New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-28
NORDICA AND THE OPERAS.
SHE MEANS TO SING AT COvENT GARDEN

AND SHE MAY SING ALSO At THE MDIhOf"i"i
IN THE COMING Gv2M-,N SEASON
II has been long time sirce the affairs OF the
nnera occupied so large a share OF puohc Afternoon
as they have done this season IT mas suIeiE no.
happened since the time when reports tna' VIC
burned Metropolitan Opera House wonlo dc re-
built and that It would not be rebuilt see-sa"eu
sror, aav IN dav Everybody who reads about such
things knows what an inordinate amount there
has been TO read about for nearly year. anu
especially In the last five or SIX weeks. II hls"'
have been thought that when the Metropoh'a'i
company went West and an interim OF ior'"'sh
was promised before the coming OF the Daihrosch
comnanv-it might have been thought mat tneh
shere would be a little rest in the whri OF gossip
and rumor and speculation ABOUT operd'c ma. D.
But Il was not at all. Even before the Nne'
ronoitan company went away Nine. Nordica came
and she was capable OF keeping up the rumor ana
tho snecuIation for awhile all by herself Inc
story OF her singing and her not singing al 'he
Afetropolitan this season Is an OLD tae' VINE" '"e
came back TO New-York from her season 5 concert
tour week ago she said. in all Out so many
words that she should not sing at Covent Gardeh
in the coming opera season there. although she
had a contract with Maurice Grau TO DO So Now
she has informed Mr. Grau that she has the afore-
said contract and that she expects ~ "e'p - an"
expects him to keep H.
a, almost the same time that Nine. Nordica sent
this message TO Mr.. Grau. who is now in Cnlcaso
with the a lie Sn 10 ~ her
Garden Contract 10 him signed he did not regard
any such contract existing between them these
time that II is hard to be sure whether Mr.; GIaus
was intended reply 10 Nine, Nordlcas or
rate Mr. Graus dispatch surprised Nine Nordica
xreatly for she asserts that she did return the
covent Garden contract 10 mr. Gra sg st as
sone months ago and also that she has her copy
OF the contract signed by Mr.. Grau.
teTSay " WAS that Nine Nordca Who was to SAN
for Europe on the Champagne Ola not san, ou,
AoA kor lrO0 sent
eral inference that she had decided at the last
minute TO stay in America for some further nego-
Rnt This inference natural as I; was. was ncor-
rect, according to official declarations on behalf
Of Nine Nordica II was ]us Nan an sWcc ld IT APP
ager Mr. Sanford told II last night Nine. Nor
dica sang n number OF times last week and she
was very tired. She sang in Philadelphia. Balti-
moro and Warrington. After afternoon con-
cert in Washington Yesterday tFfiday? we took
train for New.York at - O'clock ana we did not
3srectIv TO the pier so that Nine. Nordica could
20 on board the steamer; and we were surprised 10
ind that she could not oe Wow Inc 10 go on board
at 8 o'clock or earlier. passengers are allowed TO
70 on board the night before but not when the
tune s o. s 20 sail at $50 When she found that she
could not go on board last night but must come
M to the hotel and then be back al the steamer
rather not 60 by that steamer, and she up
40 the hotel and stayed here
wasted. for in the course Of IT, finding herself IN
exDectedly in America and not al sea the way
70 Europe. she began negotiations with Walter Dam
Appearances at the Metropolitan in the course OF his
engagement there, which begins week from to-
morrow. The matter has not been settled yet"
n Nine Nordca sings for Mr.. Damrosch she will
alternate with Nine. Lehman in the parts OF Brrn