New-York tribune., 1908-12-13

The CHIEF features Of. the operatic week 10 come
viii be the temperance Of Nine Melba at Mr..
Hammersteins Manhattan Opera House after
absence Of year and half: the return # Mr.
Gustav Mahier his post ct the Metropolitan,
where he will conduct the seasons first perform
OF Tristan und Isolde next Friday night;
the first production Of the season Wednesday
night at the Msnhattan % O1enhach's Les Contes
oHoffman." and the first performance in America
THURSDAY night at the Metropolitan Of Puccinis
earliest opera. called lie Will
La Boheme.' author Of PUccni's productions.
which has steadily grown in favor with patrons Of
opera in New York, is the vehicle in which Nine
Melba and Nj Eammerstein have agreed she Will
make her temperance Not SO many seasons ago.
when M Conrsed the director Of the Metro
politan Signor Puccinis careful publishers and
agents made il plain that the laborer-even a COM
poser of oPeras-is worthy Of his hire. the ban was
placed upon E production OF La Bohe-ne" at the
Metropolitan Another IS in the seat OF Mr..
Conr3ed. and Mr. Eammerste.n as well as the
Metropolitan. may produce his works-for con-
si6eration-without giving offence the composer
and without the risk Of answering to court sum-
Signor Puccini will do well this week Two Of
his operas ''Tosca'' and ''Le Will Will be given
by the Metropolitan company, the first mentioned
n Philadelpta's Academy Of Music Tuesday
evening, and his maiden operate effort hereto
fcre stated. on Thursday night in the Metropolitan
ftseI<. Profit there will be. from Air. Hammer
stems three performances Of la Boheme." two Of
them zt the Manhattan tomorrow night and next
SaturdaE afternoon, respectively and still another
IN the new Philadelphia Opera House Thursday
evening. 70 say nothing Of repetition Of ''Tosca'
with Nile. Labia in the title role at the Manhattan
Friday night
II every one of the three performances OF La
Boherne' Nine. Melba be the star attraction as
Mimi. end thereby Mr. Hammerstein Is also sure
10 be financially benefited Happy in the prospect
of seeing her dear New York and that Won
1erful manager. Nj HaInmerstein the Australian
pTiula donna ''wireleSsng'' from tie LGsitana
and the high as far sn advance as Thursday Of
her esgerness TO sing Mimi tomorrow night Her
CoWorkers in the Puccini opera the opening night
viii be Nile Tren6ini Musetta, Nj Zenatello as
T;cdolfo Mr.. Sanrnarco as Narcello. Nj de Segu-
rola CoIline Nr- Gflibe-t as Schaunard and NIr.
CIianoli-Csaetti as Benoit and Alcindoro The cast
Mil Re the same the performance on Saturday
afternoon. except that Nj HamIrersteins new and
useful tenor Mr.. Tacceni viii replace Mr.. Zena-
teIlo the poet. Rcdolfo-
On Wednesday evening Mr.. Hsmnerstein will
bring forward Of the French operas. which con-
fribUted largely last season 70 the enjoyment OF
his patrons the welfare OF the Manhattan
Les Contes dFIoTman.' The Tales Of FIofT-
man has already had p7rformance this yea
but II Philadelphia With fe- exceptions Mr Ham
rerstein has provided the same Competent cast for
the opera as interpreted II lat season. Mr.. Dal-
Etl be Hoffman. Mr.. Remand will have the
three roles OF CoppeUs Dappert tito and DR.. Mira
Gle Besides Miles. Zeppelu and Trentini and
Messrs Gilbert. Crahbe. GianoIi-Galetti Daddl
from last seasons cast there viii be three new
corners Nine. Espinasse will be Giuletta Nine
Dorla Nicklausse and Nine Nariska-AIdrich A
Voice
On Friday night Mr.. Samnarco will make his first
appearance IN the role OF Barone Scarpe in ''Tos-
ca replacing Mr.. Renaud- Mr.. Constantine will
also give his first Interpretation TO the New York
public Of Mario Cavaradossi. hitherto sung by Mr..
zenateilo On Saturday evening. in her only ap-
pesrsnce OF the week, Miss Mary Garden and the
remainder OF the strong cast that M Hammer
stein has provided Viii be heard in lie JongleUr de
Notre Dame At to-nights concert Mile. Maria
Iabia VIII appear in concert for the first time here
she viii sing group OF Italian popular songs The
other solosts viii be Nine Agostinel Miles Tren-
tini Koing. Ponzano Messrs. Gilbert TaCcani.
Tieuie. AriTnondi Poese, GanolirGalletti and Val
les. The Dance OF the Hours and the grand
finale OF the third OF La Gioconda,' with the
-ntire chorus orchestra VIII be feature of the
--.Snx. M Csmpanni, the tireless. will be in
charge usual