Show Nevins Nevin 1 s Opera Now ow in in Rehearsal in in Berlin BerlinI I N T interesting letter from Berlin A Ax to the New York Evening Post gives tho the following details of tho the preparations for the pro production of tIns Nevins opera In the tho Royal Roya Opera House Hitherto the music of American com composers compose composers posers pose In Germany has been represent represented ed by occasional songs scattered few fen and far at between n In the of American vocalists vocalist the ubiquitous and universal Bello of New York now nol long since Inco dead and buried the till marches marcher of or which havo hao been incorporated In tho the repertoire r of the Prussian PlUs lan military mili military military tary bands band and to tile the of ot which In the great Berlin hotels d dO It Is 11 now the fashion to sup after the play Pili It Is a high tribute which to so Illustrious a SL musical misdeal authority as the Berlin Royal noal Opera has paid to American music by Its definite acceptance for rol production In ht tho tine middle of oC next February of Mr Ir Ar Arthur Arthur thur Kevins opera Po Mr Sir Nevins triumph is III unique for nut not only Is 18 his the stet lint American opera ever to havo have been produced at tho the Berlin Royal Opera OJ rn with the exception ex exception exception of ot a short shori opera by b Henry Waller aller hut but as IlS far fur as I know the list to havo been b cn produced In Europe ut at nil all 11 It II Is J s to bo be hoped that Wal Walter Walter al ter lei McClintock may be induced to supervise what I may IOn call the ethnographical details that splendid conductor Dr Karl Muck Is In charge of tho the orchestra The opera Is already cast cu t and It Is extremely tactful of the management to havo have placed the loading leading roles In the tine hands of the German mem members membern members bers bern of ot the Royal lloyal Opera Herr Kirch Kirchhoff hoff 1101 wll lull sing Mug the tenor rolo of Polo Pola Hempel will sustain the part of Natoya soprano while w the tho well known Wagnerian bass Herr Knupfer sings the Sun SUII God The Jeal Jealousy jealOUS jealousy OUS excited by b the prominence od Cd by b American singers like Miss Coral Farrar and and Griswold l has hus reached such a n pitch pitchin in musical circles In this city elt that the allotment lIt of the tho principal roles to the singers might actually havo endangered the success of this first fil t American opera to roe ice tho the light In Europe |