New-York tribune., 1908-09-14
METROPOLITAN PLANS
SEASON BEGINS NOV. IL.
Subscription Books Open To-day-
Ne1C Operas on Last.

The sale Of seats for the subscription ,s-,,
ances of the coming season of opera at the Me-.
poIftan Opera House will begin IN the Iobhv \, -
Opera House this morning The same seal. -
prices as year will prevail the prices for s,,xga
performances being follows: Orchestra s1d
orchestra circle chairs s.; dress circle chairs "a
balcony chairs. first three rows s. 80: balconv
chairs other rows g. family circle first three rows
81 30; family circle. other rows. 81 Grand tier
boxes with six seats will cost $50 performances.
stall boxes with five seats VIII be ssO and stall
Ioxes With four will be SIS and So according
20 location.
In spite Of Mr.. Har1merstein's decision to DO
away with the series Of Saturday night perform
ances al popular prices the new management at
the Metropolitan will adhere 70 the practice OF
many years, and give series OF tvelvs at rates
below those the regular subscription prices Tbs
scale OF prices will be the same as formerly. rang
fne from 10 cents to g. and a special subserip-
tion list for them will also be opened to-day.
Ten Of the dozen performances are to be given on
consecutive Saturdays, beginning on November q.
and the two others at the end OF the season Tha
popular Sunday evening concerns VIII aAso % rs
tained.
There are to be one hundred Of the regular sub
scripton performances. twenty each on Monday,
Wednesday Thursday and Friday evenings and On
Saturday afternoons The first performance OF the
season will be given on Monday evening Novsu-
Der IS.
The names OF operas with their casts are not gwen
in the prospectus for the season which vas sent to
c11hsC Yesterday.
that the principal aim OF the new management viii
he m fn,prove the performances TO ensemble and
TO rev less on the individual achievements OF ths
en1endld array OF great artists who have helped 70
make the Metropolitan Opera House famous
SERIES OF SPECIAL PERFORMANCES.
nsvv feature Of the season will be a series OF
special performances. TO be given on Tuesday and
Saturday evenings. from the end OK Feorua-y until
ApriI Classical works. revivals OF Beethoven and
,.oz,r+ and Waeneriau music dramas. according
10 the prospectus will be offered during this SERIES
and rebate will be allowed regular sunscrloers
for these performances. also the nFSt enoice OF
seats The usual annual performance for the bene-
A. Of the manager will be abolished In It's stead
,yazsrs C;attf-Casazza and Dippe, each Of whom
will receive a full salary. and the board OF d.
rectors purpose TO give each year one OF t"o
benefit performances the entire proceeds OF "ncn
will be turned over the pension and endowment
fund In establishing this fund the board OF d.
-ectors and MANAGEMENT believe that It Will DO
much to insure permanent and perfect ensemble
and rebound to the excellence and reputation OF
the company.
possibly, the most interesting experiment 10 Be
made by the new management as regards the
seaso1's reperrorv IL the production Of opera IN
English As announced previously In Ine Tribune
the Metropolitan management, with view 70 'ne
encourag cement Of American composers mas oO-
tanned the sole rights 70 The Pipe OF Deslre' ne
work OF Professor Frederick $ Converse OF rar-
yard Professor EngeIbert Humperdnek the COM
noser Of ''HanseI und Gretel" IS now ar Work
completing the score Of his opera IN Ensish'
Children Of the King and the nanagerneh' nop7s
thar n will be finished IN time for produotion 1or
the frat time on any stage AZ the Metropolitan
rert March Should the work nor ne ready now
ever carl Codmark's The Cricket on The Hear'n
will he the first work given in English ror tness
operas special casts viii be selected
Besides the English and American operas me
r,Dor+snr novelties promised for the coming sea-
son are dAIbert's "Tiefand" CMsrtha Of me
I,owlands'). in German; Cstaiants La WsiF,
in italian. RaouI LaParras Hahanera- IN
French. Puccinrs lie VIM IN Itallan, Irne. s1'e,
tana's "Prodana Novssta" C'Die Nerkaufte
Braut'1. in German. and Tschaikowskys La
Dana di Picche'' ('"The Queen OF Spades y N
italian.
SOME IMPORTANT REvTVALS-
The important revfvals announced are Mas
sA,a+.= .Iranor." IN French. Nozart's lie Nozze
di Figaro C"The Marriage OF Figaro y N i'af-
ian and verdfs 'FaIstaff." N italian
The remainder Of the repertoire. as announced
fn the prospectus shows Wagner easily IN the
lead in the number Of works Of one composer
10 be given the coming season Operagoers s'
thA Netropolitan will have chance 70 hear ths
fcI1ovrt1p Of his works: Der F1iegende Hol-
lander" "Iohengrin,-- "Tanuhsuser Tristan
| md Isolde" Die Meistersinger.' "Das Rnein-
gold Die walklire.'' "Siegfrisd. 'GotterdAIa-
r1er1ng' and "ParsffaI" Two or three perform
ances OF the last named Will be given on hon-
DAYS.
After Wagner. Verdi makes the best showins
| =, the list Besides the revival of "FaIstaf the
/ other works OF the Italian composer scneoulea
| for reproduction are Aida. "A Masked Ban
| "Rigoletto" La Traviata' and III Trovatore
Besides lie viii" Puccfni Is represented oy La
bobsr7a" which Mr. Hanlnerstein also promises
to produce the Manhattan. "Nsdan'a 5u''ei-
Av" and la Tosca" Donizettt will also oe req
/ resented by a quartet Of compositions Ion
PasduaIe" "I'EIisir d'Amore. La Favorloa anu
| Lucia az Lammermoor
| The other composers and their works. as hs's1
in the prospectus for production are: Beethoven'
/ "FfdeIio'-: BeIIini. La SonnanbUla Blzet Cal
| men: Boito "Mehstofe1e'; Flotow. Marta
| Gounod Faust and Romeo 81 Juliette' Huln
| perdinck .'FianseI uud CSreteT. LHoncavaAo'
| "PagliaccI'': Mascagni. "Cavaueria kuS'cdna
Meyerbeer. Les Huguenots: Mozart. Don .,-s, GrO
/ vannf": Ponchielli. La Gioconda"; RossinL I"'
| Barber Of Seville" and Thomas. Mignon-
| This makes a total OF forty-eight operas excepp
| ing Humperdincks Children OF the kins' 80
| production is dependent on the completion OF 'H'
| work. -
| The roster Of the chief singers already ensassu
for the season of i9Os-Os discloses notable ssis
/ ton Of new names. of the sopranos 80. 80
Destinn. Ester Adaberto. Frances Ada ,s 80
| James. FeIicfe KaschOwska and Lenors sE o,
/ will make their New York debut at the Mseos
| tan where they Will have such distinguishes g.
| tried company as Sembrich. Eaues. GadsA' -.
! stad Farrar. Morena. MattfeId. Fornla anu anu -
| uoId Lima Cavalieri's is not IN tno ~
| Hshed list
| SOME MEZZO-SOPRANOS ABSENT
| OF the nezzo-sopranos and contraltos. Mars - -
| Marianne FIahaut. Clara Boehm' NAy -
| Nfessen-Stone and Mary Ranzenoerg are tne St
| names Josephine Jacoby's name is aosen-,
| Louise Homer Helen Mapleson. Henriet'e '. -bs
| field and Paula woehning will again SINS -
| Metropolitan. ,,,., nell
Caruso Bonci. Burgstaner. Burran. Nartn. ,rbo
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