THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND, MARCH 23, 1913.
MASTERPIECES WILL BE HEARD BY GRAND OPERA PATRONS
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FACTS ABOl'T GRAND OPERA
SEASON.
The orjtanlsation Chicago Grand
Opera Company. comprlln :io peo
ple. Including many world-famous
The place Orpheum Theater. Sev- J
enth and Taylor streets. 4
The dates Monday. Murcta 31: Tues-
day and Wednesday. April 1 and 2.
The operas Monday. 8 P. M., "The
Jewels of the Madonna." In Italian:
Tuesday. 8 P. M.. "Thais." In French;
Wednesday. 2 r. M.. 'The Tales of
Hoffmann." In French: part S "Han
sel and Oretel." In En dish; part 3.
grand ballet divertissement: 8 P. It..
"L.ucla dl Lammermoor." In Italian.
The prices Ranging from f - to 7
for each opera.
The general manager Andreas Dlp
peu formerly of the Metropolitan
Opera Company. New York.
The general musical manager Cleo
fonte Campanlnl. world-famed grand
opera star.
Cost of four productions IS4.000.
Booking agency Lois Steers-Wynn
Coman. of Portland.
NEXT week will witness the first
season of real grand opera the
Northwest has ever seen, when
the ChlcaKO Grand Opera Company. 300
strone;. with all of the principals and
everything, both in people ana c
tumes. that ftoes with this srreat or-
cranisation. will open at the Orpheum
Theater for four performances, three
xtlphts and one matinee.
To the fact that Portland men staked
$34,000 of real money on this event Is
due the fact that Portland and .the
Northwest will, for the first time at
home, hear the real stars, see the real
costumes and the real trappings that
KO to make up real errand opera, minus
nothing. We are to Ret it all. and we
can say for the first time and tell the
truth that we have seen and heard In
our own city one of the greatest. If not
the greatest, errand opera company In
America.
What this means to the Northwest. In
musical advancement and awakened in
terest In grand opera, it Is scarcely pos
sible to exaggerate. With the wonder
ful company still engaged in San Fran
cisco, the whole state of Oregon is ris
ing to the occasion and it is a certainty
that when the curtain goes up at the
Orpbeum on the opening night it will
be a scene of unequaled splendor, of
beauty far beyond anything ever wit
nessed here, with the "house" of state
wide representation, for every village
and hamlet, every city and town yes,
even the rural dstrlcts will contribute
their share.
Krasom la Prompt.
Thi3 grand cpera season la so im
mense, the company so great and the
-nn-tiinitv so magnificent that it has
m.t besrun to "take." It Is hard for
the state to realixe that, at last, its peo-i-
mi have the chance to see and
tur a company so wonderful In the
charming operas selected. That next
- u will witness a veritable grand
opera sensation, there Is no doubt, for
steers, under wnose manae
..n th Chlrazo company is coming
here and to Seattle after singing here.
says that the whole state is now Decum
i.,o. .nthused and from every section
l.tters are porulng Into her office
.hn.inr that Orecon Is going to re
spond heartily to the coming of the big
aggregation of stars.
Th. comDanv will close its engage
... in snn Francisco, where it will
have given tS concerts, late this week,
and the special trains, three of them,
combining every known device for com
fort and convenience, will bring the
v..r. ne the company. 300 strong
and the scenery for each opera, special
ty ..e to Portland, ana tne opening oi
the season In this city will occur at the
Orpheum Monday night, aiarcn i.
Neapolitan Life Portrayed.
