New-York tribune., 1908-09-23
DIPPEL TELLS OF PLANS
Many Nezc Singers Engaged for
Metropolitan Opera.

After spending four months in Europe the most
of that period in search OF new singers. Andreas
DfppeI the administrative manager of the Metro
poIitan Opera House. returned 70 New York yes
terday on the Kronprinzessin Cecilie Mr. >Dippei
made his headquarters near Vienna. but VISITED
london Paris CsrIsruhe Munich. Vienna. LSeip-
sic Berlin Bayreuth Milan Carlsbad and BAD
Ciastein Altogether. Mr. Dippel estimated yester-
day he had listened to couple OF thousand singers
Mr. Dfppel said he had just received cable
r,,.sses CONFIRMING the engagement Of Isabelle
I'HnilTer who has been singing light soprano
parts at the Opera Comique. in Berlin AT the
Metropolitan she will take the parts tnat were to
merlv generally assigned to Miss Bella AIten VINO
win not be a member Of the company this season
The new member is German Besides her native
tongue she sings in French. italian and Enshsh'
end NAV be in the Of one or more OF the tlFee
English operas which are announced for proaaetoii
this season besides taking the part OF MuSe'NA III
ia Boheme'
Cf a. o.bar raw singers who have been en-
gagged for the Metropolitan. Mr. Dippel said Elk
Schrnedes would reach here some time IN No'eili-
her His engaz cement is for two niohths' pS So
cfaI arrangement with the Vienna opera Hous -
Schrnedes will be heard fer the nrst tIie d 7
mund in Die WaIkure.
The first novelty Of the season az the Met'u
politan according to Mr.. Dippei VIII os -,
land At it's first presentation on ~ Sio"Ia.
November g. the second week OF the
Emmy Destinn will have the part IN Wnlcn VIM
the cast will be Mines l. Huillier and Spaihe
and NM Schnedes. Feinhals and Gorltz-
Another of the new sopranos. Frances Aloa'
native Of New Zealand will have one OF the lead
ing parts in the second novelty TO be preseh'su-
This is Puccfnfs lie VflH' in which NJ BonCl
will have the other chief part As II Is snort
opera. it will be given with "Pagiacci OF
..f,avaIIerfa Rustfcana" Two voices new 10 Ne"
York audiences will also be heard IN anotheF
novelty Laparrs's La Habanera. those OF Maria
Gay. the Spanish contraIto. and Jean Note ne"
barytone from the Paris Opera.
Carl J6rn one of the new German tenors en-
gagged BY Mr. Dfppei. has secured leave OF aD-
sence from the Royal Opera House in Berlin
NJ Toscanini who win probably sail foF thlS
country with NJ Giulio Gatti-Casazza. the new
general manager of the Metropolitan. on OCTOBER .
will be seen for the first time in the conductor
chair on the opening night at the Metropolitan
November "a Aida is the opera selected for the
first subscription performance, and it VIII serve
introduce Nine Destinn and NJ. Amatc. Carust
will probably have his old part OF Rhadames ane
Nine Homer will be the Amneris.
Wednesday night November IS. Die Valkiire'
will be the bill with Mines Fremstad and Gadsk
and NM. schn1edes and BurgstaIIer and Mr.. Hertz
conducting For the first special subscription
Thursday night performance "Madarna Butterfly
with Nine Farrar in the title part. has been tenta
lively set down and on Friday night Nine sem
brich will be heard in one Of her popular parts
possibly Violetta in "Traviata
Mr. DippeI. is hopeful that Engelbert Humper
dinck's Children Of the King will be finished II
time to allow of it's performance at the Metropol
tan this season. As previously announced. IN cas-
it is not ready for production. the management
promises Goldmark's The Cricket on the Hearth