New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-08
THE COMING OPERA SEASON
MAURICE GRAU ARRIVES AND or,,
LINES HIS PLANS
MOST or THE OLD FAvoRITEs TO BE uv,,.
HERE NEXT wINTER--THE PARTS TO DE

MOST or THE OLD FAvoRITEs TO BE uE.,,
HERE NEXT wINTER~TIfE PARTS TO BE
TAKEN BY THE LEADING SINGERS
Full OF plans for the coming opera season Ma
rice G-au arrived In this city yesterday morning =.
the Hamburg American Line steamer Augusta VIZ
toria. Mr. Grau has for some time been ousily a.
gagged In engaging singers for the season Of sraox
opera at the Metropolitan Opera House and he s.ls
yesterday that the season promised exceptonaTv
well
To Tribune reporter yesterday afternoon AZ IN.
Gilsey House. Mr.. Grau outlined the plans he ana
his partners have made for the winter.
The singers we have engaged are practically m.
game az those who were here last season" said VI,
Grau. Nearly all the old favorites will be heard
here next winter The list Will include the follou
ing artists: Sopranos Mebn. Calyf. Eames Xo,.
dica Sophie Traubmann. Marie Engic and Mar.
Belina. Contralt0s-Mme Mantelh. Nine OI.tzk,
and one other not yet selected. Tenors-Jean n
Reszke. Cremonin salignac. D'Aubigne and 90,
ny. Barytones-David Blspham. Ancona. csmpans
ri and DeVres Bassos- Edouard de Reszke Poi
Plancon, Customary and Arimondi
"Of the new singers. Thomas Salignac ~ a French
artist who has won first prize at the Consery.-
tory and was last year at Rheims. DAWN IA.
pham is an American. He is very fine bary,onA
He sang last season at COycnt Garden. GOgny n
not new TO this country. as last winter re was 4.
member Of the Hinrichs Opera Company In Phls.
dephia Nine. Eames Will. OF course. be weIcous
TO the New-York public The members Of lee,
years company who will not be heard here ar.
Nine savie. Victor Maurel and Russitsno"
Mr. Grau did not say why the latter singers haS
not been re-engaged When asked II he had any il.
tention OF bringing Alvary over this season, H.
Grau replied In the negative. adding that Aysry
was now engaged elsewhere for three years
The conductors Of the season." continued N,
IL LII
nani seidl will conduct all the operas that ar,
sung In German. The premiere danseuse will q
Mile. Irmer. now the leading danseUse al III. En-
pre London. The chorus VIII ,o, as last year. ii.
vided between Italian and American women f.ty
of each.
Mime Earnes will appear next winter for The
first time In German opera. She will sing IN 'Taaa
hauser' and perhaps the part OF Elsa IN Lohen
grin Perhaps she will sing in The Huguenots'
Mime. Melba will sing In The Barber VI Seville
and the double role OF Brunnhllde and .he Forest
Bird in Siegfried.' Jean de keszke Will sing tie
part OF Sigmund In Die WalkUre.' and Viii Also az
pear In 'Segfried.' Edouard dc Reszke viii sing
the two Wotans and he will also be heard In al
the Wagnerisn operas that are sung IN German. s
cept 'Tannhauser.' Caye will also appear IN rev
roles. among them being the principa! role IN
'LAfricaine.' in FL cid and perhaps suzanne "a
The Marriage Of Figaro. "
Mr. Grau said that the. season, already an
nounced, would begin on November 10. and wogd
last for the usual thirteen weeks. lie added that
there would be scenery for the new operas
among these Hero and Leandcr" being a posi-
bty ana that he thought the metropolitan Opera
House already equipped with tho best STOCK
scenery OF any house IN the world. he gave he
additional Information that there would ms year
be no subscription performances OF German opera
1T ~ possible that we may produce LOh'ngrin %
French" he said None or the artists Ne have
engaged will appear any where but under our MAI
ageInent except Nine .Melba. She viii sing Z
three OF the Boston symphony concerts al WASH
ington, Baltimore and Philadelphia. but she viii ret
repeat her concert tour OF last year.
Mr.. Grau Will return TO Europe next THURSDAY
on the same steamer that brought him 70 this
country yesterday. He is TO assume direction "
Covent Garden on May ~ next year
MY company at COVent Garden said he viii
be practically the same the one that sings "a
New-York. The performances there have not n
the past been equal to those that We have given
here. Many OF our saturday night performances
have been equal 70 their regular subscription per-
Tormances. The house too IS larger and the prices
have been on the average higher should think
that my management OF Covent Garden ought %
result In beneitng both London and New-i0rk. 40
Il will be 10 engage singers FOR both seasons
Most OF the singers receive higher salaries THIS
year. and some OF them insisted on clause that
stipulated the payment of their salaries IN gold.
should say that Nine Nordca has not yet actually
signed contract. but she Will probably do 50
within few days. II Is not likely that her nus
band will come TO this country with her. as lie 10
engaged in Europe"