The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-22
AMr'SEN ENTS.

GRAND OPERATION Thursday. Fri
day and Saturday nights and on Satur-
day afternoon. March .. q and I, will
commence at Aliens Grand Opera
House. Washington. ID. G.. under the
direction of Henry +. Abbey. John T.
Schoefel and Maurice Grau. The com
pany Is to be n more expensive one than
ever before and II will include most OF
the popular artists Of last season With
The careers OF these favoritc singers
De Reske. the Pole: Melha the Austria
Ian; Calve, the Spaniard: NordiCa, tho
Maine girl, with Il Boston education. The
opera going public is familiar. Stories
OF the lives of these favorites of their
habits and their manners have been
presented with sufficient authority to
pass for history. and have been ac-
cepted as such. l:duard DE l2rsZkc IS
almost rs well-known as his elder broth
er while Mario Ancona is so fond of
society that his face Is about as we'll
known oil the stage as ii is on. Every
one knows that Miss Bauermcs:cr is
me most amiahle, useful. likcablc wo-
man in the operate business Tina. she
mas sung all the roles from utility TO
star parts and been presented with SOU
Nenirs of such achievements by all The
famous singers of the day. Every Wear
proves that Schalchi is Just as popular
as ever, Placon comes hack. too. the
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on the streets is attended with as much
attention as is paid 10 him when he is
singing as nobly as Capulet, in Romeo
ct Juliette,' or as Ramiiis in aida :"
or the many new, members OF the com
pany reports differ so as to their in
dividual supremacy that it lis fair 10
take them alphabet ically. Nittorio Ar
imondi is basso and is an Italian. AL
though q stranger here lie has sung n
number of engagements in South Africa
anu for four years he was n member
OF the company at La Scala, Milan
Lola Beeth Is one of the beauties OF the
opera company. one will hear all kinds
of reports about her voice and her sing
ing, but not two opinions about her
beauty. This is undisputed. She made
her debut in Berlin eight wears ago as
Elsa in "I.ohengrin," and since then
she has divided much of he- time be-
tween that city and Vienna. She is cne
OF the few German singers who have
been heard in Paris. Giuseppe Crcmoni
is young tenor of about - and as hand
some rs lie is young. He made his debut
AT the Turin Opera House. In Flora
Mrahils" Five years ago lie was first
heard in London as Faust and Iohen-
grin. Aurelia f,itZn. one Cf the new CON
traltos. is :. Roumanian. and was edu-
Gated at the Royal Conservative at
Milan. She mdc her debut AT lpghorn
secured her engagements at Ncti.co
Milan and Verona. Fer two seasons she
has hccn member of the Covent Gar
den London Company. She will be first
heard here as Mistress Page in "Fal-
staff Saturday night. One Of the most
successful of the new members is Gull
laume Albert Lubcrt. lie was a prize
winner at the bordeaux Conservatory in
1878. In the same year, at The age Of
is, he made his debut at the Grand
Theatre. In Bordeaux. singing at first
small tenor roles. but later in leading
parts Sang in the same company with
Calve In Paris several seasons and will
make his debut here with Mime. Calve
in "Carman." Another new one is an
American girl, Miss Frances Savillc
She was born I'm san Francisco She
madd her debut at BRUSSELS as Ju!lettc
September eth. 1893. For two years she
toured Europe from ST. Petersburg TO
Monte Carlo. from Earsovie to London
singing with success in Moscow and
Berlin. and appearing In concrrst in
London and all over the united King
dom She makes her first appeara nee
In Washington as Mistress Ford In "Fal-
staff" Another singer. new to the opera
vompany. Is Clara Hunt. Her first APP
pearance in Washington will be as
Stephano In Romeo ct Juliette" Friday.
March It'll.
The following grand opera artists are
under contract with MessrS, Abbey
Schoefiel & Grau and will appear during
the season Of grand opera in Washing
ton at Aliens Grand Opera House:
Soprani-Mme. Nelba. Miss Sophie
Traubmann and Nine. Emma Calve.