New-York tribune., 1920-05-16

Ia ana MS UEDdHe master OF CeTSiHO-
nies, William J. Guard, are on the
high seas Most Of the song birds Of
the Broadway temple of music are
on the wing. The doors of the opera
operatic matters is not dead, for the
musical public Is at liberty to reflect
upon Mr.. Gatti's plans for the coming
season. These include the announce
ment of operas to be added to the
repertoire and of singers engaged to
strengthen his forces.
The success of ''Parsifal" in English
was unquestioned. Perhaps this is
responsible, in part. for the welcome
temperance of songs by Brahms and
Hugo Wolf, passabIy Englished, on GER
tain recent concert programs. What
orchestra will have the courage TO
break the ice by reinstating one of
Richard Strauss's symphonic works.
Don Quixote" or "Till Eulenspicgei"
At any rate, two more Wagnerian
works are to be heard in English at
the Metropolitan - "Lohengrin" and
Tristan and Isolde"
No passionate advocate of American
music can complain OF Mr.. Gattis in
hospitality to native operas, but those
who have not yet succeeded in ban
ishing memories Of The Temple
Dancer" and The Legend" Of TWO sea
sons ago will be content that while
the facile Mr.. Hadiey's "Cleopatra's $
Night" is to be retained in the roper
tolre, no new American tryouta viii
take place.
Instead, the Czecho- -Sovaks are to be
given hearing in The Polish jew"
with music by the Czecno-Slovak cunl-
poser, Kari Weiss, and q libretto by
Victor Leon and Richard Batka, found
ed upon The Bells
Ferdis Don Carlos
Don Carlos which has never been
given here, viii be another novelty.
This was the last opera composed by
Verdi before he took the musical
world by storm with Aida" 1t was
produced at the Grand Opera, Paris,
March II, 1867, during the UNIVERSAL
Exposition. The work is IN four acts,
"lrh a libertoo by Merry Du Locle,
based on Schlller's tragedy Of the same
name.
Spain, bass; Don Carlos, his son,
tenor; Rodrigo, Marquis de Posa, barry
tone; Grand lnquisitor, bass; Eliza beth
de Vaiois, wife of Philip II, the step
mother OF Don Carlos, soprano; Pr!n-
cess Eboli, soprano. In the first pro-
ductlon the role of Rodrigo was taken
by Faurs.
AS in Schiller's play, Don Carlos and
Elizabeth de Valols have been lovers,
but for reasons of state Elizabeth has
been compelled to marry Philip H.,
father of Don Carlos. Rodrigo ADVISES
the young prince to leave Spain by
obtaining from his father a commits
sion to the Netherlands to mitigate the
cruelty practiced by the Spanlards upon
the FIemings. Don Carlos seeks an
audience With Elizabeth to gain her IN
tercesslon with Philip. The meeting
deepens the intensity OF the lovers
passion. Princess Eboli, who loves Don
Carlos, informs Philip of his wifes
love for her stepson. Don Carlos is
imprisoned. Rodrigo, who visits him, is
shot. Freed, Don Carlos Immediately
plans a tryst with the Queen. King
Philip discovers his intentions anu
hands his son over to the Inquisiton
to be put to death.
new ballet will be Pick -Mangia-
gam II CAFlilOn MdSlcO.
Two operas never presented by this
seasons performances, Andrea Che
nier," Umberto Giordano's four-act
opera of the French Revolution, a fea-
ture of the present season OF opera in
London, and Charpentier's louise"
In accordance with his custom OF al
lotlng new role each season to promi-
nent members of his company, Mr.. t.etu
has assigned the title role Of Don Car
los" to Mr.. Martinelli, and that Of An
drea Chenier" to Mr. Caruso, while to
Miss Farrar falls Louise
We remember various singers in the
role OF Charpentier's midinette-MIle.
R!oton, conventional daughter of
Paris, at the Opera Comique; Nine.
Louise Edvlna, who dressed the part
like an ingenue and turned the hot
booded child OF the French proletariat
into simper!ng boarding schoo! MISS;
Miss Garden, hard and hectic. Doubt
less Miss Farrar can be counted on
to put ner own stamp upon the imper-
sonation.
Boto's "Mefistofele," for certain. and
a probable revival of "Lakme" or Tales
of Hoffman" provide pleasant anticlp~-
ton.
Artists Engaged
AS for new singers, the worth of the
two foreigners, Ben amin Gigli, a tenor
from the Scala of Milan and the Monte
Carlo Opera. and Giuseppe Danise, d
barytone from the Scala and the town
OF Buenos Ayres, remains 10 be tested
The absence of. Nine. Barrientos'
name from the list Of sopranos is of
small importance, but 10 news OF
the engagement of new singer
or the temperance of an old friend
could give greater cause for Satlsfac-
tion than the assurance OF Lucrezia
Boris appearance a the Metropolitan
during the latter halt of the season.
The throat trouble which caused her
disappearance from operatic circles
for several years has been
source OF ceaseless regret to those
who remember the charm OF her
work, Who has forgotten her All
Joe in Leoni's "LOracolo," and has
any one IN the procession OF prima
donnas, including Miss Muzio, Miss
Garden and the original Italian Flora,
Lulsa Villani, who have attempted the
part surpassed her conception of the
chi.d-woman in Montemezzi's exquisite
opera, "L'Amore del Ire Re-?
Miss Destnn, Ricardo Martin, Jo-
hannes SER bach, who is we'll on the
road % becoming a citizen Of America
are all old friends whom 1t will be
pleasant TO greet agar. Miss Florence
taston5 progress and high musician
snip is TO be rewarded with the role
Of Elsa in "Lohengrin." while Mime
MatzenaUer Will be heard as Isolde
or the new American singers Miss