New-York tribune., 1909-10-28
CIR RAND OPERA PLANS
Hammerstein's Regular Sea
son Begins Nouembcr 8.

Oscar Hammerstein announced last night
the repertoire for the first two weeks Of
his regular grand opera season. The open
ing performance will take place on Monday
evening, November s. when Massenet's
"Herodiade" will be sung. with Nine.
Cavalieri as Saloms. Nine Cisrville- -Reache
as Herodias. Mr.. DaImores as John. Mr.
Renaud as Herod Mr.. Crabbe as Vittelius
and the new French bass. Mr.. Waller. as
Phanuel. Mr.. de la Fuente will conduct.
Nine. Tetrazzini will make her first ap-
pearance on Wednesday evening, November
~, in "TraI iata." At the same time the
young Irish tenor, John Mccormack. will
make his American debut as Alfredo. NJ.
SammarCo viii be he GeTmont ''Traviata"
will serve 10 introduce Mr. Hammerstein's 5
new Italian conductor, NJ. Oscar Arselnli
Nine. Mariette MaZarin. who created the
role of sslome in the production OF Richard
Strauss's opera az the Royal Opera at
Brussels, will make her American debut on
Friday evening, November Il In the title
role of Aida" Mile d Alvarez will be
Amneris. N. Zenatelo Rhadames. II. sam
marco Amonasro, ard NJ. Waller Rsmfls.
n. Anselnli will direct
Miss Mary Gardens re-entry will be made
at the Saturday mstinee of the opening
usual. be the Crobyle The MyrtaIe and
Albins will be Nine. Duchene NJ. Renaud
will give his inimitable personation Of
Athanael. NJ. Lucas will be the Eicias. and
N Henri Scott. the American basso, Pale
mon. NJ de Ia Fuente will direct
A special performance will be given on
Saturday evening of the opening week.
when the double bill of "Cavalleria Rusti-
cana" and "Pagliacci' will be the attrac-
ton. Nine. Marguerite sylvia will be heard
for the first time in the regular season as
Santuzza in the former opera, with Nine.
Duchene as Lola, NJ. Dalmores as Turiddu
and NJ. Crabbe as Alto. In "Pagliaccr'
Mile. Lima Cavalieri will be Media. NJ.
Zenatello will be Canio. NJ. Sammarco viii
be Tonic, NJ. Crabbe will be Sylvio and NJ
Venturini will be Beppo. NJ. Anselmi will
direct both operas.
The second week, beginning Monday. No
vember Is, will open with Nine. Tetrazztnt
in Lucia di Lammermoor." with John Nc
Cormack as Edgardo and NJ. Sammarco as
Ashton.
Mr.. Hammerstein will present another
opera entirely new to America on Wednes-
day evening. November II, Massenet's
"Sapho." Miss Mary Garden will have the
leading role, while VI. Delmores will play
iile part OF Jean, the lover. NIUE u 4AlFdAVH
and NJ Laskin will be. respectively, Di-
yonne and CRsaire, Jeans mother and
father. NJ. Dufranne will be Caoudal. the
sculptor. NJ. Wales will be La Borderie and
NJ Villa the innkeeper. NJ de la Fucnte
will direct.
Another novelty will be the presentation
on Friday evening. November 19 of Doni-
zetti's Daughter of the Regiment" with
Nine. Tetrazzini in the title role. John
Mccormack will have the tenor part, Tonic,
and NJ. Gilbert the amusing role OF Ser
geant Sulpice. Nine Duchene will be the
Marquise and Nine. Severina will be the
Duchess. NJ Anselmi will direct.
Mr.. Hammerstein has deferred opening
his first season of opera comique at the
Manhattan until the second week Of the
grand opera season The drst opera
comiQuc performance will take place on
Tuesday evening. November 16, when
Lecocq's La File du Madame Angot' will
be presented. with Nile. Henriette DelOrme
in the title role.
The second opera comique performance
will be Audran's La Mascotte." on Satur-
day evening. November 20, with Mile. De-
lorme as Bettina. The twenty-seven prtn-
cipals and chorus of Atty specially, en-
gagged by Oscar Hammerstein for his opera
comique. are due to arrive in New York on
La Savoie next week.