The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-26
OPERA TRUST CONFERENCE
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JOR gNGIISH PROM CTIONS.
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..- Nstror~Aiian UT-rA Company
... aii-s ~ h-tun Philadelphia
.... r.rag' a rrrnnrf-'ly ~ tho op-ga- in
..r rrtginai lAnr,me--. "a, - s-ly tho
-.-, premature
Ne are considering such a cours.
81 Da'fi., A-saEsA. but II - not easy
g., -a'r- on the conditions. and there j.
,...I that still remainr 20 b. discussed
a. a frseting held this morning Rawlins
tenet one IL the directors 81 the Met
r...'tn Opera Company. Guilio GATH
,s-aaza Thomas Quinlan. Recchams
tentative. and Gino CentAniui
vaia secretary TO Gait 4 ESazza. were
resent hut no definite conclusion was
cached Mr. Cottenet told THF SUS
reporter he had heard nothing 81 the
r.iror that Gabriel AstrtIC was To replace
Oar Iasazza after next wear I'm the
-alagement OF the Metropolitan Opera
Er.ss He said Il scarcely seemed
-a~..Is 20 him
Meantime II 10 lad here that Thomas
T--5ham's announcement Of his lnten-
tn - invade New York To give opera
. nn.y clever dodge by which he hopes
~ have the Metropolitan Opera Company
mas. some agreement with him His
rsu4ger Thomas Quinlan. told THE
S'N representative that Beecham never
rr-ar' 'o 10 to America unless he sue
,sedsd m making some agreement with
me- Metropolitan Opera Company and
'ns' 'ha details Of the agreement were
rv under discussion There Is some
,-onauihty Il their being finally ged
ry 10" end Il the week
bulhu Gatti-CasaEzA expressed himself
g. s,-ptical concerning the formation
r an uperatic trust which would in
....s all the great opera houses 81 the
world a. he believed 10 would be extremely
"rgit 70 manage successfully a COM
nation Spreading over such vide area
O'rsr 0peratic experts. however. who are
~aN informed as tn the afairs 81 IN"
Ns'rr ?olI'An Opera Company express
fl.rl ~ IN. outcome of such a sChem. and
'hlnk - likely to he completed before
M winter
The scheme is the familiar one ~ offer
.-g opera'ic a-tlsis annual contracts
prI~n will Il course he On more advan-
'acrous terms for The opera houses than
'r- shorter engagements managers ar.
,'.n 10 assure them at present The ad-
Anfage 70 the artists will lie m IN. On
.tepmsnts for tho whole year
Ia. institutions which are expected
make up the combanatIun will include
-.~ldas the Metropolitan Opera HOUSE
md III allied theatres whlrh represent
''- syndicate IN the Tinted States.
I"adinS opera houses In South America.
Thomas BeeCham's company in London.
La Scala IN Milan and san Carlo In Naples
~ the Italian opera house,. together with
ne ppsra company 81 Monte Carlo The
.,rand Opera In Paris IA" OPERA Comiquc
AID the Theatre d1a Monnai". IN Bru--
s-, have reported favorahly on the
i.r-usfIon Of such a combination. hut rs
they are subsidized Government opera
b sAs ~ is impossible for them to have
a. rfficial connection with It