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Heinrich Conried reuurnedrto Now York
on the Kaiser Wilhelm IL. yesterday, after
a stay Of fyesmonths In Europe. He went
there for rest and 10 make arrangements
for the comingIseason at tho Metropolitan
Opera House. For the first time In his
life Mr.. Conried had TO takeinto account
q rival impresario. Perhaps 1t was this
knowledge that made Mr.. Cpnried work
too hard or preyod ON his mind. At all
events he was III in Europe before he
started homo and had to, keep to,his state
room on the steamer.
Don't ask mo~whatI think ofAany other
opera company" the said. The affairs Of
my own companyiare enough to keep me
busy
Other arrivals yesterday&On h Grosser
Kuxfuersti we're Q contingent Of III new
chorus which Mr.. Conried has engaged
for the Metropolitan. Thcre~will be in all
40 singers In tho new chorus.
-These are trained singers the manager
said; and no theatrical union Of any kind
can keep them out Of the country whatever
thsy may threaten Aow. i would give
up my post a. mansger Of the Metropolitan
Opera House II / bad 10 be dictated to by
a union OF theatrical mechanics as TO what
Kind Of . company or chorus l am to en-
gsgs for my theatre. My chorus IL made
up Of experienced and professional singers
and not Of laborers. II ID al u an or
ganixation that its members were admitted
TO this country and they are going TO stay
hare and sing at the Metropolitan Opera
House. The chorus engaged for this season
Is more costly than any that ever sang
here before, but that rs not a matter which
was taken into consideration. / want the
best chorus available and I must have
discipline
The FIRST rehearsal is called for Thursday,
whiOh h unprecedentedly early for the
Metropolitan. In the past chorus re-
hsarsals were held while the season WAS
under way. The orchestral rehearsals will
begin on October 1. Alfred Hertz, the
German leader, arrived on h steamer
with Mr.. Conried and Sig. Vigna Is due
here within a few days.
The most interesting announcement made
by the impresario for the present season
CONCERNED his operatic novelties. They
will include Madame Butterfly and
"Manon Lescaut," by Puccini; Fedora
by Giordano; -Adrienne Lecouvreur,' by
Cilea; La Damnation de Faust, " in operate
form, ana -Salome," by Richard Strauss.
Among the revivals will be 'L'Africaine,"
'Fra DiavoEo.' -Lakme," Il P~uritani,'
-Mignon" and Romeo ct Juliette.' which
was not suns last year.
Richard Strauss would have come here
to conduct TSalome,'' MIR. Conried said,
If his duties at the Royal Opera Hous
IN Berlin had not interfered. Mr.. Hertz
Will conduct the opera, and when l was at
Gastein both he and Ernst Won Schuch,
who first prepared the opera for production,
were my guests, that Mr.. Hertz might have
an opportunity to study the score with the
famous Dresden conductor. Then Mr..
Hertz also spent a great deal Of time with
Richard Strauss, the composer, and is
thoroughly familiar with all his theories
about the music. He also attended all
the Dresden rehearsals and performances.
/ hope TO give the opera here in February.
olive Fremstad will sing the leading
role. The other parts will be sung by
Anton Var Roov and Carl Burrian, who had
the same role in the original production.
Whether or not 1 will give the opera, which
lasts only eighty minutes, with another
work, is not yet decided. have permis-
sion from the to do so, but IL il
MINIMUM ~ INN eAACAAN OENA@ w SA1OAAA
suitably IN an evenings programme. Tn
orchestra will Consist Of los men, and the
necessary instruments that are used only
in this opera are already ordered in Europe.
I oonsider that the production Of 'Salome'
will be the most notable musical event
In New York since the first performance
Of 'PersifaL''
In Gea's opera, made from the Legouve
play -Adrienne Lscouvreur,' the principal
parts win DO sung by Mime. Lima Cavalileri
81 0t-n@- CnEna0 1hA IN arfflfa
will have the principal parts in Giordano's
fedora In P~uccini's Madame Butterfly
and sManon Lescaut,' to be staged under
Puccini's personal direction, Geraldine
Farrar n SignOr Caruso Will have the first
rdles. In Madame Butterfly 'Signor Scotti
and Mime. Homer will also appear. In La
Damnation do Faust which Raoul Guns
bourg, the impresario OF Monte Carlo, will
come here to put, on the stage a. he lie
Eve years g when the Berlioz work was
viii viii Be ssns 3 "a by a@ SSss. F F1S snd Homer oDieT
and NM. Rousseliere and Plancon..
In the works to be revived there will
be the singers known TO the audiences at
the Metropolitan. Nine. Sembrich n
Wbioh has not been heard In this city In
years. Nine. Sembrich and M. Rousseliere
arc 10 sang the principal parts in Delibes's
SLakme," which has not been sung at the
Metropolitan for fifteen years, although it
Ia one OF MLnbs OtIlDTlCu y IlOSJ lhIlOuS
roles in Europe. Nine. Sembrich INC Sig.
Carlso will also have the leading parts
In Fra DiaVolo," which has not been heard
for twenty years at the Metropolitan and
ia oxpected 20 prove a rival to Marta
last season. Olive Fremstad, who is now
q fully developed soprano, and MN. Caruso
and PIancon will nave the leading roles in.
SL'Afrioaine." Meyerbeer's opera will De
given in Italian. Miss Fremstad will sing
an the Brunnhides. In the proposed re-
vival OF -Mignon' Miss Farrar will rave
the title role, and it is possible that Nine.
SemDFich may appear ~ FihRd- NM.
RousseliAre and PIancon will have the male
roles. Miss FarraT and VI. Rousseiiere will
sins in Romeo ct Juliette."
Among the new artists that Mr.. Conried
will Introduce are Geraldine EarraT, who
has been so successful for the past four
years in the Royal Opera House in Berlin
and in Monte Carlo and st. Petersburg.
She is an American. Nine. Cavallieri n an
Italian, noted as a beauty and a favorite in
Paris and Monte Carlo, where she has gen.
orally appeared with Sig. Caruso. Celes-
tina Boninsegna IL an Italian dramatic
soprano who win be heard in the Italian
roles, such "a Aldo and La Gioeonda. Rita
Fornia is an American who sang in English
opera under the name of Rita Newman.
She has been studying for the past year with
Jean de RNsgke in Paris.
Berta MOrena N the famous Wagner
.znrann from Munich who Waa tn Gonna