The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-24
New York Music Review

New York, Oct 24.-Tmpressarios GalI and Campanini, of the Metro pol1tan and Chicago grand opera com panies arrived in New York last week, and, this presa ges immediate operadc activities When Gatti was not talk ing about politics, with D'Annunzio, Finme and the like, he was interest ing and the announcement which he made regarding the Metro politan sea son was simply an amplification and confirmation of that already publish ed in these columns on the authority of William J. Guard, the accurate his torian of the Net What Mr. Guard did not say al the tirne- however. and what the iTnpressario does say, is that ''La Juive'' is to be included in the first weeks programme This opera, for which Campanini wanted the Jew ish canIor-J osef Rosenblatt is to be sung by CaTuso and Rosa Ponselle is cast for the title part Miss PonseHe is Italian but she lends herself well to the characteristics of the leading part in this opera Mr. Gatd justif1es the advance in prices of seats this year to seven dollars, assuring the patrons that it is not so much the cost as the value given for the ad- mission, and in this respect the Met
 
 Of much less immediate interest IS the Chicago programme That will not develop until late in the season, Jan uary and February being the months devoted to New York In the mean while the Star Opera, Company is to occupy the Lexington It will open next week with a dual bill '-Czar and ZiIa1n erman" tnd Die F1eder1naus,' three days being devoted co each The opera will be sung in German, and strenuous efforts are being made to arouse public opposition Thus far the success of this agitation is not noticeab bIe. The company engaged rep resents about 75 per cent Americans according to the announcement, and the most noted American orchestra and opera conductor, Theodore Spier- ing will wield the baton over the principal events. MT Spiering's loyal ty is not questioned, and it is assured that his distinction as an American, a musician and artist will furnish re- assurances to those who may sincere Iy be dubious of the personnel
 Besides the three companies men toned the Society of American Sing CTS will begin another season of light opera at the Park Theatre next week. the opening bill being "Boccaccio.' William Wade HinShaw, the president of this society, and the executive off cers, have given us a. prospectus that is delightful in anticipation as it is sure to prove in it's realization Nota- ble musical artists will be engaged during the season, some O. them of international renown, and the operas will be changed as the demand justi- fies, but the season will be even long, CT than last year, and though all the difficulties of Ia grippe, influenza, war times and the many ''driyes'' for war and other needed funds, it finished the season with a record Of achieve ment which will long remain unless it be eclipsed this year by it's new am bitions. It was a happy thought, the return of Howard Shelley to New York to act as press agent this year. MT. Shelley is not unknown in New York where his work always bears evidence of intelligence and discriTn- ination, but Philadelphia has claimed him of late. He was one of the right hand men of the late Oscar Hammer stein.
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