The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-14
ABBEY FIRM OUT OF OPERA.
THIS DECISION OFFICIALLY an
NOUNCED YESTERDAY.
New Management or No Opera Next winter tho
Situation That Now Conrronts the NaetropoI-
titan Peopio-The De ResSkes Give Their
Reasons for Net ReturnluE 20 New York.

New Management or No Opera Next winter tho
Situation That Now Conrronts the NaetropoI-
titan Peopio-The Dc RessLes Give Their
Reasons for Net ReturninE to EcN York.
It was officially decided yesterday afternoon
that there will DO no season Of opera next winter
under the direction Of tho Abbey, SchocfYel &c
Grau Company, Limited, or under tho admins.
tration of Maurice Grau. Tho directors OF the
Metropolitan Opera and Real Estate Company
met at the opera house, md the meeting was at
tended by Maurice Grau and Jean and Edouard
dc Reszke, as we'll as by Edward Lauterbach.
The brothers De Reszke told the reason of their
unwillingness to return here next winter,
which thoy said was founded on the conviction
that the proper artists to carry tho season
through could not be found, as well as on the
tho fact that they had sung for five months in
this country, and felt that they would prefer to
spend moro time In Europe as well as sing in
come of tho Continental cities. which they have
not been able to do for some time.
Jean de Reszke said that he thought it would
DO out OF tho question to attempt n season with
the artists Mt present available. Mile. Calv6 ia
not TO return next season, although sho can DO
had for the year following; Nine. Molba returns
with Walter Damrosch, and the burden OF tho
season would fall on Nine. Eamcs, who has been
in i'll health.
~ ohiu lluJ uo III u ~ lie way
clear to producing opera next season up to tho
usual standard. and he declined, for his corpora.
ton as well rs for himself, to renew tho lease of
the G. M y r Man,. which 4 S expires on June d I.
s. Bowdoin, A. ID. Juilliard, w. c. Whitney. and
Adrian 1selin were present at the directors
My action today Mr.. Grau said after the
meeting. means that 1 shall not in any way DO
S Senr' sns ! YIN wIl, oB bsyo at = M sao tMeit tn RPS,sS n mot
bD mOdorafely certain Of pettinu my linner
at the same hour every night. l think a year
without the regular company here may DO a
very good thing. The same artists have been
singing hero now for several seasons, and the
public will be more glad to see them when they
plans for next season. yet, and am enjoying the
relief Of feeling that haven't an opera company
The Board of Directors of the metropolitan
Opera and Real Estate Company called a meet
ing of the stockholders, to be held on April 20,
son. 1t is fairly certain that there will
be opera under some m9nseement next
his company to New York for part OF the winter.
for the lease, with Col. Mapieson as the i'm:
The Abbey, schoofcl. & Grau Company,
Limited, had engaged several, singers, among
MN. Plancon. Ceppi, and s~alignac. These ar
lists will, Of course, have no claim on the COM
and, as no opera viii DO given. they do not ex.
pect these contracts to hold.
New eve So Te5e sp gsiisaa to s s.nIg aan the q, O 4ssss e. +
to be no opera. we now consider ourselves disen-
gagged"
NM. Mancinelli. Cremonini, and Ancona and
Nine. MantelI sail for England on the st. Paul
to-day. Signor Mancinellig goes for a few days to
opera, Hero and Leander." and then returns to
England to superintend the rehearsals Of the
work.
The directors of the Abbey. Schoeffel & Grau
Company, Limited. will meet on Thursday. NJ.
Willy Schultz. manager OF the De Reszkes, said
last night that they would sing next winter in
Russia and ut Monte Carlo. and probably in
some OF the German cities.