The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02

her hnse-appcaranca here in Il Rrtani.'
Oianina Russ, who il to be the dramatic
soprano of Mr.. Hammerstein's company,
made her first appearance in The produc-
ton of Verdi's -F~alstaff" at Milan. Her
repertoire now includes ToScd, GiOco,da.
Donna Anna, Leonord, Aida, Valentino and
Alice in Robert le Diable.' Like Nine
Pinkert, her Appearances nave been chiefly
confined TO Italy and South America
Nine. Gianoli-B ressler, who Is 10 have
the mezzo soprano duties OF the companys
is a native of the south of France. She
studied in Milan and sang first in Vie Opera
house at Lyons. There she TOOK part ia
tho first French production of Wagner's
"Das Rheingoid.' After singing at Mar
settles and az the Opera Comioue in Paris,
she came to Now Orleans with the troupe
broueh there three years ago by a French
impresario. She was successful thcre, and
when the company made a disastrous visit
TO this city her performances of Carmen
was accounted it's most successful feature.
She returned to Europe aud was engaged
for the Theatre de la Monnnie in Brussels.
She was singing there lest spring when
Mr.. Rammerstein heard her.
Besides Nine. Melba there are two other
Anslo-Saxon singers in the company.
They are Pauline Donelda and Eleanore do
CiSneros. Mime. Donaida comes from Nom
trcal and SiSrorc ID Cisneros from Flgtr
bush. Nine. Donalaa il in private GfS'
tho wife Of Engen Srvcilhsc, the French
baryrone Of the company. Nine. Douaida
studied with such assidblitv in the Montreal
Conservatory Of Music that she won the
Donald prize and was enabled through it
10 study with Mnc. M0rchssi. She has
for two years been n member a.: the COM
pany at Covert Garden. There She has
Won Erca, success in such lyric soprano
parts as JU'iete, S-Grgaeritc and .'sicdela.
and has even tried with great credit tho
colorGture difficulties of Cite. Siynora de
Cisnrros used t. Re Eleanor ~Broadfoot
before the married the Cuban whose name
she bears a, present. She was a native u
Brooklyn and sang in the company at the
Metropolitan Opera House for two sea-
sons, afJer having appeared in ccacert in
q few rlecss.
Nine. &c Cisneros decided that tie opera
house here was no place for "A new singer
~ make "A reputation. She won't 70 Italy.
New York soon began to hear of her from
that source. She has won %triumplA in
Rome and Milan. in Madrid and Nicnna.
and has boon one Of the stars u the degree
that q Cortralto can he Il star Of the recent
Italian season at Covent Garden. h
is said TO have grown very beautiful since
her appearance here and Europe has divided
its praise between he" face and her voice.
Nine Giliheit, who j. n newcomer, is
tho wife OF Charle- Gilbert Her husband;
who made a good record at the Metro
politan, will doubles ave the same success
at the new opera hniisc His wife is a
mezzo soprano.
Among the other singers are Herman
Brag, a Gcrma bass, who has been singing
In Dresden and was ono Of the artists in
the Mozart festival at Prague last summer;
Fernando Galotti-G ianoli, an Italian buffo;'
Francesca Daddi, Emma Trentini. a young
Italian colorature soprano and a protsBS
of Nine. Melba; Emma Zaccaria. a Spanish
contralto; Gina Severina, the comprinlaria,
and Regina AIta, an American dramatic
soprano.
Cleofants Campanini is 10 be the con-
ductor. He succeeded Luigi Mancinelli
at Covent Garden two years ago. He
is regarded as the finest conductor of opera
in Italian since the retirement of Signor
Mancinelli. He is a brother of the great
tenor, Italo C%ampanini, and came here
in the sos to produce Verdi's "Otello"
with the company organized by the n
Charles Wilson is to re the stage manager
of the new institution. The chorus OF 100
includes forty young American singers
trained during the last six weeks in this coun-
try, 9s well as sixty experienced Italians.
More than 5000 new costumes nave been
mad for the productions and the scenery
for twelve operas is now ready in the studio
built on Long Island by Mr.. Hammerstein.
Luigi Albertieri, for several years ballet
master at the metropolitan, will have the
same part at the Manhattan.