Baker Theatre Program MAIN 2; A-5360 BROADWAY AND MORRISON STREETS, PORTLAND, OREGON GEO. L. BAKER, Manager Special engagement of THE ITALIAN GRAND OPERA COMPANY (Mario Lambardi, Impresario.) Beginning- Thursday, April 8, 1915. Evening Prices: Lower Floor $1.00: Balcony, 1st 6 rows, 75c; Balcony, last 6 rows, 50c. Second Balcony 25c. Box Seats $1.50. Matinees—Sunday and Saturday: Lower Floor 50c; Balconies 25c, Box. 75c. Wednesday Bargain Matinee: All seats, except box, 25c. Box 50c. Thursday evening, April 8, 1915 Saturday, April 10th, Matinee, and Monday evening, April 12th. AIDA Opera in four acts, by GIUSEPPE VERDI Libretto by A. Ghislanzoni. CHARACTERS: Aida—soprano ....................................................................................................Katherina Lynbrook Amneris—mezzo soprano ....................................................................................Luisa Cecchetti Radames—tenor ....................................................................................................Eugenio De Folco Amonasro—baritone ................................................................................................Filippo Benyam Ramphis—bass..........................................................................................................Olinto Lombardi The King—baritone...............................................................................................Umberto Rovere A Messenger—tenor .....................................-................................................................Aristide Neri Priests, ministers, captains, soldiers, Ethiopian slaves and populace. Grand choruses, the orchestra of twenty conducted by Luigi Cecchetti. The scene passes in Memphis and Thebes at the time of Pharaohs' power. ACT I—Scene 1, King's palace at Memphis; Scene 2, Temple of Vulcan. ACT II—Scene 1, Apartment of Amneris; Scene 2, City gate of Thebes. ACT III—Bank of the Nile with the Temple of Isis. ACT IV—Scene 1, Hall in King's palace; Scene 2, Temple of Vulcan. Librettos of this and all other operas are on sale at Mack's music store, 347 Morrison street, at the Baker Theatre box office and in the theatre lobby. Friday, April 9, and Sunday, April 11 Matinee TRAVIATA Opera in three acts, by GIUSEPPE VERDI CHARACTERS: Violetta Valery—soprano ........................................................................................Genia Trivelli Flora Bervoix—soprano ..................................-.........................................................Edith Mackie Alfredo Germont—tenor........................................................................................Gerolamo Ingar Germont (his father)—bariton....................................................................................David Silva Gaston de Letorieres—tenor..............................................................................------Aristide Neri Baron Douphol—bariton.............................................................-.................Umberto Rovere Dr. Grenville ....................................................................................................................Luigi Morelli The scene is laid in Paris and environs, about 1700 A. 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Saturday and Sunday evenings, April 10 and 11 RIGOLETTO Opera in four acts, by GIUSEPPE VERDI CHARACTERS: The Duke of Mantua—tenor ................................................................................Gerolamo Ingar Rigoletto, Court Jester—bariton ....................................................................Filippo Benyam Sparafucile—bass ....................................................................................................Olinto Lombardi Monterone—bariton ...............................................................................................Umberto Rovere Gilda—soprano ..............................................................................................................Genia Trivelli Countess Ceprano—soprano ...................................................................................Edith Mackie Maddalena—contralto ..............................................................................................Luisa Cecchetti Count Ceprano, Marullo, Borsa Gentlemen of the Court........................................................ A page........................................................................................................................................................... Chorus of courtiers, pages, etc. The scene is laid in Mantua during the sixteenth century. Note—At the Sunday performance of Rigoletto the role of "Gilda" will be sung by Tina Schinetti. Tuesday, April 13, 1915 IL TROVATORE Opera in four acts, by GIUSEPPE VERDI CHARACTERS: Leonora—soprano ............................................................................................Katherina Lynbrook Inez, her attendant—soprano ................................................................................Edith Mackie Azucena, a gypsy—contralto...........................................................................Luisa Cecchetti Manrico—tenor ..................................................................................................................E. De Folco Ruiz—tenor ................-....................................................................... ..........................Aristide Neri Count di Luna—bariton........................................................................................ ...David Silva Fernando, follower of Count—bass..................................................................Olinto Lombardi Chorus of soldiers, gypsies and nuns. The scene is laid in Biscay and in Arragon during the early fifteenth century. EXECUTIVE STAFF Impresario .............................-.....................................................................................Mario Lambardi Manager .......................-.......................................................--...................................Ego d Allatour Private Secretary ...................................................................................................Camillo Porecca Orchestra Conductor .......-........................................................................................Luigi Cecchetti Substitute Orchestra Conductor..................................................................Roberto Corruccim Orchestra Manager ..................................................................................................Henry Bettman Stage Manager............................................................................................................. .....Felix Belli Master Mechanic ..........................................................................................................F.N. Murphy Property Man ..........................—-........... ..........----------.....------------........... ..... ......J- Curtis Italian Grand Opera Company Repertoire Week Starting April 14th Wednesday Matinee, April 14..........................-...........Rigoletto Wednesday evening, April 14----------------..... .......................Traviata Thursday evening, April 15 -......................-..............................Faust Friday evening, April 16_______........................-----------......II Trovatore Saturday Matinee, April 17..................................................Traviata Saturday evening, April 17............................------.....................Aida Sunday Matinee, April 18............................................II Trovatore Sunday evening, April 18..-,........-........-------.............-........-Faust Monday evening, April 19 Cavalleria Rusticana and I. Pagliacci Tuesday evening, April 20............................................------------Faust Librettos on sale at the box office.