The Washington times., 1925-02-09
OF WEEK
BY CHICAGO
COMPANY
Big "Tannhauser" Production
Tonight Opens Series
at Auditorium.

Tonight the Chicago Opera Conn
pany will begin, at the Washington
Auditorium, the most important op.
cratic season Washington has had
IN many years. The company comes
here intact, with its full personnel
numbering more than 200, Including
an orchestra of Bixty.eigflt pieces
and an ensemble and ballet Of
seventy-fiye persons, ana the operas
to be presented viii be given pro-
auctions equal IN eyory respect ~
those in Chicago.
ssTannhauser,,' which has not
given tomorrow evening, with Rosa
Raisa, Forrest Lamont, Joseph
Schwarz, EdOuard Cctreuf1 and Jose
MOjica in the principal roles, with
Henry G. Weber conducting. Niles.
Milar and Nemeroff viii lead the.
'sVenusberg ballet.
'Tannhauser, one Of Wagner'a
greatest works, tells the story Of e
youth enanared by the beauty Of
Venus. driven into exile IN Central
Europe by the spread Of Christian
ity. He breGks away from her spell
and returna to Thuringia, where m
old.tirne song tournament IL Riven
in honor Of his return. The subject
OF the tourney II love, and the songs
OF the competitors seem IN IaIln-
Iaauser, after his remarkable expe-
rience, weak and futile.
He sings the hymn Venus ms
taught him. The company, recCg.
nizint the pagarl music, is about
rs sIav him when he ii saved BY
the interposition Of Elizabeth. Re
pentent, he journeys 70 Rome IN
vain search for forgiveness. but lte
II saved at last when Elizabeth. ~
d saint III Heaven, interce1es Tor
him once more.
Chaliapin's Great Boris
boris Godunoff., Z the great spec.
tacular opera BY M0uaa0rg Ky, viii
he the offering Tor Tiiesday eFen.
ing, with Fecdor chaliapin y, the
title role and GLADYS SWarthOtlt,
miizabeth Kerr. Jose M0sica, yir.
eilio Lazzari, Anna Correllfi and
others Of note in the cast. Polacc0
win conduct.
boris Goaunoeg', has never been
given III washington until now. IL
reveals the uaurper Boris, seizina
! the throne Of Russia; after the
rightfnl heir has been slain. nut
EremorSe preye upen him, and q
youth who pfetand3 to BIZ the slain
CzareyitnIf leads d rebelliOn against
him. Boris dies, still 81 the height
Of his power, but broken ana en-
feebled by the revolt Of ccasciatlce.
Garden ana DaI Monte
On Friday eveAiig '.Lucia di
ILamfaernnoOr' viii Be presented,
marking the local operate debut Of
Toti Dial Monte, who was recently
heard here Tor the first time IN re-
cital. Giaconae Rimini, Antonio Cor
tbs, Jose Moiica and Virkilio Lag
zari are fl the supporting cast.
| POIacc0 will conduct. Incidental
dances win Be presented BY the
corps de ballet.
Saturdays opera, That's, viii
be given a. q matinee performance
with Mary Garden III the title role
and Jose Moica. Joseph SchWarz
and Gladys EWarthOut ambns the
other principals. Moranzoni will
conduct.
Lucia" tells n1elodranatic
story Of love ana intrigue III the
Scottish highlands. 1t ib familiar
to most operagoers, but its. SPLEEN
did musical setting and the local
debut Of T0ti Dai Monte as an ope-
ratio star give 1t unusual interest,
The curtain win rise for the
evening performances 1t s O'Clock,
and for the matinee at Q o'clock.
"Tannhauser" will be sung In Ger
man, That's" In French and the
others in Italian.