New-York tribune., 1908-01-26

Now that Gustav Mailer is In active service at
the Metropolitan Opera House I!at establishment
has no fewer than four conductors The fact Is
en1Dlaszed by this weeks list. which VIII pre-
sent Nj Mailer as director Monday, Mr.. Fer
rari on Wednesday Mr.. Hertz on Thursday ana
Mr. Bovy OF Friday. This is larger stan 81
conductors than any recent season has fouhd
regularly appearing al the Metropolitan. and the
duties OF leadership may thus be so distributed
ss to bear not too heavily upon any OF the four
What it is physically possible for a single con-
ductor TO do demonstrated once for all by
Waiter Damrosch in February and March. 1879,
when, in the Of his FIVE weeks season, he
not only was his own impresaIio but actually
conducted unaided twenty-five Wagner
performances al the Metropolitan Opera House,
besides several important concerts. No one has
attempted such feat since then in this city. and
it is well for both conductors and audiences that
endurance tests Of so fantastic nature are ho-
required nowadays.
When opera at the Metropolitan confined
TO the Italian and French lists two conductors
divided the work between them. ManCinelh and
Beyignani were the customary occupants Of the
post With the restoration IF opera in German
70 Z share Of the Metropolitan's repertory. in
eS. Anton SeidI reinstated to take charge
Of It. and his two colleagues We're Bevignani and
Seppi. ProftiuG by MS fatiCung 1Ss5 experience,
Damrosch brought aid in bis 1895 venture 2f
the Academy Of Music otto Lofse. WHO left dis
tinCt memory here a "A CondUctor Of force and de
cision. In 1893 it Bimboni tina, Dsmrosch had
for his assistant conductor. Bimtcni has since
become a Bostontan. During Tie regular subsCrp-
ton seasons hovever. Il has remained the rule
have three conductors. SeidrS colleagues, Man
cinclH and Beyignani, fixtures for years at
the Metropolitan. Sedl himself succeeded,
after his death. by Schalk. Paur. Damrosch
Hertz Mottl and again Hertz. and what WAS
his work divided between Mailer and
Hertz while Ferrari and Bovy. respectively. have
, the Italian and the French operas in charge
Their recent predecessors have been Flon. Sen
pill and Vigna- II is good for conductor
TO have too much 10 do, and the present force of
four such Mr.. Conried has secured ought
II accomplish the work with energy to spare.
The Manhattan Opera Houses short history, so
far conductors go. may. Of course. be summed
up IN one word campanlni. Neither last year ,.or
this has NJ Hammersein's gifted musical director
been relieved from public duty than for a
day or two at time. There are two other con
ductors on the list. but tIey have little to do 50
far as audiences can see 1t is sometimes bur
den TO he 50 indispensable as Nj. Campanini has
become to NJ. Hammerstein's patrons.
AT THE METROPOLTTAN.
Wagrers ''Tannhauser" viii he sung next Thurs
day evening fer the first time this season with
Knote the hero. Goritz as Wolfram, Nine.
Gadski Elizabeth. Nine Fremstad as Venus.
Miss Alien the Shepherd and Blass the Land
grave. Mr.. Hertz nil conduct.
The repetition of Don Giovanni" next Monday
Should draw another large audience. Mr.. Mailer
will direct. and the viii again include Mines.
EameS Gadski and Sembrich and NM Bonc-
Scott. Chaliapne, Blass and Dufriche. In .NIanol
Lescaut,' By Puccini. next Wednesday evening,
the chief singers viii be Mines. Cavalier and Matt
field and Mn CaruSo, Scott, Lucas. Reiss and
Barocchi. while the conductor viii be Mr.. Ferrari
Faust Friday. VIII the be!ated return
OF Poi Plancon for the season He Will then re
sume his familiar role Of Mephistopheles which he
has sung SC often and admirably in this theatre
Nine. EaGnes. taruso and Straccari viii .be the
other principals. and Mr. Bovy viii conduct.
II Barbere Sfvigiia'' will be sung a the Sat
uroay matinee with the familiar cast, which IL
cludes Nine Sembrich and MM. Bonci, Campanari,
Cnaliapine and Barocchi Mr.. Ferrari viii conduct.
--Madama Butterfly VIII be heard for the first
tine at popular prices Saturday evening. On
this occasion Dir. Martin viii sing the role Of
Pinkerton for the first time. and the of the
cast will include Miss Farrar and NM. Straeciari,
Reiss and Dufriche with Mr.. Ferrari as conductor.
Following is the programme for the Rossini con
cert the Metropolitan Opera House this evening:
overture--II Barhiere di siyis!ia."
Arfa-Asssa a pie dun saiice, from 'Dte4lo-
Mime. Rita forna-
I''-A Metropolitan opera chorus.
cverture-..vy-iIIianl TeI."
Introductior-s1abat Mater Doorosa.
Mines. Gadsid and Homer Nm Martin and J'nfne' and
Aria-cujus Amman
Mines Gadsid ana Homer,
ArIa-Pro Peecatis.
Aria and clnor7ss-i:la aIsJeT
N J5urnet ana chorus.
s5uartet-SaBcta Mater istud
Mines. Gadskl and Homer: NM. Martin and Gourmet
CsVstina-Fac Ut t'orten.
Nine Gads4 sn1 chorus
Cherls-In Semplt,rna S7rcuia.
Chorus.