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prt fi ---------------- ] H Be L 'known July 21, 1928 WINNETKA TALK 35 VARIED CONCERTS ARE lee will appear. This time Miss |ican naval officer in "Madame Butter- Gladys Swarthout will be heard as |fly." Mme. Bourskaya will be heard \ ON RAVINIA PROGRAM Nancy, while Virgilio Lazzari will be |as Suzuki and Mario Basiola will be 0s ov heard in his accustomed part of Plun- | Sharpless. Jose Mojica will be Goro. \ VB Light, Dramatic, and Spectacu- lar Operas Are Booked for Next Week It would seem that in arranging the repertoire of Ravinia opera and con- certs for the fifth week of the cur- rent season, which begins Sunday afternoon, July 22, Mr. Eckstein has found it possible to meet every variety of operatic taste. The schedule for this period shows four dramatic operas, two light operas and one which, although rich in the element of drama, is best described as spec- tacular opera. Two of the works on this list are by Puccini and it is co- incidental that two of them should be based on plays by the great French dramatist, Sardou. It is of equal in- terest that three of the works which are to be heard during Ravinia's fifth week, were tremendous dramatic suc- cesses long before they were adapted for operatic purposes. The dramatic operas in question are "The Masked Ball," "Madame Butter- fly," "Tosca" and "Fedora." Of these, neither "Tosca" nor "Fedora" have been presented before this season. "Martha" and "Fra Diavolo" are rep- resentative of the best of the lighter operas, while "Samson and Delilah" with its magnificent stage pictures, is the spectacular work to be performed. "The Masked Ball," which ranks high among the favorites of Ravinia pa- trons, is to be given as a special per- formance on Monday night, July 23, taking the place of the orchestra con- cert which is usually scheduled for the second night of the week. The series of national concerts which was auspiciously inaugurated last Sunday afternoon with a program devoted to German music, will be con- tinued and the second of these is to be given as "An Afternoon of French Music and French Composers" on Sunday afternoon, July 22. The pro- gram will be divided into two parts, the first being a concert by the Chi- cago Symphony orchestra, Eric De T.amarter conducting and having Al- fred Wallenstein, cellist, as soloist. The second part of the program will mark the appearance of La Chorale Francaise de Chicago under the direc- tion of Charles LaGorgue. Leon Rothier, French basso of the Ravinia forces, will sing "La Marseillaise" and the Chorale Francaise will present four ensemble groups, three of them in French and one in English. The Count de Ferry de Fontnouville, French consul of Chicago, and Prof. Paul Hazard of the College de France, who is now lecturing at the University of Chicago, will attend. The third of the afternoons of na- tional music is announced by Mr. Eckstein for Sunday afternoon, July 29, at which time the program will be devoted to the works of the best Italian composers. Eric De- Lamarter will conduct the Chicago Symphony orchestra and Jacques Gordon, violinist, will be the soloist. Chevalier Dr. Antonio Ferme, Royal Counsellor commissioner of Italy, will attend the concert and has been dele- gated to speak by L. Zunnini, Royal Consul general of Italy. "Martha," Von Flotow's charming light opera, will be the Ravinia offer- ing Sunday night, July 22. This work with its romantic story and its appeal- ing music, which includes the famous Spinning Quartet and the aria M'Ap= pari, is always a favorite, and it is doubly so at Ravinia because of the splendid cast available for its pre- sentation. Miss Florence Macbeth will, as usual, have the title role, while opposite her as Lionel, Mario Cham- kett. Vittorio Trevisan will be Sir Tristan with Louis D'Angelo as the Sheriff. Louis Hasselmans will con- duct. A special performance of "The Masked Ball," one of Verdi's out- standing works, has been arranged for Monday night, July 23, with the same cast which has made this dramatic opera one of the greatest of Ravinia offerings. Mme. Elisabeth Rethberg will again be heard as Amelia with Giovanni Martinelli as Richard and Giuseppe Danise as Reinhardt. Others in the cast are Miss Macbeth, Mme. Claussen, Virgilio Lazzari, George Cehanovsky, Louis D'Angelo and Giordano Paltrinieri. Gennaro Papi will conduct. Puccini's masterpiece, "Madame Butterfly," will be presented on Tues- day night, July 24, with Florence Eas- ton in the title role, while on this occasion Mario Chamlee will be heard as Lieutenant Pinkerton. This Amer- ican tenor has won new laurels at Ravinia this season, and there is rea- son to know that he is ideally equipped to sing the role of the Amer- Others importanly cast are Miss Falco, Mr. D'Angelo and Mr. Ananian. Gen- naro Papi will conduct. Puccini will be represented again on Wednesday night, July 25, when his celebrated lyric drama "Tosca" is brought to performance for the first time this season. There is no opera more replete in action than is this work which is based on Sardou's great play of the same name, nor is there (Continued on Page 37) 5%% MONEY Have funds to loan on choice im- proved North Shore Suburban res- idence property at 5%% interest. See us on renewals. E. G. Pauling & Co. 5 N. LaSalle St. Main 0250 LOANS Jimout COMMISSION On Desirable Homes and Apartment Buildings John Hancock Mutual Life Insur- ance Company A. D. LANGWORTHY, Loan Agent 112 W. 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