The sun., 1899-04-09
NOTES OF THE OPERA.

The npws thnt tbo NInIripu Gran Onara (or,,
nany Is to declare dividend at its last meeting
is not accompanied with details as to the
,h ,'nr .' VI, ~" 'uele iac' '''"'
,he oyer" mas peen proh'aole 'h'S year - strlk-
ing enough in itself to supply one more element
to ne unusual character of tho nerformonros
,hia ,onr L, t, @ :" 'ae eu 'rII'' ..""ce' .'
th's year. IL was said last faI that the "X-
pcnses of the season would amount to
81. 900 900. The profits up to the end Of the
New York season were said to have been about
100000 In view Of the attendance at some
OF the performances last winter. it is little
difficult to believ" that tho one hun
oudior,.s ua, ,,,a,,, 60 nn, ,r,;. 80, y.
"uoIrnc.s un"' mean, sow" i ms ms Is saiu 10
added a consiGera hi. s,,m mora m I to tbe cono
n,n r ,h,, .,,,;', ~ '",' ~. -
p"'is '' '''' se''iceS" "i inc ar'ls's AT concerts
and on other occasions. Tho Maurice Grau
Opera Company ~ rour.e pots , narcaptaya
OF the amount paid to all artists who
appear in other entertainments than those
given under ITS management Only two
Contrary with ,ha rpain p1,ne,in Ia" nav
| ablnd them to give cumcerts independ IDENTITY
IN" TACT that the season went through with
Han r. womid Ln ms & .rat 10 oie Ssnla,ran
| never before was such n group of artists gath
cred here and never was the risk OF the un-
esies ~ ti,ii,a iti1 u mere inny pi1bn
through its long season here and out
era9eG X nA Mn"u, W. aud,enreS e f my AZ AZ
| company were increased and so were the az
! lenses. Maurc" Grau never before nut for
nerform,nces ~ ha h., IN tSi "ar " ,,t 10 ,,.S @
| the result OF his conviction that New York au-
dlences were satisfied only with these brilliant
So he gave them what they demanded. and
opera mas heen mai" profitable enterprise
neF"oh the most elaborate plan ever att eniptcd
|
H@Cnp @ cIs's "nich mas neen hearu 5"
,ong; IL Is TACT that the manaGH-
high salaries than It used TO. But, the ray Of
lht artists IS stu high enough 70 keep opera
% viii always W abe bound in rsk s Th" t"
for next season is already. large enough to
n,nera. ,ns prt willing to pay for one year more at
nnf. nrt OF me same WORKS sung ~ me sam"
,riII ior .ne rompany a. ne Metr"ponnn Il
| II was thls year.
One of the largest ,ndionces ~ ,he postor
season gathered last Tuesday to hear lie
Nozze di Figaro. which was sung there for the
first time in some wears. This unexpectedly
| large house was attributed to the great p"pu-
| In har hr;,, ,o n...,;. ~ ,, ~
! III Nv, ''''' ''"'' ''' ''''' ni's' III ''.o 'oin-
h,nn ,,arer,l, ra,,ro,t.d tho, eh, i mo-, 60 H.,
| bsord ~ 81 n ,rro,.,.,a Mm,o ca,,L,inh, ~,
| ,urr nav, s,,.c, is ,,, ,.,, ,a.,,ol u
| irg il NOT IiL,Iy 70 H., ino,nron, h,.,h ,,,ns
,inn NJ terr,s proLo,l,. ,h,, n,,os,i,, ~ rd,,,r
| toireb, ,p,rs,o a., With ho. inaooisi>, ~ ,h,
m,tter Nv Gr,u h,a -, dif,ouIt TINA ,vith hio
f,r,ousoo,or,,,rni, ,rho;,.nrin,s ina,o,a
season by soosor until ,horo 10 nnt,i,,rI. I.r, ,l.
thap, to do I'm, rrn,,,iza ,h,,; ,,,, oa,r,,o,,io.
take all the money that comes in and sing only
few times at the Metropolitan. Mime Som
w ,s ] m,o ~ LINZ =, ~ Ir'.,m ~ a. sIr, ,ll,'
| the country at the head OF her own conrauv fnr
apart q h" year. and sing for the rest of the
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diiu IT. nin' iymii'%Il"id', ~ % Wily'ni nus
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