New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-21
CONRTED TELLS PLANS.
Elaborate Preparations for ''Parsi-
faF-BaUet To Be Feature.

Mr. ConTied yesterday announced his plans for
! the coming season Of grand opera. and gave a
gramophone concert. The plans were mostly CEN
tired in Mr.. Conrieds narration about the produc-
ton OF ''ParsifaL' The concert consisted Of solos
oy the new Italian tenor, Caruso. which Mr.. Con-
RED says to be heard in so many of the
Continental cafes, so that Come dinner and
near Caruso sing is common form OF invitation
"Parsifal' will receive its first performance on
December Il, and viii be repeated for nine more
performances, on succeeding Thursdays Orchestra
seats viii be So but regular subscribers will have
the privilege Of retaining their seats for 81. Mon
DAY night subscribers for the first performance
and so The cast will be as follows, all the
artists having sung al Bayreutht
Parsifal, Alos Burgstaller; Amfortas Anton Van
Rooy; kiinSsor, Alto Goritz; Gurnemanz. Robert
Blass; kundry, Mika Ternina The flower girls
will include Mines Seygard, Fanchon Thompson
Marcia Van Dresser, Jacoby, Hedelbach Shafter
and Harris. The boys chorus Will be recruited from
one of the city church choirs
"Parsifa' will not be given in any other city. at
least. not this year. Mr. Conred says that the
outlay for the ten performances viii exceed the
greatest possible receipts but he hopes in time II
the drama is patronized. TO make it regular feat
ure or the season, and recover. The costumes,
scenery and property are being prepared in Vienna,
and Mr.. Conried says, will be much finer than
those of the original production The performances
VIII begin at p. and last till IL with an inter-
mission from TO $50. as is the Bayreuth custom.
MI Conried went into his troubles with Nine.
length,
"heEeoI by parcels We have something heard Mr..
Conreid said that, resort to silence the op
position. he offered not TO go on with his prepara-
ions II the managers OF the opera houses in Ger
many and elsewhere that are prevented by the Con-
uneutal copyright from producing the drama be-
fore 1918 would promise not do so then. They all
declared however that they intended to produce it
them so Mr.. Conried asked how he was any more
OF pirate" than they, showed less respect for
Wagners wishes. This he said. brought silence
that has not since been broken.
What was in Mr.. Conried's statement was
the TACT that Herr Mottl, director Of the drama
for Nine. Wagner at Bayreuth, has not only prom
ised to aid in the Nevy-York production but has
lent his score, with the marks and directions Of
previous conductors and of Wagner hirrseIf 1t is
not likely, however. that he will come here to
conduct, that task falling to Alfred Hertz
The costumes and properties and scenery for
the Ring operas and for many others will be new
MI ConrIed says he has already expended $3.50, 90
on them. He viii Increase the crchestra from
siXty-fve TO ninety-one musicians and The chorus
from seventy to hundred and twenty. The
ballet nc says, will also be made feature this
year, and ballet school will be opened on Sep
TENDER !. In the New-York season Of fifteen
weeks only ten performances viii be given n
Philadelphia, and none elsewhere. There will be
season OF five weeks in the larger cities at the
close of the season here.
OF course, ''ParsifaT' Is the great novelty Of the
season but at least one opera will be sung in
English C"Die Verkaufte BrautO and there Will
it is expected, be several revfvals
The repertoire will be chosen from the following
works: "Lohengrin." La Boheme" Faust"
Aida" Barber de Seville" 'CavalIeria Rusti-
cana ''Tannhauser," ''L'Elisir d'Amore' ''II
F7auto Magico," 'Tosca," ''FTdeio,' Tn Balo in
Maschera,' 'Traviata," die Verkaufte Braut"
La Sonnambula," III TTovatore.' Don Giovan-
nj" Die Meistersinger' Les Huguenots" Car
men" ''Nozze di Figaro" Romeo ct Juliette"
Les Dragons de Villars," la Dame Blanche
"Das Rheingold," die Wakdre." "Segfried."
"G0tterdamrnerung," Tristan ind Isolde "Parsi-
fal' and "Gioconda,'' and the baIets, "Coppelia,"
Sylvia and Die Puppenfee'
The soprano Will include Mines. Tornina. Calve,
Sembrich. Ackte. Gadski, Marion Wood. Seygard
Fanchon Thompson, Poppi Won Possart, Bauermeis-
ter. Kronold. Heidelbach and Josephine shafter.
Nine. Sembrich will reappear in many Of the parts
which she has already interpreted. Nine. Teruina
viii sing the parts with which she is already iden-
tilted, and will create at least one new character
the heroine in Pinchelh's "Gioconda." Nine. Calye
will be heard in Carmen" "Cavalleria, Rusticana
and as the heroine of B1aillart's Les Dragons de
ViLars." ore of the successes of tbs Paris Opera
ConicUe
Nine. Aaine Ackt one of the new recruits Of the
company. is the leading soprano of the Paris Opera
House. and by birth Finander. She Will appear
PARTICULARLY as Marguerite Elsa, Elizabeth and JUL
cite. Nine Gadski will for the first time in this
country try the character OF Bruuhide, and will
also reappear in Aida" I'm Ballo in Maschera''
and other well known works
American who for eight seasons, has been lead
ing coutralto at the Imperial Vienna Opera House;
Nine Olive Frenstad. Mme L. Homer, and several
newcomers among them Miss Marcia Van Dresser,
lately Of the Bostonians; Nine. Bouton, Nine. Lell-
mann and Nine Jacoby.
The tenors so far engaged are Enrico Caruso.
whose voice is said TO be among the best on the
Italian stage; Ernest Kraus. who has appeared
Tor several years in the Wagner repertoire: Alois
Burgstaller Frank Naval. one of the court singers
of the Imperial Opera House in Vienna; Andreas
Diprel, Albert Reiss and jacques Bars.
The barytones for next season Will be Anton Van
Rooy, Antonio Scotu =. Campanari Otto Goritz.
lately of the Hamburg Stadttheatre and Vienna
Opera House; Adolf 2Iuhlmann, Mr.. Dufriche and
Rossi of La Scala, who has sung frequently with
Nine. Sernbrich in Berlin. and who will sing the
parts with which Mr.. Gilbert was identified.
The BASES will be Pol Plancon. who has not
appeared here for Two seasons; NJ. Marcel Gourmet
and Robert Biass.
The repertoire for the opening week will include
"Rigoletto'' Die Walkure'' and La Gioconda-'
Caruso will make his first appearance as the Duke
il ''Risoletto
The Metropolitan Opera House conductors al
did admirable work last season, and Nahan FRANKIE
who, besides acting as "kOnzert melster,' viii d.
rect some OF the Lalets, which VIII be a feature
OF the season. Nh COnreid is moreover negotiating
for the engagement Of Siguor Nigna, o. italy.