The sun., 1910-12-17
NORDICA IS VERY WRATHPUL
NDEOBl lSkED HER TO SING
~ THE METROPOLITAN.
rnr uauanixati"n of The GIri Of IN.
,."hirn west" Int n Fanriulla An.
peal, IO Her ~ an Insult to Good
singers Born Right in the Z nat tr,i -, n trs

singers Born Right In the Z ltrti NJ n tr,
SIS reporter journ.yed up Fifth
.....H.. y'-t.'i lay 20 the Gotham Hotel
~, ~. first American Isolde why sh.
r e. not singing AZ the Metropolitan Opcr,
70 .s' his year This same QUESTION
:, n"cn asked many times this season
o., "rning Mnio. Sordica-for she was
.l,. -r-' hmcrican sing To create War.
r. .'r.Hn" At tho Metropolitan Op.ra
.-,. md sh" is real American. horn
N.." IN 1859 and sons p.opl, have
-. rjur"d of TIE SrS why sh. vas
r' 'n"'lt"r OF tho company engaged
o." present season at IN. Metropoli-
"a. J,.'ra lIous"
Why am ! not sin ging ~ tho Metro
- or"ra Hnus" this year, MIN.
-.h... r"r"5r"d Veil thcrr * only
,.. r"G~ ~ rha' ] can think Of Nnbody
i.~ .>r'i 'r' -. have t,'"n invited To-
. 'u Paris and London. m Rcrlin and
E - ru. !ud I'm gong back to Paris IN
-rr.uE - sing IN ri" Nih..lringrn cycle
O. " f'~'- bp".E But haN. not i",n
.. a ing ~ n" first lyric Theatre IN
g.. pvu ''Untry
- decision with which Miro Nordica
,.~.'"T.'d rh.. question seemed - demand
. ..u.n h" reporter looked around
I..NIng room. NIIn" NurIlica had
..' '''" - sing for "A portrait So. W ore
..-.,' black hAr r-i;am.d wl'h "A whr,.
l-'..u TIIu" \ black vr.N"' cloak
hing .'n" h"- shoulders. and hrr long
t., -N.t t-aii.d on tho floor Tm"
painter .ai but G'conrly h-,gun ~" PIC
rr Nina. NurdIca indicated "a him
.' ''"r' va.s going 70 h" l recess and
-., wasted for -" reporters next qu.,-
Wy AN | not invited 10 sing AZ the
Metropolitan Opera House. sh. repeated
-I..- - -loth"- question that | cannot
a~-N"r hI~' hoard u said that my
'-n, Uc-r prnhlhItIve. but | scarcely
''., that can b" true IN view Of th. fact
't' hey are tho SAM MauriC" Grau
.... 81. pGd me and thar r"criva IN
F'.u =, | rnInk there must /. some
e. - .s.a
f. hLs Git ,-"d - my cars from tie
% .rn--t. tls.r would h. invited to
-, a. 'Hr metropolitan Opera Hnusn
'- v",r uncr II wou!d consent 20 make
r... i''riprmanC" . farewell You may
,..,.rr. thai | would accept no such
-r. :. r."rr from Mr. Ga-'i-CGSa7zA or
>. d.g'"tprs They hEv" Already fare
v.'..i N" beautiful American singer
l".'nG Ea'n"s, and nobody has como -
r..o hey place. I:s no' necessary for
". Pro ing up"rG IN N"E York whom can
s.. '...w h"ru | don't hEv" - sing AT
q, .nlrS- I want t.. hut hay" reached IL .
- % IN my career whorH | Can chnn-..
=. p.4c"S IN which want to appear
IT" reporter asked Nine NordiCa IL
b. "Np"rlrnces a. the Metropolitan
r..~. li"uE" last year had been OF "A
C...a-'"- 80 lead her - desire Ia return
'..r" and appear under the Italian
administration.
w"- originally engaged to sing
tr.u'y times at the Metropolitan Opera
'i .-" last wear, she said. when bv
'u" sort Of musical politics found the
amber r'du"ai 10 eight Three were
p. %" N Hrooklvu. lniIadelp phIa and
Ill''ul'r" That lrf' only five 70 ha
l.,"- IN" Metre r,oI' tal opera House
sanG once Appeared with onlv
g ano r"h-a-S,.i. a. I ~ The oD"rl
LAD been rarf"r,n"i once before THAI
ON. ~ u was not new for nv Dc Iu-
= y" theatre after an ahsef q" Of several
lrs. ~ the other singer had appeared
p. -"vcral roles II might hav" been sup.
, - that Oh, Of ,ourtc@r Tristan uud
.i" would hIv" been rczcrT5,I tor
g.. That was not done. however. and
~ lIpG ''t.! T. F'lFs.s-t4 WIN Il.F
ra4-ra
There remained four appearances
.-. h.' the management deliberately
....'.. ~ I.c four times IN SiICCaS son n
'... NV assurances that | was TOO ~
-rr They continued 10 yur nv
tan" on the programme. howe -. until
go GuHl her OF Appearances gu rn cod .
20, 'untract had been fulTIHi ~
..' .t-. moment another -Ing.r wa
b. -','U'"d. That counted as An nup",r-
.a 'Hr ne however. a. / had been
..' .ure'd The fac' that I was 30 win
% h"r | was announced and yaIniv
? ''.-'"d aGllu-r t did not avail
.t January / wen &" ing IA lll"ann
'.pIll' world rake. th" trlp. and u q
%. .l. uE' 81 ciIma'.. Curei my cole q
! Fr4.! 'nui>. ne appa lranccS for which
! 'I- Engaged /; not, decided to
."-rHlr 'n"r" and recover dIh g"-
H" ing th.r. ~ concert and cam.
r, ~" lnit.d Stltr- I notified
w.. G,'' CI--lra that | vas well. aud !,
I.~H~'"d that - orlv -lN weeks of .,
'." ."Ie"n remained h" could not avail ,
B. -... II NV s"rTircr
y \urdlrs has no intention Of nc
ug nm" "uLIg-neut o".r"d h"r b" !,
r' 'praf" "n condition hat she :.
...." ."r tpp"arnnr" h"r farewell on tn. y
'...t' . -'t.,' - N"w NprN
go ru. belong ~ th" Metropolitan
... "nHpany any longer. however .
..- "'u pn "a say. and feel that what ~
.. hir ,iItti-' iSazZn may have don. y
:. .- r'ali.' very slight ~ Coinplrt-on .
'-" insult put ~ III" American -
- -.- - no company when SIgnpr
opera The Girl OF the Golden -
w. ra- produced there After 1u =
'.- 40 Ike" David BelaSco had made
.. ~'.. possible as an American work 4"
~ rIgh-s have been sung IN
.-h hngtIlg" II thI' had NOT V
.. american singer -hoIld hav" ~
.l'"i - have -"rl" -har" IN the ~
.... ...a Nr other opera nous" IN "'
-pIli h1ye allowed singers
'u nationality 80 bc ignored on "
occasion. They have proved
N for I'll" other operas rf y
,iI-- Ftr-ir has mad. "A 'r' y
....'"-- n Madam Butter
It Bph"r," and Ricardo Martin
., ~I.l L.r frequently m that
|''" firnaS atrR ~ Jnsct'
.' ~" M"'rpuo!l'La opera
." tTE"".reGn, .@'rl 20 nav" ~
.r,,...,r for ,"rythug c~""nf- ~
''G"-iCIn opera that fu".Iu! %