The sun., 1897-03-22
GRAND OPERA ON THE ROAD.
Lehman. Jean de Rearke. Litvinne. and tn
Role OF Brunnhilde.


The Metropolitan Opera Company will open
the st. Louis season tonight with performance
of Faust" The opera will be sung by
Mile. Calve and the two Dc Reszkes. Three
more performances will be given during the
week. On Tuesday, Wednesday. and Thursday
evenings LES Huguenots," Carmen" and
"siegfred" will be given. At the matinee on
Wednesday " II Trovatore will be the opera.
In the performance of Les Huguenots" Signor
Cremonini Is to appear as Rdout.
There is said not to be the least truth in the
report that Nine Lehman will sing in New
York during the four supplementary perform
ances with Jean de Rcszke. 1t was thought at
one time that this could be arranged, but Jean
de Reszke said that he would sing with Nine.
Lehman only in Tristan and Isolde" That,
he said, he would be delighted to do. He gave as
reasons for his position that he regarded 1t as an
injustice to Nine. Litvinne. who had been COM
PEELED to do most OF the hard work of the season,
that she should be supplanted as Brunnhilde
in "Siegfred.' Nine Litvinne was COM
PEELED to assume the part at very short
able attention at every succeeding performance,
SO Jean de Res5ke did not feel that the part
clined to sing with Nine. Lehman In the opera.
1t was the fact that Paul Kalisch, Nine Leh.
nlann's husband, also sings Tristan that led to
with Jean dc Reszke In that part. She was will.
ing to sing Brunnhitde. but not Isolde, and az
that YVES i1 not at AL all in sceordHnce with Jean do
both nos sh9sd Ss bs.S M
that It win be Mime; Albani, who last year sang
This unexpected result Is not yet assured. but it
is now thought that all the antagonistic ele-
E W m ON Mms the e a is yhe who
for $1,000. She is a fayorite OF tho Queens and
through her influence chiefly is able 10 appear at
that, aware OF the fact that were the Queen to
die her place would not be safe. she has insured
the life Of her sovereign and patroness for sum
vent Garden season. 1t seems definitely set
tied that Nine. lehman win not, go there.
Garden would be made to pay for a
performance in which she and Jean do Rcszke
make tho engagement possible. Jean de Iteszke
does not want Mime. Litvinne to go, although
she had M the opPor.Hnity: among the subseTib, ID
Margaret Mcintyre. the English singer, and
they are anxious that she should be allowed to
There was enough opposition to this to lead to II
compromise on Nine. Albani, and 1t is now be-
important incident Of the London opera season,
Jsnm a de Refse M be S hsaa
Reszke and Plancon.
Nine Litvinnc received in Chicago an answer
sidering her offer to appear during the coming
summer ut Baireuth. Mime. Litvinne refused
the offer at the time. as The period exacted for
But having studied the role here this winter
with Anton Seidl, Mime. Itvinno wrote TO
Baireuth that unless her place had been tlled
she would be glad 10 accept Nine. Wagner 8
offer. She got letter the other day In Chicago
saying that as Mime. Ltyinne had refused the
Offer, another singer had been engaged In her
place. Nine. Wagner added that she regretted
the fact, hut hoped that Mime. Litvinne might be
n n A ia m
The company will sing in Louisville on Friday
and Saturday. Three performances will be given.
commencing with Carmen" At the Saturday
matinee Faust" will be sung, with Mile. Glenn
entine de yorc AS Marguerite. Tho De Iteszke es
appear only at the Saturday night performance OF
"Lohengrin," which has been substituted for
"Sicgfried." 1t will be sung in German, with
Mime. hitvinne as Eisd. II Is not often that
opera, and until Walter Dtmrosch took a com,
pany there two years ago Louisville had heard
nothing but English opera for II long time.