The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-24
OPERA TREAT
DAMROsCH WILL BRING HIS Or
GANIzATION TO INDIANAPOLIS.
Collection Of the Most Famous Wng-
merriam. Singers That Ever Visited
This Country.

Arrangements were contaminated yester-
day for bringing TO Indianapolis for a brief
season the greatest grand opera organiza-
ton that has ever visited this city. the
Damrosch company. Encouraged by his
success in giving Wasnerian concerts in
New York city, Mr.. Damrosch last year or
ganized an opera company for the presen-
tation of the works Of the great master.
The venture met with such encouragement
that Mr.. Damrosch sent trusted agents to
Europe last summer 10 engage as many as
possible of the great artists who have been
singing in the Wagnerian festivals at Bay
reuth, Munich and Berlin. With these cele-
brated singers, and a number who nave
been in this country for several years as
well, he built VI a great organization,
larger than any other travelling. with per-
haps one exception, for a tour OF the larger
cities. The Damrosch season began in Gin
cinnati two weeks ago, and last week the
company played at the Auditorium, In Chi
cago. filing that great theater to it's ca
pacity at every performance. Two OF Mr..
Damrosch's representatives have been in
Indianapolis during the past week, looking
over the field. and. believing 1t a promising
city for three performances-Friday night
and Saturday matinee and night, Jan. IL
and Is, at English's Opera House.
The Damrosch company includes $50 peo-
pie in all, of whom 70 are members Of Mr..
Damrosch's celebrated New York Sym
phony Orchestra. 1t travels over the coun-
try in a special train of twelve cars, six
sleepers and six baggage. and plays only in
the larger cities. 1t gives a most complete
and elaborate production of the Wagnerian
especially for this organization in Germany.
and all the properties. costumes, armorS,
etc, were also imported.
Mn &c n@non nttT1 fhA mast y
nous Wagnerian singers in the world. The
list is as follows:
Sopranos and Contraltos-Frau Katharine
Klufsky, who is conceded to be the greatest
living Wagnerian anal soprano, and
whose successes in Europe are well kpown
in this country; Miss Mena Schelling, Frau
lein Ria E~rbenschuetz. of the Strasburg
opera; Fraulein Gesela Stoll, of the Zurich
opera; Fraulein Louise Mulder, who has
sung with great success in Bayreuth and
Stuttgart; Miss Marie Maurer and Fraulein
Johanna Gadski. OF the Bremen opera.
Tenors-Herr Max Alvary, OF the Bay
of Wagnerian %tenors: William Gruening. OF
the Hamburg opera; Baron Berthold, OF
New York, and Paul LANCE. OF the Munich
Royal Opera.
Baritones and Bassos-Herr Demeter
P~opovici, of Bayreuth and Prague: William
Martens, Of New York; Conrad Behrens, OF
Won Puttitz. of the Munich opera and Emil
Fischer, a ~weli-known basso, who has ap-
peared at indianapolis music festivals:
Friday evening. die Walkure;;' Saturday
matinee. "T-annhauser," and Saturday
night. die Meistersinger." Details of the
engagement have not yet been fully ar.
ranged, but there will be a subscription
sale of seats for the entire season preceding
the sale for single performances, and at re-
duced prices. Excursions will be run to the
city from the principal towns within q
radius of sixty miles.
Walter Damrosch Is the leading Wag.
merriam conductor of the country, and the
organization which bears his name ha.
never been equaled in America. He is en-
couraged 10 come TO indianapolis by the
evidences OF growing musical culture in
this city, made especially evident by ths
generous patronage of the annual musical
festivals.