The New York herald., 1922-10-16
Jeritza in 'Tosca'
Opening Opera at
the Metropolitan
Mona Lisa With New German
Soprano in January
BOri as Juliet.


reached New York Friday after his So
journ in operatic centers abroad yester-
day made public mass of pungent mu-
sical and technical statistics for the in
formation of subscribers for the season
to open November 1S.
While the general manager would
neither affirm nor deny that "Salome"
would be added to the seasons novel
ties. it soon became definitely known in
the course of the talk that no opening
had been left for that much discussed
work OF Strauss. who will. however. be
represented by a revival of his Der
Rosenkavalier."
First Mr.. Gatti as he is known TO his
friends and business associates. got
down TO salient details. For the premiere
he has selected "Tosca" with Marie
JeritZa in the title role Antonio Scott
as Baron Scdrpid, of course, Martinelli
as the unhappy hero tenor, and with Mr..
Moranzoni conducting. Jeritza has not
yet sung 'Tosca" to the Monday night
subscribers.
"Der RosenkavaIicr" Revival.
The first revival will come with the
first week. That will be Der Rosen-
kavalier" with Miss Jeritza, Nine. Flor
ence Easton, Paul Bender, one of the
new bassos as Baron Ochs, and Gustav
SchutZendorf, one of the new baritone
choir of lead singers, in. the cast Artur
Bodanzky will conduct that revival, for
which Prof Hans Kautsky of Vienna
had provided a new setting.
There is to be another revival in the
second week, that of Romeo and Juliet"
with Miss Lucrezia Bori as a dulcet
Juliet and Beniamino Ggli mellifluous
No nd pat1,
also will be in the cast. Louis Hassel-
mans will preside over the orchestra
and Joseph Urban is hard at work on
a brand new setting.
Subscribers will have to possess their
souls in patience for the revival of
''Thais." which is to come with the first
week of December or the fifth of the
season. Mr.. Urban also is at work on
a new framework for that interesting
offering. which will present Jertza in
new light with Mario Chamlee and
Clarence Whitehill as her tenor and
barytone supporters. Mr., Hassesmans
will conduct.
Then came up the plans for the an
nounced performances of 'L'Africaine,"
William Tell" Mona Lisa" and "An-
ina Allegra," two novelties, and the re-
vval of 'Tannhauser."
"Tannhauser" will come with the mid
die of January, with Jeritza as Elisabeth,
Nine. Matzenauer as Venus. Curt Tau
cher. a new tenor. as the Tdnnhduser,
Mr.. Whitehill as Wolfram, and Mr.. Ben
der as theLdnd0rdv. Mr. Kaitsky has
prepared a new dress for the revival.
Schillings Mona Lisa" will come
in February with Miss Barbara Kemp,
the new German singer to whom Mr.
Gatti refers as "a heroic soprano" and
Michael Bohmen, another of the new
bassos in the cast. February also will
bring Meyerbeer's "L'Africaine," for
which Urban will prepare a new setting
"Anima Allegra" will have a January
presentation, with Bori and Giacomo
Lauri-Volpi. the added Italian to the
tenor list. in the cast.
OF Rossinrs William Tell there was
much talk. Mr.. Gatti himself saying
some interesting things about this ,revf-
val in the Metropolitan after lapse of
twenty-eight years. 1t was recalled
that the great Tamagno sang in 1t in
1894 under the late Mr.. Grau.
But" said Mr.. Gatti, "in William
Tell it is not so much the tenor one
has to worry about The ensemble is
the thing. and the choruses are partic-
ularly difficult. In fact, the chorus
sings much of the time"
Vittorio Rota of Milan has built
new setting for the Rossini revival tow
ard the end of December, with Miss Rosa
Ponsele and Messrs. Martinelli, Danse
and Mardones, the huge voiced Span
lard, singing the principal roles.
Then the talk dealt variously with
personalities and things such as: ~
Mr.. Urban is preparing a new dress
for "Madama Butterfly" in which Nine
Amelita Galli-Curci. Mrs. Easton and
Miss Della Reinhard. one of the new
German sopranos. will sing at various
times, to follow Mr.. Gattis policy of re-
peating operate favorites with different
principals.