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h she anade u season before ad to the fact 'as a phenom- ith Mme. Gall the principal pagnol" which ity for Mme. more effective r, Mme. Bori or, added t6 :rest and she ' those works iéared V Herself :ion to these such splendid ging and ttet.. irr "La Rond- with another Rethberg, one ling' dramatic thout number ditsnees "ttfm-. ne. Rethberg gdés to make :the drariudie most unlimit- fame time she s of exquisite I presient role snot confine h Cough ' E.O.C. tists' H. P. 555 There is no with-Ravinia charming so: guaran- aghs of 'reVents l artists who It during the tia Bari, who find a cordial Jand Park tsed in the talian reper- will likewise favorite roles nterest in the pcar'in f'The likewise be "Mignon," the hop O', May 2, 192f myat Ravinia he. Bori will e gypsy girl urns to trag- 'OR [ERS 'ERS x artists, will Jar repertoire Stores t?.9 perfegt ease/end then finds himself (qually-at home in many of the lyric parts. Hi,s repertoire is-iextensive, including both the Italian and the French lrists,,and this year: Ravinia audiences will hear him in 'a, part that is entirely different. from any- thing he has done before-s-thar-Cad Heinrich the bell caster, in "La Cam- pana Sommersa." . . Gioi’anni Martinelli is to-return. Thisris, indeed good news fof those thousands. whdvhéve so tluwoththly enjoyed the 'work of this international tenor during the several seasons, he has been at Ravinia." Mr. Martinelli occupies a place that is all. his ohn in the world of opera. He can sing. he can act and he has a magnetic personality. Given 'the most dram- A newcomer to the soprano section will be" Mme. Lola MonticGorsey, a singer well known in European and South American, hperanhouses. v, _ _ Others Returning' TheHact that Mme. Ina Bourskaya, Mme. Julia Claussen and" Gladys Swarthout are to return to Ravinia this season, is sufficient assurance. that'the mezzo sopranoiand contralto roles will be in excellent hands. These artists are well established favor- ites with the Ravinia public by rea- son of the richness of their vocal quality and the fact that they have <igned to him. He is so well known m Ravinia audiences that he scarce- ly needs introduction, and his voice. which is of rare ssireetness, is emin- 1mtly suited to the romantic roles. 'lt is of interest that both Mr. John- son and Mr. Chamlee will, have. the Principal tenor role of Jtdswerd in "La Rondine." Armand Tokatyan. who has made u splendid impression at Ravinia on many occasions, is among ghose re- "ngaged for this year. Mr. Tokatyan has itehioved distinctiv'o success in a lung list of parts. Jose Mojica. a . Since she. came from France as a t Ravinia guest artist two seasons ago,1, ' Mme. Yvonne Gall has become so welli established in the regard of-her au-l diences that her. return is a matter l of moment. Mme. Gall Will spendf‘, the entire season at Ravinia this year, , l just as she did last, and again will I bring-her splendid vocal and histri- l opie taients to bear in the interpre- 1 tation of a long list of important I roles, She is, of course,' scheduled ~5 for the leading soprano parts in J "Marouf" and t'L'Heurei. Espagnol," 1 and in addition will demonstrate the l French method as it .appliesto'fhé i Rape-res of ancolder regime. Miss h F)orentyaetNth, who hay been at 1 Ravinia for several seasons, is to c return ind will be east'in many of , the coloratura roles of the-repertoire. I Sunken Bell" which has given her now glory. Edward Johnson, who- occupies a prominent place-in the front rank of world tenors "and whose reputation increases season by season, Will-be back. This