T. nnrnlnc oDera will to "The Jew
Is of the Madonna." In Italian. This Is
the new. three-act opera by Krmanno
ivnif.F.rr.rL It had Its first produc
tion on any stage In Berlin. December
4. lSll. The American premiere was
given by the Chicago Grand opera t-oiu
pany at the Auditorium Theater in Chi
. J.nuin- 1S.19U. under the per
4ii--tion of the composer. Zan-
garinl and Gollsciantl are the authors
of the libretto. The story is oi me kj
brilliant, wicked Neapolitan life. The
four leading characters are Gennaro. a
blacksmith; his mother. Caxmela; Ma
llella. the adopted daughter of Car
mela. and Rafalele. the leader of the
r.mmnrrlatl
i-......!,. nieht Anril 1 the company
will produce "Teals." in French, a lrlc
Cvmance 1" tnree acts, vj ---"
net. This Is a wonderful "lyric com
edy." based on the novel by Anatole
France. The first performance took
place at the Opera Comlque. In Paris, In
1894. and since then It has been sung
In nearly every musical capital in Eu
rope, as well as in the principal cities
of this country.
Fairy Opera for Matinee.
At the Wednesday matinee will be
given the second act from "The Tales
of Hoffmann." In French, and part S.
part 3, the grand ballet divertissement.
"Talcs of Hoffmann" is a fantastic op
era by Jules Offenbach, while "Hansel
and Gretel" is a fairy opera in three
acts, by Humperdinck.
The libretto of "The Tales of Hoff
an" was written by Jules Barbier from
three of the best-known stores of E. T.
A, Hoffmann, the fantastic writer, who
is known In literature as "the Jidgar
Allen Poe of Germany." The opera was
Offenbach's favorite work, but he never
lived to see lt3 f'rst production, which
took place at the Opera Comlque in
Paris, In February. 1881.
The story of "Hansel and Gretel" la
taken from t-lmm's well-known fairy
tales, and the text was written by the
composer's sister. Adelheld Wltte. It
was Frau Witte's Intention to arrange
the story In dramatic form for the
amusement of her children, her brother
lending his co-operation by writing a
few little melodies, of a simple nature.
. ,...mTf.n v the rjerformance. v nen
he read It. however, the story took his
fancy, and its dramatic possibilities so
appealed to him that he determined to
give It an operatic setting im
orchestral score. Perhaps Its highest
praise was sounded by Siegfried ag
ner. who declared that "Hansel und
Gretel" was the most important Ger-
n.n nm nine. "Parsifal." The nrsi
production took place at Munich In 1893,
"I.ammermoor" Datea te 1S8S.
w.Hn.,lv niz-ht. April t. the closing
performance will be given, when "Iucla
di Lammermoor." in Italian, will be
given. This is a three-act opera m
Gaetano Donizetti and was Iirst pro
in N-anles in 1S35. So beautiful
are its melodies that it "has been the
medium for the voices of some oi me
greatest sopranos the world nas ever
heard, the most notable being Jennie
Lind. The plot of "Lucia" by Cammar-
ano is based on oir uner
r.i -The Bride of Lammermoor.
However, it does not follow the novel
ist's story closely, though it contains
Its characters and some of its chief In
cidents.
It is scarcely believable, but none
the less true, that Portland and Ore
n n.onie ore to have the opportunity
of seeing and hearing so many of the
world's great artists as are oanoea to
gether in the Chicago Grand Opera
Company.
The educational value or gran a opera
i. nhA of this artistic and most
comprehensive form of amusement that
is rarely ever taken Into consideration
by the music-loving people in a com
munity, but nevertheless. Its value in
the development of a city Is a factor
which has been highly regarded and
oorofnilv fostered bv the older muni
cipalities where operatic performancea
have been features for aecao.es.
Hepertolre la Extensive.
The fine Influence that great music
has upon the natures or people
hu lonir been a subject for philoso
phers and poets, but It does not require
logical discussion and poetical mgnis
m ..tahilah on a oractlcal oasis tne
t vhih .nm from a aeries of
operatic performances when they are
Dresented by an Ideal organization ana
h. Artft of the first-class.
The Chicago Grand Opera Company ta
not onlv an organization or tne iirst-
clasa. but it Includes In Its roll of
inp.n manv of the best and most
famous' artists of the age. It also
boasts a repertoire that 1 both exten
sive and comorehenstve. For example,
lta nerformances will be sung In
French. Italian and English, and each
cast will be made up of artists who
hiti triAde themselves noted in pracu
cally every music center of Europe and
the United States.
