Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-19
English Opera in Milwaukee.

Music-Lovers of this city are acc or
ded an unusual opportunity for pleas
ure and educational improvement in
the forthcoming series of grand operas
to be sung in English at the Pabst
Theater, Milwaukee, by the Castle
Square Opera Company.
No such body of English singing ar
lists have ever been gathered together
u?der one management as that which
Mr.. Savage is bringing to Milwaukee
this year. During the previous Castle
Square, season in Milwaukee operas
were sung by two distinct companies
who alternated from week to week be-
tween Milwaukee and Chicago. The
present organization contains all the
favorites of both these companies, to-
gether with important additions OF
singers of the highest merit and rep
utation in the Interpretation of the
lyric masterpieces of all the great
composers.
The repertoire arranged for the
Milwaukee season embraces the most
attractive works in the entire list OF
operas sung by Mr. Savage's we'll
equipped artists.
Carmen" and 'Il Trovatore," to
be sung the week of April 21st (which
will be the opening week of the sea-
son in Milwaukee); s'Lohengrin" and
the Bohemian Girl" to be sung the
second week commencing April 28th;
| Faust and s.Tannhauser,n to be
sung the week commencing May 5th;
and the ''Mikado" and the double bill,
ssCavalleria Rusticana" and II Pagli-
acci," to be sung the farewell week
commencing May 18th, are the bril-
liant offerings which will be produced
| in manner surprising even to those
| who knew how well Mr.. Savage's
magnificent resources permit him to
present the masterpieces of melody.
No lover of music can afford to miss
the treat offered by at least one visit
to Milwaukee during the presentation
of each of these operas. The en-
| gagement with which this company
opened its season in New York last
| September was the most successful
presentation of grand opera in English
during the history of music in New
| York.
The extended engagements which
have followed in Chicago, ST. Louis
and Buffalo have repeated the story of
success. Critics in each of these cit
les have emphasized the fact that the
work of the Castle Square Opera Com
pany, during the present season has
placed English grand opera on high
er plane of artistic merit than it has
ever before been accorded.
Exactly the same performances will
be given in Milwaukee as those which
won metropolitan favor. Each artist
who appeared during the New York
engagement will be seen during the
next four weeks in Milwaukee. The
costumes, scenery, electric effects, and
complete stage investiture will be alb
solutely and exactly the same as seen
in New York. Seven carloads of seem
cry and costumes are carried by this
Organization which makes journeys to
and from the few cities visited on its
tours in its own private train of three
Pullman coaches, two baggage cars
, and seven extra cars for the scenery
and properties employed in the pro-
: duction which will be given in Mil
! waukee.
The advance sale of seats at the
Pabst Theatre indicates phenomen.
ally successful engagement for the
Castle Square artists, and also shows
much interest on the part of music
lovers in this vicinity in the forthcom
ing season in Milwaukee.