New-York tribune., 1907-12-22
THE OPERA HOUSES.

GAY MUSIC AT THE METROPOLITAN-
Notes Of happiness and gayety viii be appro-
priatey in the ascendant during Christmas week
al the Metropolitan Opera House. 1t Is worthy OF
mention at a period when many current musical
dramas are attuned TO keys of tragedy or sordd-
ness that out of the seven operas listed by Mr.
Conried the four that by far the most infu-
entail will leave the spectator joyous ana the
listener refreshed They are Humperdincks Han
sci und Cretei" Rossinfs I'll Barbiere d Siviglia.
W. gner's Die Meistersinger' and Flotow's
Marta" Against these. Gordanos Fedora.
Mascagnfs Iris and Bofto's 'Mehstofele' have
little collective weight. especially considering the
artificial character of their dramatic motives. So
the nearest practicable approach to the Christmas
spirit will reign through the week almost unchal-
Ienged.
..HanseI und Greter' will be given for the first
time this season special matinee on Christmas
Day popular prices Hunperdinchs fairy opera
will be follows:
Grsel Nine ta,a alrer
Gertrude MIN Nine Nd %eed
TaumAnnchsn Mu M C:+l
fe'eF 49, CONDUCTOR. Alfred Hertz,
Marta will be sung at the matinee on Saturday
with the following cast:
Nancy Nine 15n2DDi5 agEqf5
as Serva .................-... Nine Van der Zee
= ,5sa7Y ssFya Nine M ea4so H9Ia@
Isirrt,e,, N Iourret
h5 81 sas'ia9 Esisf5 i 3st5tsa;
Divertisseent by Miles Fr0ehlieh a0an and e0rFs de
Conductor. Rodolfo FerrsrL
n, Monday evening Fedora" will be repeated
with Mines Cavalieri. Alien. Mattfe!d and jacooy
and Messrs. Caruso. Scotti and Tecchi In the
leading roles. Mr. Ferrari will conduct 1! Bar
hiere di SiyigIia" will be given on Wednesday
evening. and the cast will include Mine senlbrieh
and Messrs. Bonci. Campanari. Chaliapine and
Barocchi. With Mr.. Ferrari as conductor IRIS
with Mines. Emma Eames and lie forrla anu
Messrs Caruso Scotti and Journet will be heard
on Thursday evening Mascsgnfs opera will he
directed by Mr.. FerrarL
Die Meistersinger" will be the bill Friday
evenIng and the principal roles will be sung ty
Mines Gadsk and Mattfeld and Messrs. Knote,
Van Rooy Goritz Blass and Muhlmarn. Mr..
Hertz Will conduct Mr.. Conrted announces Me
fstofeIe'' for the sixth of the Saturday evening
! performances at popular prices There will be TO
changes in the familiar cast, which Will include
Mines Farrar. Pappold and Jacoby and Messrs.
ChaIapine Martin and Tecch Mr.. Ferrar Will
conduct.
AT THE MANHATTAN
Charpentier's Louise is 10 have its postponed
American premiere next Friday night at Mr.. Ham,
merstein's Opera House Readers of this column
have already had this story of modern Paris cut
lined for their information. together with the list
OF singers concerned The cast includes MISS Mary
Garden as Louise the sewing girl, role which at
the Opera COlniGue she made her own MY Ddi-
mores will be Julien. the young artist, whose love
for Louise brings her to defy her father and
mother Mr.. Gilbert will be the girls father Ia
character made s!nguarly sympathetic at the
Comaue by Fougere). and Mime. Bressler-Gianou
will sing and act the harsh anc3 tactiess mother.
taking the role with which Mime. Dechamps-Jehin
has been chiefly identified in Paris There are
TWENTY-FIVE other persons in the cast. besides the
chorus Mr. Hammersten is said to have prepared
a scenic investture for this opera In keeping with
its exiceut demands one OF the most striking
p;ctures is of the city of Paris seen at twilight
from the heights of Montmartre. Mr.. Campanini
will conduct Louise
AT the Christmas Day matinee Les Contes
d.Ioffmann' will be given under the direction OF
Campanini and the singers will be Miles Zeppilli.
de Cisneros Giaconia and NM Remand, Cazauran
and Gilbert On Christmas night Aida will be
sung by Mines. Russ. Cisneros and NM. Ienatello
and Ancona.
The weeks other bills will include La Damnation
de Faust" on Monday evening. with Jornell.
Renaud, Dalmores and Crabbe La Navarraise."
and II Pagliacc' Thursday night, with Gerville
Reache Dalmorcs C,abbe. Arimondi. Glanoli-
Gallstti Zeppilli, Bass. Sammarco and Crabbe; ut
the Saturday matinee don Giovanni with Russ.
Jomeln Heppilli, Renaud. Cazauran and Gilbert
and on Saturday night "Ernani," with Russ Fac
caria Bass and Ancona.