New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-06
METROPOLITAN ADDS TO
STAFF AND REPERT0RY
Strauss and Victor Herbert in
List Of Contributors 10
Seasons Novelties.
MAY REVIVE carmen"
management Announces New
Scenery for Ring" and Sc
ries of Matinees for spe-
cial Productions.

"c 'H'' "Poitdh opera Company g.
sued yesterday its prospectus for The
coming season of twenty-three weeks.
which is 20 open on Monday evening. No.
vember II.
Several new artists are announced.
among them Marguerite Arndt-O ber. So
phie Bresau and Lillian Eubank. con
traltos; Giovanni Martinelll. Rudolf Ber-
ger and Luigi Marini. tenors. and Rob
srt Leonhardt and Carl sch!egel barry
tones.
Among the novelties to be produced is
Victor Hcrhc-:'D One-act opera. In EnE-
llsh, Madeleine of which the llbretto Is
by Grant Stuart Among the other nov
elites announced are Richard Strauss
"Rosenkavalier." Charpender's "JulieG,"
Wolf-Ferrari's "LAmore Medico" and
Mortemezzfs "LAmore del ire Re"
Probable revivals are 10 be Bizets
Carmen. Rossini's Wilhelm Tell.
Boto's "Mehstofele." Saint-Saens's SAM
son ct Dallla" and Verdis I'm Ballo N
Maschera." An entirely new scenic IN
vestiture has been provided for Wagner
Ring" and for all the novelties and re-
vlvas.
The prospectus Is. in part. as follows
THE season AT the Metropolitan Opera
House will begin on Monday evening,
November IL. and will last twenty-three
weeks. The regular subscription per
formances will take place on Monday
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday even
ings and Saturday afternoons.
In view of the successful results Of
the last season. subscription will b.
opened again for a certain number Of
performance at popular prices on Sat
urday nights during the second half OF
the season.
AN afternoon cycle Of Richard Nar-
rcr's Der Ring dcs Nibcungen will he
given. An entirely rev scenic invest
mcnt has been provided.
'Parifar will have some perform
ances. the dates to b. announced later.
\ series of special matinee performances
Of the novelties and certain other operas
also has been planned.
by arrangement with the Metropolitan
Opera COMPANY. the Chicago Opera com
many again will give a series of perform
ances at tho Metropolitan Opera House.
four in number. on Tuesday nights. \
( special announcement as 10 operas, art
! lists. oates etc. will be- made later.
The artists who have been engaged for
] the coming season are these.
/ sopran- Frances Aida, Bella Alien. III
crezIa Borl. Anna Case. Louise Cox, Vera
Curtis. Emmy Destinn. Geraldine Far
rar Rita Fornia olive Fremstad, Jo-
4 hanna Gadski Fricda Hemp"L Hthe
Parks. Bernice de PasQuali. Marie Rap
! pold. Ienora Sparkes and Rosina van
/ Dyck.
Mezzo- soprani and contralti-Emin'
Rornlgeia. Sophie Brcslsu, Marie p'-
ohene. Lillian Eubank, Louise Homer
! Helen Maplcson. Jeanne Maubours' Msrl-
Mattfeld. Margaret MatZenauer Mar
earetc Ober and Lila Robson.
/ TennrI-Paul Althouso. Pietro AudiNo
Angelo Eada. julius Bayer Rudolf B'r'
/ gor. carl Burrlan. Enrico Caruso, Austin
Hughes. carl Jorn. Ricardo Martin
! Giovanni Martnelr Lrigi Mar'ni, Lam
bert Murphy, Albert Refs ana Jacqu''
| Urlus
| acknowledgements Amato, Bernard ~
CUE. Dinh CITY. Otto Goritz. Robert he'
onhardt. Vincenzo R,sch'elian. Car
schlcscl. Antonio Scott and hermann
! We'll.
Bassl-Paolo Anauian. Carl Braun
! Adj, mo Didur. Putnam GriswoId' Ah'o"i'
Piri-Corsi. Marcel Rener Giuho kosS'
Loon Rothier. Basil Ruysdael, Andrea u'
seQurola and Herbert Witherspoon'
There will also ne occasional appear
,nces Of Alice Nielsen, soprano. Maria
,laessons contralto. and Edoardo FER
rari-Toutaua. OF the Boston Opera Com
nary. lula Clausscn. contralto' and Gar
oncc Vhitehill. baryton OF the Ch'ca7'
Grand opera Company.
Conductors HERE. Glorsio !"
racco Arturo Toscauini Richard ia-c
r,., Hans Morgenstern and Adolf ROM
,,o,.sr. assistant conductors. Fredeil'h
Iacohi Hans Morycnstern. Gennaro Pap
Francesca Romci and Willy Tyrol -
chorus,nastcrs. Giulio Sett ard hhI'
steiner. technical director, Edward Sic'l'
..aao managers. Franz lIorth and J'''
er,cl,. assistant stage managers Loom
Ta,,o,. and I.odovico Nivani; bailetmaa
tors .Ottopar Bartik and Ettore Coppil'
rrcr,iore danseusc, Eva Swain; liprdr''"
| 1 ;,,.i MaplCGOn.