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...Painting by Artist J. Campbell Phillips of Manhattan. *In addition to Pons, this year's stars include Sopranos Claudia Muzio, Maria Mueller, Queena Mario; Contralto Kathryn Meisle; Tenors Dino Borgioli, Francesco Merli, Mario Chamlee; Baritones Richard Bonelli, Friedrich Schorr, Alfredo Gandolfi; Basso Ezia Pinza...
...more control over his crack-brained sire than did the cinemen trying to film the proceedings. The red-faced squire was old George Robey, famed British comedian, playing the part of Sancho Panza, and the rickety don was the great Feeder Ivanovitch Chaliapin, brass-lunged old Russian basso...
...Valkyries galloping over the mountain. Brünnehilde's eight new sisters were given made-up. Wagnerian-sounding names like "Ritthelle." "Kampfsiege," "Trautschilde." There were real gas flames, 10 to 40 ft. high, for the Magic Fire scene. In Die Walküre sang Soprano Elsa Alsen, Basso Fred Patton. Tenor Georg Fassnacht Jr. from the Freiburg Passion Play. In Aïda were Tenor Paul Althouse, Soprano Gina Pinnera...
Behind scenes at the Paris Opera Comiqne Conductor Michel Steiman broke his baton in two, announced that he would direct no more operas in which Basso Feodor Chaliapin was performing. During intermission Chaliapin had undertaken to tell Conductor Steiman that he knew nothing about directing opera. Back on the stage, he berated a fellow-singer in such strong Russian that several of his countrymen left the theatre...
...best roles from the late great Enrico Caruso. To succeed Gigli Mr. Gatti has chosen Tenor Tito Schipa, another short, plump Italian, lately of the Chicago Civic Opera.* Also from Chicago will come Frida Leider, great Wagnerian Soprano long coveted by the Metropolitan. Tenor Gustaaf de Loor and Basso-Baritone Ludwig Hofmann will strengthen the German wing. Four new Americans are on the list: Tenor Richard Crooks, Soprano Helen Gleason. Contralto Rose Bampton, Baritone Richard Bonelli. Three operas will be added to the repertoire: Louis Gruenberg's Emperor Jones, Richard Strauss's Elektra, Giachino Antonio Rossini...