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Metropolitan Opera House.
METROPOLITAN OPERA CO., Lessee.
TELEPHONE BRYANT 1146.
GRAND OPERA
SEASON 1908–1909
GIULIO GATTI-CASAZZA
General Manager.
ANDREAS DIPPEL
Administrative Manager.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 17, 1909.
at 8 o'clock
The Bartered Bride
(PRODANÁ NEVĚSTA)
BOHEMIAN OPERA IN THREE ACTS
By K. Sabina, German text by Max Kalbeck.
MUSIC by BEDŘICH SMETANA
(IN GERMAN)
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KRUSCHINA, a peasant,
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ROBERT BLASS |
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KATHINKA, his wife,
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MARIE MATTFELD |
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MARIE, their daughter,
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EMMY DESTINN |
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MICH, landowner,
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ADOLF MÜHLMANN |
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AGNES, his wife,
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HENRIETTA WAKEFIELD |
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HANS, Micha's son by first marriage,
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CARL JÖRN |
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KEZAL, marriage broker,
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ADAMO DIDUR |
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SPRINGER, director of a travelling circus,
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JULIUS BAYER |
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ESMERALDA, a dancer,
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ISABELLE L'HULLIER |
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MUFF, a comedian,
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LUDWIG BURGSTALLER |
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CONDUCTOR
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GUSTAV MAHLER |
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STAGE MANAGER
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ANTON SCHERTEL |
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CHORUS MASTER
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HANS STEINER |
Incidental Dances arranged by M. Ottokar Bartik:
Act I—Polka by M. Ottokar Bartik, Mlle. Gina Torriani and Corps of Bohemian Dancers.
Act II.—Furiant by M. Ottokar Bartik, Mlles, Gast and Pechfelder.
Act III.—Comedy: Mlles. Gina Torriani, Gast, Pechfelder, Bourgeau and Weidlich.
The Overture will be played between Acts I. and II.
SYNOPSIS OF SCENERY.
Acts I. and III.—Main Street of a large Bohemian Village at kermesse time.
Act II.—Interior of a Tavern.
Costumes designed by Professor Heinrich Lefler, of the Imperial Academy, Vienna, and made by Alexander Blaschke & Co., Vienna.
Scenery by Brüder Kautsky & Rottomara, Vienna.
CHIEFS OF DEPARTMENTS.
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Edward Siedle
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Technical Director |
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James Fox
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Scenic Artist |
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F. Hosli
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Stage Machinist |
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F. G. Gaus
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Chief Electrician |
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Charles Ross
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Master of Properties |
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Wm. G. Scattergood
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Chief Engineer |
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Mme. Musaeus
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Costumer |
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W. Punzel
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Wig Maker |
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Andrew Boyd
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Superintendent of Building |
WEBER PIANOS USED EXCLUSIVELY.