Among the most famous of the stars
In the Chicago Grand Opera Company
ir Lulsa Tetrazzini. coloratura so
prano, whos vocal art is the sensation
of two continents. She has many tal
ents and. many declare, she would have
made herself famed In literature, had
.ha not adoDted the operatic Itage as
a career. She has a fine poetic sense
and has. In fact, written several verses
which have attracted considerable at
tention.
artists with this company. She has a
most marvelous personality, by some
called personal magnetism, but what
ever it Is It has bronght the musical
world to her feet. Hera la a brilliant
success.
Charles Dalmorea Is the great French
tenor of the company, whose fame is
world-wWe, and who Is as popular in
Berlin, New York or Chicago as he is
in Paris.
Marie Cavan ia one of the American
nnennna of thn nomnanv. She is a na
tive, who has successfully attained
eminence in the operatic world by nat
ural endowments and downright hard
work. She was born in New York. She
worked until 17 years old for a big
firm and became private secretary to
hA nr.slilont nf tho establishment by
hMp fnjiiintrv. She. viBited the opera
one night and was fascinated. She de
termined to become a prima donna
and she has made more than good.
Ruby Heyl ia an English girl, nav-
I r, tr Ks.ii Kn?n In ljmnon. She is one
of the new contraltos with the com
nnnv Kh wn a a hnrn filneer and at
an early age manifested talent In this
direction.
?4nri Scntt. thA vouner basso with
the company. Is an American singer
who has not only risen to operatic
h.trhla In his OWn MtUIltrV. but WhO
also triumphed in Italy, known in the
musical domain, aa the most critical
country In the world.
nf onnrAf (MeofontA CamnaninL the
masterful, la one of the brightest stars
in the entire galaxy. Portlanders will
rm much of him. He Is the srreat sren-
eral musical director of the company.
and is a man oi moat wonuenui at
tainments and ability.
Andreas Dippel, formerly general
manager of the Metropolitan Opera
Company, of New York, Is general
manatfAl nf thA lTh if?AB"fk GlSlHl OnPTB
Company, having direct supervision of
'business end or tne marvelous
aggregation. As an executive, prob
ably he has no superiors. At any rate.
he Is a genius when It comes to
handling the details of such a tre
mendous organization as this.
Faarana Artist Assembled.
Mary Garden, the American prima
donna. Is another of the world-famous
The) Gettysburg or Peace.
Atlanta Constitution.
SaamIifv nf War Rtlmann hu an-
nrnvei the final nlana for the celebra
tion next July by veterans In blue and
gray of the 60th anniversary oi tne
battle of Gettysburg on the historic
flAiii Itself. The Nation has anoroDrl-
ated $160,000, the state of Pennsylvania
8250.000. and various southern ena
Vnrthm AtAtes other sums to defray
the expense of transportation and of
the great joint encampment. It is ex
pected that between 70.000 and 70.000
survivors of both flags will be in at'
Gettysburg may be said to have been
the Armageddon of the Civil War. In
.wl n .mm A thA tin Invtl WAS fOUBTbt
the ferocious and bloody battle that
proved the turning point m mat mo
men tons Btrusrrle. It is peculiarly ap
proprlate that a reunion of blue and
irr. .hnulri here be held, since the
battle bequeathed to each aide almost
equal legacies of valor and brilliance.
Ti the exchange of the last shot, al
most, the outcome was In doubt, so
evenly matched was American bravery
with American bravery. It tne wo
federates suffered defeat, it was only
Aftae a steiiAA-iA in which their nrow-
ess. their military efficiency and their
dotaed determination reached zenitn.
Today- the rancor of the strife is
fn,iH.n RMtlnnal snlmolit is bur
led. The only traditions that survive
are such aa neither side would relin
quish. It Is an unusually happy coin
cidence that the celebration should fall
in a year which marks the political
rapprochement of the North and South
in a degree unparaueiea ainue
mattox.
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