The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-18
GERMAN OPERA
 IN ENGLISH FOR
 NEW YORK CITY

New York, Nov.1s.-German opera sung in English will be one of the unusual features of the Metropolitan Opera Company's season which op- ened here tonight. Wagner's Farsi fap' will be sung but not in Ger man. It has been announced that ''it is not probable that the German Ian guage will be heard on the Metropoli- tan stage for many years"
 Another opera by an American composer will be produced. So far no American work has remained per manently in the Metropolitan roper toire but MT. Gatti-Caszazza has ex- pressed his determination to pursue the policy of presenting American operas which he adopted on his talk ing management twelve years ago.
 "Cleopatra's Night is the title of the American opera scheduled for this season. The book, in two scenes is based upon story by Theophile Gautier while the music is by the American composer and conductor, Henry K. HadIey. A young American scene painter, Norman-Bel Geddes, has provided the stage setting. The Egyptian Queen will be inpersonated by Mime. Frances Aida.
 Eight Americans are among more
 
 for this season. In addition all the old favorites have been reenga ged. Whether another Rosa Ponselle has been found among the Americans re- mains to be seen when each is put to the test of singing before a Met ropolitan audience. An interesting newcomer from Italy will be Mime. Gabrie1la Bezanzoni, a young drama tic contralto. who has won a high reputation in her native land and in Spanish America.
 During Christmas week there will be produced here for the first time on any stage an operatic version of Maeterlinck's ''The Blue Bird.'' The music was composed by Albert woolf, of the younger school of French composers. MT. Woolf, who has been engaged as French conductor of the opera company, to succeed Pierre Monteux, now with Boston Symphony orchestra, will conduct his work.
 A stage setting has been painted for '"The Blue Bird'' by the Russian artist Boris Anisfe1d. The first per formance of the Wolff -MaeterIinck opera will be given for the benefit of the ~French-Belgian and American Relief Committee for the restoration of Belgium. Maurice MaeterIinck, it
  Revival of Wagner's "Parsifal'' but not in the German language will be an important item of the seasons re- ertoire. To sing it in English, a spe- cial translation has been made and there will be new scenery, quite diff ferent from the traditional setting heretofore in use. Giovanni Martin elli will sing the title role and Mme Matzennauer that of Kundry. Mr. Bodanzsky will conduct
 During the opening week Caruso will be heard for the first time in La Juive," the masterpiece of the French composer Ha1evy. This work is almost unknown in America Miss Farrar will also be heard in l a new role during the season, that | of Zaza in Leoncave1io's opera or the same name. It is based on the plaS in which Mrs. Leslie Carter appeared l twenty years ago.
 l One of Rossini's early operas ''L'- 1atliana in Algeri," will be presented l as a real novelty in this country. It is one of the buffa type with a mezzo- 1 soprano in the leading role This part will be sung by Mime. Bezan- l zoni.
 | Another Russian opera wifi De add l ed to the ire-Tchaikowsky's s Eugene Onyegin,'' never before giv- en in America and Massenet's Ma non" will be revived with Miss Far Tar as the heroine of the Abbe Pre-. | vests romance.
 The Metropolitan Opera season l lasts for twenty-three weeks. Sixteen | visits are made on Tuesday nishts to the Metropolitan Opera House in Philadelphia. It is also probable that the company will give it's annual week of opera in Atlanta, Ga,. the firs l week in May at the close of the New ] York season.
 Viola Dana has a new fur coat that 1 weighs considerably more than she does and now Viola wonders how will she manage to navigate under her magnificent load of fur
 AT OUTFITS THIS WEEK.