New-York tribune., 1910-01-23
THE METROPOLITAN
Three of Wagner's-"LEE-
sir d AmOre" ON ThursdaY.

The first three operas of Richard Wag-
ner's "Sacrosanct Ring as George Moore
has termed II, will receive production in
their proper sequence this week at the
Metropolitan Opera House. All three operas
viii be given in the afternoon, "Das Rhein-
gold'' on Monday Die Walkure' on
Thursday and ''Siegfried' on Friday. The
series Will be given under the musical di-
rcction of Alfred Hertz.
The cast of 'Das Rheingod" will in
clude Mines. Fremstad. Wickham, Gluck
Meitschik, Sparkes and Fornia and NM
Burrian, Sooner. Reiss. Goritz, Blass and
Witherspoon. Nine Fremstad will re-
appear on Thursday as fair haired Sieg-
inde. Sieglinoe beautiful to the eye and
appealing TO the heart, compounded Of pas
sion and poetry. made the more potent by
the sense of impending tragedy Nine
Gadski will be a ma jestic and clear voiced
Brinnnilde and Mr.. Burran an admirable
Siegfried. Mr.. Sooner will lend his splendid
voice and excellent dramatic powers to tho
part of Wotan. Others in the cast will be
Nine. Homer and Mr.. Hinckley.
In the second part of the trilogy Nine
Gadski will be the sleeping Brunnhilde and
Mr.. Burrian the young Siegfried, slayer Of
dragons and swakener of a maiden's love
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GoritZ the Alberich.
OF perhaps chief interest among the
other performances will be the first pro-
duction of the season on Thursday evening
of Donizettrs 'LElisir q d'Amore," with Mr..
Bonci in the part that he sings so beauti-
fully. Nine al Pasquale will sing the role
so long associated with the name of Nine.
Sembrich. and others appearing will be Mr..
Scotti and Mr.: Pin-Corsi
Tho prejudice against Bohemia and Bo-
hemians will surely need TO disappear on
Wednesday, for at both the Metropolitan
and the Manhattan Puccini and Murger
reign supreme. 1t speaks volumes for the
popularity Of the by this time we'll worn
"Boheme" that 1t is to be produced upon
the same night at two opera houses sepa-
rated by only half dozen city blocks. At
the Broadway house Miss Geraldine Farrar
will invest the Mimi with both beauty and
charm. while Mr.. Caruso will be Rodolfe.
Consequently a full sized audience may be
expected. Miss Bella Alten will again i'm
personate Musetta, and the three Bohe-
mians will be sung by Mr.. Scotti, de Sesu-
rola and Didur.
"Trovatore." delight of our fathers, the
bare announcement of which was once suf
ficient to pack the largest opera house. will
For this favor there will be a powerful
argument in the presence of Leo Slezak as
the Troubadour, as we'll as In the appear
ance of Nine. Gadski as Leonora, Nine.
Homer as Azucena and Mr. Amato as oil
Luna. With this cast there should be more
than a fash Of the glories of old time.
On Friday evening German patriotism
through Italian glasses will again be giori-
fed. 1t will be the second performance in
America of F'ranchettfs "Germania," with
Mr.. Caruso as Lowe, Mr.. Amato as Palm
and Nine Destinn as Ricke. Arturo Tos-
canini will, Of course. direct the orchestra.
The performance of Gluck's "Orfeo ed
Euridice" on Saturday afternoon will be of
special interest because of the debut in
America of Nine. Marie Delna, the well
known French contralto, whose name has
long been associated with the role of Orfeo.
Miss Sparkes will be Amore, and Miss
GluCk, Una Ombra Felice while Mr.. Tosca-
mini will make the musical direction a labor
OF love.
In the evening there will be a most Pc
culiar juxtaposition of operas" "Hansel und
Gretel," followed by "Cavalleria Rusti-
cana" Surely most catholic conjunction,
even if one startling to delicate nerves!
The two children of Humperdincks opera
will of course, be impersonated by Miss
Alien and Miss Mattfed, while Nine.
Meitschik will be the Witch and Mr. Gortz
and Miss Wiekham the parents. In Mas
ca gnis work Nine. Destinn will sing San
tuzza Mile. Maubourg Lola, Mr. Martin
Turriddu, and Mr.. Gilly Alto.