The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-16
WACN ER|AN OPERAS
TO Be IN CHICAGO
MANY NEW SINGERS FROM
PARIS, ROME, PETRO-
GRAD AND LONDON.

Chicago, oct. 12.-Alled opera
with France and Italy predominant
ing as providers will again this sea-
son. stimulate the musical appetite
of followers OF the Chicago Opera
Association, Wagnerian operas are
taboo with the Chicago company.
With many new singers from
Paris, London, Petrograd and
Rome, not to mention America,
General Director Cleofonte Campi-
mini has completed his plans for the
season which include many premie-
res and novelties. AS last year
the singers will participate in a pre-
seasonal tour pf three weeks in
western and southern cities, and.
following the Chicago season, will
open the company's second New
York appearance on Jan. Il, l9l9,
at the Lexington theatre.
Virtually all OF the greater lumi-
naries OF the company are returning
to Chicago. and two OF them, Mary
Garden and Lucien Moratore, are
expected to have the leading roles
in the world premiere OF "Gismon-
da." The composer, Henry Fevrier.
has been granted leave by the
French government TO attend. The
libcretto is based on the play OF
the same name by Sardou.
Other New Works.
Other new works to be heard in
clude "I.c Chemineau,' iayorite at
the Paris Opera Comique, and lie
Cadeau de Noel" another popular
opera in the French capitol, both /
by Xavier LcrouX, lie Chemineau'
is founded upon "The Nagabond,'
Jean Richepins drama in verse, and
"Le Cadeau da Noel" is based upon
an incident OF the world war.
Another composition introduced
in 1907 at the Paris Opera Comique
where it was recorded as an achieve
mcnt. but which is new to America,
is Camille Erlanger's "Aphrodite.'
"Lc Maschere," the work of
Pietro Mascagni which had its pre-
on Jan, Il, 1901 and
Don Carlos" Giuseppe Nerdi's
creation Immediately preceding
Aida" are other operas new to the
Chicago repertoire.
Last, but Director Campanini in
lis desire to aid America composers
would put it first. is Homer
Noore's Louis XIV" This work
vas first presented in st. Louis and
las been revised.
Nine. Galli-Curci will be heard in
evivals of Linda da ChamouniX'
nd other compositions.
Caroline Lazzari's splendid record
asst season in "Dinorah" and
Isaveau" has won her a leading
ole in the revival OF Samson and
)ellah."
New American Sopranos.
New American Sopranos are Miss
,eryl Brown, Miss Dorothy Jardon,
line. Margaret Namara, formerly
+ the Boston Opera, Miss Emma
Zoe and MT. William. RogcSson,
enor. 1t is said here that Cam
anini "discovered" Miss Jardon in
New York hotel where the beauty
/ her singing in an adjacent room
d the director to seek the former
audevillc singer and request her to
NO for him. She has been promls-
1 her opportunity in Fedora"
Miss Sylvia Tell, an American,
i'll be the premiere danSeuse OF the
Dmpany.
Other new artists from abroad are
Ime. Nira Amazar, Petrograd So
-ano; Mile. Marthe Chenal, Paris
,prano: Miss Doro Gibson. sopra-
, of Covent Garden Royal House;
ondon: Mile. Yvonne Gall, Paris
pera, soprano; Guido Ciccolini'
nor, Rome; Alessandro Dolci,
nor. Milan; Charles Fontaine.
aris. tenor; Lodovico Oliviero.
nor. Turin; John +. O'Sullivan,
nor. Paris; Nirgilio Lazzari, bas-
. Naples; Mario Vale. baritone,
ologna; Louis Hasse, mans con-
Ictor OF Paris Opera Comique;
orgio Polacco. formerly conduc-
r OF the metropolitan, New York. I
Vanni Marcoux, Paris opera, bar :
me, after four years in the French n
mics. and Marcel Journet, Paris n
and Opera basso. are returning.
Crimi is the only great favorlte
10 does not return. He has gone
the Metropolitan.