The San Francisco call., 1910-07-31
GRAND OPERA IS
WHAT They Want
ldOra Park Patrons Flock to
Hear Bevani's Singers in
Italian Works
By WALTER ANTHONY

By WALTER ANTHONY
Nerdi's most popular. if not his most
excellent opera. III Trovatore.', will be
the attraction at Idora park in Oak
land for one week. beginning with the
matinee today.
During the last two weeks the
BeFani grand opera company has been
winning laurels in Oakland and pleas
ing crowded audiences at every per-
fornance. 1t is likely that the records
made by Faust" Martha" and 'Rigo-
letto,, which are the operas thus far
given by the Bevapi company, will be
excelfed this week in III Trovatore."
The cast for the performance this
afternoon, Monday, Wednesday and
Friday and Saturday night is as fol-
lows. Leonora, Guiditta Francini;
=-Azucena, not cast: Manricos Eugenio
Battain; di Luna, Ettore Campana; Fer
rando- Alexander Bevank This even
ing. Tuesday Thursday and Saturday
matinee. the parts viii be taken as
1olIows: Leonora. Regina Vicarino; Azu-
cenai Edmee de DreuN; Manrico, I'm
.berto Sacchetti; di Luna, Achilie Al
-hertis Fernando, Joseph F1orian. The
Following characters viii remain the
same throughout the week: .Eniz, Es-
tella Burgess; Ruiz. George Mordecai
The conductor viii be Roberto Fran
cini.
Free band concerts viii be continued
throughout the rest of the season.
Veber's prize band of America will
play its farewell Sunday concerts to-
day. giving two exceptionally fine pro-
grams Their last farewell viii be
PLAYED on Wednesday evening. Thurs
day afternoon viii bring the Navassar
ladies band. the famous organization
.aEhfch created much interest among the
music lovers at Idora last season.
9nenbach's greatest and last opera,
s.T61-e Tales of HOffnlann" wil be given
bE the BeVani opera company next
week at the theater in Idora park. The
success Of the grand opera organization
wa arrapts the park. management IN the
announcement that the time of the
Original enga cement has been extended
The season of a month as originally
planned has been too short and the
singers VIII remain for several weeks
The NaVassars Ladies' band, which
comes To ldora park next Thursday for
q limited engagement, Is well known 10
music lovers of this community. Last
season II was at ldOra for a month and
was mach pra iSed. Numerous special
features add -attractiVeness TO the offer
ings Of the band. the members of which
are uniformed nattily and appear to ad-
A-anta ge through the illumination of
elaborate electrical lighting effects.
Miss Lillian Sieger is eornet solOist of
the organ anlzatlon.
Luisa Tetrazzini. who had trouble
with her contracts while here in San
Francisco several years ago. is adding
more. temperamental tangles TO her
career She has recently written the
following version Of her troubles with
.'1Ir. Dippel having stated 10 the rep
resentatfVe Of a New York pa per- and it
having appeared in said paper. speak
ing ot me. she must sing IN opera If
she: sings IN America at ALL / think il
is time. in my own interests, to state
the truth.
1T is Mr.. Dippel who persistently
proposed concerts to me instead of op
cratic performances which latter L
greatly prefer. After first offering me
ia London a contract for 80 perform
ances, no sooner had he arrived in
America than he wished to change TO Is
performances and - concerts, then
again cabled. proposing only perform
anceS and - concerts ] have the orig
inals Of these cablegrams. as well as n
letter from Mr.. Seligsberg, the attorney
for the Metropolitan opera house. dated
June IS. j think il is time that these
gentlemen should cease issuing mis-
statements about nle calculated 10 harm
me in my profession and that there
may he no further MISUNDERSTANDING of
nay position on the part OF the public I
desire 10 state that the reason why I
have signed no contracts with the Met
Topolltan opera ma nagement of New
York. Chicago, Philadelphia. Boston,
etc. is because OF the ridiculous propo-
.Siffons, each one different, which have
been made me by many people connect
.ed more or less with this mana cement.
No. single one Of these seemed to have
: SuT horirv 10 sign q contract. The rude
,anG unkind manner in which 1 have
f.been eated-at one time assured that
an any. case / was not needed for more
than one year, at another told that
they would try 10 arrang for my re-
turp-ma kes me unwilling. to sing un-
Ger their ma na cement.
In spite of these annoyances ] shall
return TO America this coming season
; for "a. concert tour and in a year or two
g lial be heard again in opera. An offer
Z. has already been made me by a new
= manager. with ample financial backing
and very probably it Will not be two
years before New York viii a gain have
=: new opera house and company.
defy the mana cement of the Met
:ropolitan TO produce any contract which
.binds.me to them. ii they attempt any
further threats viii publish my entire
correspondence with them. including
the letter from their attorney, which
VIII show their extraordinary lack of
business ability*-Lqisa Tetrszzini.'
A churchly and singable duet has just
II. J. Stewart. The familiar hymn.
My God. Ny Father. While / Stray
supplies the verses to the song which is
titled, Thy. VIII Be Done. 1t is
smooth melody. scored well within the
limits Of the medium voice.