New-York tribune., 1908-12-09
ANOTHER OPERA NOVELTY
PHccinii's lie VHf' To Be GiUen at
the MetrOp0Iitnn.

When previous 10 the beginning Of the season
the Metropolitan Opera Company sent out pros
pectus in which It begged 10 announce the open
ing Of the season OF grand opera for 19Os-o9. IN
DER the joint direction Of Messrs- Giulio Gatti-
Casazza and Andreas DippeI.' eight entirely new
productions and revivals Of three operas fea Z
tired
Now that the rnistInderstandings which have
arisen IN certain quarters 10 the nterprsta ton
Of this quoted statement of the company seems to
have been settled and the recent excitement caused
by the more definite declaration OF the status Of
certain persons the Metropolitan has ab6ted
somewhat, comes the announcement that next
week the second Of the eight novelties promised
will be produced. This record-tvo novelties in
Eve weeks-H adhered to. viii afford just enough
tiTne for the production Of the other six
This second novelty IS another Of Puecini's
operas-his earliest, IN fact-called lie Will
With IT'S performance at the special subscription
occasion on Thursday every one Of the four operas
by this Italian composer scheduled for production
this year will have had at least one hearing There
are only three characters in tho opera which was
written while Puccini student IN the Conser-
vatory- These characters viii be enacted by Miss
Aida and Messrs Bonci end Amato.
This early opera Of Puccini is short one and
will given in conjunction with the familiar
'CavaTerfa Rusticana-' Miss Destinn viii be San
tuzza Miss Maria Gay. Lola; Mr.. Caruso, Turiddu.
and Nj Anato, Alto. Those vEo care to hear
lie WILL Il is announced, viii have 10 pay extra
the prices VIII be raised.
Two German operas. It may be noted. will be on
the bill next week On Friday evening Gustav
Mahler viii seen so- the first time this year in
the conductors chai- directing the seasons first
performance Of Tristan ind Isolde" Nj SChmedss
and Nine Freustad viii have ths title parts. the
other singers in the cast being Nine Homer and
Nessrs Feinhals BIass. NIuhlranr. Reiss and
Bsye-- on Wednesday evening there will be an
other performances of the much uooted 'Tiehand.' ~
with the original cast
Two more italian operas, la Travtata'' and
Lucia di Lan,mermoor,' and repetition Of Car
rren" will complete the list for the fifth week In
the cast the first mentioned Of this trio, 10 be
given Monday evening. will be Nine Sembrtch
and MessTs Caruso and Au1ate on Saturday after
noon in Lucia Giuseppe Campanart Will make
his frst appearance Of the season as Ashton. The
cast vii. also include Nine Senhrich and NIr
Bonci. Riccsrdo Martin viii be Don lose in the
Saturday evening performance OF Carmen" The
other chief parts viii be sung by the same artists
last Thursday nfght-the Misses Gay and
Farrar and Nr. Note
Alfred Hertz Will conduct the popular concert
rext Sunday evening. IN which Mines Freustad
and Homer and Ness-s. Nor5 and Blass Of the
company. and Alexander Petschnikof, the Russian
vionist, viii take part
Nj DippeI went 10 Philadelphia yesterday 70
pervise tre production OF ''Tiefand." Mr.. Gatti-
Casazza was in New York. but added nothing 10
the statements he has already made IN regard 70
the recent disturbances n the opera house.