Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
AuriI 21-26 Dates Fixed by
President Peel, of Festival
Association.
NEW SINGERS COMING;
CARUSO IS EXPECTED
Freda HempI and Bori Among
Artists To Be Heard-Six
or Eight Performances.

Definite promise of grand opera
season for Atlanta in April, with fea-
lures duplicating those of the 1912
ssason was made today when Presi-
don't w L. Peel of the Atlanta Music
Festival association. named April I'll
e.. inclusive, as the dates for the
season.
The announcement was made after
ratification Of last years agreement be-
tween the Atlanta association and Di-
rector Gatti -Gasazza. of the Metropoli
ian Opera Company, of New York
Victor Lamar Smith. a director of the
Atlanta association, now a resident Of
New York sent information relative to
the ratification of the agreement to
President Peel.
None Of the glory and prestige at
tached to last years opera season will
be lacking in the 1918 season. accord
ing 10 the promises held out. The ma
FORTY Of the great artists already
known in Atlanta will return this year
--Gadsli. Homer, Gilly. Scott, Martin,
Gluck and others.
Confident Caruso
Will Sing Here.
Definite arrangements regarding the
bright particular star, Caruso, have not
been completed, because Of Monte
Carlo contract to which the great tenor
is bound at the same time as the At
lants season. However, similar con-
6ition applied last year. when Carusos
European contract was broken that he
might complete the American season
and appear in Atlanta.
In addition to the famous stars al
ready familiar to Atlantans, there will
be number Of the new singers of the
Metropolitan Chief among the new
ones probably will be Freda Hemphill,
who has been hailed as the greatest
living coloraturs artist. She will sing
IN three performances-Luci Travia-
IA and another yet to be selected. Lu-
cIa is generally estimated as the most
beautiful singing" opera that has ever
been written.
The program for the week will in
c.ude At least one or two Wagnerian
operas, and at least one from the Met
2opoIitan's entirely modern repertoire,
and from Verdi and the Italian school.
Beautiful New
Soprano to Appear.
Among the most brilliant of the new
stars will be the beautiful new soprano,
boH who has created a furore of ex-
element in New York, not only by her
singing, but by her beauty.
Six or eight performances will be
gwen during the season, it is known
But the complete list of operas. with
'Ae definite casts, will be known as
ICON as the contracts are signed.
rms much is promised, however by
'atd-casaZza Atlanta will have a
season superior in quality of any one
wee" of opera that New York or Paris
y. Milan has ever known.
Additions have been made 10 the
BOARD OF directors OF the Atlanta Music
FESTIVAL association since last year. the
'.sonnel at present being:
Jonn +. Murphy, V, II. Kriegshabev
W.. Woods White, James R Gray, r. s.
,T'Se's, Clark Howell. John Temple
raves w. l.. Peel. George w wilkins,
lee Crew. Victor Lamar Smith, c.
ID, -. bl"Well, Clifford L..Anderson, John
Grant. H NJ. Atkinson.
''C'of Lamar Smith. who still is
..'''oef of the board. Is SECRETARY and
..S"Nufer of the r. f. Johnston Com
pa"y 81 New York, which handles the
De." singers and other famous musi-
ana musical organizations for
~, err and musical festival work. and
, .,uS 's IN position to handle Atlanta's
cratic interests efficiently.