splendid singer during the seasons he. has been at Ravinia has met with the plaudits, of the patrons of this opera house where he has established himself as a gen- nine favofite. Mr. Johnson has a magnificent voice and is always in the picture. Mario Chamlee will be back and of course, many of the Lost known lyric roles, including the name part-of "Marouf" will he as- a fine. instinct for dramatic inter- iuitiatlon. V 1'hprsday, May 2, 1929 Standard Repertoire: Aida, And- rea Chenier, Hallo in 'Maschera, The Barber of Seville, Carmen, Cavalieria Rustieana, Pasquale. Faust, Fedora, Fra Diavolo. Il Trovatore, La Boheme, La Juive. L'Amore Dei Tie Re, La Navorraise, L'Elisir d'Amore, Lohon- grin, LouiseL Lucia, Madame Butter- i1.v, Manon Ohissenet), Manor Les- caut, Martha", Pagliaeci, ”Rigoletto, Romeo and Juliet, Samson and Deli- lah, The "1'ales'of Hoffman, Thais, Ravinia debut'tive years ago has been well established in the regargl of the public, is to return. He. will be heard in a varieiy of impovtarit"parts. De,' sire Defrere will be giant full oppor- tunity in those parts in which he ex- eels: Leon Rothier, French basso, and and Virgilid Lazzari, a basso of the Italian school, both of whom are Ras vinia veterans, 1m again on the-tist: These arists acre unrivalled as eit- emplars of -their individual schools and, both are umtsual-aetors. . Vittorio Trevisan will have'many of the basso- bufo parts. . Gennaro Papi, Louis' Hasselmans and -Wilfrid Pelletier will again oc- cupy the desk as pritlcipal conductors. Giacomo Spadoni will be chorus mas- ter.and Evie DeLamarteir will, as in the past, t"-'oriducCtheyeoneerts. Des sire Defvere will be stage director. The ballet will-beheaded by Miss Ruth Page,. with Edwhr Strawbridge as her associatc. ' ' _ _ Tosca, La Traviata, Marouf, Le Che, Minoan. L'Heure Espagnol; . to of Baritones: Mario Baéiola, George Cehanovsky, Giuseppe Demise, Louis D'Aiutelo. Desire Defrere. . Bassos: Paolo Ananian, Virgilio Lazzari, Leon Rothier. Vittorio Tre- Novelties and Revivals:. La Rond- ine, La Campana Sommersa, Arane et Barbe Bleue, La Vida Breve, Mig- non..L'Anncn Fritz. The Secret of Suzanne, _ Baritone Section . The baritone section will attain be headed by Giuseppe Danise. the rich- ness of whose voice and whose thor. ough schooling, have given him a place 'of prime importance in the Oli- eratic world. Mr. Denise is an tir- tist of distinction and is one of the' leading exponents of’the bell canto school. Mario Basiola, who since his Tenors? Mario Chtuplee, Edward Johnson, _ Gioi'anni=Mtyrtinelli, Joke Mojica, Giordano Paltrinieri, Arm- and Tokatyan. wsan. _ ." Conductors: Louis 'Hasselmans, (hnnaro Papi, Wilfrid Pelletier. ._ . Concert Conductor: Eric DeLfymi. arter. T t Chorus Maswr: Giacomo Spadoni. Stage Director: Desire Defrere. Premiere Danseuse: Ruth Page. Premier Danseur: Edwin Straw- Comilete Roster . _ The complete roster of artists phahetically arranged, follows: Sopranos; Lucretia Bori, Yv, Gall., Floi'ence Maxwell; Lola beth Rethberir. Mezro-sopt%yw, and Cdntraltos: -Ina Bou‘rskaya. Julia Clausseh, Anna Cor- rehti, Philine ‘Falco, Gladys Swarth- "untt tenor of splendid attainments . coming hackland will be. assigned Cy many roles which demand his style f singing and acting. Macbeth Monti,Gor Gorsey it has taken Ir. Eckstein, T " F, Yvonne Margery r, Elisa- al MUSIC FESTIVAL high-speed inlerurban railroad _ I serving this cummunity offers the _ _ greatest himfort and convenience . _ _ ar to Summer travelers _ . illciitc . T , Elm Place ahdFirst St. ELM PLACE SERVICE STATION Chorus of 600. 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