New-York tribune., 1908-12-20

Fo,,r reyiysls of operas or at least first per
forms1oes Of the season will distinguish Christmas
week at New York's two opera houses. What
should rroye far and away the most interesting Of
these IS SCI down for Christmas night itself the
Manhattan. when. # all goes well, Mr. Hammer
stein Rill fulfil another OF his preseason promises
and present Nine Melba rs DesdeInona in a revival
of Eerdfs 'OtelIo." Since It's last performance at
The Mc+ropolitan the work has been given spo-
radio occasions by itinerant companies but II has
remained for Nj. Hammerstein TO give il the cast
which may stir hope Of performance as memora-
bic that have been given in the past az the
Metropolitan
The paTt Of The swarthy Moor Will be taken by
NJ Hammerstein's chief Italian tenor, Mr. Zena-
telio That OF IagO-Eictor Maurel most renowned
Of lagos may be or hand himself on Christmas
night 10 see and hear Il interpreted-by Mr. Sam
marco The other parts are distributed follows ::
Emilia Nine Doria: Cassie Mt. Venturini; Ro-
derigo Nj Montanari; Ludovico, Mr- de Segurola'
Montana. sIr. Crabbe: the Herald, Mr- EURO Mr
Carapanini. il is needless say, will conduct the
performance.
The three other revivals TO be made at the
Metropolitan. though the mention Of the name Of
one Of them. Tristan und Isolde, may stir OBJ
lection 70 its being included under the designa ton
in the over operate sense However, there
has beer so much r1Irnor as whether il would be
performed all this year and postponeInent after
announcement that il a. least be called a re-
suscitation. The other two new presentations OF
the Metropolitan season viii be Il TroVarore to
morrow night and u. Elisir Auore" Friday night
Gustav Mailer is again announced 70 conduct
the performance Of Wagners opera on Wednesday
evening with the cast promised at the first on
FOR last Friday night, Mr.. Schmedes and Nine
Fremstad having the titular parts. In II Trova-
tore" Nine. Eaules will be Leonora, Nine Homer
Azucena and Nj Caruso Manrico, parts IN which
every one these singers is familiar to the PUBLIC
There Will be new Conte di Luna, the inlpeTsona-
ticn Of the Metropolitan's new Italian barytone
NJ Ar1ate and Herbert WitherspoOn will have his
first opportunity in the part Of Fernando IN his own
city. Mr Spetrino will conduct the performance
Aida" OF Christmas Eve, will have a new
Amnerfs in Miss Marianne Flahaut- Miss Flahaut
will also make her Metropolitan debut on this oc-
cssIon. She IS Belgian. and has been singing lot
the last ten years at the Grand Opera IN Paris
where she is still under engagement MI Alnato
vyill sing Amonasro for the first time IN New lork'
Nine. Eanles viii be Aida and MI Caruso ftla-
danes Mr Toscanini will conduct the perform
ance. Christmas night Donizetus Il Elslr
drAuore.' for the first time in two seasons al the
Metropolitan. viii be put forward 70 rival Nine
MeIba's appeararce in "Otello." Nine. Sembrich
will be Adina. Ny Bonci. Nemorini Mr.. Campan-
a-f Belcore; Miss Mattfeld. Gannetta- For the
first time Mr.. Scott viii sing the part Of Duca-
mara Mr.. Spetrino will be the conductor
generous or perhaps wise management was
responsible for the addition Friday Of Cavalleria
F2usticana-' 10 this bill The cast viii be the same
as that on last Thursday night except that MI
Martin will replace Mr.. Caruso Turiddu, the
other principal parts being taken by Miles Desuhh
Gay and Mattfeld and Nj Amato-
SATURDAY. afternoon al tie Metropolitan there viii
na z tonir- Of Puccini's maiden attempt at opera
making Il VulI' with 'Pagliacc' instead Of
oC,avaIlerfa R,lstcaua.' as last Thursday night
g., ,be American premiere q the PCccini compost
ton -Ie EilIT' will have The same cast as at the
a-st rerforrance- in ''TagIiacci' the chief parts
viii be taken By Miss Farrar, Mr Caruso, MI
suaato 6as Toniol Mr. Campanari tas Silvio). and
W Rada Nj Toscanini will conduct both per
>o-rnsaoes Mr. Hertz will have bis only opportu-
nttv OF the week on Saturday night, when there
Win be q popular priced performance Of the sea
cons er.t novelty -Tiefiand." Familiar operate
selections are on the programme for to-nghts con-
cart nj she metropolitan Mr.. Epetrtno VIII conouct.
and the soloists Will be Miss Gay. Nine Rappolo
and Nexxrs- Note Martin and Didur One OF Af'
NsotRs numbers viii be Adams Noel"
aspections of operas already given this season
rornnete che offerings Of the week at the AAnhat-
tan Besides her appearance In "Oteno" Christmas
y.xh4 Nine MeIba WIFI be heard once more as Mimi
.u La Boherne' Wednesday night. with the same
s-ast a. last Monday night. Nine Melbs's contract
calls for only ten appearances at Mr Hammersteins
two opera houses She Will sail for England Janu-
s-v IA The other operas OF the week Mon
6sv les Contes d'Hofmann'': Saturday afternoon.
81 ,cis df Ia1nrneruloor~ with Mine Tetrazzini and
Agesxrs Constantine and SanlmaTco; Saturday
nfstt samson Dalila, with Mile Gervilie-
pesche and NJ. DaImores in the chief parts, Al
,o-s~tt.s concert MischA ElIuan. the Russian 'lo-
,,rssf will make the first OF series Of appear
.,css at the Manhattan He will play the Paganini
-onc,r1o the Driso-Arer serenade and Sarasstes
zaostssdo. The vocal solosts will be Miles Ger
-. assshA Ezzkuaaes and zssVIa and AsssTA