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Farewell Appearance in Opera and 25th Anniversary of MARCELLA SEMBRICH
Metropolitan Opera House, Sat, February 6, 1909




Farewell Appearance in Opera and 25th Anniversary of MARCELLA SEMBRICH



Metropolitan Opera House
February 6, 1909

Farewell Appearance in Opera
and 25th Anniversary of
MARCELLA SEMBRICH

Don Pasquale: Act I, Scene 2

Norina..................Marcella Sembrich
Malatesta...............Antonio Scotti

Conductor...............Francesco Spetrino

Director................Jules Speck


Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Act II

Figaro..................Giuseppe Campanari
Rosina..................Marcella Sembrich
Count Almaviva..........Alessandro Bonci
Dr. Bartolo.............Concetto Paterna
Don Basilio.............Adamo Didur
Berta...................Marie Mattfeld

Conductor...............Francesco Spetrino

Director................Jules Speck

[In the Lesson Scene of Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Sembrich sang "Voci di primavera," the Act II Duet from Don Pasquale with Alessandro Bonci, "Ah non giunge" from La Sonnambula, and Chopin's "A Maiden's Wish" with her own piano accompaniment.]

La Traviata: Act I

Violetta................Marcella Sembrich [Last appearance]
Alfredo.................Enrico Caruso
Flora...................Geraldine Farrar
Gastone.................Angelo Badà
Baron Douphol...........Antonio Scotti
Marquis D'Obigny........Pasquale Amato
Dr. Grenvil.............Adamo Didur

Conductor...............Francesco Spetrino

Director................Jules Speck


Farewell Ceremonies:

Le Nozze di Figaro: Act III March

Conductor...............Gustav Mahler

Resolution making Sembrich an honorary member of the company for life
Andreas Dippel

Presentation
George J. McClellan, Mayor of New York City

[During the farewell ceremonies, the soprano was escorted onstage by general manager Giulio Gatti-Casazza. At the final curtain, a shower of rose petals fell on the diva and the many guests assembled onstage to pay her homage.]





Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Act II
In the Lesson Scene of Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Sembrich sang "Voci di primavera," the Act II Duet from Don Pasquale with Alessandro Bonci, "Ah non giunge" from La Sonnambula, and Chopin's "A Maiden's Wish" with her own piano accompaniment.
La Traviata: Act I
Farewell Ceremonies:
Le Nozze di Figaro: Act III March
Resolution making Sembrich an honorary member of the company for life
Andreas Dippel
Presentation
George J. McClellan, Mayor of New York City
During the farewell ceremonies, the soprano was escorted onstage by general manager Giulio Gatti-Casazza. At the final curtain, a shower of rose petals fell on the diva and the many guests assembled onstage to pay her homage.

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