The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-21
ROME'S FESTIVAL OF OPERA
Stars or THE NFTRO POJIrn
tuONG THE SINGLES
Gatti-CasayIa In Rome Arranging m. m.
tails IN American Turns the Tid. =,
summer season sf Opera IN a.,,,n
Related Novelties for Pari, s..,.-

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with the exhibition in Rome He rs 90,
oerned chiedy with the SECOND r.,,o't
! since II will he under the dire-,ro, :,
. Arturo Toscaninl and will include P,r
ennis The Girl OF tho Golden We,,
! For this Introduction ~ tho Italia
opera To its native land the entira o,r,'
pany from the Metropolitan. bs.d..
by Signor Caruso and Nine pestrnD N
60 To the Costanzi Signor Tosra,,,,
+ will also conduct Aida and IN IN
probability -Falstan Among the a--,r,
IN the company we'll known here h,,
strangers m their native land will y.
Signor Amato. who has sung hui. IN la >
outside Of Naples.
/ The first period 81 the operatl, ssaso,
which will last from Marrh uuril ,hs
end of April. will he conducted hv Iui,,
Mancinelli He will opan his term VII,
I a revival Of william Tell. which - rapsi,
| heard nowadays. since there are fs-
singers equal to the demands ~ NJ.
Rossini work. The first penod will ~
| devoted to other operas ~ the school
and period Of Rossini. and some Of thu
earlier Verdi works will also ba heard
during these two months
! Matteo Battistini will sing tho title RAJ.
In Nerdi's rarely sung Macbeth rhs
I Bellini and Donlzetti operas selected will
be La Sonnambula and Don Pn-
quala ponchiell's The ProdiEal Son
1 will h. taken temporarily out - ts r..
! pose. The modern works will he Sisnor
4 ManCinelli's own Francesca ia Rimini'
I and -FalCe, one act opera by Alfred
| Catalan. beloved Of the Italian conduc.
/ tors
IL isnot yet decided what will he given
during the last period, as Leopold Mug
none. who - To conduct II. IN IN south
America II is probable that a misCellan.
eous repertoire Of operas will 10 gwen
The arti.tic forces which will h. gath.
cred for this festival are much greater
than any Italy has heard for years There
will liz a chorus of $50 voices. which Will
be- trained 10y Signor ZorzAtn IhArs
will b. a symphonic orchestra q a hun.
dred players The most notable soloists
are 81 course those that will come from
the Metropolitan Opera Company rh-y
are Enrlco Caruso. Pasquala AmAi6
EAmy Destinn. Mario Sammarco. lsonld
Smirnof and AdAmo Ddur.
Among other artists who have hen
heard here and who will sing m Rnm4
are Alezsandro Bonci. Nittorio ArmonAi.
Ricardo StraCciari. Marcel Gourmet and
Marcella Ssmbrich. who has been invited
bv Signor Mancinelli To sing the leaiins
roles in Don Pa-quale- and La Sn.
.
IN NM. ZanCo and Macncz. The former
has been engaged on account 81 his power.
ful upper notes to sing the tenor role
in William Tell while Sign MacneI
- to appear IN Don Pasquals- and th-
other lighter opera.
Rosira Storchio. Salomea kruc-nlssA
and Tina RurZio are 10 he the sopranos
Louisa GArab add will be tn" leading cor.
iralto unless SlRGcr Gatti-CAsAzzA can
- rsuad- Louise Homer tn 60 to Rome
Tn. TosCanini ssasOn will last through.
out tn" north Of June
II took an American n turn the I'd.
II the ambitious opera season organized
for this summer aG tho New Royal Open
House IN Berlin by Hermann Gura. who
mot with success last year hut ptartsd
IN very discouragingly IN MAY. William
Miller. who used To b" a newsboy in htts
burg. came 20 sing TcrNhdus'r and showed
the Berlin public n slim. graceful. pOeuc
Hunrich in place 81 the usual sent.
mental Gamhrin,Is that the opera houss
81 Germany regard as the ideal repr-.
sCntatIv" Of the knight
Then to- carry his innovations still
further Mr. Miller wore dark hair IN plaoe
Of "A blond Wig There was naturally loud
protest at anything so daring. and Their
vas even objection to the artistic way
which he sang his music. IL did not tax
the public long. however. to learn 70 =.
light IN this attractive stranger, and III
result vas a sudden turn in the Affairs q
the theatre that promises to make 10
season a sucCeSs after all.
MIR Miller has t.en engaged 20 sing a.
the imperial Opera House in Vienna Tor
ten wears. but he has long leave II ah-
sanCa every season. Mar ia Letter.
Burckhardt who began her career N
America a. comic opera singer IN
German theatre IN Milwaukee,. has ais
been a popular memher Of the COMPANY
Although New York rejected her wrhoT
a really fair opportunity TO Judge " heI
talents she is the first Wagner singer ~
the day IN Germany Heinrich kno'e hS
also lesn singing there with more sue
cess than he ever found on any oi Ms
visits after the first.
Camill,. Saint -Sa.ns has st ~ Uon
AZ the age Of IS on his -D@Janire Whi'h
was first produced az the open ar thea'r'
at Bezier- for which he wrot" d. This
year Spontini's la Ne-tale was suns
there The SAINT -Saens work vii 10 ~
written for the Grand Op"ra IN Pans
The Ancestor. ar opera which saint
Sa..ns founded on a tale Of Sicilan vel
delta. was sung six years ago a. prn's
Carlo but will not IT, given IN Paris an'n
reXt winter The same experience IA
hefallen Ma,ssenet'- opera ~ the frenrh
revolution. -Th"rASe
II was first produced four wears ago q
Monte Carlo. being sung 10y the "nmp&,
that went up To Berlin to produc" frehn
opera for diplomatic reIs sons. ana y ~
frequently been sung IN the -outh I"
France where IL has become one " "
composers most popular works
Paris has not heard II Alh"r' arr
going to give at the Opera Conlque 'ns
winter tho second work Of RaOul Apar
called La Jota. and promises hefe~
NJ the close of the season
one Of the old favorites ~ The upoA
Comique passed awav the other "a.
Delphine ugalde. who mad" nT
appearance there IN isis ~" reu
years ago to teach. and her daushr.
Marguerite. has since sung ih~Tr
success Her granddaughi"f 'e"'"
Ugalde il an actress ~ Paris -.
The widow Of Ambrose Thon = ~.
Mignon- has been sung ~ the -,
Comiuue more frequently than any 0'"'
work. has Just died .,~
Charles RouSseliAre. who 'ane
here TO he lyric tenor. ~ No" Sh"- go
the greatest 81 WaRnerian i"nnr- " -,
LATIN countries. and he tr1'"is,
south America to Italy tn -ilg
and other roles This wli'"r -
the tenor ~ the Royal Op'r' nc. -.