New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-01
OPERA STARS ARRIVE
La Lorraine Briags m Large
Complement of Singers.

The distinction Of having brought to port the
greatest galaxy Of operate that has arrived
IN this city far this season belongs TO La Lor-
rstne Of the French Line When the vessel
reached her pier yesterday morning every singer
aboard expressed pleasure at being once more IN
New York and that the tenpestuous voyage they
had had end
Nine Emma EaTres. who viii appear at the Met
roPoitan. said: y for intend 10 spend every
day OF the tw=nty-one before my first appearance
81 the Metropolitan In absolute rest Nine Eanes
has spent most OF her summer IL Italy She Is
10 sing parts this season. but Is making
special p-s7a-afion for her appearance as the
Countess il the revival OF The Marriage OF FL
es-o" .'Tosca" VII he the vehicle OF her return
the Metropolitan stage during the first week
OF the season Ter engagement VIII end IN Feoru-
sry. when she viii begin her concert tour
As TO the runaor that her former husband, Julian
Story. the artist has been following her ABOUT
Europe with TIE purpose OF effect-ng reconctia-
ton Nine Eznes said that while the idea Of d.
vorce vas aohor-ent 10 her. she had taken the
step only after ten years OF elaboration
O. the other Metropolitan stars on board Mile
Maria Gay. the Spanish contralto, whose Carmen
It IS expected, viii be one OF the features OF the
coming season while n Odessa sang IN eight per
fo-nances on eight successive evenings Al heT
first appearance Caruso viii be the Don Jose jean
Note. as EsoannilIo. viii sing tie Toreadors song
and Geraldine E.arrar viii make her oept III I--e
role % Nichzela- Other members Of the AetrcPol-
tai company OF hoard were Nile Gina. IorrlSnl
the Nv premiere danseuse from the san CAllo
Theatre Naples. A-lCoaTIe <sUaTto d hSN> 'e1I'i'
only tzventy-eight years old who viii appear as
RodoEfo IN La Boheue during the nrst week OF the
season. Angelo Bada- tenor a quartet OF oasos
new 70 Metropolitan audiences. though one o.
them. Alamo Didur, sang last year al the
Manhattan AMI another EMO BozzanO was
3 member OF NJ, Abranson's company last
sp-iuE the other being CoureIto IA
-erno and CluIio Rossi. Giuseppe Tecchi. one OF
lss- seasons renors was also on La Lorraine as
vas Julius Speck the new stage director Tor the
French and Italian operas, and Paul Ananian, from
the opera house at Monte Carlo who, BESIDES DeiIs
recruit 70 the bassos Of the company VII assist
M Soeck IT the stage management
Nj Eznuersteins latest addition 70 his COM
psnv TIE Confess Maria La6ia fresh from her tn
Ilupfls n .sDas Tiefand' in Berlin, was also
rssse1zer She will have the preference Of singing
Tie chief parts at the opening night OF both the
Manhattan and the Philadelphia opera houses An
crEer new Carmen OF board La Lorraine was the
Italian rnezzo-soprzno Nile. Adels PonZa1o Other
new members q the Manhattan company On the
steamer were Nile SybiI Tancredi. protegee OF
Nine. Melba. and Nile AvezZs, sopranos, Nine
Augusta Oo-ia- al American cout-alto with two
years European experience, Nile Espinasse, So
p-snCs GIUSEPPE Tacca1I tenor; Jgo ColonbinI
and A5rien la Faye Wales. renors as is also An
geIc Pa-ol. Giovanni Polese, barytone. and Felix
EieuiIle di Segurola and de Grazia. new bassos-
Members OF the company returning from last
year we're Mines Agosruelu. SepilH, Koelling.
Tra1os- Jeanne CervILe-Reache, contralto, who is
sing Dsiila II the production OF Samson 81
Da-ila' next week; ZeIsJello and Daluores telors;
Remand, Sanma-co. Dufranne. Gilbert. rytones,
Gianoli-GaIeIti. basso. Anita Mslinverni premiere
da1seCse. and ATrilio ParelI and Marcel Cha-lie-,
musical conductors