New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
At THE METROPOLITAN
"CindereIIa" To Be Presented en-
Coming Tuesday Evening.

The first novelty to be offered by the Chi
cago Grand Opera Company will be Mas
senet's Cinderella" ("Cendrillon'D WHICH
will be sung at the Metropolitan Opera
House on Tuesday night next Miss Mag
gle Teyte. the English soprano. who has
been heard here in concert. will make her
initial operatic debut in the title role. Miss
Mary Garden Will have the role of the
Prince Charming. The occasion will also
serve TO introduce to New York audiences
two artists who have hitherto not been
heard in this city. These are Mile. Jenny
Dufau and Nine Louise Bcrat. The former
is a coloratura soprano. and will have the
role of the Fairy Godmother who comes to
the rescue of Cinderella when the girl has
been left at the firesde by her naughty
stepsisters and stepmother. The latter role
will be sung by Nine. Berat while MISS
Mabel Riegelman and Miss Marie Cavan
will assume the parts Of Noemie anl
Dorothee the cruel stepsisters. Hector
Dufranne will be heard as PandOlfo. the
father Of Cinderella and Henri Scott, the
American basso will voice the music Of
the King Francesca Daddi, as the Dean
OF the Faculty: Desire Defrere, as the
Supcrintendent of the Fete; Constantin
Nicolay. as the Prime Minister, and
Charles Mayer, as a herald. will complete
the cast. Cleofonte Campanini will pre-
side at the directors desk and the stage
will be under the supervision Of Fernand
Almans. Rosina CALI will lead the diver
easements.
The operate week will open tomorrow
evening with "Boheme," sung by Miss Ger
aldine Farrar and Nine. Alien and Messrs.
Caruso. Amato, Didur and. De Segurola.
Mr.. Sturani conducting.
"Otello" will be sung on Wednesday even
ing by Mr. Slezak in the title role and
Nine Frances Aida as Desdemona. Nine.
Maubourg as Emilia, Mr.. Scott as Iago,
Mr. Bada as Cassie and Mr.. De Segurola as
Lodovico Mr. Toscanni will conduct.
"G0tterdammerung. the last Of the mat
inee Ring Cycle performances, will be given
on Thursday afternoon. The cast will in
olude Mines Fremstad. Fornia,' Homer
Sparkes and Alien and Messrs. Burrian
Well Griswod and Gorltz. Mr., Hertz will
conduct.
Aida will be Thursday nights per-
formance, with Mines. Destinn, Matzenauer
and Sparkes and Messrs. Caruso Gilly and
Didur Mr.. Toscanini conducting
"The Bartered Bride" will be given Fri
day evening with Mines Destlnn, Case,
Mattfeld and Wakefield and Messrs. J6rn,
Reiss, Didur, Witherspoon and Ruysdael In
the cast Mr.. Hertz will conduct.
"Trovatore" will be the Saturday matinee
attraction, with Mines. Rappold and Homer
and Messrs. Slezak, Amato ana Wither-
spoon, Mr.. Sturani conducting.
"Madama Butterfly" on Saturday even
ing will be the first OF the series of pop
uar price subscription performances. Miss
Geraldine Farrar will sing the title role
and the cast will include Messrs. Martin
and Scott and Nine. Fornia Mr.. Tos-
canini will conduct
"Tosca" will be sung on Tuesday evening
at the Academy of Music, in Brooklyn
with Nine. Fremstad Miss Smelling, Mr.
Martin ard Mr.. Amato in the cast Mr.
Toscanini conducting.
Mr.. Giulo Sett, the chorus master, will
conduct the Metropolitan Opera House
chorus OF $50 voices and the orchestra at
to-night's concert. when an Ave Maria
composed by him for seven vocal parts,
will be sung for the first time in America
by the full chorus without accompaniment.
Other choral features of the programme
will be the Spinning Scene from The Fly
ing Dutchman." sung by Mines. Destinn
and Mattfeld and the women's chorus; the
prologue from "Mefstofele," the solo being
sung by Mr. Didur and the Tannhauser