The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-12-15
new SINGERS AT The OPERA.
sourTHTNG ABOUT THOSE TO BE
SEEN AT METROPOLITAN.
NINE. Reuss.Bcice to succeed Susan strong
Account Of the Career In Europe
of n New italian Tenor--A spanish
uasso and an Italian uurO.

Basso and an italian DufT0
The number Of In the COM
,anv at the Metropolitan Opera House
e this wear smaller than usual. probably
BECAUSE the selection OF singers there has
always included from time to time the best
NJ the worlds lyric talent and there are
arely new singers to be brought here
exccp,ing for the less important roles
Az in the past the changes In the personnel
nj the troupe arc likely to be caused by
the absence one season Of some great singer
In the company who remains abroad or
comes here to sing in concert. intending
10 return the next year, to the operatio
fold. Thus the absolutely new Corners
IN the ~Metropolitan's forces are few in
number.
Emilio de march, Is the most conspicu-
Gus Of the strangers this year. not only
because OF his fame abroad. but because
no is a tenor. He is not wholly unknown
here. He was tho leading figure Of the
last Mapleson campaign in 1895, but sang
univ once. That was as Rdoul in Les
Hueuenots.- He made a profound impress
lion at that time but left the company after
he had made this solitary appearance. In
Elrope he ranks with the best known OF
the Italian tenors and in italy shares the
Mace at the head Of his profession with
Ernesto Tamagno and Arturo Bonci.
Here he will sing the Italian repertoire
and will probably DO heard first as Car
uradossi in -Tosca," although his best role
Ia commonly thought to be Rdoul. But
NJ. de march, modestly says that he pre-
fers TO avoid comparisons at first between
him and his predecessors at the Metro
politan.
NJ. de march, who has the right to the
title Of Lieutenant through his studies
At the Royal Italian Military Academy
and his service in the Italian army in AZ
RIGA, was born 80 years ago In Voghera.
Piedmont, and was educated in Milan and
Turin. He decided when a youth to go TO
Rome to prepare himself for the military
career. His father IL a General in the
Italian Army. After leaving the academy
he was detailed to service in Africa and
distinguished himself to such IN extent
that he was decorated with the title OF
Chevalier and the cross at the close OF his
6rst year of service.
NJ. de march, returned to Italy, deter
mined to cultivate his voice and devote
himself to the operatic stage. He went TO
Florence ana stuulcu tHtTt uHuei HiocS'io
Landi, father Of Camilla Landi and a we'll
Known singing teacher Of Italy. He was
eady In 1885 TO make his public appearance.
He accordingly came forward at the
Teatro dial Verne in Milan as Alfredo in
la Traviata.' After singing In his own
country he went TO South America, which,
q, with Russia, the paradise of Italian
fingers. NJ. de march, has also been highly
successful in Russia, where the great Masini
- still singing at the & OF SIS. NJ. de march,
has been every year since his first appear
ince at the opera houses OF Rome or Milan
and at the lyric theatres of Buenos Ayres or
Rio Janeiro. He created the role Of Cdrdrd-
fossil in .Tosca- when the opera was sun
6rst at the Costanzi in Rome, two years
lgo next month. He was selected for the
role by Giacomo Puccini, the composer OF
The work. NJ. de march, makes his home
IN Rome.
He has sung In the Wagner operas and
was the original Wahher when DIE Meister-
singer was sung In Milan two years ago.
lang "Lohengrin' n "Tannhauser' but
has dropped thewagner roles permanently
from his repertoire. He sings In Carmen
Ia Gioconda,- ia Boheme,' 'Cavalleria
Rusticana,' Samson and Dalla,' La
TN Bailo in Maschera," -M~efstofele.'
Fro q Ieandro.' and Aida
Maurice Declery II a French barytone
who wac called TO the attention Of Mr.. Grau
~ his friend. Pol Plancon, and was en- gagged
wo years age for Covent Garden. lie
sas so successful there that he was engaged
,st summer by Mr.. Grau for the season
ERE. He IL a native Of the south of France
nd studied for his profession al the Con-
ervatoire OF Marseilles, where he took "A
Tst prize for opera and singing. He then
rent 90 Paris n studied for two years
more at the conservatoire In that city
L. made his first appearance al Pau IN the
lasseE-Pyrenees AfterwaTd he went TO
dontpelier and Gang wolfram, among other
oles Later he became a member Of the
Bmous Th6atre de Ia Monnaie, In Brussels
aid then went To London.
Albert Reifs has come here 90 sing Mime
o sSiagfried: Ddud in die MelsterSingcr
AID she other bufo roles. Nine. ILL LIB
nam hns said that she never sav such "a rep
.sentative Of these two characters ar this
inger. whom she heard while she was at
h~iesbaden, where Herr heiss sang for
sVoral S'aslns lie H. al-O well known
q singer Of the LOHztng operas and In
1sretta.
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her" lie had dramatic talent. gave up
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