The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-10

The best proof that grand opera in
English no longer goes a-begging III
Minneapolis is found in the eager ex-
pectancy, with which the people Of the
looking forward to the opening of the
grand opera festival at the Metropoli-
l fan which occurs on Sunday evening,
March II, with Henry w. Savage g
Combined Parsifal and English Grand
Opera company.
servatories in this section Of the state
are preparing to attend the English
opera in a body, while society, art and
musical circles are preparing to take
advantage Of the sensible prices and
enjoy the entire repertory Of five must
cal masterpieces. :,
works nRsS Of ofas Wagner, Verdi Puccini and
Gounod. Two have never been heard in
areat dPama, 1.-THE Valkyrie, viii be
sung here for the. first time.
In "Rigoletto, - Mr.: Savage,s new
colorature singer, Miss Florence Easton,
secured triumph as Gilda. This sea.
son s company, composed Of the best
1 artists from both the Parsifal and Eng
= lish Grand Opera companies, as well as
: the choicest cuttings Of their choral and
orchestral forces, have been particular:
= ly fortunate in their representations OF
70 these works. r..
, Francis Maclennan, whose "Parsi..
|. fal'' last year proved him worthy of
J. lasting remembrance, and Miss Florence
h Easton, a new coloratura soprano, are
J. among the recent additions to Mr.. Saw
is ages company Of English-speakina
a. Others of the leading artists this year
t. are Ottley Cranston and Robert Kent
h Parker, bassos, and Miss Claude Al
bright, mezzo soprano. all of last year =
VParsifal'' cast; William Wegener
Wagnerian tenor, and Joseph Sheehan
To- tones; Gertrude Rennyson, dramati
NJ soprano, and Rita Newman, contralto
on Of last season IS English Grand Oper'
he company: Margaret Crawford, mezzO
ell soprano; Nine. Martha Miner, new
nd dramatic soprano, and others to b
ia heard for the first time in America /
he English opera.
W, One of the most important feature
in of the company. this year is it's flu
III GRAND opera orchestra Of fifty instrr
iii mentalists under the direction of tn
ICE Chevalier N. B. Emanuel and. Was
merriam conductor, Elliott Schenck: !.
The operas to be sung here will (
he Sunday evening, overture at 81
av Puccini s "La Boheme.'
rs rs Wagner's "The Valkyrie.' -
q Tuesday evening, overture at 81
alb, Verdi s "Rigoletto:
red Wednesday matinee, prelude at
"a a sharp, Wagner's .Tannhauser. .
the Wednesday, evening, overture, 81
,e, Gounod 8 HFaust.' ..
AT the Metropolitan operahouse ne
Thursday "Babes in Toyland" com
for an engagement Of three evenln'
Ieet with matinee on Saturday.
est The plot centefs around the niiSna
lon Of two orphans, q boy and a girl, "
have misery old uncle for a ,guard1s
whose efforts in the play are to get,
% of them, obtain possession OF tn
money and marry q young woman "
! does not care for him.. VIZ,
niece. while "Gontrary Mary is
,. girl who does not want to be MARI
!. TO the old Shylock, because she rea
T. wants to marry Alan.
J.. Particular stress Is laid upon the p
:. sic of "Babes,' all of it being in V
;. / perior to the usual runs Of music fou
e. A large Company is concerned in t
: nresentation, among the principal me
bers being Ignacio Martinetti, who
al will be remembered played Alan: WI
III it was seen here last season, ana
will again appear in his familiar r
c. The part Of Jane, formerly played
n. Mabel harrison, is now entrusted
Id Miss Katherine Bell, while Albert
Benson is the Tom Tom OF the pres
20 Gus Pixley will again be ,InspeSe
- Marmaduke of the Toyland pol
. Others in the company are Gene
st neska, Walter Schrode, Maud ga
ir, bell. John F. Ward, Katherine MUIR
Edward P. Sullivan, Robert ~ 81
,g. James Wilson, Ida Doerge and II
Ct, Cromwell. There is large ch Hq:q 81
to be fully up to Julian M1tShe
st. Standard Of beauty, and the orche
ess will be augmented.
nd Owing to the length OF the per
nance, the curtain will rise at o'cl
en- for the evening performance and
all O o'clock sharp for the matinee.
ich uCheckers'' will take up the /
week beginning March Is. 4.
for Bjou-
ey; Infectious humor and tuneful N