New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-31

Nine Sembrich will end her connection with
opera in America with two performances at the
METROPOLITAN Opera House this week. Tomorrow
evening she will sing the part Of Mimi in Puccinls
La Boheme," and Saturday will make formal
farewell in a special representation OF scenes rom
three OF the operas In which she has long charmed
the opera lovers of New York-"Don Pasquale.
II Barbiere d siviglia'' and La Traviata" Her
associates wishing to show their appreciation OF
the departing prtTna donna have offered TO take
part in the farewell function Miss Farrar asked
and gained permission 10 sing the Insignificant part
OF Flora Bervoix IN the from "Traviata," and
Nine Eanes unable to lend her voice. will at
least lend her presence and sit at table with
Violetta ValeryS guests. The representation or
these extracts of opera will Be followed by
gathering upon the stage Of representatives from
the Metropolitan Opera Company, the artists OF
the Metropolitan, the orchestra the stage hands
and the committee which has had in charge the
raising Of a popular fund to Be expended on
testimonial On Sunday night Nine. seDbrfch Will
be the guest OF the principal nuscians OF the city
and their wives at dinner IN the Hotel Astor.
This dinner arranged by COMMITTEES COM
posed Of DR.. Frank Damrosch. Victor Herbert,
Franz Kneisel, Rudolph e Schirmer and H Z
Krehbel, and Nine. Sembrichs hosts and hostesses
will number about rs. Among the participants will
be Mr.. Paderewski who Will make a Journey from
Boston to be on hand; M. Mailer. Mr.. Hertz. Wal
ter Ddmrosch Modest Altschuler, Arnold Yope,
Julian Edwards. Sam Frankie, Rubin Goldmark,
Rafael Jasefr. line. Eames. Miss Farrar. Emile
Isndt Palmer. Ernest Schelllng. Sigsmund Sto-
ioWskl and Or. Wullner.
Madame Sembrich has been associated with opera
at the Metropolitan Opera House for twelve years
and this almost continuously. She was member
OF MI Abbey's company at the opening OF the
establishment in the fall Of 1888 During the seven
years of the &c. man regime she was in Europe
and also during the six years which followed the
departure of the German artists. She made her
second visit to America in 1887, but was not
member 81 the Metropolitan company. She organ
lied a small opera troupe Of her own. with which
gave some of the comic operas Of her roper
tory. notably II Barbiere di Sivglia,'' but in
New York confined her public appearances to con-
certs In October she gave The Barber" in Brook
lyn however, and later in the season repeated the
performance OF Mr.. Bagby's musical morn
ings in the Waldorf-Astoria In her company were
Campa9&ri, Csrbone and Dante del Papa. SIsnor
BevignanI conducted. During the next two sea-
sons lS9s-190. she was IN the Metropolitan forces
The next season she again toured the country on
her own account. but returned here in 1S0l-'G and
has been continuously in the Metropolitan company
ever since. Though she has appeared chiefly in
the old italian repertOry she has at times made
essays in other fields. A considerable fraction OF
he- repertory consists Of operas which she
sing in German and French. a well Italian.
or these New York has heard Die Meistersinger.
Die lustigen Weber Won Windsor" and Mr.
Paderewski's Manu- in German. Her repertory
consists Of the following works:
Donizetti: Luck. " .'Elisr d Amors," Don Pas
quaIe'' La File du Regiment" and Linda oil
Beiiini: ''sonnambula" and Z PuritanL"
CIounod: Faust and Romeo ct JUliette.'
Thomas: "Mignon" and Hamlet
Puccni La Boheme.'
Rubnsten Der Damon
Tscha ikowsky, Eugene Onegin-
Mozart: Don Giovanni" lie NOzze al Figaro
Die Entfuhruug aus den Serial" The Magic
Flute" and Cost fan Tutte"
Wagner: Die Meistersinger' and ~LOhengrin-''
NicOlai: Die lustigen Weber Won Windsor"
Bizet: Les Pecheurs de Peerless
DeIibes: 'Lakme''
ROssni I'll BarbieTe di Sivigia.'
i.eonCavallo: ''Pagacci'
Mascagni: 'IiAmico Fritz
PaGerewski: 'Manru."
Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots," II. Esofe du
NOrd - Robert Ia Diabe.'
De Lara: Amy Robsart.'
Marzials: "Ruy Bias
Massenet: 'Manon"
New Works opera public has heard her in all but
about half dozen Of the operas in this list
Nine Sernbrichs entrance the American stage
was effected the Metropolitan Opera House
October -. 1859. 1t the second night OF the
opening season. and the opera Lucia di Lam
merrnoor' She At once hailed by the knowing
a Of the most remarkable ford sopranos that
had been heard in New York She still