The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-11-18
GREATEST SEASON
Of Grand Opera In the History Of Gin.
cInnatl Begins Thanksgiving Day
nj Music Hall.


increased public interest and higher
artistic standards, Cincinnatis musical
season will soon come into full swing
when the new Interstate Opera Com
pany begins the premiere season Of
its existence,-a season that IL to con-
tinue the present year for six weeks
only in each of the cities of Cincin-
natl, Pittsburg, Detroit and Cleveland
with performances here at Music Hall
both afternoon and evening, on five
consecutive Thursdays starting with
Thanksgiving Day November 30, De-
cember Z, Ia, p and January 4, and
presenting standard repertoire,
punctured and illuminated by a NUM-
Der of novelties and REVEALS in opera
and ballet well calculated to enhance
the growing interest of the people in
the uncommon enterprise of this new
organization under the local manage
ment of Mr.. Mark Byron, Jr.
The Cincinnati season of the Inter-
State Opera begins like that of the
Metropolitan Orpra cf Now York with
an elaborate presentation of Biset's
lies Pechours de Perles" (The Pearl
Fishers) at the afternoon performance,
an opera absolutely unknown to our
opera going public, except those who
had the fortune to see the two acts
presented at a matinee performance
given twenty years ago in New York,
when Emma Calve appeared as the
pretty Coylonese maiden, Leila.
Mr.. Gatti-Casazza. General Director
of the Metropolitan Opera Company
esteems the opera highly, and recalls
his earlier days as impressario of his
home city, Ferrara, when he produced
it there to the great enjoyment or a
fastidious public.
81 don't know what others may
think" said he the day of it's revival
at New York, "but for me the first act
OF Lee Pochours de Perles" has not
been surpassed by any French COM
poser"
Everything possible has been done
to present the Biset opera to the full
est advantage. Mile. Yvonne de
Treville, who has scored success upon
success with the opera when present
ed at the Opera Comique. Paris, will
sing the role of Leila. Mischa Leon
and Roberto VigliOne will renew their
youth as Nadir and Zurga. The High
Priest Nourabad, will be given to Hen
ry Weldon a superb bassO. The chorus
has been admirably trained by Mr..
Mario Marti and the mise-on-scene ar-
ranged by Mr.. Loomis Taylor, the for
mer technical stage director of the Me-
tropolitan and Chicago. Grand Opera
M. Emile de Recat and Mile. Lilli
Lenore will lead the corps de ballet
the music for which was originally
ny bloCl lOl ANCC lhC OpCi q
by his father-in-law, Halevy, which he
undertook to complete. The scenery
for the opera was painted by Joseph
Urban, considered today, the master
mind in all concerning stage decora-
ton. The general preparation of the
opera has been in charge of the Cheva-
lier Oscar Spirescue, who will also
conduct the orchestra.
For the evenings performance Wag-
ner's magnificent work Tristan und
Isolde" will be given with the follow
ing galaxy of Wagnerian singers.-s
cast of so superlative a character that
Il challenges even the Metropolitan or
Chicago. Opera companies to produce
its equal.
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