The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-13
AMERICANOPERAIN GERMANY
II. n. HADLEY PRODUCES
"SAFIE" AT MAYENCE.
Marguerite Lemon. Also an American. Is
the First Soprano There-Mah'er
May Conduct at Berlin's New wasne
ian Opera House assenet's Bacchus.

Lemon, ALSO Al S"'esic"'' 80
the First Soprano There-MahIer
May Conduct 1t Berlin's New 9
ian Opera House Massenet's Bacchus.
II Ia notalope the American prima donnas
that are making their impression on the
German opera houses. In Mayence Henry
x. Hadley Is the first conductor, Mar
ouerite Lemon the first soprano and ELL
son Van Hoose will after this season be
the lyrio tenor Of the Stadt Theatre
Henry Hadley has taken the privilege
of most conductors and produced there
his new opera Safe" which met with
more success than the average novelty
in the German opera houses. EDWARD
Oxenford wrote the libretto which Is
Persian in character and is in one act
II tells the story OF a young soldier who
is in love with a princess. he Is COM
PEELED to part from her to go on a dan.
eerous mission, but promises that she VIII
receive every seven days a rose as assur-
ance Of his love and safety.
His absence emboldens another cour-
tier to declare his love for Safe, the prln-
cess, but she repulses him. and in escap-
ing from his too fervent embraces In
yokes the aid Of her uncle, who declare
that the courtier must be banished. 10
avenge this punishment his father gives
the princess a bracelet containing a deadly
rcison. which has it's effect. AS she Is
dying a trumpet the arrival
OF a messenger from her " VINO mas
sent her the first rose. She con-
seriousness to recognize the token n
then dies murmuripg the name OF her
lover. Marguerite Lemon, for whom the
opera was composed. made a great sue
cess in the title role. The opera score is
not intensely modern, but dramatic and
melodious.
It is persistently reported in Berlin
that Gustav Mailer has been selected as
the conductor for the new Wagnerian
opera house to be put up there. There will
be other operas in the repertoire besides
those OF Wagner, which has aroused the
only opposition to the scheme so far OBJ
served in Berlin.
Anna Won Mildenburg. successor TO
Amalia Materna at the Imperial Opera
House in Vienna, has decided to make an
experiment on the dramatic stage apd
will act in a stage performance OF Won
Hofmannthal's .Elektra' the role 'of
Clytemnestra, which she sang in the Vienna
production Of Strauss's opera. The title
soprano Lucille Marcel. When JENNA
Bellincioni six years q essayed a
dramatic performance Of the heroine OF
sLa Dame aux Camelias." in which she
had played so wonderfully in Verdi'e
opera, her performance was declared
ordinary and she went back to the lyric
stage only to announce this year that she
roposee to attempt again to act Vicletd
without music. Her reason for this Is
said to be the difficulty in obtaining a
large enough repertoire to travel with
since her voice is now equal to but slight
| demands. So che everywhere adds a per-
Torrance Of the Duma play to lengthen
voice in acting such a role. as it is as wear
ing on that organ to speak the text as it is
TO sing it. Nine. Won Mildenburg was
persuaded to take the part after Max
Reinhardt. the Berlin stage manager, had
seen her in the performance of the opera.
1t appears from the accounts OF the work
that Clvtemnestrd rather than the title
role is the more grateful of the W woman
roles.
Berlin is Just having its regular Wagner
cycle at the Royal Opera House with
prices reduced. Certain seats may be
had for the entire ten performances for
$3.50. At the Mozart festival in Munich
this year .The Marriage of Figaro" and
Don Giovanni are to be sung twice;
to both "Cosi fan tutti' and Die Emit
fuehrung aus dem Serail:" Fritz Fem
halls is to be Aimdrird and heD Don. while
Maude Fay. the American soprano.
will be the Contessd. Vienna has just
heard Gounod's philemon ct Baucis"
for the first time. Car. Burrian, who
made his temperance in Dresden as
Wdlther. has petitioned the direction
of the Royal Opera House to release him
from his contract. Leon Rains. who
tried in vain for a place at the Metro
politan last winter. may be engaged for
the Royal Opera House in Berlin.
jules Massenet Is now 81 and IBac-
chus." just produced at the Opera in Paris.
is said TO prove it. Catulle Mendes has
prepared the text. which is in four acts
and seven tableaux n Is said to carry