The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-30
THE GRAND OPERA.
Grau WillBring Many
Old Favorites Back
To America.
WORCESTER WILL Be VISITED.
The American Season Will
Open in New Haven,
Oct. 8.
WORCESTER WILL Be VISITED.

The third season of grand opera at
Covent garden, London, under the di-
rection of Maurice Grau, closed Mon
day evening Financially it was the
most successful of the three, and artis-
tically it was equally gratifying.
Among its brilliant features were the
reintroduction to the London public of
Lilli Lehman, the re-entree of M. AL
varez, the famous tenor of the grand
opera of Paris, who returned after an
absence of two years, and the first ap-
pearance in London of Nine. Gadsky,
who achieved a large measure of sue
cess in all the various roles she inter-
preted. All the old favorites renewed
and strengthened their hold upon the
English public
The chief events of the season were
the special Wagner performances in
the first part of it, which were largely
successful and at advanced prices; the
first production in it's complete and ori-
ginal form in London of Puccini's last
opera, La Boheme." in which Nine
Melba and Signor De Lucia achieved
pronounced success. and the first pro-
duction in London and the second on
any stage, on Wednesday night, of De
Lara's opera, "Messaline"
At the close of the season Mr.. Grau
will retire to his home at Grossly, near
Paris, where he will devote all his EN-
ergies to concentrating the plans he
has outlined for his coming American
season.
1t is his fervent hope that it will sur
pass the last one, which, from all points
of view, both artistically and financial
ly. marked a new era in the annals of
operate management in America.
Among the artists already secured by
Mr.. Grau for his coming American
campaign are the following:
Sopranos-Mmes. Calve. Sembrleh,
Ternina, Nordica, Adams, and Susan
Strong.
Contraltos-M Mines. Schumann- Heink,
Mantelli. 0litzka. Bauermeister, Van
Cauteren. and Broadfoot.
Tenors--VanDeick, Saleza, Alvarez,
Diphe Salignac, Bars, and Vanni
Baritones-Van Rooy, Bertram, Cam
| panar Albers. Scott. Muhlmann,
Duafriche, Meux, and PM Corsi.
Bassos-Eduard De Reszke Placon,
Devries and Pringle.
| Conductors ancinelli, Hinrichs, and
Paur.
Although the above list contains very
| few names that are absolutely new to
| the American public, still, as far as
|
will practically be a newcomer; MIR
| Alvarez has not yet been heard in
| New York; Nine. Calve returns after
an absence of nearly three years, and
! Signor Scott is an Italian baritone
| who has never sung in America. He
was engaged by Mr.. Grau in conse-
| quence of his great success at Covent
| Garden in Don Giovanni and aids"
| Herr Bertram is a celebrated German
L. taAw nv
gagged at the Royal theatre at Munich
and is particularly well known as a
| Wagner singer.
| Mr.. Grau has decided to begin pre-
| lin1inary season of grand opera on Oc-
| tober at New Haven, visiting Hart
| ford Springfield Worcester, Provi-
denca, Montreal, Toronto, Buffalo, De-
troit, Cleveland, st. Louis, Indianapolis,
Louisville, Cincinnati, Chicago and Bos-
| ton before the regular season in New
| York, which viii be inaugurated on
Dec 10. 1t will last fifteen weeks, and
will consist of forty-five evening and
| fifteen afternoon performances. If the
conditions are favorable twenty special
performances will also be given In Phil
adelphia.
Mr.. Grau has not yet decided upon
the repertoire of the coming American
season, but it is sure to include the best
of the management is an eclectic one,
and operas will be given, as heretofore,
in French, italian and German.
A novelty that promises to be inter-
esting will be complete cycle of Wag-
ners works in chronological order be-
ginning with "Rienzi'' and ending with
"Gotterdan1merung. This will be fol-
lowed by a short cycle Of Mozart's
works, particular attention being paid
to the scene of 1.-THE marriage Of F'iga-
ro." Don Giovanni and THE magic
flute"
Negotiations are still going on With a
celebrated American prima donna, who,
in former seasons, was member of
Graus company. Mr.. Grau has also
signed a contract with Nine. Sarah
Bernhard for a farewell American
tour, beginning in November, 1900.
During this tour Nine. Bernhard will
be seen in Hamlet" which has proved
so interesting an event during her past
season in London, and will also appear
in Rostands new play. 'I'Anglon,"
which is to be produced for the first
time at the Sarah Bernhard Theatre
In Paris, in December. Great hopes are
conferred in this play, which is reported
to be even superior as poetical work
to "Cyrano de Bergerac." Nine Bern
hardt's season In America will com