The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-04
OLD OPERAS TO Be REVIVED.
"DTE FLEDERMAUS" AND "LA
OINAAuBULA" NEXT.

Resurrection OF IL Puritani" and IN Trova-
tore" Abandoned-No Time for All
the Novelties Herr Conried Has In
NIlnd-sis. Caruso to Sing In Faust"
Rehearsals OF Die Fledermaus' are TO
begin at the Metropolitan Opera House
on Thursday and Mr.. Con1ed IL hoping to
have the Strauss operetta ready for its
first performance on Feb. 0. The sub
scription will be transferred to that night.
Nine. Sembrich Is to sing Rosalinde,
Nine Alien will be A dele and Miss Frem-
stad will sing Prince Orlo6. The other
singers will DO MN .Caruso. DIPPED, Bass and
Ress. NJ. Caruso, who sings In the ball
scene Of the second act will interpolate
-Furtiva Lagrima' from AZ - sir d'Amore'
In accordance with the present plan.
To give the opera TO all Of tho subscribers
II will probably be necessary TO follow the
plan adopted In tho case Of II FlautoMa gioo,
when that was made the feature OF the sea-
son at its first revival several years ago.
After the first night the opera will be sung
at four performances in succession that
all subscribers may have an opportunity
TO hear it,
The next revival at the Metropolitan will
he Bellini's La Somnambula. which has
not been sung there since Marie Van Zandt
made her debut in the role In the first season
Of the Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau manage
ment 1t was sung later at the Academy
of Music by the last company brought here
10y Col Mapleson in 1896 1t may be pos
elble to have the work ready for perform
ance by Jan. 81.
The principal roles will be sung by Nine.
Seinbrich and NM Caruso aud Gourmet.
There Is no hope of u Purtani' this season.
~ Caruso IA not anxious to sing the lead
ing, role nor is he DESTROYS of taking part in
contemplated revival of Ii Trovatore,
which Mr. Conried is anxious 10 give These
operas belong moro to the repertoire of
the older teuors and not 10 the school OF
pucciui and the younger italian composers.
kignor Caruso is to sing "FdusF here in
italian for the first time this season with
Nine Nordica as Marguerite. The per-
Torrance will be in Italian and will be the
last matinee
The season is proving all too short for
the novelties which Mr.. Conried wanted
TO give. as well as for the reviyals which
have met with such success. Probably
it will be impossible for him to give some
of the most successful works on every
subscription night, as he desires TO do.
The programme next week contain more
Wagner than usual IA Herr knote must
return to Munich by the end OF January,
He will sing in Die MeistersingerT on
Monday. and In Tristan una Isolde on
Wednesday In the performance on Mon
day evening will los Mines. Aokt6 and
Homer and NM Van Rooy, Gorltz and
Mlehmaun. la The performance Of -Tris-
tan und Isolde ou Wednesday Mines.
Nordica and Fremsted and NM, VAT RJoy
and 'llass will sing.
Die Nalkuere' will be the opera ou
Thursday, with Faust at the Saturday
matinee. On Tuesday LA Boheme' will
be- given in Philadelphia with Mines. Sem
brch and Alien and MN Caruso and Scctd.
When "Balo in Maschera' il given this
month, Nine Eames viii sing Apdhd. which
Nine Gadsh had in the recent production
Of the opera. Mines. Homer and Alien
and NM Scott and Plancon will also sing
In the performance. Mr.. Conried hopes,
after la Somnambula," to revive la
Favorita.' with Edyth Walker and NJ.
Caruso in the leading roles.
Nine, Sembrich will be the sololst at the
next Sunday concert. She will sing "Casta
Diva and waltz song by the Polish com
poser, Kowalski.