New-York tribune., 1907-11-17
SEVERAL NEW SINGERS.
Also a Ne1U Conductor at the
Metropolitan.

Besides welcoming back many distinguished
artists already familiar here, Metropolitan Opera
House audiences this week will greet several new
singers and a new conductor Two OF the new
stagefolk Will appear Monday night in "Adriaua
Lecouvreur." Nine. Anne Girerd and George Lucas.
Nine Gcrerd comes from Monte Carlo where she
has been singing for the last six years She has
also appeared at the imperial theatres in ST
petersburg and Moscow. She was born in Paris
and studied at the Conservatory George Iucas
who will sing the email role of the Albe a..
Chazeuil is a French tenor. He made his debut a :
Geneva IN 1888, and he has sung at Paris Bor-
deaux, Nice. Lyons Marseilles, Antwerp and New
Orleans. At the Paris Opera he took part In the
revival Of La Prise de Troie" In LYONS he created
the leading tenor role in Saint-Saens's Les Bar
bares," and in New Orleans appeared in the
first American performance Of Giordanos siberia -
The performance Of "Adriana Lecouvreur'' will
Introduce Mr.. Conried's new italian conductor
Rodolfo Ferrari. Sgnor Ferrari comes from the
Teatro Costanzi in Rome where he has conducted
for the last six years. He born at Mirandola
In 1863. and studied az the Rossini I.yccum at
Bologna. He made his first appearance as d con-
ductor at Ravenna in 1883. This led TO his en-
gagement leading conductor Of the Teatro
Comunale at Bologna and he has since conducted
at Florence. Vienna, Berlin, Frankfort Naples
Palermo. Trieste Madrid. Barcelona and Lisbon.
Signor Ferrari also spent three seasons at Ia
Scala in Milan, and he conducted the opening per
formance at the Teatro Lirico the same city
The revival Of ''Mehstofele' on Wednesday viii
be made interesting by the debut here of Theodore
Chaliapine. the Russian bassa and Riccardo Mar
tin and Giuseppe Tecchi two new tonors NJ
Chalapine has had interesting career He was
born Kazan in 1873, and began life as a cobbers
apprentice. He sang soprano in church choir
until the age Of sixteen. when his voice began to
change. Soon afterward the director Of a small
provincial opera company refused to accept him
ordinary chorus singer, on the ground that
he had no voice and no talent. made his real
debut as a basso Tihis as MephistopheIes in
Gounod's Faust in 1898 Next came his engage
ment at the imperial theatres in Moscow and St
Petersburg. In 1901 Chalapine appeared at La
Scala. in Milan where he made his debut in the
title role Of Boito's "Mefstofele" He has an
peared in Naples. Rome. Berlin. Paris and Monte
Carlo
Ricardo Martin is a native of Kentucky and
born in 1878. He is pupil OF Edward Mac
Dowell. with whom he studied harmony and COM
position. He studied singing in Paris with
SbrgIia NJ and Mime. Escalais and jean de Reszke.
rIr Martin made his debut Nantes in ISo. in
Faust" He Italy and appeared in
Andrea Chener" at Verona and at Milan. Last
season he made his American debut at New Or
leans and sang on tour with the San Carlo opera
has sung in Italy. He will sing small roles at the
Metropolitan Opera House this winter.
Massenet's That's" will be novelty next Friday
evening at Oscar Hammersteins Manhattan Opera
House. and il will Introduce 70 New York
American Soprano Miss Mary Garden who for
seven years has enjoyed genuine operate distinc-
tior in Paris and London. Onenbach's Les Eonte5
Hoffman," VIII be repeated Monday night, with
the cast OF last Friday. Aida" with Mines. Nor
dica and De Cisneros and NM. Zenatello Ancona
and Arimondi, viii be sung on Wednesday even