New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-25
OPERA SINGERS ENGAGED
Many New Stars for Next Year
at the Metropolitan.
NOVELTIES FOB THE SEASON
Gatti- Casazza Issues Announce
ment Giving Details of Man
agement's Plans.

A number OF new singers have been en-
gagged for next season at the Metropolitan
Opera House. according 20 a statement
issued yesterday by Mr.. Gatti-Casazza. the
general manager Of the Metropolitan opera
Company.
These singers include Dinitri SmirnOG.
the tenor Of the Imperial Opera House.
Moscow: Carlo Galeff. barytOne from the
Royal Opera House. Lisbon. and from the
Royal Theatre. COstanzi. Rome; william
Hinshaw. the American barytOne. formerly
with Henry W. Savage: Leon ROthier. the
bassO OF the Opera COmique and the MU-
nicipaI Theatres IN Nice and Lyons Nils
psugh Ruisdael, the bassO prOfundO. OF the
theatres in Breslau and Teplitz. Lucie
Weidt. the leading dramatic soprano of
the Imperial Opera. IN Vienna: Luisa VII
lani, the soprano. OF the Scala and the
COstanzi. in Rome. and Inga Oerher. one
OF the most promising pupils OF the Metro
politan Opera School. It IS also probable
that upon the completion OF negotiations
with the Royal Opera. Berlin. the color
atura soprano. Frieda HempeL viii VISIT
America for two months.
The following artists have been re-en-
gagged: Sopranos. Mines. Alien. Destinn.
Farrar Fremstad. Gadski GIuck. LIP
kOwska. Nelson. Sparkes. Van DyCk. De
PasQuaH and OsbOrn-Hannah: cOntraltOs.
Mines. Aldrich. F1ahut. Homer. MsplesCn.
hatfield. MaubOurz Smelling Wakefield.
Wickham and Roma tenOrs. NM CsrusO.
Burrian AudisiO, Hall. JadlOwker. Torn.
Koch. Martin. Reiss and Slszak. barytones.
NM AmstO. Besue. Campanari. Giilv.
GOritz, Missiano. Reschigiian. Scott and
Sooner; bases, NM. Bourgeois. Didur.
Hinckley. Pini-Corsi. ROssi. De SegurOla
and WitherspOOn-
Several novelties are promised during
the season Among them are the follow
ing: The Girl OF the Golden West" Puc-
Cinrs latest opera. which-will be COmplet-
ed by the composer during this summer;
"K0nigskinder" By Engelbert Humper-
dink. which is also undergoing the finish
ing touches: Boris GOudOnOff." BY MOsz-
kOwski: Quo Vadis." by Jean NOugues,
LIE Chemineau." by Leroux: Vie de
POete" by Charpentier. the composer OF
Louise" and "Armida." by Gluck. for the
first time IN Operatic form in this country.
Among the revivaIs will be Mascagnrs
''L'AmicO Fritz" Romeo ct Julietts.
I'm Ballo in Maschera." "GuglieImO Tell.
Don Giovanni and 'UgonOtti" All
operas whose favor with the public was
be presented again. and the different
schools and nationalities viii be kept on
an equal basis. which has always been a
characteristic feature Of the performances
at the Metropolitan.
| The number OF subscription performance
at the Metropolitan will be five week. dur
/ ing twenty-five weeks. beginning November
IA. Philadelphia viii have fifteen perform
ances and Brooklyn fourteen. After tbs
/ close Of the season the company viii MAKE
a brief tour Of two weeks.
Mr. Gatti-Casazza's statement furthel
saws that the chorus will be composed 81
/ sixty-ffve 20 seventy italian and Frencs
voices. ffftv to ffty-ffve German. and sOme
/ Americans who sing German The italian
| and French cOntingents Will be given tive
months OF careful instruction in Europe il
German choral work. while the German
chorus will undergo the same training FOL
the operas in italian and French.
/ II Is announced that the chorus school
7 which heretofore has rendered valuable ser
vices. will be continued next year. II vii
at all times be able to supply fifty mOre
voices In case the repertory makes extraOr-
/ binary choral requirements necessary.
/ The ballet school. which was initiated last
/ fall will contribute a trained contingent o.
| dancers. which will be used 10 enlarge and
reinforce the regular corps de ballet For
I the performances in which PavIOwa and
MOrdkine are 20 appear at the Metropolitan
q special Russian corps De ballet. consisting
/ OF three couples Of character dancers AM
/ twelve other dancers. have been engaged
and will be trained under the supervision OF
these Russian stars