New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
Timely MusicaI Comment.
Flying Duchman After Long Flight" Iris
Also To Be Revive al the Metropolitan

Once IN every seven years. under the terms Of
his punishment, the Flying Dutchman. according
20 the legend, was allowed respite from his end
less cruising upon stoI ny seas. At these perlodS
he might come ashore and dwell for a brief space
among men. It Is almost seven years since the
wandering outcast last seen in New York IN
his operate Incarnation. and tomorrow night lie
viii land more on the stage Of the Metro
politsn the ttuar hero Of Wagner Der
F1iegende Hollander-"
To auditors with long memories or convenient
records the bearded mariner, Nanderdecken VIII
seem to have been vocay rejuvenated by his
most recent voyasing, for on January ~ lst Wnen
Wagner's opera was last sung here. Theodor Ber-
tram. who to have taken the part was inca
pacitated, and Adolf Muhlmann eleventh
hour substitute. MIR Bertram himself had been
the Vanderdecken of a presentation a fortnight
earlier. and in the season of 1S99-ls" Lempriere
Pringle was the hero of three performances. but
neither ne f3ertram (yvho killed himself few
days ago Germany left memories that Mr. Van
Rooy should find IT difficult efface when Der
F9iegende Holander' is revived at the Metro
politan Opera House Monday evening. David
Bispham and Carl Somer. respectively, sang the
titular in Waiter Damrosch's presentations of
1ss and 1897 and the names of Theodor Reich
and William Ludwig are associated with the
character the first in the German regime of. the
late SOS and Mr.. Ludwig with the National Opera
-Company's season Of 1857
& Der FYiegende HoliandeT'' all twenty
performances at the Metropolitan, in German, Eng
iish and French. Next Mondays cast promises
well. Besides MIR. Van Rooy Vanderdecken the
singing actors will include Nine Gadsfd Senta,
Nine. La-gendorff Mary, Mr.. Knote Eric.
Mr. Blass Daland and AIr- Dippel the Steers
Mr.. Hertz viii conduct.
Another revival of this week at the Metropolitan
Opera House, Mascacni's Iris Will be less
soniliar- In fact this opera. japanese theme
has been sung here only on the occasion of Mas
cagni's luckless American of the autumn of
lS2-that visit OF which a witty Partisan wrote
that while the Italian composer undergoing
legal harassments in Boston, this sign was tackled
on The door OF his hotel room Persons wishing
Signor ATascagni politely requested to
take numbers il order TO avoid confusion"
Iris had SIS first New York presentation at the
Metropolitan S1sca -Tfslse after = postponement on
October Is. 1872 TIE cast then included Nine Far
in the title EoIa-Pietre Schiavazzi as Osaka
Nirgilio Beilatu IS KyOto, and Dora Ge Philippe
as a Geisha. with the composer as conductor. IN
the revival. Fridag. evening. December 6 Nine
EsInes viii make her first appearance OF the sea-
son, singing the tifUa- role. which she has lately
added to her repertery- It will also mark the
debut in Mr.. Cenrieds company OF Miss Rita lie
Fornia, who wiHssafsg the role of Geisha or una
Guecha," as the Italian has it. Miss lie Fornia
halls from San Francisco, ana she began aer
operatic career a. ne Stadt Theatre in Hamburg
She sang for Two Seasons with Mr.. Savage in his
English grand opezsDi company, and she has been
studying with Jean de Reszke for the last tyo
years. The complete Of Iris VIII be as fol-
lows:
-,
IRIS Nine Emma Ea1nes
e,ssts '1necha Nine !e Fornia
KTneo M Caruso
Conductor. Rodofo FerraIi M i'1ii''ndi
-Iris" is in three acts, and its book is by Luigi
1nica, one Of the most industrious and ingenious
OF the Hbrettists of Young Italy The story laid
IN Japan, and IL opens in the garden Iris. child
Of blind father. who is playing with her doll and
talking 10 the Osaka, young man, covets
her and contrives with Kyoto capture the girl
and place her in the Yoshwara Toxic in Kyoto's
house The lure they provide is pUppet show.
and they carry off Iris Kyoto leaves behind a
sum Of money, TO make the capture legal. The
father is told that she has gone OF her own accord
and he curses her Act III passes in Yoshiwara
whose character the girl does understand
Here Osaka makes love to her but she is too
young 70 comprehend. and asks to be taken home
80 her father. Kyoto then seeks TO profit by ex-
hbittng the girls beauty in the Yoshwara and
while this is in progress her blind father is led To
The gded prison to throw mud upon her and dis
own her. In desperation Iris leaps from the win
COW into a deep sewer basin. in Act III rag pick
ers searching the river into which the sewer emp
ties find the hsif-conscious Iris. gaudiy dressed
She revives. and reflects her sad fate She
hears in thought the voices Of Osaka Kyoto and
her father. Believing herself about 10 live again
she dies happily. the rises The sun again |
speaks TO her. treasures her. and finally covers |
her body with flowers. In the opera the suns
words sung by the chorus.
Repetitions al the Metropolitan this week will !
comprise Aida Wednesday evening. La !
Boheme' Thursday evening and -'defistofele'' |
at the Saturday matinee, with the familiar casts
The third popular priced performance. next Sat |
urdsy evening. will be devoted TO 'I.ohengrin," |
sung for the first time this season, with this
lisa son Brsbsnt bsnt-----------,- Nine Rappolo !
1chengrn. NJ Knota
Friedrich Telranund d................M Ciori,z
Der Heerrufer
Conductor Alfred Hertz.
The solosts at the popular concert tonight will /
De MINES ReppoIo. kirbby- -Isunn and Dereyne and
NM. Martin. straccaTi and Adhlinann Mr. -Bovy~
viii conduct and the opera chorus as well as the |
orchestra. viii take part in this programmes
A.s-ca. --:solenneIe- new I,,,r4,,
b>l chorus frosa PsglisccI eonrs-.siJH
Chorus orchestra
ARA Ert "a. >. from ''Esailo in Maschera" ,erdi
Ar Riccagdo StTacciari
Aria. -os, Mio Ferrando' Favorits ronfze,ti
Nine. kirkby-I.unn. !
Es2f>r Rusticansr
Nile Feia Der-yne chorus
n TlSza
ia ns.sic from .I,e Csd' - Atsvso,,..
taanz Paroles. -.--..-.-......-.l
te) Nase from La Belle Bois Tsehaikovssly
Scene and Miserere nom III Tqogaiore Verdi
Sne. Marie Rappola Riccardo Msrtin and chorus
Rccardo srraociari '''"
ssl
tbD -'Nsnssn difes Moi Wer.sr1in
Kirby IAnn-
Finase, Act W. -ftorneo Juetfe'' f;ouno5
NM Riccardo Martin. MdhImarn and ct,oy,,s
Sshs5eeas- Esfaha .Chahrier
AT THE MANHATTAN.
Mr.. Hammerstein. having successfully added
Mass<nets 'ThaSs' to his repertory the Man
hnstan few days ago. viii devote this week to |