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...Seats Added to Yale Bowl...
Wagner's opera, "Die Walkure," will be presented in the Yale Bowl at New Haven at 7.45 o'clock tonight. Mr. S. Kronberg, of Boston, who staged the performance of "Siegfried" in the Stadium a year ago, is in charge of the affair, which will be conducted along the same general lines as was the opera last June, but enlarged. Many noted singers are to take part,-Mme. Johanna Gadski as Brunhilde; Mme. Schumann-Heink, as Fricka; Mme. Melaine Kurt, as Sieglinde; M. Johannes Sembach, as Siemunde; Clarence Whitehill, as Waton; Carl Braun, as Hunding, and other Metropolitan stars...
...will be 90 by 25 feet, and the proscenium arch will have an opening 80 feet wide, half as wide again as the opening of the largest operatic stage in the world. The size of this opening insures a perfect view of the stage from every side of the Bowl. Every one of the 20,000 spectators will have an equal opportunity of hearing the performance...
...been solved by the aid of previous experience.... In the Harvard Stadium last year the stage was 425 feet away from the first row of seats. While this still permitted the audience to hear the singers perfectly, the orchestration was not loud enough. This time the structure of the Bowl allows the stage to be placed within a short distance of the audience and the defect in orchestration has been corrected by the addition of more violins. The number of pieces in the orchestra will total 102. In addition to this the orchestra pit has been constructed over a hollow...
Only about a third of the Bowl will be used for the production. The scenery, costumes, and properties will be built for the occasion. The production will be under the auspices of the Yale School of Music...