New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
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------ ,z---e- r-e~as were IN the Iist, % which
-.- --e - At7-fz-1a I-ecouvreur.' vas new. THIS
-.--zs-- moreover. was offered only 70 IHe a1
=.e--ze ~ Monday and Friday nights Il "ae
.-.---- question The most dismal failure which
--= -z~--sz NJ tia Metropolitan Opera show ana
----- nor ~ saved even by the participation
s- - --e-s---l=--e of Signor Caruso us ..l'lo ~
Ike --z- ~ -FeEo-a'' in the season oI 80 " Y
- --z p ia presence n tfe company OF NINE
----z-.z-s r-- whose sake. = would seem, II was
--..-e - --o5,.ce the ore novelty of the season
- rad Judgment displayed il this nay not nae
r=-- 1E- C---5e5's. except nT sir1ereTc@' p1' AZ -
p charged ID against his a0ETllrls' 7lI'N .
10 -.- 7zztrz- the kroTledge and taste o. the per
.---. --- r=-z used their influence 70 bring ois-
--z=-- - --e Metropolitan repertory- The PolloF
~ -.= Metropolitan administration has Ior S7a
-zz- =-zf-=- -epe-Erfcus Of any opera AZ any o.
--s ---=--5r-f0n performances II Is costly poi
i-- -- wy. since il Conlpels the director 70
---=--z a. least twenty operas and prevents MN
t--- taking advantage of 3 marked success O
<-r- attempting 10 enforce the merit o. e W"
or perfo-rpaace not instautaneously appreciated
.fza-.-" offers case IN point Il was me lilo7'
szSzsY O. n r5arled's productions this year from
s~e-.- --t-- n view. yet because OF the Iate
oz- a. which il got ready ana me preJ1-
dee re- some Of the boxhOceTs against German
operas a. received only three PERFORMANCES a.
re ---- -,--fa~r1lauce ou Wednesday night OF
-zz- --zz-- she curtain closed the last scene
amid an exhibition Of enthusiasm for "hlch
para 81 could only be found n the aElTlsls O. '7
German seasons from lSs+ % 1881 4 wise poilc3.
I7r-- toward artistic results and less ceferenlaI
4 rha r-l-s q The fashionable world, would nave
-e~Er--5 ru1re-- I1s- ca -EideIio greater gam
-1z- --1ue- made with "TTovatore- TO some e&-
te-- r rs r-s-e 70 read tho taste OF the DoAhooeEs
and H subscribers for single nights in the distrl-
b1--- ar -le operas throughout the week f-ach
= these s=5ze had rr necessity fOregO from I'VE
70 seven g-e-as lazalI the double plils must DC
taken .zt- aar~.s-ratiort. Monday vas confessedly
IT, mods. night It's people blessed with Ad!4-
sr-a Leao-srell- The opening night. he4[u
eng $3.50 German operas. Der Fliesende iiol-
aa1der~ and .-Taruhaueer"; they were dispensed
t-gu hearing Die IeisJerslnGeT. -'I-oienstih'
s-slsa urd GreteI." 'Pagllaeci. DE W Haihu4V'
c=g--el- and '-Eld-Ig'-aI German operas puI
c1e H. ta5s respect 81 phenomenon q former sea-
s5r- was rr-.s.s-es- From the patrons o. Nedles-
eay uga- '.ztrs-l-lla IeeouVreuf- Der fi-esTi-o=
Ef3l.srde-~ Fedora 20 Tannhauser. Hansel UNI
Eretz-F and "PaclaccG' were withheld; I-ursdaS :
Ba-r1-s got along without ''Adrianua I-eeoIFreuf'
-Dle gre.s-e-z-rs-r.-s Der F1I=gende Holiander,
Lo1eler.u-- and Marta me Friday list ols-
i--se9 with --F2lsOietto." LofengFiH' Fe1'i"'
-a-t4' ''3l1non L@scaut" ''IannhauSe. ana
segtrec' Iae Saturday matinee list WIN -A1ii-
s1-a Le-guT-es1r'' '-LohengrIn.' Don cloFafdIl,
DE Falz-re" and ''Fidelio." Saturday night ; a1-
o1sacez democratic and much less attracted o.
'ss1l91 o- lad - st aID than those u any olAe'
--e1- t. tie week. II their case the rUbscfiplCn
Goes Eo- pay e large role sad it has been The
palcy G. the manager 10 ot.er his best operas 20
-sT es re could do SO without calling for the ger
wees ot gHor Carueo. Mr. conreid made an ex-
esIt-o- ri tile closing night Die Walklre' and
ricei5' were rle only German oI.'-faa omitted
--o-h fte Saturday u.s. The others Mere tafuso
NSeias. -t1. --Adrialua LecogyrcLr,' IRIS. Pc
~'fs, Tassa1 -Manet l.es-sut," Marta Don
04'Fa1u. end .--lsuon
Distinguished a5 1te laHsuas, 10 -gcn he olerss
ie composed tao- alag- og tfst of -'@Tfori.lai1eD
---esn Italian operas were ziyzl, ten German ana
II. French. De- TIE subscription season mere we're
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"a ai1 ten French Since tlle character OF the |
g--l2ry - looked upon index Of the state |
q, a. tfosrezs of popular taste or Of that or the /
-sslsE' O. Gt tie capacity Of the company me l