Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-02-01 | Page 48 | New Opera Sung at Metropolitan

NEW OPERA SUNG AT AI METROPOLITAN New e York Jan 31 n Night I ht an opera in two acts with wih an orchestral mezzo written b by Henry K Hadley an American composer had hl It Its premiere at the Metropolitan Op Opera ra house this afternoon Tho The plot of or the opera Is taken from the short stor story o of Theophia GautIer One of or Cleopatra's Cleopatra's Cleopa Cleopa- tras tra's Nights I hll Mr spent several weeks cek In Inthe Inthe inthe the outskirts of or a it little la village e on the lie Suez canal called caled material material ma ma- tonal and atmosphere for Cor the work vork Tho Time love 10 0 of oC the tho slave Is 15 portrayed in tho time orchestral coloring by 13 II a short phrase In the clarinet a combination of or two curious scales which recurs throughout the tho work The theme of of or this love lo e son song is scored for a flute Iut in tn tho ho orchestral inter Inter- mezzo Mme Mimic Frances Frances- lda Alda always alwn's a favorIto favorite favor favor- Ito ite Io with Metropolitan audiences sang the tIme title role Orville Harold 1010 was WS cast ns ast tho the slave Others In the tho cast were Jeanne Gordon Marie Mario Tiffany Yin Yin- Millo Picco and amid Louis dAngelo elo Miss Miss' GaUl premiere danseuse arranged the oriental oil ori dances In which she sho also took part part chestra Parl Pai conducted the the or or- or 01