New-York tribune., 1921-05-09

Reveals Opera
Season Plans
Five New Works Announced
and Four Revivals. Includ-
ing die Wafkure,s Which
Will BE Given i'm German
Caruso's Return Expected
CALI -Curci and RuffO Are Re-
engaged; Cattle -Casazza to
Pass Summer i'm Europe

General Manager Giulio, Gatti- Casaz-
"a of the Metropolitan Opera Company
will depart for Italy this week on the
steamship Taormina after having vir-
tually completed his program for the
opera season of l921-'22. He will return
about the end of September after
visit to several cities in Italy, France,
Austria and Germany, Yesterday he
took occasion, as usual, to make g brief
statement regarding his plans for the
coming season. He said:
s.First of all l desire to thank the
American public for its extraordinary
support during the season just closed,
and also desire to thank all my CO.
workers, whose good will and discipline
have permitted me to overcome all the
difficulties of the past season.
II 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.
New Operas TO Be Given
During next season the following
new operas will be given:
ale Roi D'Ys,' in French, book by
Edouard Beau and music by Edouard
Isalo
"sDie Tote Stadt,' in German, libretto
by Paul Schott, taken from 'Bruges la
Morte,' by Rodenbach, music by Erich
Wolfang Korngold
'Snegourotchka,' in French, from a
poem by Ostrowski, music by Nicolas
Rsmsky-K -Korsakoff.
"'Cosi 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. New for Metro
pclitan.)
aRevivaIs of La Navarraise,' by
Jules Massenet, in French, and of
Ernani' and 'Traviata,' by Giuseppe
Verdi, in Italian, will also be made,
with entirely new mise-en-scene.
"tDie Walkure,' by Richard Wagner,
will also be produced in German"
Mr.. Gatti announced the engagement
of Nine. Amelita Galli-Cufci and Titta
Ruffo, two artists who do not need any
introduction; also the engagement of
Nine. Marie Jeritza, of the Vienna
Opera, a famous artist, who has scored
great successes in some of the most
important European theaters.
Two Coming From Buenos Ayres
The two coloratura sopranos, Nine.
Selma Kurz and Nine. Angeles often
Of the Buenos Ayres Opera, will sing
some performances.
The French repertoire will be con-
Quoted during the first half of the sea-
son by Albert Wolff, who has been re-
Gently appointed musical director of the
Opera Comioue of Paris. For the sec
ond half of the season Louis Hassel-
mans, also a conductor of the Opera
Comique, has been engaged.
Mr.. Gatti also has engaged the fol-
lowing American artists:
Miss Grace Anthony, soprano.
Miss Yvonne D'Arle, soprano.
Miss Viola Philo, soprano.
Miss Myrtle Schaaf, mezzo-soprano.
George Meader, a lyric and buffo
tenor, who made his career In the prln-
ciple German theaters.
Two European singers have also been
added to the company: Manuel Salazar,
the Spanish tenor, who is already well
known to the American public, and
Louis Rosa, barytone OF the National
Opera of Budapest.
The artists who have been reengaged
are as follows:
List of Artists Reengaged
sopranos-Frances Aida. Gladys Axnaan'
Lucrezia Bori, Cora Chase, ellen Dalossy.
Florence Easton, Minnie Egener, Mary
ssilT Carlson. on. Alice Miriam. Nina Mergana.
Claudia Muzio. Mary Mellish. Frances
Peralta, May Peterson. Rosa Ponselie, Mar.
xaret Romano, Anne Roselle, Lenora
Sparkes, Marie sundelius Marie Tiffany. ny,
Arden. Louise Berat, Grace Bradley. Julia
Ciausaen, Rayrnonde DelaunoiS. Jeanne
Gordon, Kathleen Howard. Augusta Len
ska, Marie hatfield, Margaret Matzensuer,
Flora Perrin. Lila Robson. Marion Teiya
Tenors--Paul Althouse, Pietro Aqdislo.
Angelo Bada Enrico Caruso, Mario Cham
lee Giulio Crifnl, Rafaelo Diaz, Benjanino
6stgU Oryille Harold, Morgan Kingston.
Giovanni Martinelii, Giordano Paltrinieri,
Johannes Sembach
Barytones-Chief Caupolican, Thomas
Chalmers, Louis d'Angelo, Giuseppe Danise
Giuseppe De Luca, Mario laurent. Robert
Leonhardt, Milo Pico, Vincenzo Reschig-
HAN Carl Schlegel, Antonio Scotti, Clarence
Yhitehill Renato Zanelli. r
Bassos-Paolo Ananian, Roeeat Blass
Adamo Didur, william Gustafson. Pompilto
Malatesta, Jose Mardones, Giovanni Mar
limo, Leon Rothier.
Conductors--Artur Bodansky, Roberto
Moranzoni. Gennaro Papi, Albegt Wolff.
Assistant Conductors-Gluseppe Bambos-
chek, Fausto Cleva, Riccarao Dellera,
Carlo Edwards, Paul Eisler, Willfrid Pelle-
tier, AIessandro Scuri.
Chorus Master-Giulio Settf.
Technical Director-Edward Siedle.
Stage Director-Samuel Thewman.
Stage Manager--Armando Agnnt.
Premiere Danseuse and Ballet Mistress
Rosina CALI.
Premier Danseur-Giuseppe Bonhglio.
Solo Denseuses--Fiorence Rudolph and
Lillian Ogden.