Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-16
CARMEN TONIGHT
WITH BIG BAND
Grand Opera and Patriotic
Fantasy at Convention Hall
Opens Show Week.
Program in Three Parts; Rare
Musical Treat for Dis
eliminating Tulsans.

Tulsa will hear grand opera and
witness great patriotic fantasy at
Convention hall tonight when the
noted Thaviu band and company OF
grand opera singers are presented Tor
the opening society event of Tulsa's s
live stock exposition.
During the past week the advance
sale of seats for the concert by the
Thaviu company has been far above
all expectations, and the huge audi
torium is expected to be filled when
the curtain rises tonight at S:l5
o'clock for the first part OF the sea-
sons musical event.
The evenings program is as fol-
lows
PART ONE.
March, "Thannhauser'. Wagner
2-Overture, Macmillan Robe
spierre' ................ Letoef
8-Bollero .............. Rozalo
%-Finale, Act III, Opera Clan
PART TWO.
!. b-Opera Of "Cavaleria Rusticana"
................. Moscagnl
Cast Of characters:
SantuZZa, soprano. .... Nine. Nergeri
Lola, mezzo soprano. Nine. Petros1
Maria Lucia, contralto. Miss Manning
Turridu tenor Sig dc Mandarin
Alfio. baritone Sig. Cantore
PART THREE.
6-Grand American Patriotic Fan
tasy. Chorus and Band
The audience will join in the sing
ing of the star Spanged Banner.
Story OF Opera.
Cavaleria Rusticana (rustic chiv-
alry). the grand opera TO be given
tonight is n most interesting opera In
one act. There are but five principals
The oner, was cornnosed nv pietro
Mascagni in 1890 and was produced
in Rome the same vear creating n
sensation. and in n short time heca mo
one of the most popular Of operas
The story is of n Young Sicilian
peasant, Turridu. who returns from
war and finds his sweetheart. Lola,
has welded Alfio. n carter For CON
ISOLATION he paws court TO Santuzza.
who loves not wisely but too well.
Iirlhs OF her' ne turns again 10 Lola,
VINO seems 10 encourage MN san
tuI"a III uespair COM lueS az 10 lur-
Ildu ho'her' ana Wheh Alilo returns
tens MN an; Ailio rs iurious' chai-
leilEes lurrldu ana Kills nm
me prelude takes the form of a
fantasia on me principal theme OF the
opera during the NUMBER Turrldu's
HoIce is heard IN the charming Sicil-
Iaiia' IN Whch ne tells or ms love for
io!a. IL is sung Dehlnd the scenes,
Delore tne rise or the curtain making
II peculiarly eIfectlve AT the close
or the NUMBER Turridu's voice is heard
dying away In the distance. After
the Siclliana the chorus of villagers
Is heard, also behind the scenes, and
during this chorus the curtain rises,
- showing n square in the village. with
the church at one side and the cottage
of Turridu's mother on the other. 1t
is Easter day and crowds of visitors
cross the street and enter the church.
Santuzza enters the scene and, knock
ing Mt the door of the cottage asks
Turridu's mother of him. I.ucia (Tur-
ridu's mother) REPLIES that he is at
Francofonte. but the Jealous girl re-
fuses to believe II and suspects thar
he Is watching for Lola
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The cracking OF whip announces
the arrival of Alto, who appears and
sings a merry song, "Gayly Moves the
Tramping Horse. He is happy and
free, and his wife Lola loves him and