New-York tribune., 1919-10-12
Repertories and Singers

clally interesting revival viii! be that
Of NWagner's "Parsifaw in an English
translation by Henry Edward Krehbiel.
Some of the artists who are to ap-
have already been announced The
chief parts, those Of the two children
in "L'Oiseau Bleu," will be taken by
Raymonde Delaunois and Mary Ellis,
the latter twenty-one-ye -yearold Amer
lean girl who made her debut with the
company last year, and who has already
shown a lovely voice and an unusual
dramatic sense. The chief protagonist
of "zaza" will of course be Geraldine
Farrar, who will also be the Manon to
the Des Grieux of either Charles
Ntemale part in "LTtaliana in Algerl'
will be sung by the new Italian con-
tralto, Gabrielle Besanzoni, while LA
Julve" will have as its protagonis,s
Rosa Ponselle and Enrico Caruso Mr..
Hadley's American opera will have
Frances Aida as Cleopatra and Or
vile Harold as the slave.
Sumptuous scenery and costumes
have hcen planned for all the new works.
Boris Anisfeld is painting the scenery
and designing the costumes for
"LOiseau Bleu." and the fantastic
genius of the Russian painter ought to
have full play. "Cleopatra's Night" has
been intrusted to the young American
painter Norman Bell-Geddes, while
Josef Urban is to do the sets for
"Parsifal," f'La Juive" and Eugene
Onegin" and Willy Pogany that Of
"LItaliana in Algeri."
In the staff Of conductors there is
but one change, NJ. Albert Wolff sue
ceeding Pierre Monteux as the con-
ductor Of the French repertory. The
other conductors, Messrs. Artur Bo-
dansky, Roberto Moranzoni, Gennaro
Papl and Richard Hageman, remain,
while Giulio Setti is again in charge
OF the chorus, and Richard Ordynski
mas bsen reengaged as stage director.
MISS BOSNIA Call remains as premiere
danseose and Giuseppe Bonfiglio as
premier danseur, While the ballet
school is to be under the management
OF Miss Margaret Curtis. Mr.. Adolf
Bolm, the well known Russian choreog-
raphlst, has been reengaged for the
stage management Of the opera panto-
mime "Le Cog dor" and the ballet
"Petrushka," and Mr.. Edward Siedle
will retain his position as technical
director, in which, aided by his eff
clent staff, he has 80 long rendered
admirable service.
The new singers to appear this
season as members of the Metropoli-
tan Company are mostly Americans.
There is Orville Harold, remembered
from Manhattan Opera days, and after
ward with the Century Opera Company
and the Society of American Singers;
there Is Carolina Lazzari, the contralto
from Boston, of Italian blood but
Anne birth, and last year member
OF Mr.. Campanini's force. There are
Jeanne Gordon and Frances Ingram,
also contraltos, and Gladys AMMAN
Ellen Dalossy, Margaret Farnam and
Edna Kellogg, sopranos. The other new
comers are Gabrielle Bensanzoni
Italian contralto, who is said to be an
artist of the first rank: EVELYN Scot
ney, an Australian coloratura sonrano
Luise Berat. for years the French con.
tralto With the Chicago Opera Com
pany; Octave Qua, buffo tenor, also
formerly of Mr.. Campaninis forces: ::
Renato Zenelli, South American barry
tone, and Giovanni Martino, a Spani sh
bass.
AL the old artists of distinction
heaoed by Enuco Caruso, are returning
The Chicago Opera Association will
come to the Lexington Theatre for a
tive weeks season beginning January
26. Mr.. C0mpanini announces list of
novelties which ought to prove exceed
lngly interesting. Like Mr.. Gatti-
Casazza. he too is to present an Amer
lean opera. rip Van Winkle." hy
Reginald de Koven, with libretto by
Percy MacKaye, founded on the play
made famous by Joseph Jefferson.
Georges Baklanof is to sing Rip. Italo
Montemezzi's opera LA Nave" seems of
special interest this year, inasmuch as
the llbretto is by Gabrielle d'Annunzio,