Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time

CHAPTER XXIII

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HAMMERSTEIN AND HIS OPERA HOUSE

Oscar Hammerstein Builds a Second Manhattan Opera House How the Manager Put His Doubters to Shame His Earlier Experiences as Impresario Cleofonte Campanini A Zealous Artistic Director and Ambitious Singers A Surprising Record but No Novelties in the First Season Melba and Calvé as Stars The Desertion of Bonci Quarrels about Puccini's "Bohéme" List of Performances