New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-15
GRAZ IND THE DE RESZA ES'
A vEER1NG OF THE oPERATIC WIND.

1T Is DECLARED NOW THAT A NEW CoMfANi HAD
prrv FORMED TO GIVE OPERATIVE pI-
RECTOR To EEMAIS AND THE
MOST IMPORTANT OF THE PRESENT
SINGERS LIKELY TO RETURN
II 4, hard 70 be sure Of anything about the
opcratic situation at the present time ana every
thing has so long been mixed and so BABY mxeo
that II is almost impossible TO believe anything
But The Tribune has the best of authority ior say
ing that the affairs of the Metropolitan Opera
House for next season are now at last settled. or
n. least on the high road TO settlement COM
pany was formed yesterday for the production or
opera at the Metropolitan next season II mas
capital II Is said OF $4,000. half OF which Is SUBJ
scribed by members Of the Metropolitan Opera ana
Real Estate Company. which owns the opera house
and the other half by persons interested In opera
outside that company. II Is said. Also that capital
10 the extent Of another 10000 be had If 1t Is
needed
OF the opera conducted by this company. Maurice
Grau is to have entire and absolute control. with
the title OF Resident Manager. lease tn this eff
feet granting, the opera house to Mr. Grau as the
representative Of the company. has been prepared,
and either was signed yesterday will be signed
to-day.
AS for the artists. there will be stars and stars.
The DE Reszkes will come back in spite OF the al
legged fierce desire to stay at home for a winter.
Nine. Eames is already under contract TO Abbey.
Schoeffe & Grau for two seasons more. and. as
Abbey, Schoeffoi e. Grau will not be giving opera
next season. there will be difficulty about trans
fcrring her contract TO the new company. Nine.
Calve has been spoken OF lately an absolute i'm
possibility for next but II is now said tina:
she is not so. She had an engagement in Paris
early In the autumn but It Is by no means certain
that she will be Obliged to stay there all winter.
And there plenty of other good singers scat
,oi,t fbe ynrId no he had hey
were really needed With all respect TO the emil
nent artists who have figured In the company Mt
the Metropolitan this season. IL may be limited that
very good company could be formed by wealthy
corporation. without the help OF several Of them
1t is said that the season of opera in New-York
next winter Is likely to be little shorter than the
seasons have customarily been hitherto. The COM
pany will travel more and will visit smaller
cities than were included in its route tlIs year
some. in fact. where Il will be practicable TO give
opera for only two nights
Besides this announcement, of which there Is the
best assurance, there many contradictory
rumors OF opera and of opera about the Metro
politan last night that the very air dense with
them. There a wall that there would be
opera at the Metropolitan at all next year. An
other account was that the De Rcszkes were to
travel in Europe next season, under the direction
besides. naturally. as TO the likelihood Of The house
his new partner, Charles Ellis Mr.. Eli said yes
terday that there had been no thought OF NJ
Bamrosch Himself him Is now at sea on his way to
Europe. and IT is though; that he would scarcely
troll OF the Metropolitan. AT such a critical stage
Of Its affairs.
referred TO is not inconsistent with the firmly ex-
pressed views of many persons familiar with oper.
has been said and done that seemed to be to the
contrary. that Mr.. Grau would continue 10 nave
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