New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-12
M. GATTI-CASAZZA HERE
Preparatory Work at Metropolitan
WI Be Begun in Earnest.

Preparatory work for the coming seeson at the
Metropolitan Opera House will be on in earnest
now. The German chorus has already started re-
hearsas. and the italian chorus and the orchestra
will begin work this week.
Eager to start his first season at the Metro
politan, NJ. Giulio Gatti-Casazza, the new general
manager. arrived here yesterday morning on the
French liner La Touraine. With him Gulio
Sett, the chorus master for the French and
Italian operas. and Francesca Romei one OF the
new assistant conductors. On the same steamer
were thirteen members of the new Italian chorus
NJ. Catti-Casazza looked in good health. though
he said he had had fatiguing summer listening to
singers in the for material for the opera
house. At the pier to meet him was Andreas Dip
pei the administrative manager.
The general manager expressed himself opti-
miscally in regard to the season at the MetropoI-
tan and on the plans made for the production OF
new operas He did not declare himself so favor
ably in regard the present output Of singers in
Italy and France of New York size
Il found very little that promising in the
way OF material either in Italy or France"
he said. 'Of the tenors have engaged, Ri
naldo Grassi and Ariodante Quartz are still in their
twenties as is also Conretta Paterna,' 11e new
basso-buffo. OF the barytones. feel sure that
Pasquale Amato and Jean Note will be sure to
meet with success"
Arturo Toscanini one of the new conductors. and
for the ten years NJ Gattf-Casazza's collabora-
tor at La Scala, in Milan, will reach New York on
Wednesday on the Oceanic. During the third week
of the season, which is to open November IT, M
Toscanini will direct the production of Die Gotter-
dammerung, in German, in which Mines Fremstad
and Homer and NM Schmedes and Feinhals to
sing
An interesting announcement of the new general
manager is that Caruso will sing Turiddu in "Caval
leria Rusticana" here this season, the first time he
has sung the part in New York Emmy Destinn
will be the Santuzze- The opera will have an en-
tirely mse-en-scene, painted by the artists of
La Scala. Puccins lie Villi' may be given during
the fourth week, with Nine. Al1a and MN Bonci
and Campanar, and ToscannI conducting. For the
revival of "Falstaf" the cast will include Mines
Farrar Aida and Maria Gay and NM Scott, Grass
and Campanari For Aida there will also be new
scenery and costumes.
If NJ Gatti-Casazza is able to carry out his inten
tons. New York operagoers will hear many nov
elites during his regime. He said he had obtained
In Paris rights for 'Ariane Barbebleue." Paul
Dukas composed the music and Maurice Maeter-
Iinck wrote the book. Besides. NJ Gatt-Casazza
Ravel, called "L'Heure Espagnole." This work is
be heard this winter the Opera ComiQue, in
Paris
Then there operas by Debussy,
founded on tales of Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of
the House of Usher and THE Devil in the Befry.
The former is TO be in two acts, the latter in one
The composer makes the condition that the operas
be given together. He told NJ Gatti-Casazza that
the music of both operas would be in a different
vein from that of "PellAas ct Melisande." Another
opera, La Legende de Tristan" which Debussy
promised for the Metropolitan For the season of
1909-'10 NJ. Gatti-Casazza promises the production
of two operas by Xavier Leroux, LA RENE Fam
mette" and lie Chemoneau"
Rehearsals OF d 'Albert's "Tiefand' will be start
ed to-day.