New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
Wolf-Ferrari's Latest Opera
Will Be the Fifth Novelty
of the Season at the
M Metropolitan
Opera House.

Fonowlng hard upon the production OF
Charpentier'S Julien" Sgnor Gatti-Ca-
sazsa announces the FIRST American per
formance Of another opera. Ermanno
Wolf-Ferrari's 'L'Amore Medico" Sig
raor wolf-Ferrsfi. whose delightful lie
b6nne Curlose'' aud lis equally delight
fm III segretO al Susanna" have brought
hack TO a fevered STAGE tho chaste beauty
~ the classic tradition, has. IL is under
stood. continued in this vein in "LAmore
Msdico." having abandoned his excursion
among the Nertsts evidenced in Il Gto-
fem della Madonna" For this return most
OF us VIII be grateful. for in his two earlier
aoneras the Venetian composer had pro-
duced something which until their produc-
ton the world had apparently turned its
hack urou. and which the world was very
much the poorer Tor being without Al
any rate. "I,Amore Medico" will receive
ITS first production in America on the
staee Of the Metropolitan Opera House on
Fgday night Of this week.
Tie new opera is taken from Molieres
comedy. 'ISAmour Med6cin" the three
aias OF the original French play being
compressed for operate purposes into two.
TIE Italian libretto is 10y Enrico Golisci-
ari The scene opens in the garden of
country house near Paris. Arnolfo, the
owner Of the estate. is being condoled with
py his friends for the declining health of his
only child Lucinda. Lucinda enters, pale
snd distressed and dressed in childish
clothes. Arnolfo tries in vain TO comfort
i her and then in despair he asks IL she is
H. love To his horror and subsequent
kory she answers. Eyes, papa fury
Ahich is aggravated when Lisetta. Luz
h Midas maid. declares that her mistress
Kceds a husband Arnolfo withdraws,
and then the voice Of Clitandro her lover.
a. heard outside the garden wall begging
sher 20 tell him whether or not his love IS
Hrtouited. Iisetta bids her mistress 20 TO
bed and speaks mysteriously OF a scheme
she has TO solve the problem Her mis-
Atress complies. stin in bewilderment and
Ahey go or 10 put the scheme into oper-
zion
Arnolfo enters, bearing garden tools,
n dalues with his plants and flowers.
s.s&t he while muttering how he will carry
bis daughter TO some inaccessible place
keep her all TO himself. Yielding TO
Ii yneu Of the sunny. air, he falls asleep
.snores peacefully. From this tranquil
he is aroused and frightened out Of
Fits by Iisetta, who screams that
ia is in a fearful condition and may
any moment. Jumping up in
!. he summons all his servants and
3srulxs.l ding them fetch all the doc
Il endom. He too, starts out
octors, but as he is hurry
III klgh the gate he is bowled
4 - 8 Bhrushing horde Of apothe-
seeing that he has slightly
u nd in the fall. swarm around
insist on applying bandages and
$Then four doctors stalk solemn
Id friends and neighbors appear
kcene. babbling the news and Of
S y ympathy. Amid the ludicrous
4. hat brings the act to close Ii
81 bs away to fetch "a doctor that
P5nd act, the scene Of which is
Fl the villa, begins with consulta-
> the four doctors. Each one Of
III E9olemn quacks makes a different
isis and proposes corresponding
D.. They argue heatedly, but accom-
"a nothing. and finally leave In disgust
er each has extracted a large fee and
,onounced his colleagues TO be idiots
zen. when Arnolfo has given up all hope
seeing his daughter cured, Lisetta
: rings in "Dr. Codignac. the prince Of
octors" who is really Clitandro in dis
uise. NE latter, upon examining the
T.! n' 5s ososss Q, be En- mental iss1
n. .Sse should get married. As doctor
~ mind" he proposes to cure this