The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-27
new OPERAS PUT ON |
METROPOLITAN LIST.
Gatti-CasaZza Announces Also
Some New Singers for
Next Season.
He SAILS ON WEDNESDAY
Aida. BOri. Farrar, Destinn and
Hcmpel Among Favorites
Who Remain.

GIullo Gatt;-Casazza, general manager
u the Metropolitan Opera Company. who
all sail for Europe Wednesday on La
Provence. has announced his plans for
aext season so far as they lave nature
operagoers will recognize many Of their
.ormer favorites in the list 2 singers re-
engaged. and there are several world
favorites who will be heard in New York
next season for the first time.
Mr. Gatti-Casazza said y iterday that
i was certain mime. SIas Gene would
have its premiere at the Metropolitan
early next season. American theatre
goers are familiar with the play by Vic
,orien sardou on which tire libretto Of
the opera Is based. Renato Slmoni pro.
duced the libretto and the music Ii by
Umberto Giordano, composer OF Andrea
Chenier." Fedora" and -. ,eria." The
composer will be present at the rehearsals
and the premiere.
Other novelties under consideration are
Francesca da Rimini." by Zandonai.
which recently was produced in Turin:
"Notre Dame" based on Victor Hugos
novel. by Franz Schmitt. which was pro-
duced a few weeks ago with great success
In Vienna and Goetz's Tanning Of the
Shrew."
Novelties of Two schools.
The management OF the opera house is
anxious to produce some novelties OF the
French and Slav schools. The Metro
politan has had the rights for some time
70 the two short operas by Debussy based
on Poes stories The Fall OF the House
OF Usher and The Devil in the Belfry."
but II is not known at this time whether
the operas will be ready for presentation
next season.
Among the revivsls under consideration
IN addition to Carmen are Weber's
"Euryanthe." Mozarts lie Sozze di
Figaro" Beethovens "Fidelio." SAINT
saens's Samson ct Dalila" and verdis
"Falstan."
Mr.. Gatti-Casazza expressed his entire
satisfaction yesterday with the season
Just closed. and expressed his gratitude to
the public. to Otto II. Kahn and his coll
leagues on the board OF directors for the
proofs OF their confidence In him. TO those
who helped in the productions and to the
press for Its justice and courtesy.
Singers for Next season.
As announced. the articts reengaged
for the coming season are as follows
Sopranos-Frances Aida, I,ucrezia Bori
Anna Case. Louise Cox, Vera Curtis,
Emmy DestinE. Geraldine Farrar. Rita
Fornia, Johanna Gadski. Frieda Hempel
Alice Nielsen, Marie Rappold Leonora
Sparkes and Roslna Van Dyck.
Mezzo sopranos and contraltos--Mariska
Aldrich. Emma Borniggia. Sophie Bras
lau Maria Duchene. Louise Homer. Helen
Mapleson. Marie hatfield, Margaret Mat
zenauer. Margaret ODER and Lila Robe
son.
Tenors-Paul Althouse. rietro Audisio.
Angelo Rada. .IIilius Raypr Rudolf Rer-
ger. Enrico Caruso. Edo..rdo Ferrari-
Fontana. Ricardo Martin. o 'ovanni Mar
unelii. Albert Reiss and jacques Urlus
Barytones--Pasquale Amato. Bernard
Begue. Dinh Gilly, otto ritz. Robert
Leonhardt, Vincenzo Reschglisn Carl
Schlegel. Antonio Scott and Hermann
Well
Basses-Pao,o Ananian. Carl Braun,
Adamo Didur. Marcel Reiner, Giullo Rossi,
Leon Rothier. Basyl Ruysdael, Andres de
segirola and Herbert wit! erspoon.
Conductors-Alfred Hertz, Giorgio Po-
lacco and Arturo Toscanini conductors
and assistant conductors Richard Hage-
man and Hans Morgenstern; assistant
conductors, Giuseppe Bamb, schek. Fred
erck jacob. Gennaro Papi, Francesca
Romei and Willy Tyroler.
Chorus masters--Gulio SETH. Hans
Stene, technical director, Edward Siedle
stage managers, Jules Speck and LOOMS
Taylor.
New artists who have been engaged
are: Melanie Kurt. soprano OF the Royal
Opera, Berlin; Elizabeth Puritz-Schr-
mann OF the Stadt Theater. Hamburg
Mabel Garrison. American soprano AL
fred Piccaver. American lyric tenor. OF
the Imperial Opera. Vienna Arthur Mid
deton, American bass-barytone.
The mana cement Is also negotiating
With other important artists.