Word: rigoletto
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...American soprano, Luella Melius, sailed for Europe for a year of concerting there. She will appear in Paris as Gilda in a guest performance of Rigoletto. Mme. Ganna Walska essayed the same role in Paris last year, with disastrous results. It will be recalled that there was some disturbance and even a mention of legal proceedings arising over the fact that Jules Daiber of New York, who had been Mme. Melius' manager, became the manager of Mme. Walska. Mme. Melius maintained that she had a contract with Mr. Daiber which bound him to render her exclusive managerial service...
Operas scheduled: La Bohème, Andrea Chenier, Mefistofele, Tosca, Romeo and Juliet, I' Pagliacci, Rigoletto. Also Puccini's three new pieces, Il Tabarro, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi...
...most extraordinary episodes of recent musical annals was witnessed at the Paris Opera the other night. Ganna Walska appeared on the stage of that old and famous opera house in the extremely difficult role of Gilda in Verdi's Rigoletto. The historical institution, scene of so many great operatic triumphs, was crowded with aristocrats who wished to listen to what was certain to be a most interesting performance...
...Last season she put on several concerts in Mid-Western America. These were all failures and received universal dispraise. Mme. Walska, despairing of America, took herself to France, where the critics might perhaps be less disposed against her. A few weeks ago she was billed to sing Gilda in Rigoletto. It is to be observed that the management of the opera house made it clear in the announcements that Walska's performance was not to be a part of the regular season, but was a special charity performance. Mme. Walska, it is understood, put up a considerable part...
...performance encountered a queer series of mishaps. Joseph Schwarts, formerly of the Chicago Opera House, who was to have sung the important baritone rôle of Rigoletto, could not be found on the day of the opera. Another baritone, named to sing in his place, was taken ill shortly before the curtain rose. A third baritone finally went on stage in Rigoletto's cap and bells...