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GRAND OPERA 
TWELVE-WEEK SEASON OPENS AT 
Boston THEATRE N~Ext MONDAY 
The dream of Boston music lovers 
to secure real Grand Opera at prices 
within the means of the masses is to 
find its complete realization at the 
Boston Theatre beginning next Mon- 
day evening when a season of twelve 
weeks of popular Grand Opera will 
be inaugurated. Despite the war in 
Europe which has crippled most of 
the great opera houses of the world, 
the management of the Boston Thea- 
tre has assembled a company of high 
class artists that will compare very 
favorably with the permanent organ- 
ization of the Metropolitan and the 
Boston Opera Companies in the past. 
As a foundation for these artists 
there will be a superb chorus recruited 
from the chorus which the Boston 
Opera Company took to Paris last 
spring, and generally conceded in mu- 
sical circles to be the finest in the 
world. The splendid ballet of beau- 
tiful young girls has also been secured 
from the Boston Opera House, as 
well as the magnificent orchestra. 
With such a foundation an ensemble 
is assured equal to that of any opera 
house in the world, not even except- 
ing the Metropolitan in New York. 
As for the artists,—they will speak 
for themselves before the first week 
is over. Suffice it to say that a num- 
ber of genuine sensations are prom- 
ised, particularly among the tenors 
and the sopranos. Despite all this the 
prices will be extremely low, ranging 
from twenty-five cents to two dollars 
— 
with a few at two dollars and a half. 
There will be performances every 
evening at 8 o’clock, and on Wednes- 
day and Saturday afternoon at two 
The opening bill for Monday night 
will be a spectacular production of the 
great Verdian opera, “Aida.” The 
scenic settings for this opera will 
surely startle the most blase. They 
have all been painted especially for 
the opening, and the gorgeous Nile 
scene must be seen to be appreciated. ~— 
This opera will see the Boston debut 
of two local singers, who, although 
the bearers of wonderful reputations — 
from abroad, have never sung in 
opera in their native city. The first is 
Blanche Hamilton Fox, the brilliant 
mezzo-soprano, who will sing the role 
of Amneris. Miss Fox is a world 
figure in opera, having sung leading 
roles in all of the great opera houses 
in Europe. Her home coming will be 
made the occasion of a magnificent 
reception from her hosts of Boston 
friends. 
Joseph Florian, a splendid basso, who 
has been heard in every great oper- 
atic city but his own. The title role 
of Aida will be sung by Johanna 
Kristoffy, the leading soprano of the 
great Hof Opera in Vienna. It was 
the European war which made it pos- 
sible to bring this remarkable artist to . 
America. Giuseppe Tricario will sing 
the role of Radames. He is one of 
the very few dramatic tenors who com- 
pare with Caruso, Zanetello and Tam- 
agno. Ferruccio Corradetti, the 
world famed baritone will sing 
Amonasro, while the role of Ramfis 
will be entrusted to that sterling basso 
Pietro di Biasi. One hundred and 
fifty people will take part in the won- 
derful triumphal scene. This opera, 
“Aida,” will be repeated with the 
same cast on Wednesday afternoon. 
On Tuesday and Friday evenings 
the favorite opera of “Carmen” will 
be given with Alice Gentle from 
Hammerstein’s Manhattan Opera 
Company in the title role; Umberto 
Sacchetti, a tenor, who was at the 
Boston Opera House for three sea- 
‘sons as Don Jose, Pietro Gallazzi, as 
the Toreador, and Rina de Sales, an- 
other Boston artist, as Micaela. 
“Lucia di Lammermoor” will be 
sung on Wednesday evening and Sat- 
urady afternoon with the following 
cast: Miriam Ardini, next to Tetraz- 
zini, the most sensational coloratura 
soprano in opera; Ramon Blanchart, 
the famous Boston Opera Company 
baritone; Attilio de Crescenzo, a lyric. 
tenor who has been proclaimed a 
second Bonci and Pietro di Biasi. 
The supreme favorite, “Trovatore” 
will be given on Thursday and Satur- 
day evenings. 
The other Boston product is — 
