New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-23

He MADE bis debut In London with the Moody
Manners company in 1902. at the hoyai OPERA
Ccvent Garden. appearing as Faust Sifee t'ieA
he has been the principal tenor OF the orsai'iza-
ton. and during the recent engagement OF the
company al Drury Lane. London sang suen
roles as Lohengrin. Don Jose In carmen
Turlddu in "Cavallerfa Rusticana," Wiihelm
Meister in ''MigLon" and Erik IN the Flying
Dutchman." Mr. de voss has been for the last
three years the principal dramatic tenor Of the
Royal Netherlands Opera at Amsterdam He Is
a native of that city. having been born there
thirty-twO years ago. He studied at the RoyaI
Conservatory of Amsterdam and made his debut
Tannhauser. Since then. with the exception
OF annual performances In Belgium and Ger
many, he has snng In Holland. His repertory
includes such operas as "Fidelio" THE Flying
Dutchman" ''Tannhauser," 'Lohengrin." Die
Meistersinger." "Rienzi.' Faust" Carmen"
"Cavalleria Rusticana." 81 Pagliaccr' and
"Contes dHoffman."
For Kundry Mr. Savage has engaged two
singers Of international reputation and third
singer. a young American. who IN her BRIEF ca
reer has shown great promise Nine. Kirkby
Lunn was born in Manchester. England. Her
first teacher was J. H. Greenwood, In Manches-
ter Afterward she went 20 the Royal College
OF Music. where she won the national scholarship
under Alberto Visetti. Later she studied in
Paris with Jacques Bouhy. Her first stage ap-
pearance was while she still a student In
the Royal College in 1893 1894 and 1895. in
Schumann's "Genoveva" and Delibes's lie Roi
Ia dit" Her professional debut was made in
London IN 1896 at the Opera Comique, in Sir
Viiiiers Stanford's romantic opera. "Shamus
OBrien." From 1895 to 1899 she was with the
Carl Rosa company. singing such roles as Car
men, Ortrud. MIgnon. Brangane. Erda ana
Azucena. She also did much concert work with
Henry ]. Wood, Nikisch Weingartner. Lamou-
reux and Saint Saans and at the principal res
rivals In 1901 she Joined the Royal Opera az
Covent Garden. singing Brangane Erda. tricka'
Aida and other important parts. Her first visit
10 America was in 1902-'O3, when she was a
member OF the Metropolitan company and did
great deal Of concert work. Nine Hanna Mara,
who will share the role of Kundry with Nine.
Iunn is an Austrian having been born in the
Tyrol She began her musical career as
pianist. and at fifteen won first rrize IN the
Vienna Conservatory. Then. thinking she had
2 voice she had Il tried, without the knowledge
OF her parents After her studies under Walter
and Alexander Neumann were finished, she made
her debut in Olmutz, where she was very sue
cessful IN leading parts. From Olmutz she went
to Breslau where she has since been leading
dramatic mezzO-soDrano.
Miss Florence wickhan. the third Kundry. Is
a young American singer, native Of Beaver
Falls, Penn. Her studies began in Philadelphia
and later she went TO the Royal Conservatory IN
Berlin where she was the most successful stu
dent Of her class. Her stage career has been
brief but after her professional debut In Wies-
baden she sang at the Court Theatre IN Munich
last winter with much success.