The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-30
HAMMERSTElN'S OPERA PLANS
RETURNS WITH CONTRACTS FOR
A COMPLETE COMPANY,

Oscar Hammerstein, who returned to this
city Saturday after eight weeks in Europe,
brought with him contracts for a complete
company for his new Manhattan Opera
House. The first season there will begin
on Monday, November 49,, and continue
until the end Of April.
Performances will be given on Monday,
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evenings
and on Saturday afternoons. The prices
Of admission on Saturday nights will be
cheap enough to be called popular. At the
other performances the prices for the
lower parts OF the house will be the same
that prevail at the Metropolitan. For the
two upper galleries, however, which are
capable Of seating 2,4O0 persons, regular
theatre prices will be charged.
Only French and Italian operas will be
given with tho exception Of "Lohengrin,'
which may be sung in French. The other
operas to be performed this coming season
are AIDA La Boheme,' Carmen
~Don Giovanni, Faust" lies Hugue-
nots," "Lucia Ill Lammermoor." "Rigo-
letto," Romeo ct Juliette," 'Tosca,'
'La Traviata, Don Pasquale," lie Nozse
de Figaro" al Trovatore,' MARTHA"
"L'Elisir d'Amore,' "Barbiere di Siviglia,"
"Ballo in Maschera," Fra Diavolo," l.
Prophetic" ia JuIve," Il Puritani," l.
S~onnambula,D ala Favonta," "Cavalleria
Rusticana," "Ernani," "Pagliacci," Mig
non" and three novelties.
These are. "Lorelei,' p a new work by an
italian composer named Catalan, which has
recently been sung with great success in
Milan and other italian cities and accepted
for performance in a number Of German
opera houses; Berlioz's l. Damnation
de Faust" to be sung here for the first
time in o~peratic form, and Clicks AR
mide" to be performed for the first time.
The company that Mr.. Hammerstein has
gathered includes these tenors: MN. Bonci,
Dalmores, Bassi and Alscheffsh. Ales-
sandro Bonci is the only tenor In Europe
that shares the honors Of Enrico Caru5o.
He sings the lyric roles in the tenor roper
toire and Is considered to be at his best
in "Puritani,' which is. provided with a
part so difficult as to be beyond the owe
of nearly every other contemporary tenor.
Other operas in which he has won favor
are ala Favorita,' L'Elisir d'Amore,s
Don Pasquale, Marta, Don Giovanni
Fra Diavolo" and I'll Barbiere Ill Siviglia.'
NJ. Dalmores has been for several seasons
at the Theatre de Ia Monnaie in Brussels
and was first heard at the Grand Opera In
Paris. He was under engagement to sing
for four years in Lisbon when MIR. Ham,
merstein secured his release. He will
appear in the revival Of "Armide" and will
sing with Nine. Melba in Faust, Romeo
ct J~uliettep and the French repertoire.
M. Bassi Is a young italian tenor of a more
robust school than M. Bonci, and will sing
the leading dramatic roles. He will make
his debut here in "Tosca" and will sing the
tenor part in "Lorelei.' NJ. Alsoheffski is a
young Pole whom the Covent Garden
management discovered last winter. He
has been engaged to create the title role in
sEugen Onegin" when the opera OF Tschal-
kowsh Is given next month In London.
He was trained for the stage in France and
sings the lyric repertoire.
The barytones include the famous French
singer Jean Renaud, who had been en-
gagged by Mr.. Grau the year before MIR.
Grau was compelled to retire. Nj. Renaudi
who used to be at the Grand Opera in Paris,
is the leading barytone Of the day In France
although he also sings in Italian. He is
to appear as Don Giovanni, EscdmiAo,
Riooleao and in La Damnation de Faust
He will be able to remain here only two
months. He will be succeeded in the com
pany by Antonio Sammarco, who mas sung
with great SUCCESS boh1Uh o n -
for the past two months. He will make
his first appearance here as Scdrpid. Mario
Ancona, another barytone, appeared at
the Metropolitan ten years ago, since
that time he has been a pupil OF jean oe
Reszke and is said to have made great
progress. Signor Meldolf is a young
barytone who has recently made a success
full debut at La Scala, and has sung Tor
the past two summers in South America
He will sing the less important roles
RI Inogaa ora E1nl1ard 1e Re9Zk0, ANON
Drag and Giuseppe M%uguino5. NJ. de
Reszke has not appeared in public since ne
left this country three years ago. he
will be heard only in La amnati ae
Drag, although he is a German and has
lung for several years at the Opera House
in Dresden, has now learned all the french
and Italian basso repertoire under the
him to Mr.. Hammerstein. Signor Mugulno2
has been especially engaged for NLorelel; =
The buffos are NJ. Gillibert, who Is too well
known here to need more than mentlonl
aud Signor Giandi, who comes here from
Mines. Melba, Tetrazzini, CHILDBIRTH g;
ie,Ine MaZurin, d'Arta, Trentinl and
Farnetti are the sopranos OF the compan
MIR. Hammerstein says that Nine. Media
was persuaded to come to his opera house
only after she had investigated thoroughly
its artistic personnel. Mines. Gillibert-
Leieune, Mazurin and d'Arta are. dramatl
eopranos, Nine. d'Arta Is an American,
who has recently been singing in the Frenfh
theatres, and Mime, Mazurin came into
notice recently by her great success In
Giordano's Siberia" produced in Rome
several months ago. Nine. Gillibert-Leleune
was a member Of the Italian company WINCH
sang at Covent Garden last fall.
Nine. Louise G~randjean, the leading dra-
matte soprano of the Paris Grand Opera,
has been engaged by Mr.. Hammerstein on
condition that she can obtain a release from
that management for three months. Nine
Tetrazaini is the young Italian soprano
that MIR. Conried had under contract last
wear, She will sing with .Signor Bone
principally. She Is a sister OF the dramatic
Soprano Of the same name h formerly
was in this country. She married Cleo
fonte Campanini, who is to be the trst
conductor Of the company, and is a brother
of the popular tenor of that name: Nine
Trentini is a protegee of Nine. Melba ano
will sing such roles as Musettu in La Bo'
hame," Nine. Farnetti sings some OF the
dramatic roles and is also a lyric soprano
She was selected by Puccini to create the
title role in Madame Butterfly" and IL
now the prima donna at the San Carlo In
Mime. Gianoli- Bressier, first contralto, is
remembered here from her appearances