The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-08
EIGHT new GRAND OPERAS
HAMNERSTEIN ALSO TO REVIVE
SEVEN IMPORTANT WORKS.
Dolores by Breton. Louise" by Charpen-
tier and "PeiIeas and Melisande" Among
mo New Productions -F1fteen Prima
DOnnas Of First Rank Opening Nov. q.

tier ana "PeileAS ana MelisAnde' Among
the New Productions -Fifteen Prima
Donnas OF First Rank Opening Nov. Z.
day on the Auguste Victoria after a stay OF
two months in Europe. gave out yesterday
a statement regarding his plans for the
Manhattan Opera House the coming season.
By way Of introduction Mr.. Hsmmerstein
plumes himself on the success Of his work
In giving New York a second home Of grand
opera. Il owe a duty to New York. he
says. Il prefer the rocky road Of progress
TO a bed OF laurels. II is harder but heal
thier. and then IL takes me away from the
funny position OF a Herr Direktor Of parrot
opera repertoire and allows me TO serve
Lucia 'Rigoletto' and 'Traviata' M a
dessert. not as a meal. According to the
protests of the battalion OF Herr Direktors.'
Sir Directors. Baron Directors'and Legion
Of Honor Directors Of Europe, such bold
proceedings will land me In bankruptcy and
forever bar me OF royal decorations and
titles"
This Ia how MIR. Hammerstein is going to
do his duty to New York:
am going to produce no less than eight
grand operas never heard In this country.
revive seven more OF greatest importance and.
outside OF -FOUR Wsgnerian works aonete
10 tue repertoire OF tne s,anosru "orhs
Of the older Italian and French school. The
history Of grand opera does not relate a
similar undertaking. As a guarantee III
such would be necessary In my case) that Q
seemin Rly impossible promise will be carried
out, mention tnat tne new operas "hicn
VIA produce sno whicn are rom a musica'
ana orsHa.lc s'anupo'ns u nos' lhptes
siVe OF mouern VOTES na.e w purcnase
become my soie property 'or . III 'np' ooua-
Try, IN
Inc spanish opera DoIores' "nIcn VIII
De one OF the nrst new operas at tne man.
haitian opera Rouse. is the work OF DIeton oi
Nladrld' ls success mas oeen lns.au'sneous
IL 70 me a great sources d sa.isIactIon 70
Dc sole 10 present a work Oh such novetI
70 my audiences III Is spanish IN Ns aulnor,
snip. spanish IN .hs .'.s,.on .. "s SOY TS anu
worthy coun.e,ps's' a,nen IosNe
to 1t proper musical expression on my stage
l have engaged the artists VINO nave created
tne prlncipsi ro,es. lenor, Oni" nIoSn''
soprano oeHN'e porono. ccntrsno. osI',n
neacne' uasso'.f ie.ro meno"Ha, '"on'y-iou'
spanish dancers nave oeen entseeo " "s
IN Maor'u % ps1''o,ps.s IN IN ops,s.
hnotnet opera LOUISE. oy ,.stpenoe,
wnicn mas neiu .ne oosros Oh mo opera
ComiQue In rams ior SIX years. sung tnere
orins 70 a nearins n nnei'os, ui'cu'y
VI " piouuo'.on. ~
character Of the role of Louise" Is portrayed
by our c-ountrywoman Mary Garden. the
idol Of the operagoers Of Paris. No less than
twenty-five important parts are to be flied.
and the scenic snects OF me toird sct. depict,
ing rsris oy n,sns ON ,s.. Jay, srsnu
penslve n artistic treatment. For this l
have been compelled 10 engage the master
electrician and the principal scenic artist Of
the Opera Comiaus OF Paris. 1t tells the story
OF the lowly In Paris at the present ttme-a
great ~melodrama set to music.
For the opera "Pelleas ct Melisande-
have been so fortunate as to secure the orig
inal cast OF principal singers. which has
made thi. opera world famous. They are
Mary Garden. Mile. seegris: the tenor. Perier;
the barytone. Dufranne. and the basso.
Vieulle.
In That's" Mary Garden. Mile. Francesca
and the great Renaud will head the ensemble.
II is also a pleasure to note that NJ. Remand
will sing the foremost role In "Contes d'Hon-
man" Mary Garden has placed herself
under contract with me for Ave years. I'm
mediately after securing her the directors
and governors OF the National Grand Opera
of Paris appointed her prima donna a~ssoiuta
OF the institution. She will be at the Man
haitian Opera House Ave months every sea-
son. and four months at the Grand Opera
House In PARIS
Mr.. Hammerstein again pats himself on
the back and then catalogues the artists
he has engaged and the operas he will pro-
duce. There will be fifteen prima donnas.
Ave tenors. five barytones and Our bassos
in the first rank. Here is the schedule: