The Washington times., 1910-03-27
EUROPEAN VOICES
IN FRENCH OPERA
Singers Not Widely Adver-
tiSed ir America, But
Carefully Selected.
COMPANY is OLD
IN NEW ORLEANS
Same Organization in Existence
for More Than a Hun
dred Years.

The French Opera Company Of New
Orleans, an organization of l2O people.
under the direction Of Jules Layolle, will
give a season Of grand opera at the Be
lasco Theater this week,
The company, which has been singing
at the French opera House, in New
Orleans, the entire season, Is the most
more than 100 years old. for the French
opera Of New Orleans dntedates all
other opera IN America.
1t Is great many years since the
French Opera House has sent its COM
pany on tour. and for that reason the
present generation Of music lovers is
comparatively unfamiliar with this re-
markable institution Nor are the
names of the singers making up the
French Opera Company well known 60
Washington people. fOl. unlike the New
York opera houses. the "-S-"h Opera
House has never ATTEMPTED TO get is
singers into print
Its patrons year in and year out have
been hearing a company made up OF
some Of the best artists in Europe, who
nave been imported TO sing in New Or
leans, and then return 10 their native
lands without appearing elsewhere in
America. 1t is a well-established fact
that there are IN Europe many grand
opera singers whose abilities are quite
equai, # not supei Tor, - the well-knOwn
STARS, yet who have never been heard
on this side Of the water.
The. repertoire mas been arranged as
follows:
Monday Night William Tell"
by BOssini-NNith NJ EscalaiS. NJ.
HansettO. NJ Huherty, Cargge.
NJ. NuiEO, NJ Il COmbe, Mime.
tabuzac, Nile. StCrCkmaIS. Nile.
Mea. Pas de L'Hymence, t,y e.
tire corps de ballet Grand ballet,
by Mile. t'abris Mile HanseEs,
Mile COdoIinI and entire corps
de ballet.
DelibCS-With Mn. NuibO, CarEue,
Chddal. DelaXe. DriemenS Lie
vain. Mines. ROLAND, Sterckmans,
Allagd, Vincent Mea, and Du-
mont. Grand ballet and HindOo
dance by Nile Fabris, Hansens,
and COdolini.
Wednesday Matinee. ..Rigo-
lettO,' by Nerdl-With Mn. Hen
satJO. ZOcChi, Huberty, I.aCombe,
GeOffray, Mines Roland Sterck-
mans, and Mea advertisement
by corps de ballet.
Wednesday Night. Faust" by
Gounod-With Mn NuibO. Car
cue. LaCombe. Mines ROLAND.
Sterckmans, and Mea. Diver
easement BY corps de ballet
Thursday Night. Les HuSUe-
nots,' by Meyerbeer-With Nm
Zocchi, HUberty, CarSue, DelaNe,
LaCOmbe, GeOfray. Mines. De-
medy. Cahuzac, Morejo. Allard,
Vincent and grand ballet.
Friday Night. "ManOn, by
Aassenet-With Nm. Zocchi. Cha
dal. GeOifray, LaCOmbe Mines.
ROLAND, Allard. Vincent. Briemens,
advertisement by entire corps de
ballet.
Saturday Matinee. Carmen"
by BiZet-With Nm ZOcchi Cha
dal, DelaXe. GeOffray, COUlOn.
Mines. Sterckmans. CahuZac. Al
lard. Vincent, F-OidurOt and
NerGuu. Spanish dance bv Nile.
Hausens and grand corps de
ballet
Saturday Night. la Traviata,"
BY Nerdi-WiJh Nm. Nuibo Cha
DIAL GeOHr2y, LaCOmbe, Mines
ROLAND, AIlard. Vincent. Rrie-
mems Divtrtissemeut bv entire
corps de ballet. To be followed
by "CODpcIa,' Grand ballet in
two acts and two tabl-auX. with
Nile. Fabris. Nile. COdOlini NJ
RiZZO. VI. Du.out. and Miles
Nate Pellattc. Alice Pellet, and
the entire CORPS
The company carries a French chorus
o. forty people, Il French orchestra or
forty musicians, and a COTDs de ballet
or fifteen young French women