New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-29
OPERA SEASON
Manhattan Opens TO-momoIc Night
-Nep Singers and Their Parts.

-Neso Singers and Their Parts.
os-,- rzarrnersten's preliminary season q
T-sBeb and Italian grand opera at popular prices
ems fo-rnorrow night al she Manhattan Opera
Emss. For the drst time in six years lie
s-orbete" Meyerbeer's most dramatic OF operas.
IN be given in New York and by q cast Of singers
,.rsr heard IN this city before
TIE Manhattan Opera House fnpresar1o has said
A. hopes TO give New Workers and al those who
4 a. his educational opera a surprise. he has
4 ~ bl5sv most OF the summer fn collecting from
,rsign opera houses group OF artists, several OF
,sor are Americans and nearly AL Of whom have
,.-, fsvorires IN Paris and other French cities
e saws they will satisfy the most critical thst
md grand opera can be given at popular prices,
r-s Judging from the immense sale OF seats during
~ last week there viii be q tremendous cutlery II
asy DO not make good" Much has been predicted
se the young tenor. FTederico Carasa- q NAIVE OF
sein and not quite twenty-five years DC "Io
sales his debut on Tuesday aigat as Radsmes IN
ADA"
/ TIE cast OF IL Prophetic VIII be as follows:
In Of 1eydsa.....-.-.-..-: N Georses Lucas
rs Nine &a-gar5a q Aly ,s
MIG 80
.g1t OberthaI n 5
l;llesen- $50 $780, - ..-.....--....M villa
Ie Prcphete." es written by Meyerbeer, IS much
-s long 10 Be heard by the ordinary operagoer or
& Ibis city On rare occasions, the score has been
RI fn many places 10 reduce fl 10 q respectable
surber Of hours duration. But Gr. Hammersteln
hss decided not 70 keep people In his opera mouse
sz-z Until $3.50 ez-na-oa q hot August night and
e viii give lie prophetic" without the NTH act
stch includes an explosion and the destruction
& castle. always difficult for the best OF stage
ustt 10 handle seriously.
Jscques Coini. Nr. Hamuerstsin's stage man
tes-. explained yesterday how 81 wil happen that
TIE audience can 90 home at u1J O'Clock:
The beautiful contralto aria, Mon els, Il
rsbandounez' the only music, practically. 81 the
fah sci viii be sung IN the fourth act with soma
q. he words changed. IN the fourth act John -
. be crowned Al the people are there 10 han the
Prophet His mother. whom he has had 70 re-
touuoe and who thinks him dead. recognizes him
d he comes into the market place. She rushes 10
sE and calls him her The Prophet IS terri
"a FOR he knows that II he recognizes her she
III be killed and that he. who IS supposed 70 be
aer divine leader, VIII be slain by the people
They rush toward him with their swords as he
COWS signs Of weakness, and he. with al the
swords al his breast demands OF her 10 say whether
ss is her son. He denies Il 10 save him, and John
able 70 persuade the people that she IS insane
ud harmless. whereupon they all shout -
sraelsr Then she sings the aria from the fifth
az using the words, Non Ills, 80 tsbandonnai'
he tragic ending OF the opera IS not affected by
zrsng out the unnecessary last act, and every
eng is improved"
-Le Prophetic" is little known IN this country ex-
c1t for the contralto aria All. mon hls," some
tnss heard IN concert Georges Lucas. who viii
tng the ttle role was first heard by 1Ir. Ham
nsrEtein IN this part AZ the Gaiete-Lyrlque, IN
PARK This new Prophet began as a civil engi-
ter connected with the eastern railroads Of
rance. His musical career started IN the music
aha and then took him TO Paris n comedy. After
raeying for opera he sang IN MsrseiIes Isle and
te-r h-s ale
fses as tenor robusto creating tho usrt Of SigUrd
Geneva. and singing With Calvs at Bordeaux in
'aas"
hH first appearance IN Paris was al the Opera
100 with Nine. Delna. following which he Gre
ese the tenor part IN Berlioz's opera. lie Prise
= 1roie," Rsnaud and Nine. Delna also being in
y cast With BrevsL Remand. vsguet and Del
- ne sang 10 the Tooth performance OF Reyer's
~'Annbo." and later at Lyons brussels and
-sosoan- Three years ago he sang IN New Or
- - and the next year became member OF the
-slopolitan Opera Company.
Ana Msrgsrfta D'Alvarez. contralto. Will sing
le% The singer was born IN Liverpool while her
-er' Peruvian. was consul general there FOR
:. government twenty-six years ago. She studied
- years AZ the Brussels Conservatory. and mazda
ii debut In 1901 at Rouen. Later she sang in
- End was beginning an engagement at the
WET Royal Opera when aIr. Hammerstein in
sso her 10 obtain q release
-e "alter-Villa- the Bertha in the ''Propbet'
- sno coloratUra soprano. Is a native OF Ror-
- Both her father and mother were on
- - ringers She has sung at Bordeaux Mar
- Lyons. Rouen, Antwerp and other cities IN
49, ana Belgium Henri LasIzin the Count
80 Is graduate OF the Paris Conservatorv
4 - Ih operate debut at The Hague as Pban,ueI
N. -eIOolaoe." and has been heard st Rouen
Co. Asfseilles. Toulouse. Vichy, AK ana ,ba
-eleLyrique. In Paris 0
~ .hree Anabsptist preachers. Jonas ,r..tt.-,
- - Necharias, VIII be sung b, Fer,5,r.~s -
Il, - OOhstantin Hicolay and Castor win -
60 10 France for several years N,lcols,, 4.
esise NnO speaks eight languages and has a,,,v
- ~ italy and IN Alexandra v,ber. - -
~ ne mace his debut at Milan a. Pc a.
4 So niger villa, barytone. who has sun-
q 49,, Belgium and Holland. WA The ,a.cho-
- "aiter-Vila. his wife
ss,rr doubt at present in the Baup,ersto,,
lns VINO WI sing AIDA on Tuesday nigbt
tpr - SaFon' French dramatic sonrano
ksr es-.'. I-ils Opera, win sing the part IN case
Espss - nave been released from fbe C,,,s,o,,,
tsuDr,s la@t time, for Ike other s,r,,ers -, 49,.
eriy a. SO must pay iaboriouslv estimated
tlr vi, \. t'aze wearing apparel Otherwise the
trrr vs-,s '~As ~ Ame. I've Crippou. who has
~. r9ls parts "a France mas
hsory :. TO Won the fret prize NJ IN. ,Co,-s--
nacs her fss-.'.se for singing and acting ana
LEA ,4,,.- -Sl1 last year az the Pari, or. a.
ttlat Al ar. ,, Nine. Grippon also made her
49, AoEuenctr." but at Marseilles. IN