The New York herald., 1921-05-09
FIVE NEW OPERAS, ONE GERMAN,
TO BE PRODUCED NEXT SEASON
General Manager Gatti-Casaz-
"a Announces Metropolitan's
Plans for 1921-1922.

Giulio Gatti-Casazza. general manager
of the Metropolitan Opera Company. has
completed his programme for the opera
season of 1921-1922 and will sail for
Italy this week on board the Taormina.
lie VIII visit the larger cities In Italy.
France, Austria and Germany and will
return about the end of September.
In statement made yesterday re-
garding his plans for next season he
said he would produce five new operas.
one OF which will be sung In German.
he also formally announced the engage
ment OF five American singers, one of
whom is Miss Yvonne d'Arle. soprano,
who was formerly a cabaret singer.
The news Of her engagement was pub
lished several weeks ago.
Miss DArle, whose rise to grand opera
is attributed to her devotion to study
first appeared in Broadway entertain
ments In 1916. She sang in the Palais
Healys Golden Glades and in Raymond
Hitchcock's Beauty Shop" About a
year ago she went abroad for study.
| and on her return two months ago went
through test which won her the en-
gagement at the Metropolitan.
First Of ALL" said Mr.. Gatti, Il
wish to thank the American public for
Its extraordinary support during the sea-
son just closed. and / also desire to
thank all my coworkers, whose good will
and discipline have permitted me to over
come all the difficulties OF the last sea-
son.
Il wish also to send an affectionate
greeting to my dear friend. Enrico Ca
ruso. who without any doubt will again
take his glorious post at the Metropoli-
tan.
During next season the following
new operas will be given:
"Le Roi d'Ys.' in French, book by
Edouard Beau and music by Edouard
Lalo.
New Opera I'm German.
"Die Tote Stadt in German. libretto
by Paul Schott. taken from 'Bruges la
Morte.' by Rodenbach, music by Enrich
Wolfang Korngoid.
'Snegourotchka.' in French. from a
poem by Ostrowslsi, music by Nicholas
Rimslsy- -KorsalSoff
Cost Fan Tutte.' in Italian. libretto
by Lorenzo da Ponte. music by Wolf
gang Amadeus Mozart.
Loreley,' in Italian, book by Carlo
bonneville and A. Zanardini. music by
Alfredo Catalani.
There will also be revivals of La
Navarraise.' by Jules Massenet. in
French, and OF FIrnani and Traviata,'
by Giuseppe Verdi. in italian. with en-
tlrely new mise-en-scene. Die WAL
kure,' by Wagner. VIII also be produced
in German.
II take pleasure in announcing the
engagement Of Nine. Amelita Galli-Curci
and Mr.. Titta Ruffo. two artists who do
rot need any Introduction also the en-
aagemert of Nine. Marie Jeritza OF the
Vienna Opera, famous artist. who has
scored great successes in some Of the
most important European theatres.
'T'he two coloratura sopranos, Nine.
Selma Kurz and Nine. Angeles Ottein
of the Buenos Aires Opera. will sing
some performances.
"The French repertoire will be cor
Quoted during the first half Of the SCI
son by Mr.. Albert Wolff. who has been
recently appointed musical director OF
the Opera Comique of Paris. For the
| second half OF the season Mr.. Louis
Hasselnlans, also a conductor or the
Opera Comique. has been engaged"
Mr.. Gatti also has engaged the follow
| ing American artists: Miss Grace An
thony, soprano: Miss Yvonne D'Arle. So
prano: Miss Viola Philo. soprano; Miss
| Myrtle Schaaf mezzo-soprano. and Mr.
George Meadcr. q lyric and buffo tenor.
who made his career in the principal
Two European singers have also peen
added to the company, Manuel Salazar,
the Spanish tenor. who is already well
known to the American public, and Louis
Rozsa, a barytone OF the National Opera
of Budapest.
Artists Reengnged.
The artists who have been reensaSed
are as follows:
Sopranos-Frances Aida, Gladys Az
man, Lucrezia Bori. Cora Chase. Ellen
Dalossy Florence Easton, Minnie Ege-
ner. Mary Ellis Geraldine Farrar. Rita
Fornla Mabel Garrison. Alice Miriam.
Nina Morgana. Claudia Muzio. Mary
Mellish. Frances Peralta, May Peterson,
Rosa Ponselle. Margaret Romaine. Anne
Rosellc. Lenora Sparkes. Marie Sunde-
Illus and Marie Tiffany.
Mezzo-Sopranos and Contraltos-Cecil
Arden. Louise Berat. Grace Bradley,
Julia Claussen. Raymonde Delaunois,
Jeanne Gordon. Kathleen Howard. Au-
g,:sta Lenska. Marie Mattfeld. Margaret
Matzenaucr, Flora Perini, Lila Robson
and Marion Telva.
Tonors: Paul AIthou5e. Pictro Au-
disio. Angelo Bada Enrico Caruso.
Mario Chamlee. GIulio Crimi Rafaelo
Diaz. Benjamino Gigli. Orvilic Har-
rold. Morgan Kingston. Giovanni Mar
tinelIi. Giordano Paltrinieri. Johannes
Sembach.
Baritones Chief Caupolican. Thomas
Chalmers. Louis d'Angelo. Giuseppe
Danise, Giuseppe &c Luca, Mario Lau-
remit. Robert Leonhardt Milo Picco,
vincenzo Reschiglian. Carl Schlegel.
Antonio Scotti, Clarence Whitehill,
Renato Zanellf
Bassos Paoio Ananian. Robert Blass.
Adamo Didur. William Gustafson. Pom
pilio Malatesta. Jose Mardones. Giovan-
nj Martino. Leon Rothier.
Conductors: Artur Bodanzky. Roberto
Moranzoni. Gennaro Papi. Albert Woln.
Chorus master. Giulio Setti.
Technical director. Edward Siedle.
Stage director, Samuel Thewman.
Stage manager. Armando Agnini.
Premiere danseuse and ballet mis-
tress. Rosine Call.
Premiere denseur. Giuseppe Bonhglio.
Solo danseuses. Florence Rudolph and
Lillian ogden.
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