Brooklyn Academy of Music

GRAND SEASON 194-t--1945

1\IAE~TitO A. SAL:\IA

ANOTHER SALMAGGI POPLJLAR PRICE AMERICAN ARTIST HITS THE "MET." GRAND OPERA ('I)HPORATION

Saturday Evening, February 24th, 1945 at 8.30 o'clock R !CHARD TUCKER. another American artist among hundreds brought forward to public attention by Alfredo Salmaggi, FA U S T has recently made his Association debut, singing the leading (in French) role of Enzo Grimaldo in Ponchielli's "". Opera in Four Acts

Richard Tucker made his grand opera Book by Jules Barbie debut under Salmaggi artistic direction at the Jolson Theatre on March 14, 1943, and Michel Carre' as Alfredo m Verdi's "", re­ appearing twice in the SOllie role at the Music by Charles Gounod Academy of Music on April 3, .. "i:"{ ii!i/!i!,~ ·:~;. .·.;. ··:::;.. ·~:::: :· and May 8, 1943. Congratulations and a ...... RUSSELL ROBERTS successful future, Mr. Tucker. ...... GEORGE DUBROVSKY MIMI KELLERMAN Valentin ...... ARTURO D'AMICO Prima Ballerina ...... LUIGI MOLLE Marguerite ...... ELVIRA HELAL "FAUST" IN MUSIC Siebel ...... MARTHA LARRIMORE Marthe PHILINA FALCO Goethe's epic "Faust" has been a Act II. "Valse" by the Ballet source of inspiration to no less than seven Conductor ...... GABRIELE SIMEON! major composers. These include in oper­ Chorus Master ...... GIOVANNI GROSSI atic repertoire Berlioz's "Dannation of Stage Director ...... LUIGI RAYBOUT · Faust", Boitos "" and Gounod's ''Faust". Choreograph ...... ETHEL PHILLIPS In mstrumenta l form there are Liszt's "Faust" with Chorus, Schu­ Saturday Evening , March 3rd, at 8.30 o'clock mann's "Faust" Cantata, Wagner's A Faust " and Rubinstein three character pictures "Faust, Marguerite and LOUISE CASELOTTI Mefistofeles". Herva Nelli; Gabor Carelli, George Dubrovsky, Contralto Pompilio Malatesta, Francesco Curci, Luigi Molle

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