The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-26
DOINGS OF THE SINGERS.
One Opera House Open TO GeOr8 Anthfs
Artists for the Metropolitan.

Georg Antilles, the Dresden tenor who
broke his contract last year III order to
come to the Metropolitan Opera House
and thus rendered it impossible for him
to sing in Germany or Austria, has just been
engaged for the opera house at Budapest.
Tha, institution being exclusively Hun
garian is not in the kartel Eerein or union
of German opera houses. and could, there
fore, engage Herr Antilles.
Until the retirement of MIR. Grau, Antilles
expected to sing in the United States for
some years to come. His engagement, at
Budapest solved a serious problem, as
there We're few opera houses open to him.
Andraas Dippcl was to have been the
first tenor at the Budapest opera house and
he arranged 10 sing there in May the num-
Der of performances always necessary
before regular engagement for three
years is made. Before going there he
signed his contract for the Metropolitan,
unable to accept the engagement he hal
gone there to make permanent.
II may be imagined that the impresario
was not very we'll pleased al losing his
first tenor on short notice, especially as
Herr DIPPED had made n great success in
the first performance of -Siegfried" ever
given in Hungarian. He sang the role in
French. The rest of tho opera was per-
formed in Hungarian. German is the only
tongue not allowed on the stage OF the
Hungarian opera house. 1t is forbidden
under the direst penalties
Jean de Rcszke. the other tenor expected
~, L. 20 90,
IN Poland. where Mr.. Conried must seek
him If he desires 10 have him in the COM
pany. Mr.. Conried is probably taking Mr..
Grau's advice. That was, not so engage
the famous tenor il the subscription had
reached by th" first of August a figure
large enough TO secure the financial sue
crss of the season.
As The subscription is now much more
than it was a year ago Al this time, Mr..
Conried probably realizes that he oan make
his own terms with the tenor. Edouard
de Reszke is also in Poland, resting after
his remarkable record of ninety appear
ancss here last season.
Thomas Salignac. who has been the
principal tenor of ihe Coven' Garden
season. il still in London. Suzanne Adams
has already gone to her home in Devonshire
to rest for the season Of concert in front Of
her.
Emma Calvd, who appeared once in
Berlin and three times IN London, has re-
turned TO Aveyron, where she will remain
until the beginning of the opera season
here.
Mmn. Semhrich has been for a month
In Switzerland climbing mountains and
losing flesh Nine. Norlica will remain
in Paris until she goes to Munich TO ia lSe
part III the festival performances al the
Prince Regents Theatre.
Nine. flames ia AZ her summer home in
Vallombrosa in Italy. and will remain there
until she returns to Paris In the autumn.
Anton Van Rooy hG" been in Berlin and
Nine Gad-ki IL spending the summer at
Eisenauh.
l.illi Lehman is at her cottage in the
Salzkammergut and with her IL the young
American singer Geraldine Farar, who
has become her pupil. Pol Plancon, who
H. to return here next season after an alb
ssnce of several seasons, will go To Mont
Dora al the close Of the Covent Garden
performances TO prepare himself for his
return to the United States.
Nine Melba. who has also been singing
in London, will spend the summer on the
Thames and return to this country In Octo-
Der for a concert tour OF forty appea RANGES