Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-06-15

known here before, and they include
a plan which will be Of interest to the
world of art in every country.
II am to become the director of q
theater in Paris" M. de Reszke said,
"of a new theater, which is to be built
by a stock company. Three architects
Of Paris are now travelling in European
towns to learn the best that there is in
the other cities. One has gone to Stock
holm to examine the new opera house
there, and another has gone to Munich
to examine improvements IN the stage
and will afterward 60 to Vienna. The
new theater will be ready for the year Of
the exhibition. It is to be built on the
Place Vendome, next to the present Ho-
tel Bristol. I shall be one of the stock
holders in the company. and among the
others will be some Of my friends. Paris
has no modern, we'll equipped theater
in a central situation. They are all old
fashioned and far away. The new thea
ter will be devoted for a certain time
every year to operatic performances. I
shall be the musical director and sing
in some of the performances. There is
a feeling in Paris that a repertoire more
international than that at the Opera or
the Opera Comique would appeal to the
public. This will be given at the theater
under my direction.
1.-THE theater will not be very large.
My preference is for a theater in which
the person sitting in the last row may
get the full effect Of the action on the
stage. 1t has been decided to sink the
orchestra after the Baireuth fashion,
and the players will be visible only
from the upper galleries. When the
theater is not in use for operatio per-
formanoes, it can be occupied by other
companies. Nine. Duse, for instance,
would rather play there than at any
other theater. Primarily it will be an
opera house of which I am the head,
but as it is to be put up by a stock com.
pany it could not be allowed to remain
empty when the opera was not given
there.
II have a still more interesting plan
in connection with this opera house. I
am going to have a conservatory and
teach singing, naturally not to all the
applicants who come there, but to a
particular few in whose talents / have
confidence. OF course they will come to
me and want to learn in q few months
what it has taken me years to learn.
But I almost think I can do that. l
have studied the voice so thoroughly
that I am anxious to try certain theories
Of teaching. I think that I can accom-.
plish a great deal in that way. At all
events I shall see at my conservatory.
The duties Of the theater will not neces-
sarily prevent my returning to this
country. l can sing there for two
months, get the season started, and
then come here for a stay. Next October
I-shall sing Tristan in Paris at the the
ater formerly occupied by the Opera
Oomique."
About six weeks ago M. Lamoureux
gave ut n Of his classical perform
ances the first act Of Christian und
Isolde" In concert form, with Nine.
Litvinne as Isolde. She is a sister-in-
law Of Edouard de Reszke and sang
here at the opera house two seasons ago.
The performance was go successful that
M. Lamoureux has persuaded Jean de
Reszke to appear in the work ten times
In Paris next October.
my brother, Mime. Litvinne and
possibly Nine. Drama will take part"
M. de Reszke said the other day, land
the theater will be engaged only for
these ten performances. The opera has
never yet been sung in Paris, and ! be-
lieve that 1t will create a profound sen.
sation. It has been often given in con
cert form. ! have not sung in Paris for
some years, and I am glad TO get the
opportunity Of singing Tristan there for
the first time. My only new role here
this season will be Siegfried in Got
terdammerung.' I have already sung
the role in London, but II is new here.
I have given up my idea Of appearing
in 'Rigoletto,' Lucia and LA Travia-
ta.' It was not so much the singing Of
them that ] objected to as the acting. r
know that It would be quite impossible
to me now. New York Sun.
NL