The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 26, 1900, Page 20

20 THE SUNDAY CALL. Sfleaf Sihger Coming for San Francisgo Grand Opera Seascn | beviase || \ NORDICA \ % 05 3 AME Dupon 7 ! o1 (,AMPA.NAK\ L= HE season of grand ofera, names are as followes: Melba, Nor- Alberta Saleza, famous in French which opens under the di- dica, Gadski, Suzanne Adams and and Italian roles, Van Dyck, a rection of Maurice Graw at Fritzi Scheff. Then there is Schu- great Wagnerian tenor, and - Im- Morosco’s Grand Opera Housc No- mann Heink, the greatest living bert de la Tour, Dippel de Luccia, vember 12, will be the most remark- contralto, and Louise Homer, Carrie Bonnard and Bars. able one in the history of Califor~ Bridewell and Alitzka, contraltos of ~ The list of barytones includes Via. Never §fore have such @ great ‘eminence. The tenors - are Scotti, the greatest of all Italian” nwmber of eminent wvocalists been barytones, - Campanari, Bertram gotten together, and during their entire season there will not be a single “off night.” The company comes direct here from London, where it has just concluded a brilliant secason at Covent Gar- den Theater. The London press GUR CITY SO0N (Wagnerian barytone), Muhlman, Pini Corsi, Du Friche and Gillibert. The array of bassos wwill compel wniversal admiration. The chief one is the great Edouard de Reszke, on"whom eulogy s superfluous. Then there is Pol Plancon, a star in declare 1t to be the finest musical T@ A D;g himself, Journets, Robert Blass and aggregation that Europe has ever Pringle. The company consists of i ALY heard. AR QST 275 people and includes an orches- | The organization contains two Z/)f{)\ ' tra of 55. The conductors for Ital- distinct companies. One for the TATOLTH [{ MvHLMANN ian operas are Signors Manchi- production of Italian opera, the FEM@US nelli and Flon and for German other for the performance of Ger- opera, Walter Damrosch. The man. There are no less than five company will give twenty perform- prima - donna sopranos, whose i« ances. ===k