New-York tribune., 1895-10-13
Blanca. n vivandisrs
NEW OPERA SINGERS.
ADDITIONS TO THE METRCPOLITAN COM
PANY.
SKETCHES OF SOME or ABBEY s cRAu's REIN

SKETCHES OF SOME or ABBEY GRArs REIN
FoRCEMENTs FOR THE SEASON
The most of the important singers Of last years
opera company will be heard again at the Metropol-
tan Onera House this season. There will be several.
however who are new TO the forces of Messfs.
Abbey e Grau and some who are scarcely known
here oven by name. For some q tho new meinOeis
of the company the following brief sketches may
serve as ntroductiors. thai those who listen may
=, least know who trey are that re singing
Giuseppe Cremonini Is a young man who is wen
known In most Of the principal cities Of ltaly ara
whose future is REGARDED full Of promise
He made his first appearance on the operate stage
at the Turin Opera House in Flora Mirabis."
For a number OF years he engaged in the The
atre Regg.o in Rome After leaving there he sang
in several OF the leading theatres in Italy he also
visited South America where he was received WIN
favor and became popular. lie has also sung at
Covent Garden. His repertory includes La Gio-
conda" Faust Romeo and Juliet 'Menste-
fele." "Tohengrn." Carmen" "Cavalleria Rust-
cana" "Purtani." "Manon' and others. He Is only
twenty-seven years old
Frances Sa Vile born in San Francisco OF
Australian parents. They came from Nine Meba
native town, Melbourne. At the age Of nine she
was sent to Hamburg to learn painting and music
On her return tc Australia she sang IN Sydney in
Elijah" with Charles Santiey. She afterward
made a tour of the Australian provinces In con-
certs with SIR Charles AID Lady Halle After this
in 1891 she visited England ard then vert 10 Paris.
where she took lessons OF Nine. Marchesi Mime.
savre's debut the lyric stage was made on Sep
teraber = 1892 az the Royal opera House. Brussels
in ''Romeo and juliet" Since then she has sung IN
6; PETERSBURG Moscow and Berlin In 1898 she
Joined the Carl Rosa Opera Company and in De-
cember OF the year she was hoard at the Mon
day popular concerts. In Paris she sang Virginia IN
paul ct Virginia" at the Opera Comique
Nine Gaorene Won Ianuschowsky, though new In
this company has been heard here many times and
has many friends. She Is the daughter OF an Aus
rlan officer ana made her appearance on the stage
at the age of sixteen an actress. OWING to hes
possession OF a good voice she was allowed TO sing
small parts in the 0perettls that Were produced at
Siemar.gen. in which place she vas first engaged
After that she filled shor. engagements az stuttgart
Freiberg and GratZ In 1917 she was engaged AZ tns
Theatre an der Wien. In 1879 and 1850 she was the
principal soubrette Leipslg In the autumn OF 1879
she came 20 America to join the German Theatre
Compauy In 1882 she returned 10 Vienna and there
secured an engage She is an excellent lngust
and sings In German. FreLch. Italian and English
She is the wife OF Adolf Neuendorf, the well-known
conductor.
Miss Marie Eng,e Is not unknown here. She
studied in New-York ur6er Nine. Muro Cell. and
made her debut in San Francisco Zerlna in Don
Giovanni" in 1856 In 1887 she went TO London.
wnere she sang under the management OF Augustus
afterXard appeared Adalgisa in Norma" and as
Cherueno in "a HG4ze & G F'sir0 Wsnssn sang '9t %,
Convent Garden and then returned 70 this country
and after her marriage with Mr.. Amberg retired
from the stage A short time ago she returned 10
the stage.
Aurelia KitZu. mezzo soprano. was born in Ru.
mania and studied the Royal Conservatory of
Milan under Sangoranni Sne made her debut as
Lvorno in III Trovatore" ana obtained successive
engagements in Verona. Venice and Milan. She at
terward went TO Sou,h America. Returning 10 Italy
she was Immediately engaged al the Teatro Ma
tonale. in Rome. and afterward at the National
Theatre In Bucharest, her native place, Amneris
In Aida with unisniabe success. She was then
engaged for La Scala. in Milan. The last two sea.
she has sung at Convent Garden.
C,uillaume Albert L.ubert born IN bordeaux
From 1881 to 1883 he engaged at the Grani
Theatre Brussels. From there he went 10
Paris. where he made his appearance with Mime.
Sembrch. Here he remained singing leading lta..
ian parts until the close OF the season Of lss5 Miss
| Clara Hunt meZzo soprano. Is an American girl.
She had good deal OF experience in concert sing
ing here before she went 10 Europe 10 ssl1y. She
made her first appearance In Paris In June 1898 at
a concert given at Erard Hail. by Charles Forester.
the Hungarian pianist. Rosa Oitzka Is A native
OF Poland. who sang al Coysnt Garden last season.
She was educated in Germany. Nittorio Arimondi.
basso. born In Italy. and studied In Milan under
Signor Gina He has sung in Geneva, Venice.
Pisa Rome. Vienna. Berlin. Trieste. etc. The last
two he has sung at Covent Garden.
Adolph Walnofer has for long time been popular
IN Prague He appeared at hrst as barytone,
but by cultivation enabled himself 10 sing tenor
parts. Lola Beeth has for some years been promi-
nent the Vienna opera House, singing such parts
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