New-York tribune., 1908-04-04
PLANS FOR NEW OPERAS.
Many Changes at Metropolitan Nert
Season.

Under its present cement and name the last
meeting of the Metropolitan Opera Company was
held yesterday at the Metropolitan opera House
1t was decided that all surplus profits resulting
from the opera of 1sOS-09 be devoted 10 the
establishment of an endowment and pension fund
and similar purposes to the advancement OF the
Metropolitan Opera art institution : olo"-
ing the election Of directors. the election OF luiio
Gatti-Casazza general manager ana Andreas
Dippel as administrative manager was formally
ratified
The following directors were elected; Edpunc L.
Baylies Rawns l.. Cottenet. W. Bayard Cutung'
7. Dewitt Cuyler, Robert Goelet George j. Goulo
Eliot Gregory, Frank G. Griswold James h Hyde
otto II. Kahn. Clarence H Mackay Hamilton Mex
Twornbly William X Vanderbilt, Harry 2 WHIT
ney and Henry r. Winthrop.
James Hazen Hyde, Harry V. Higgins and Count
San Martino were reelected members OF the Eu-
ropean committee. The plans Of the ne" directors
follow:
best features of previous administrations and
maintaining the Metropolitan's unmatched Staaa nd
deavor to introduce important reforms with a
rerformsnces sTich features as stage manage
Inent. chorus and ballet receiving special atten-
In addition to the existing Italian, German and
French re?ertoTy It Is INTENDED ed 70
"Tiefland." which during the last season mas had
tered Bridei Tsc6aikoWsky's Dame de Pique, or
Eugene Onegin"; Bruneaus Il Attague 9u
Humperdinck's 1K0nigskfnder' and others as we'll
as number of revivals, lnGIqding erol
It is further intended TO give a musical ana
operate festival during the sprlng OF 4sYs,
bracfng model performances OF several cIassicdi
operas and of the Wagnerian music dramas
An important departure viii be the perIori!! II!
ance of Goldmarks Cricket on the Hearth IN
English. and should this innovation meet win me ne
approval Of the public opera in English Wlli De
made of the regular features Of the Aetross
the management to give every encouragement l
and opportunity to american composers aI dSntss
ers. as 1t conceives 1t TO be one OF tne cnleI Vu
of the Metropolitan Opera House to foster Amer
Gustav Mailer Arturo Toscanini-universally
considered Italy's foremost conductor-and Al
fred Hertz have been engaged as conductors -.
Homer Morena and Sernbrich and NM. Bonci.
Burrian CaruSo, tIOritz, Martin. Relss ana Scotti
all of whom will reappear next season several
important engagements are under negotia-
ton or have been concluded Among the latter
may be mentioned Signor Cirass~ who will share
the Italian tenor parts with NM CarusO and
Bonci Nine. Emmy Destinn, one Of the most emil
nent dramatic sopranos of to-day; Nine Selma
Kurz, the famous Viennese colorature soprano;
Nine. Maria Gay, far famed as Carmen: the
barytone, Signor Amato; the basso, Mr. Didur,
and Mr. HinckIey, an American basso, who has
sung with much success in Europe
BY the engagement, concluded or under consid-
Grafton, of several prominent German artists new
to this city, the management hopes TO contribute
toward restoring German opera 10 equal place
in public interest with the Italian and French
4 number of alterations and improvements in
additional exit, improved ventilation. the installa
ton OF an elevator TO the family clrGie and other
comfort of the upper galleries. The mana cement
realizes that the success of its aim TO make the
tuition is in small part dependent upon the
support and cooperation Of that portion of our
purchase expensive seats and every effort will be
made to secure their good will. not only by the
evidence of the management's earnest desire to
extend TO them every courtesy and consideration