The sun., 1919-09-28
IT SEASON OF MUSIC WILL START TONIGHT IN NEW YORK
Metropolitan s Novelties, Though Not
Imposing, May Prove Interesting
to Music Lovers

solo parts. A special programme has
been arranged in which Jascha Heifetz
and Pablo Casals will play tho Brahms
double concerto for violin and cello.
Mime. Luisa Tetrazzini will sing at
the closing concert and other special
features will be announced later.
In announcing the opening OF the sea-
son of opera by the Society Of American
Singers in the Park Theatre, which VIII
begin on Monday, October Is, with Won
suppe's "Boccaccio." William Wade Hin
shaw. general manager says that It is
the hope of the American Singers to be-
come genuine peoples opera COM
pany" worthy OF the stanch support and
patronage Of music lovers In whatever
station of life, and that not only has
the programme been arranged to give the
greatest possible pleasure to the greatest
number hut the prices have been kept
90 low that no one will be deprived OF
the opportunity of hearing the splendid
repertoire of grand. light and comic
operas, A large coterie OF artists OF
high rank in their several lines, consist
ing Of two full sets of principles, has
been engaged so that both grand opera
and comic can be given Ia alternating
fashion throughout the season. The prfn-
cipal roles in every performance will be
comic opera stars.
The repertoire will be taken from
three kinds OF operas, grand opera light
opera (opera comique) and comic opera
(operettas and opera bouffe), and viii
include the following works:
Madam Butterfly" La Boheme,
Faust" "Lohengrin." "Tannh@user"
"Cavalleria Rusticana," "Trovatore,
| "Pagliacci," "Haensei and Gretel." I'm
| sMat1 Miatraaa "SaCrpt of
| Suzanne" tales OF Hoffman," Boo
| caccio." "Geisha," "Chimes of Nor
mandy" La Mascotte," robin Hood
Fencing Master" and eight Gilbert and
| Sullivan operas: ''Yeoman Of the Guard, y
princess Ida" "Mikado," "Pinafore."
''Iolanthe," Patience" "Gondoliers" and
| Pirates Of Penzance."
| Mime. Amelia Galli-Curci has contrib
uted a recital which will be given In
the Metropolitan Opera House on Sun
day afternoon. October ~, as the fea-
tire Of Columbus Day. according to an
| announcement by Robert Underwood
johnson, president of the New York
| committee of the Italian War Relief
Fund, toward which the proceeds OF the
entertainment will CO. Nine. Galli-Curc
will be assisted by Manuel Berenguer
iutist, and Homer Samuels, pianist. The
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Wagner, through whose courtesy the re-
cital will be given, comprises seven
numbers. including the singers famous
rendition of the mad scene from Lucia
Toscha Seidel. young Russian violinist
| will give his first recital Of the season
In Carnegie Hall Sunday afternoon. Oc'
tober IL. with Harry Kaufman at the
piano.
Leo Ornstein, pianist-composer. at the
first of his two recitals in Aeolian Hal
on Saturday afternoon, Octooes IS, will
present an all modern programme ex'
clusively. Particular interest, no doubt
will be centred upon the composers owr
| work. Poems of 1917" played for the
first time here. This suite, which is a
series of subjective impressions of the
world war. created somewhat Of a mild
sensation when the composer produced
IL on his transcontinental tour last year
Compositions by Debussy. Satie. Rave
and Stravinsky will comprise the othel
numbers of an interesting and move
programme.
The Peoples Concert League an