The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-15
MUSIC

Nine GadsEi and Mile. Ternina are the
latest Of the German opera singers to sign
with Heinrich Conreid for next season at
the Metropolitan opera house Gadski
may. it is said be heard for the first time
in America in the role of Brunnhilde.
Scott, Gourmet, DIPPED, Burgstaller and
Caruso have signed with Manager Conreid
for next season. Nothing is said of An
thes, and this makes one wonder If the
fact Of Manager Conreid being member
of the foreign theatrical trust would pre-
vent his engaging, a singer who had bro
Dresden.
Heinrich Conreid has engaged Emma
Calve for the next operattic season at the
Metropolitan operazhouse Mile. Acte
leading soprano at the Paris opera, has
also been secured.
> 1t has confidently been stated that Van
Rooy and Motif, the conductor, are not
b.: coming to this country to aid in the "Par-
slIal performance. Other engagements
for that opera were those of the young
y American girls, who begin to rehearse in
a couple Of weeks for the Flower Maidens
N "Parsifal.' These include Josephine
u Jacoby, Marcia Van Dresser, Lillian Hell
. delbach, Estelle Harris and Lille Schaef-
fer
4 NGuardabassi, young basso, has been
!, engaged by Conreid for the coming sea-
SON Guardabassi is we'll known So
cially, and he has sung at the opera-house
already. -
I4oudon G. Charlton announces a. trans
continental tour under his exclusive man
agement Of J. S. Duss, the eminent con-
~ ductor, the Metropolitan opera-house or
chestra, with Nine. Nordica, soprano,
Nine Katharine Fisk, contralto, and Ma
f. nan franko, violinist. as soloists The
tour will commence Oct. s. and will end
NOV II, allowing just time for the orches-
ira to reach New York for the beginning
OF the grand opera season. Between forty
and forty-fve performances will be given
ana the tour will include all the principal
= cltles OF the Pacific coast and those in the
east. middle west and Texas
Mr.. Duss, the most prominent cond,,cto,
before the American public to-day, has
z Tor the past two seasons commanded The
respectful attention of both the press nd
the people by his brilliant achievements
mis- mastery handling of his forces. his
serious and v1rile musicianship and tbs
magnetic enthusiasm which he inparts r.
MS audience as we'll as to the men thai
play under his authoritative baton.
Nine. Nordfca' artistic standing on botf
continents Is too we'll known to need com
ment. Nine Fisk stands at the forefron
OF American contraltos. and she has ius
returned from year of notable successe.
abroad. Mr.. Frankie, who has occunief
the desk Of concertmaster with the or
cnestra Tor several consecutive seasons
has never before been heard as soloist o.
these tours, but elsewhere both In Amer
lea and Europe he has won first rank. ;.
The orchestral organization has onl,
peen heard heretofore in those cite
where the Grau Opera company has sun,
on its tours previous to and following tn,
New York season, except on.a short con
cert tour this spring with Mr.. Duss a,
conductor 9
Nine. schumann- Heink vii, ra+,,rn !,
America In the last week of January
1904. to begin her farewell concert to,,
under the management of Henry wolf