New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-26
THE METROPOLITAN
Steaks Debut IN lid"
Parforaime at Nesc Theatre.

The christmss-New Years holiday week
a. The Metropolitan Opera Hcuse VII be
sin to-nsorrovv evening With Tristan ind
Iso,ee. on which occasion Olive Fremstad
vii be heard as Isolde for the FIRST time
this season. Louise Homer wfl sing Bran
game carl Bu1Tian. Tristan. and Pas
Qusle Amaze. Kurnenal Robsrt Blass
vii be King Marx. ard the remainder ~
ths cast VIII be The same sc AZ the former
presentations 81 this opera this season
Arturo Tosoanini p-il again direct tie
musie Grams.
Tuesday afternoon .lsznsel una GretsI"
~ill be given st another special popular
priced matinee Bella Alien viii OF
course sing Gretel, anc Marie Matueld,
eansei
Wednesday evening there Vii he ohered
an srtraction on exceptional interest. IN the
debut az Leo slezak in Terdfs AIDA"
johanna Csaski viii again have the utr-
lar rcis. and Louise Homer viii repeat her
frnpersonarion Of Anneris. rasquale
Ams,o viii sing ATnonssre. Giulio Rossi.
tie King and Alamo rldur. the Ra1fs
Arturo Tcs-snlni vii direct the perform
snce
Geraldine Farrar. ll Iosc2, VII ~
rhc sttrsction on Thursday evening. with
Antonio secru as Baron Scarpia. Aies-
sandro Bonci vii he Mario Cavaradossi
end Fernando Cianoii-Canstu win be The
Sacristsn. Fristo Tango VIII conduct.
Tr.dl~ evening will he devoted 70 an ever
rorulsr double lill "Cevallerla Rusticene'
win b. sung. with Johsnna Gadsld, for the
urst time this season as Sautuzzs Jeanne
Hauhcurg for the hrst time IN America. as
Iola. Ricosrdo Martin. ~ Turiddu. Dinh
sllv. cas- Alho. ard Malta Non Niessen-
stone as lucia This v-ir he followed by
"Parlice--" with NJ Caruso IS Canio. Jane
,-oris - Nedda. Fssqgale Amsto as Tonic.
end puh Gilly as Silvlo Nitto.l0 rodcsu
vil hsve tho direction - both operas.
A. tine Saturday matinee fAilian Nordica
81 bs heard FOR The FIRST time IN several
.ears Gf tlis house an the role - Leonora
a. fn Trc'atore The Azucena VIII be
Marianne Tlahaut. Leo Siezak win sing
Manrioo Dinh GiUy IS cast Tor tie conte
m luna
Ssturda- night Nasserets Manon' VII
Dc sung ir Frencl. with Frances Aida in
sne title role Edmond Clement viii repeat
bis nor.r.vcl ~ ncs Grieuz.
rues6sy evening there win 10 double
nnl an Tie New Theatre that viii introduce
20 New York q distinct novelty IN America,
Mario Costs's rantornime- 'LHistoire dun
Plerror
IN the present artistic equipment n the
Metropolitan opera Company there are sew
sral experienced pautominiists. some Il
whom have already sppeared many times
n this work Among them Is Ludoyico
sarracco The Italian ballet master 81 the
Metropolitan opera company. who hes
PLAYED the role Of Pochinot more than seven
hundred times. Rlta sscchetto VIII portray
Pierrot and Luceyte dc Levin viii have the
leading feminine part OF Luisette. caro-
line Therri VIII play Fifne and Giuseppe
BouhElio Julot There VIII be incidental
dances by the corps &c ballet The proeuc-
ZION wiz be staged by Ny. Ssrrscco. and
she music win he directed by Vittorio Po-
testi.
The pantominae viii be preceded by Ca
vareria Rusticsna," IN which Miss Emmy
Dest,na Viu sing the role OF SantuZZa-
Otherwise TIE casr viii be the same ss is
announced shove for this opera on FRIDAY
evening Al the Metropolitan. Nr. Fodesu
VII conduct