The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-15
OPERA WILL BRING
FAVORITE SINGERS
Conried's Company 70 Give
Three Performances at
National.
Cavalier as Child, Sold
Flowers on Streets of
Rome.

Ia tie company which Will present a
short season OF grand opera az the Ma
tional Theater Thursday, Saturday
afternoon and Saturday night are many
OF tie favOrites whose coming to Wash
ington mas been such "A source Of salts
faction 70 music lovers. Their appear
ancc is always an assurance OF the
best the Metropolitan opera Company
can give The public. and their return 10
Washington Will be a notable even.
Among these are Geraldine Farrar,
Nine. Jacoby, CarusO, Scott. and Plan
con. other singers who have been
heard here are Lima Cavalier. Bessie
-Abott, Deyrene. Fornia, Bonci, Martin,
and Lucas.
When a child. Lima Cavalier helped
h-r mother sell flowers I'm the cafes al
Rome Her beauty attracted wide at
tcntion and one day she was engaged
BY the manager Of Il wandering troupe
o. singers. Later she drifted 10 Paris
and was engaged by the Foles-Ber-
gore. For several years alter that she
was not heard OF, and 1t later oevel-
opcd that she was studying for the
grand opera stage She attained her
ambition and after singing in many
cities made her appearance IN Rome IN
PUccILIs La BOheme.' in which she
viii sing tomorrow night
Bessie Abbott's Rise.
Bessie Abbott owes her success largely
10 the interest that Jean de Reszke took
III her career. The Erest tenor heard
her sing coon songs on . steame.
going to Europe and he liked her voice
so we'll that he advised her 20 study
Tor serious work After four years
Of study she made her debut at the
Paris Opera in December. 1901. as
Juliettc.
Fely Deyrene was born IN Paris. where
she studied at the conservatory she
made her debut in 1905 at Nice, and she
remained there for two seasons. Great
ing the title role IN Isidore de Lara's
opera "Sanga," and Mimi IN Leonca-
yailO'S la Buheus.' she has also
sung at NarsCUlcs and at Nichy, where
Size vas the FIRST 20 appear III ClaTpen-
tiers Louise and Salome In He
Rita lie Fornla is an American and
was born IN san Francisco She began
her career as a singer six years ago in
Germany and made her debut at the
Hamburg Stadt Theater under the d.
IycJiOn Of Follni.
Bonci Studied for Church.
Nlcssandro Bonci, the celebrated tenor.
like many Italian boys commenced 10
sing almost as soon as he could ,alk
When a small boy ne joined the church
choir. and al seventeen, fred by re-
liSious enthusiasm, he commenced TO
study singing. with a view 10 joining
tie famous choir of Lorettu. q IElIgiouS
sanctuary much freQuented by pilgrims
from all parts Of the world The choir
consists OF sixteen picked singers.
CO. was BOncis JOY when, after
TnTee years study, he was selected out
Of forty applicants 10 become the lead
ing tenor Of the choir.
Engineer, Then Singer.
He made his operate debut at Parma
as Fenton in "Fastan."
George Lucas began life as a civil
engineer before going on the stage in
Paris, where he acted in comedy for
five years He made his debut as first
tenor in Geneva in 1898.
Ricardo Martin is an American AMI 4
pupil of Edward MacDowell He halls
from Kentucky, although he has lived
in Europe the Sres -er part OF mis- life
He began his career as a singer in
Milan. and was so successful that he
was promptly engaged FOR the opera
season at New Orleans where he was
heard in number OF important tenor
roles.
Rodolfo Ferraro. the new conductor
that Heinrich Conried mas engaged 10
direct all the Italian operas. ranks in
Italy with IOscanini and NuSnone. he
completed his studies at the R0s,inI
Lyceum al Bologna, and made his de- AR
as conductor at RaVenna IN 1SS9