The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-12
GRAND OPERA PLANS
The Twin City Season Will Extend
From March Is to
April 5.
Two Operas Will Be Presented Each
Week in Each Of the
Cities.

Arrangements have just been completed
for a four weeks season of grand opera
in the twin cities, opening March Is and
continuing through the week of April 5.
Two operas will be presented each week,
and the company will alternate between
here and st. Paul. All of the operas will
be sung in English and the season has
been SO arranged that no one work will
be presented in both cities. This will
mean the production of eight different OPP
eras, several Of which will be sung here
in English for the first time.
The company is the Castle Square, out
side of Grau's singers the foremost oper-
attic organization of America. The en-
gagement is to open at the Minneapolis
Metropolitan on the evening Of March To-,
when Verdis I'll Trovatore" will be pre-
sented the latter half of the week being
devoted to Gounod's Faust" Then the
company will so to st. Paul, where Car
men" and "Tannhauser" will be given; to
return here week later, when "Lohen-
grim and Bohemian Girl will be the
bill. The final week, in ST. Paul. will
witness the production Of Verdis aida"
and Flotow's Martha
| It has been some time since the twin
cities have enjoyed an operate season of
any Importance, and this fact will lend an
/ gagement. The Castle Square company
is probably the best-known English sing
ing organization, in the world. Under the
management Of Henry w. Savage it has
steadily gone forward. New York, Chi
cago, Boston and st. Louis set the stamp
of approval upon tine company's work long
since; and now Minneapolis and st. Paul
are to be given an opportunity to hear the
Castle Square singers.
This week the Castle Square company is
in st. Louis, where the operas presented
We're '.Loher grim and "Tosca." In the
company are such; we'll Unknown singers as
Adelaide Norwood, Miss Gertrude Kenny
son. ISIS du Ere, Mr.. Sheehan, Mr.. Golf
Mr.. Gherardi, Mr.. Boyle and Mr.. Coombs
The ST. Louis papers have been enthusiast
tic in their praises of the organization.
For some time past Manager L. N. Scot
has been at work trying to secure con
tracts for an operate season in his thea
ters here and in ST. Paul.. and finally h
succeeded in persuading Manager Savag'
that such an engagement could be mad
to pay. Minneapolis has made a reputa
ton for itself this year as good ligh
opera town. OF the many musica. arrrac
tions which have been presented at tn
Metropolitan since last September not on
has failed to do a satisfactory business
and this fact, as much as any other, ha
: been the means Of securing for the tw
. towns the forthcoming engagement.
In addition to managing the CAST
Square company, Mr.. Savage is also man
: ager of a number Of light opera organiza
lions, among them 1.-The Sultan of Sulu
= and 1.-THE Prince of Pilsen.'' Minneapoli
: }patronized both of these so extensivel
y y that Mr.. Savage made up his mind tn
: town was opera hungry and decided
send his Castle Square company here.
In order to make the engagement a sue
/ cess financially it has been considere
necessary to draw from both cities, an
for this reason the operas presented i
one will not be duplicated in the othe
> Wagner, Verdi, Balfe, Bizet and Floto
are the composers whose works will re
! ceiye presentations.