The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-25
NEXT YEARS OPERA PLANS.
CONRTED WAITING For EAMES
AND NORDICA TO SIGN.

Olive Fremstad Is Holding on Also-The
New Operas to BE Confined for the
Most Part to the New Singers-Geral-
dine Farrar to he Heard in "MignOn."
Heinrich Conried returns to-day from
Washington to remain here until he sails
for Europe the last week in April. In the
,emalnihg time he will make his plans with
tho singers who have not yet definitely
arranged to sing at the Metropolitan. Both
Mines. Eames and Nordica have so far de-
clined to accept the terms proposed.
when l requested Nine. Nordica to be a
member of the company at the Metropolitan
next year. Mr.. Conried said, Il made the
terms the same that she accepted last year.
She was to sing once q week during the New
York season, Mime. Hordioa accepted this
arrangement, as l understood at the time,
but later sent her agent to me with the re-
quest that 1 increase the number of her APP
pearances to twenty, 1t being understood
that three of these appearances might be in
concert.
Il acceded to this request and supposed
that her engagement was settled. Only
the contract remained to be signed. My
frst knowledge of her dissatisfaction with
the terms came recently. Since that time
there has been no further negotiations. The
proposition remains open to Nine. Nor
dica.'
Nine. Eames has been invited to become a
member of the company, appearing twenty
four times during the New York n the
road season. AS this makes only one APP
pearance a week, the prima donna is not
vet well enough satisfied with the terms Of
the contract to sign it. She will appear in
Clicks "Armide" in case Mr.. Conried de-
cides to revive that opera next year.
Miss Fremstad refused an offer from Mr..
Conried Of 500, 600, according to his state
ment, for next season, on the ground that
she preferred from him the condition in her
contract that she should sing the three
Br1nnhildes as we'll as Isolde. She has do
Cided to sing no more mezzo-Boprano parts.
1t is probable that she will return to Ger
many next season and travel as a star
through the large cities singing the new
repertoire.
Miss Fremstad also demanded from Mr..
Conried the privilege of singing .Toeoa.'
Edyth Walker, the other contralto, who
wants to turn dramatic soprano, has not
yet signed her contract, although it is prao-
tlcally settled that she will be a member of
the company. Nine. Homer is also to re-
turn.
The new operas next season will be used
dLillOSO SACluSlNcly W lhtlOiuCo tho now
Corners to the company. Nine: Lima
Cavallieri zones especially to sing in "Fe-
dora" Signor Caruso is very anxious to ap-
pear here as Loris, So Leonoavallo's opera,
founded on the Sardou play, will be given
next winter to provide a new part for him.
NJ. Rousseliere, the French tenor, will
appear in "Mignon" which has not been
sung at the Metropolitan by the regular
company for some years. Miss Geraldine
Farrar will also be heard in Thomas's opera.
II hrnn NDrltAn nfttrn 10 tha NV
it is probable that she will appear as Filend.
Signor Caruso may sing in Flotow's opera
-Stradella, il Mr.. Conried decides that
the work is suited to the Metropolitan.
The new lease Of the Metropolitan which
Mr.. Conried signed differs in certain i'm
portant particulars from that under which
he first became director. The Conried
METROPOLITAN Opera Company formerly
rente from the Metropolitan Opera and
Real ate Company only the opera house.
Now it has taken over the entire building,
including the apartment house, restaurant
When Maurice Grau was impresario
he had to send every year to the directors
of the Metropolitan Opera and Real Estate
Company a list Of. six artists designated
as stars. From this number two at least
had to appear in every subscription per-
formanoe during the season.
Mr.. Conried was not required to do this,
and none of the directors of the Metro
politan Opera and Real Estate Company
thought of the matter this year until "Hansel
und Gretel" was produced with no stars
at all. Then they thought of the old clause.
For this second lease, which is to continue
for five years from May, Mr.. Conried has
agreed to name a certain number of artists
who are to be stars. Mr.. Conried says that
this clause is very irksome, as it prevents
him from trying new singers whom he
would like to bring from Europe for brief
enga gements.
He is seeking, especially in Germany,
a dramatic soprano for the Wagner roles.
Nine. Emmy Destinn from the Berlin Opera
House does not come here until year after
next.
There will probably be another conductor,
as it has been settled that Nahan Frankie
will not conduct again, although he remains
In his post as concert master.