The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-03
Caruso's Rival Engaged
as Leading Tenor for
May Festival.
CAROLINA WHITE
WILL SING AIDA"
List Includes Artists Who Have
Won Fame on operate Stage.
Metropolitan Opera House
Orchestra, With Fifty Pieces,
to Be Conducted by Stu
rani-Dates Announced.

Arrangements for what proUieeS ~
be the greatest OF series OF srea'
Nav festivals held here by ~" "eo-
nesday Club have been concluded
number Of soloists from the Ne;ropoll-
ian Opera Company, of New YORK
md from the Chicago Philadeipnla
Onera Company. together with the
Great Metropolitan opera House Or
chestra, having been dehniteis eh
gagged 49, .no..n.
d,o Ronc!. formerly Of the Manhatta"
onera House, for whose services tne
Wednesday Club viii pay more man u
has ever before paid FOR any a''ie~
Too we'll known TO musical people "
need an introduction. Bonci will be re
,nernhered by others because OF ms
cri,icism of Caruso. and because OF the
,uror created BY his wonderful sing
Inc nj the Manhattan Opera Hous.
Zen oscar Hammerstein broneh'
hin, 10 this country u counteroaiai
Caruso al the Metropolitan NAM
,nt.ic critics have placed the quartz
az Boncrs voice above that OF Gar uso'
while. as a master OF the arr d SINS
ing and an exponent OF tne Ias,..,,ts,
srSool of bel canto. he Is ad'nitteois
without rival among MAZE sinse
,o-dav his musical education having
hoer FAR superior - that OF the other
famous Italian tenor
Carolina White Engaged.
Another hlgh-priced star 1or "n""'
the Wednesday Club has agreed 10 pay
more than il has ever before ?aio lo'
.ns- artist Is Carolina White the les1
ing Soprano Of the Chicago-Shiia"e'
mia opera Company. who has cone
into fame recently through her ""r
nd a
~ the Madonna" She VIII sing sne
title role OF Aida here
Full LIT of singers.
President Cor1ey authorized the ar :
r:ouncene Mt that the following afuste
nave been engaged
Alexandra Bonci. grand opera tenor
regarded BY many critics as the great
est tenor OF the operate stage
carolina white, leading soprano OF
tho go-Phiiadeiphia Opera Com =
many. who will sing here the title roie
of Aida in which part sne mas
triumphed for several seasons
MARGARET Keyes. contralto OF tne
cbjcago- Philadelphia Opera Company.
Who made a wonderful record recently
singing with the great new ltaiian
baritone. Titta RuKo. in Philadelphia
and in New YORK - .
clarence WhitehilI, baritone OF tne
Chicago philadelphia Opera Company,
artists who was here last season ms
singing of "wotan's Farewell at the
lass festival was so inspiring ana I'M
uressiye that musical people OF hlch-
Inond have been insistent that ne DC
invited here again .
aIthough an American MI White-
hill Is considered, IL is said. oy the
pn-i;nese the greatest "Wotan OF TINS
dav while last season his singing OF
.sF,ltiah" at the great festlVai III OH
n,iurham. England. and thus winter
with the New York Oratorio Society IN
Carnegie Hall caused him 10 DE haiieo
nv the severest critics OF both Eheiano
snerica as IAN Elijah OF new
era" u-.,o.
If fbe ago-Phiiadelphia opera
Con,pany. who, although one OF tne
younger singers. has come INTO ,ame
rapidly. She was also one OF nus
aiac,s5 70 take special parts with
Runo. when the great itaiidh
hoard for the first time in New YORK
Incident CorIsy heard both MISS stan
lev and Miss Keyes while IN Cnicds u
and found them TO be not only IaIens
ed artists. but remarkably mag e' ~
and beautiful women. MISS
Gid 10 have been the only American
-,ist selected to make the last cor-
cert tour with Caruso
P.uI tIshcur<, a celebrated tenor OF
The Metropolitan Opera company oA
New York, who has been taxing ieau
ing roles in New York TINS Season
and has been very favoraoiy receI 49,,
Julia CInus.en. of the Chicaso-fnii-
adeIphia Opera Company. Cohirai.o'
who will sing the part OF Amnerls IN
"Aida.- to be performed at the May
Festival in concert form
Bette BurwelI Booker. wldeiE
known soprano and native OF ficn
rnond. who has recently made a grea'
success at Covent Garden Lonooh-
Miss Hooker viii remain in America
especially to sing IN her native CIT!
AZ the Wednesday Club Festival aho
VxfI sail Immediately thereafter 20 IT,
sume her London engagement
Ji.s I~rner. the celebrated Polisn
ufanfst. will be heard by the muSlcai
cotony OF Richmond for the hrst time
a. the matinee on the second day OF
,rc Nav Festival Professor r {.
Hair declares that her playing here
viii - a musical event that those
ford Of p,sno music should not miss
10, Metropolitan Orchestra
r, addition TO the ssloists names
.t.o..o IN. "Wednesday tlUp tss "fs-
g--..a a portion Of the metropolitan
-. uous. Orchestra. Of New \ ,rk
- o~ch.stra % fifty pieces. which u
b ,nder toe direction o, Ssnor
S,srar.i. one "a the seadlns condo 80 )
- the o~cer 7ation He is r"pVr'rd
:, r. a worthy succcsso u J's'ph
past,rnack. Who has condac. Il he -
eL~stra hire for the p@s' t"7 see
So HE frequent cyBdu,- uc q The
w.,,ooolitao's SUNDAY concerts shis
season having peculiarly httcd him FOR
festiva! N,rk.
The spring festival viii be held on
Monday and Tuesday. May and 8
Win > matinee on May s. al the CITY
Auditorium. Already about 800 con-
fributine members have guaranteed
fund OF approximately 5000. out OF