New-York tribune., 1908-11-11
MISS DESTINN HERE.
Last Detachment of Metropolitan
-Operd Singers ArriUes.

The Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse brought the last
detachment Of Metropolitan opera singers into port
yesterday afternoon. One Of them. Miss Emmy
Destinn got rousng reception. when the boat
reached the pier II Hoboken. from two hundred
members Of the Bohemian Society. Vincent u.
Woytisek. 4 lawyer. Who headed the deIega ton
presented huge bouquet 70 her as 2 token OF
affection and esteem from the society.
Miss Destinn has been under contract 10 sing az
the Metropolitan for the last I'VE years. u IS said
but has been prevented from leaving Berlin. where
she has been singing for ten years. by imperial
decree On This, her hrst visit these shores she
is hsraded as one Of the leading lyric sopranos n
the world
The singer was born in Prague in ts7s She ct
it be known through her interpreter that she did
not speak English. and didn't intend 70 learn rhe
language while here Her favorite part Is rh=
soprano role in PucctnTs -OIadama Butterfly.
She sings the lighter Waznerian roles such
Elisa beth in "Tannhauser" Miss Destt0n will
opan in Aida" on Monday night Garrt-Casazza
and Dtppe we're ar the pier 70 meet her. hut after
greeting them she borne away by her en-
thrsiastic ConnDatriots-
Allows BurgstaIIer the tenor. was also Tassen-
ger He has been hunting Chamols in the Sa-
varfan Alps not far from his home. which is IN
TFoIzkfrchAn near Munich The only nav part h
,-fr sing this wear Is that IF Pedro, IN 'Tiefan1
Other Metropolitan singers the big boat brought
over we're Fritz Feinhals. IF the Court Theatre N
Munich Miss Isabelle I IuilIier. Of the Opera
0rera House in Vienna. and Herbert Witharspoon
FefnrsIs is accompanied by his wife and daughter
He Will sing i'm "C6tterdanmerung with Fren-
s+ad Homer and Schrnedes. Miss L'HUllier- who
IS n1ezzo-soprano will sing the part Of siebei in
Faust
r{srharr y{-trherspoon Is an American who mas
sung on the concert stage both here and abroad
for Years Except for a short interval with say
ze six years ago this will be the first time he has
sung on the operate stage. He viii take ths part
Of -ha Iandgraf in ''Tannhauser-' that Of Mephis-
rorbe1as in Faust and will sing in Aida His
picture was snapped on the deck IN a group with
Fst.rgstaller Schu7edes and Captain Polack OF The
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. all being about six
feet four inches tall
Other Messengers we're Dr. Ludwig Wullner- the
ballad singer os the ROYAL Opera House in Nein-
irren who will 20 en- a under the manage
7,A1t Of NJ II Hanson Ivan Nazamov- chamoer-
lain 70 the Gar of Russia md vicediractor cf the
Russian government printing office. who comes
here 10 inspect the big printing Offices Of the prin
ciraI cities 10 set suggestions for the new govern
rlenr prinriuay office Russia. which is 70 cost
tf1 900 rubIes: Mrs. Huntington Wilson. wife Of
the Third Assistant Secretary Of state. and Mrs
r Ffftt widow Of ex-C-onsressuau Hit
The steamer bearing PaSquale Amato the new
Italian baritone Of the Metropolitan Opera House.
who has been singing in Santiago de Chile. has been
DELAYED and NJ SCOTT has been substituted for the
mart of Aronasro tn the performance of Aida
which will open the season on Monday night.