The herald., 1896-09-10
: At THE THERTERS :
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

LOS ANGELES THEATER.-The musi-
cal event for the opening of the season at
the Los Angeles Theater wisely selected,
has been the special engagemnt of the
Hinrich's opera company direct from their
brilliant engagement of ten weeks in San
Francisco. The sale of seats opens today
at the box office. The opening night on
Monday, September 14th will show soce
ty and music lovers in all their glory. The
opening opera is Donizettis beautiful
framework of melody, Lucia di Lammer-
moor. founded upon Sir Walter Scott's
world-read story of The Bride of Lam
mermoor. The title role will be sung by
the distinguished artistic, Madame Louise
Natali, who has appeared most brilliantly
and successfully in this role throughout
Europe,t the South Americas and this coun-
try. The tenor role will be in the hands of
Sig. Fernando Micheleni, well known in
this city by his many successes with the
Abbott and Juch opera companies; he is
one Of the greatest living tenors and his
repertoire embraces over fifty grand and
romantic operas; he will appear as Lord
Edgar of Ravenswood. The thankful bar
itone role OF Henry Ashton fails to Sig
Maurice de Vries, late baritone of the
Grand Opera house in Paris and last sea-
son of the Metropolitan Opera company OF
New York. Sig. de Nriss is visiting this
country for short stay by special per-
mission OF the French government. ana his
vacation is drawing to an end. The base
role OF Norman. the chaplain. will be sung
by Sig. AbramoH. the great Russian court
singer; Sig Abramof won an arc:stic tri-
umph last season among our music lovers
by his excellent work with the Tavary
opera company. The remaining roles viii,
be in good hands, including Irene Null, a
mezZo soprano of much excellence; Arthur
Boyce. a light tenor. and Sig. Napoleoni. u
favorlte basso cantante: an enlarged Choir
us and augmented orchestra will assist.
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sEns sTuesday !He e1enins viii be devoted to an
elaborate presentation, 1,, of verdi,s tragic
TIM Humphreys will make her first ap-
pearance this season in this city, as GilGa:
Miss Humphreys is. the possessor of a re-
markably sweet voice, her enunciation Is
of the clearest. her method of singing most
excellent; all these attributes have earned
for her a high place on the, operate stage.
Mr.. Martin Pache will make his first APP
pearance as the duke: Mr.. Pache possesses
a voice of much power and Is one of the
most versatile and artistic of our tenors.
The role of the duke Is an exacting one,
The title role will be sung by Sig. de Vries;
Sig Abramoff will be the Sparafucile, the
brigand of the cast st.. Much il interest vii!
pearance Of Miss Bernice Holmes. the pop
ular Los Angeles contralto. who will essay
the role Of Magdalena, the brigand,'s sis
ter. Miss Holmes made an artistic tri-
umph in the various contralto roles as
signed TO her during the grand opera sea-
At Wednesdays matinee Balfes beauti-
full ballad opera, The Bohemian Girl. will
be rendered.
Wednesday evening Ernani will be sung:
Thursday Faust: Friday. II Trovatore:
Saturday matinee will mark the first pre-
sentation in this city Of Gounod's musica!
and Juliet. with Sig Michelena as the ideal
lover and Nina Bertini Humphreys as the
beautiful heroine. On Saturday evening
will close the engagement with an artistic
rendition of Verdfs La Traviata. in the
lighter and English works John L. Raf-
feAM the brilliant young American bari