Omaha daily bee., 1892-11-06
FULL WEEK OF GRAND OPERA
Omaha's Festival Of Euso Has Been Very
Well Provided For.
DIRECTOR MARETZEK INTERVIEWED
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Encouraging Words from the well Known
imprcssario Comm endIng the Enterprise
and Congrat ulating MISS Crary--pro-
gram for the obSning Night.

Mr.. Max Maretzek, au impresSario VINO has
played an important part in the operatic
stage OF America, arrived in the city yester.
day to conduct the opera festival Of this
week and is registered at the Mercer Mr.
Maretsek claims the honor of bringing out
Adelina Patti when she was child OF s
years. He has guided the fortunes OF macy
other famous singers in his time and for a
third OF century was one OF the leading
operatic managers OF the world. He aoln-
doned that precarious calling somo years
ago to found school OF music IN New York
and now ho explains, ho is making more
than he did from opera with many thousand
dollars Invested. In discussing the coming
festival MIR. Maretzek SAID:
u can but believe that tho people OF
Omaha will get more for their money than
they expect We have secured company of
excellent artists aud are prepared to give
productions of undoubted merit from an ar.
tstic standpoint. We were fortunate enough
to be able to engage principals and chorus
who had been singing in opera all summer,
so that the Omaha performances will be
neither experiments rehearSals.
The memters of our company sang
Tor three months in the Heinrich Opera
SOlbtuN, which DldNSu an ali summer en-
gaCement IN Philadelphia, and it is worthy
noting that they gave excellent satisfaction
In that metropolitan city, center OF musical
culture.
some of the solo Talent.
ITO show the quality of our soloists it is
only necessary to point to their work in the
past. rhe tenor roles will be interpreted by
MIR. Payne Clarke. tenor robusto who was
member Of Carl Rosas company In Lon
don; He is very popular in New York ana
Philadelphia and was the original Turrido IN
the American production of 'Cavgliera
Rusticana,' itself an honor to pe coveted. He
Is undoubtedly as good tenor as any sing
ing In English oper- IN America, and that
surely should satisfy Omaha
Madame Selma kuert Kronold, soprano
of fine dramatic powers, Will sing the roles
OF Lenore in 'rrovatore' and Marguerite in
'taust.' She created the part of Santuzza IN
the American production of Mascagni's
successful opera and she is great fayorite
In New York, whose musical people certainly
have discriminating taste. Miss Tenant
Clary of this city will make her debut as
Lucia. and that, l feel sure, will be an event
OF much interest to the citizens of this won
derful city.
The contralto roles, will fall to Mrs.
Morse Lee, an artist who won reputation
in the National Opera company and one who
has many friends IN the most critical centers
OF the east. The basso VIII be Sig
nor Bologna, who has supported Patti
and Campanini and D., been member
OIL many OF the best opera companies, both in
Italy and this country. NThe baritone will be
ID. Corasta a Russian artist who was a
reigninC favorite in St. Peters burg, and who
has also sung in the Italian Grand Opera
compsnv. Mr.. Joseph Witt formerly with
the Emma Juch Opera company, will be the
stage manager. l have no disposition to
make boastful promises, but from these few
points it will be seen that the company is
made up OF artists of repute singers who
have won their spurs in rcircles where the
standards are eXactlng.
"Of course Omaha people are too sensible
to expect chorus OF eighty or 100 persons
brought from New YORK for a single week.
but can say that there: will be a fair sized
chorus OF good and well trained voices A
f1ne set OF costumes was secured in New
York, and that feature will not be sighted.
Operas on the Program.
"The program is to present Trovatore' on
Monday and Tuesday evenings, Faust
Wednesday, and Thursday and Lucia di
Lammermoor' Friday. AT the Saturday mat
inee 1t is proposed to give act from each
OF the three operas. Tho work for Satur-
DAY night has not been selected, but 1t is
thought 1t would be well to wait till these
operas have been gwen and then repeat that
one which has pleased the public the best
"a cannot refrain from complimenting the
energy and tho courage of Miss Clary in this
undertaking, and she most assuredly de-
serves the hearty support Of the people of
actuated by selfish motives. m NV NV
time is fully employed by 'es; my School OS IN
New York and its branch at New Haven.
| bad no thought of coming to Omaha but
Miss Clary would not take no for an an
swer an receive mers ly enough 10 reim-
burSe me for the loss l sustain in leaving nv
work at home. | tinu that she has made her
arrangements like a veteran in the business
and she has done wonderful work in pre-
pairing the way for this festival. MANY of
the great cities of the country contribute
thousands for sporting contests which bene-
fit no one, and it is to the lasting credit OF
Omaha that 1t has so generously supported
an enterprise which has civilzing in
fuence. and which will greatly stimulate the
thousands in her own midst who are pursu-
ing noble art"
Encouragement from Mrs. Leslie Wilde
Mrs. Frank Leslie has written Miss Clary
the following very kind and complimentary
letter under date of New York Noyember / !.
II am III receipt of your invitation to bs
present at the opera festival to be given in
Omaha during this month, and greatly re-
gret that my business en- engagements will pre-
vent my being with you Oh this auspicious
occasion.
II am heartily in sympathy with YOUR
great movement to establish legitimate opera
In the west, to make it popular and TO thus
cultivate the pu bllc taste.
america has given to the world some nf
its greatest singers, and il is time that a
home stage should be es ia Diished for such in
the great west The fact that that eminent
maestro, Max Maretzek, is the organizer and
director of your enterprise Is guaranty for
the ability of your artists, and no one more
speedily recognizes, or more highly appre-
ciates, good thing when he gets il than the
westerner, and so congratulate you IN ad-
vance on the success OF your undertaking.
The sale OF reserved seats has been very
large and Miss Clary is now assured tnat her
venture, in which she has so assluuousIy la
bored for the last five months, win be sue
cess financially, while she sincerely trusts
that the patrons of the festival will decide
the performances succes ses from an artistic
standpoint. dfy
''li Trovat ore"
Following is the program for Monday
night: e21i
BOYD'S EBwi TIIEATER
America audience please stand. e. Orchestra