Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-06
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n FFICIAL announcement is made by
Sparks Barry of the opening of
" the grand opera season at the
Mason opera house the evening of De-
cember 20 by the lombard Grand
Opera company for a season of nine
nights and three matinees.
The management has spared neither
effort nor expense to make the coming
season of grand opera remarkable
from every point of view, the COM
pany having been selected with the
greatest care, and the array Of artists
engaged is imposing in number and ar
tistic strength.
Impresario Lambardi has spent a
lifetime in grand opera organizations,
and the new company, it is claimed,
will be the most distinguished array of
artists ever sent on tour in America.
The principals of the organization are
among the foremost singers of the
present day, and all have enviable rec
ords of European success. Among
these the management will take pleas
TIRE in introducing to Los Angeles au-
diences the celebrated dramatic So
prano, Nine. Elvira Campoli, hailed by
the European critics as an incompara-
BILE Gioconda and Aida. The brilliant
lyric soprano, Cecilia Tamanti Zavas-
chi, a coloratura artist; Nine. Dolores
Frau, meZzo soprano, an accomplished
artist of the Italian lyric stage, and
whose voice is declared by European
critics the equal of Mime. Schumann-
Heink. The beautiful and gifted
Esther Ferrabini, lyric soprano, returns.
Since her appearance here Signorita
Ferrabini has completely won South
American music lovers with her won
derful Interpretation of La Tosca
Mimi in LA Boheme'' and Mar
guerite in Faust"
Eugenio Battain is lyric tenor
whose voice closely resembles Caruso,
especially in the high register, and like
Caruso he Is capable of taking either
lyric or dramatic roles. He will appear
in "Gioconda," Iris" "Rigoletto' and
Carmen"
Girardi Graziani, lyric tenor, ia
vorite of the French capital, excels in
the lighter roles and is noted for his
grace and for costuming his charac-
ters.
Alessandro Scalabini, dramatic tenor
who created Juror by his tremendous
representations of the dramatic tenor
roles, has a voice sweet and powerful,
and is capable of sustaining the de-
mands made of him in such operas as
Aida" I'll Trovatore" and "Pagliac-
CT"
Alessandro Modest, baritone, for sew
eral years principal support of the great
Tamango, and of recent years of the
Royal opera company of the Russian
capital, is a great favorite of the Rus
slams, and for the past ten years has
made no engagements outside of the
cars domain.
Angelo Antola, baritone of the Lam
bardi grand opera company two
years ago, returns after two seasons
of the most brilliant success in Europe.
His rendering of the prologue from
n H. Ia
Signor Antola will be heard this year
in "Rigoletto,' Aida" Iris" and
"Pagliacci."
Giuseppe Pimazzoni, baritone, an
other well remembered favorite of the
past season, will return. The press and
public last year proclaimed Pimazzoni
the equal of the great Salassa.
Giovanni MARITIME, basso, will make
his American debut in this city. Signor
MARITIME comes direct from Odessa and
will take the roles formerly taken by
Olinto Lombard
Palolo Wulman returns again, and the
many friends of the giant basso will
be sure to give him a royal welcome.
Signor Wulman is one of the greatest
actors on the operate stage.
Nero Cervi. buffo basso, for several
seasons with the great Tetrazzini, is
newcomer. He has worldwide repu-
! tation as a comedian and will appear
1 in La ToSca, La Boheme" and
Barber of Seville"
Artidoro Mauceri, the young and
handsome basso of last years COM
pany, returns again.
Impresario Lombard has engaged
many artists of high reputation es-
pecially for the minor roles, which will
insure a perfect cast for all operas
during the coming season.
This magnificent company of Euro
/ mean ralphTitiaG will ha txr
a complete and thoroughly disciplined
orchestra and by forty young, fresh
voiced choristers, selected from the
leading Italian opera houses.
Realizing the importance of improv-
ing the chorus, 1mpresario lombard
spent the summer in thoroughly recon-
structing and disciplining his chorus,
and promises that this year you Will
see in that body fine harmonization
and splendid technique and precision.
The orchestra will be under the direc-
! ton of Maestro Agide Jacchia and Ed