Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-01-28

played Dy tne SpanlSn-Amerlcan
The orchestra's opening number will
be Stravinsky's "ApoIlon Musagete," a
ballet written for string orchestra and
performed for the first time at cham
Der music concert at the Library of
Congress here in the Spring Of 1923.
The piece has since achieved great
popularity as q ballet in Europe and as
a concert selection in this country. The
closing number on the program will be
Brahms Fourth Symphony, q master
piece Of orchestral music, for which
Koussevitzky and the Boston Symphony
are famous
MUSIC lovers will welcome the re-
1v1 turn of the San Carlo Grand
Opera Company to Washington,
after an absence Of several years. Fortune
Gallo is still the impresario Of this
organization, which he founded over
20 years ago The local engagement
will be held at the National Theater,
beginning tomorrow evening. and Mr..
Gallo announces q repertory Of eight
operas during the Washington season,
which will be limited to only one week.
La Boheme'' has been chosen to
open the engagement Of the company.
The cast for this performance will in
clude Bicanca Soroya, as Mimi; Ethel
Fox, as Musetta: Dimitri Onofrei, as
Rodolfo; Mario Vale, as Marcello;
Stefan KoZokevich, as Schaunard, and
Harold Kravitt, as Colline.
Nine Butterfly will be given Tues
day evening. For this performance Mr..
Gallo has been fortunate enough to
secure the services Of Hizi Koyke, the
japanese soprano for the role of Clio
Cio-San. Nine. Koyke has been &C
claimed by the publishers Of Puccini's
Opera as the ideal interpreter Of the
hapless geisha girl. Sydney Rayner
will make his first appearance here as
the American naval of1cer. Mr.. Rayner,
who was born in New Orleans, is now
one OF the leading tenors Of the Paris
Opera Comique, on q leave Of absence
The role of the American consul will
be sung by Chief Capoulican, the
Chilean american baritone. formerly q
member Of the Metropolitan, Chicago
and Philadelphia Opera companies,
while Bernice Schalker will be heard as
Suzuki
Flotow's Martha" will be given at
the Wednesday matinee, with Grace
Miller in the tttular role and Bernice
Schalker as Lady Harriet Dimitri
Onofrei, Rumanian tenor, will be the
Lionel, and Mario Vale and Natalie
Cervi will have important roles
Aida" will be presented Wednesday
evening. Blanca Saroya will be heard
as the Ethiopian slave. and Aroldo
Lindi. protege Of Arturo Toscanini
and former member Of the Chicago and
Philadelphia Opera companies, will be
the Radames. Elsa Hottinger, an Amer
lean contralto. will be heard as Amneris
Chief Capoulican, as Amonasro: Harold
Kravitt, as Ramfis; Natalie CerV, as
the King, and Marie lara, formerly OF
the Philadelphia Opera Company. as
the Priestess. will complete the cast of
Aida"
Carmen" will be sung Thursday eve
ming. with Ina Bourskaya in the role
Of the Spanish Gypsy. Anne Bool. a
young lyric soprano will make her
debut with the San Carlo Opera Com
pany in the role Of Micaela The cast
Of Carmen" will also include Sydney
Rayner. as Don Jose; Mario Vale. as
Escamillo: Harold Kravitt, as Zuniga
Marie cara, as Frasquita, and Bernice
Schalker. as Mercedes.
"Lohengrtn" will be the bill Friday
evening. given in German. Alma Peter
son. formerly of the Chicago and
Ravinia Opera companies, has been en-
gagged for the role Of Elsa. The other
Lohengrin; Elsa Hottinger, as Ortrud;
Chief Capoulican. as Telramund
Harold Kravitt, as the King, and Stefan
KoZakevich.
"Hansel and Gretel" will be given in
English at the Saturday matinee, with
Berrice Schalker and Ethel Fox as the
children who were lost in the woods.
The other roles will be sung by Marion
Selee., Marie cara. Charlotte Bruno and
Stefan Kozakevich.
The engagement will close on Satur-
day evening with II Trovatore" The
cast will include Blanca Saroya,
Carlo Peroni is the musical director
of the San Carlo Opera Company and
the stage direction will be In the care
of Luigi Raybaut. The dance divertise-
ments in the various operas will be sup
piled by the San Carlo Opera ballet,
which has been trained by Serge
Oukrainsley. Russian ballet master.
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EDOUARD ALBION, baritone, for
II merly general director Of the Wash
ington National Opera Co., will be the