Review of reviews and world's work . l be able tooffer a repertoire even more varied than here-tofore, to prepare the same more carefully,and. above all. to have all its great artistsavailable for performances in Xew the casts at every subscription per-formance will necessarily include the bestartists of the company. There will be a fewvisits to Philadelphia and Booklyn; but. withthese exceptions, the performances in othercities will be given up; the working agree-ment with the allied interests in the prov-inces will permit the company to devoteitself to the metropolis. Three importa
Review of reviews and world's work . l be able tooffer a repertoire even more varied than here-tofore, to prepare the same more carefully,and. above all. to have all its great artistsavailable for performances in Xew the casts at every subscription per-formance will necessarily include the bestartists of the company. There will be a fewvisits to Philadelphia and Booklyn; but. withthese exceptions, the performances in othercities will be given up; the working agree-ment with the allied interests in the prov-inces will permit the company to devoteitself to the metropolis. Three important novelties will almost cer-tainly be given by Mr. Gatti-Casazza. Theseare Puccini- long-awaited setting of Belascosturgid melodrama. The Girl of the GoldenHumperdinck- Konigskinder (alsolong-awaited ; and Dukas Arianeet Barbe-Bleue. the text by Maeterlinck. The firsttwo works have never been performed: theirXew York premieres will be their first pro-tions anywhere; Dul .1- music-drama be-longs to the repertoire of the Pari- Opera-. mi THE AMERICAN REVIEW OF REVIEW I i i ipera i- to be sung by three composers of large reputation will come Mr. I . Mr. Amato, and for the title to America to be present at the product ion the- (lirl Miss Emmy Destinn, of tluir operas: Mr. Puccini for The- Girl though it would seem that the- inevitable in- of the- Golden West, Mr. Humperdinck terpreter of thi^ part is Miss Farrar; but in for Konigskinder, and Mr. Dukas for matters the lucubrations of impresarios, Ariane et Barbe-Bleue. A fourth com- said concerning those of a famous dead poser of eminence may also make- his ap- finanrier, move ma higher sphere than ours. pearance among rlyinthenew year to year the Metropolitan promised twelve assist at the premiere of el ties and actually gave four; it promised Thi-- is Mascagni, Ysobel, at the sixteen revivals and gave eight. Thi- year moment of writing, is announced for produc- the li^t i- less ambitious; only ten novelties tion, tor the f
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