO Introduce
will also be produced; and Francis A2rae'
a spectacular opera, MIR. Stanton has also So
cured the Duke OF Coburg,s new composition.
there viii also be produced The Merry Wives
Of Windsor" Tho Tanning Of the Shrew,"'
,o Hamlet "and" The Tempar and the Jewess,"
Arranged U With
here his new opera, Tho MaRi." on tno same
night that 4 is sung for the first time at the
Paris Opera House.
Signor Francioli Of Milan will be master Of
the ballet at The opera house next season. md
ballet will again form an attraction OF the
opera house productions A novelty will I've
saw in Germany aud in which the dancers rep
resent Dresden china figures. The Reve."
another novelty. will be danced. too, and an
adequate production will DO made of a new
Persian ballet soon 10 be put ON the stage Of
the Paris Oper8 House.
while abroad" said Director Stanton. Il
met he Prince Regent at Munich. and Gounod
ers They were kind enough TO say that the
metropolitan Opera House had attained an ar
tistic standing that was recognized and fully
Director stanton said that he based his pre- |
diction OF an exceptionally successful season of
German opera upon the fact that the subscrip- |
yious year since German opera was first given |
tn New York.