The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
OPERA SINGERS ARE
OFF FOR THE SOUTH
Two Special Trains Take Them
TO Atlanta for a Weeks
Season.
PLANS FOR NEXT YEAR

Tic last performance of the loia-ij
season at the Metropolitan Opera House
took place last night. After Boris
Godunuv' had been given the company
nr,rared 10 separate until its reassem-
bling next fall
Early this morning two special trains
n, nine cars each lef, the Pennsylvania
station for Atlanta, Ga, where there
will he special season of one week
More than $50 members of the conf
pany, including practically the entire
Italian contingent and large part Of
the German section. took their departure
for the South. The scenery and cos
tunes for the seven operas that will he
sung In Atlanta were packed in ala
cars Director Gatti-Casazza and other
officials of the company had preceded
the main division.
The Atlanta season will begin 10
morrow night with u performance of
les HuEuenots" and on successive eva.
nlngs The Tales of Hoffman," Gar
men" "Rgoletto." "L'Amore del tire
Re" Die Xauberflote" and Madame
sans-Gene" will follow.
Principal Artists TO he Heard.
All the principal members OF the com
pany will take part, including Miss Far
,ar, Miss Bori. Mines. Hempel, Kurt.
Schumann. Case. hatfield, Braslau. Gar
rison and Curtis and Mcssrs. Martineli,
Scott, Amato, Martin, he Segurola, Sem
bach. Goritz Rothcr and Didur These
artists. together with the conductors
Polacco, Hageman and Papi, were some
Of those who left New York at 80
this morning
Although the majority of the singers
have another week before going to their
summer homes, already the European
departures are In order. At noon yes
terday Arturo Toscanini, principal con-
ductor and general musical director Of
the Metropolitan, left for Genoa on the
Italian liner Duca degli Abruxzi. A
passenger on the same ship was Emmy
pestinn. the Bohemian soprano. She y.
gong TO the war zone to make another
attempt TO effect the release of ner
fance, Dinh Gilly. who is held pr,s-
oner
Among these to leave shortly after
the Atlanta season are Mr. Gatti-Ca-
tazza. w, ]. Gard and Otto Well. They
intend 10 sail for Italy about the middle
OF May.
Mr., Gatti-Cssazza will issue his
yearly statement on Monday. May 5.
Unusual interest centres In the commu-
ncation this year. Already certain
changes have been announced. Alfred
Hertz is leaving after thirteen years OF
service and 1t is expected that other
important changes, Including new EN-
gagements. will be made II is under
stood that next years personnel will not
include Emmy Destinn. Ricardo Martin
AID LOOMS Taylor, stage manager. II
is said that there will be general re-
duction of salaries.
some New arrangements.
The k'oWn new engagements include
Arthur BodaTsky. to succeed Alfred
Hertz Henri Scott. an American bass ::
De Luca. a South American tenor, and
Niennese soprano.
Geraldine Farrar. about whose re-
ported leave taking much mystery has
beer cast. will return to the Metropoli-
tan about February / for the remainder
o. the season. She has signed "A con-
Tract with the Chicago Opera Company,
and with her concer, engagements with
G. 4 Ellis her Boston manager, she will
tot De able to MI out full term at the
Metropolitan. Her engagement, how
ever, for as many performances as pos
soie is practically assured. Caruso as
mas already been announced, will be with
the company for the entire season, and
Is understood that he Is under con-
uact for several years to come.
Johanna Gadski has beer retained for
limited number of appea IA noes Mel
sne Kurt will be here again. this time
ior the whole season. Many other ar
lists are reported as having accepted
salary reductions and promised to stay.
The financial success OF the season
JUST ended is announced as having been
as satisfactory as could have been ex-
pected IN view OF the difficulties encoun-
tered.
rs me summer approaches the sing
eHt WHO remain in this country will
seek the rest and sec.uslon OF their sum-
meT homes, which range from Portland.
Ne, to San Francisco. There will be
large colony on Long Island. and sew
'iai OF the singers are planning To spend
mo not weather in the mountains