Natoma is a 1911 opera with music by Victor Herbert, famous for his operettas, and libretto by Joseph D. Redding. It is a serious full-scale grand opera set in Santa Barbara, California in the "Spanis
Cleofonte Campanini was an Italian conductor and violinist. As a teenager he had a brief but successful career as a concert violinist in Italy and in theaters in Berlin and London. He abandoned the vi
Natoma (opera)
…soloists and was conducted by Gerald Steichen. This reading was favorably reviewed by national press. Roles Role Voice type Premiere Cast (Conductor: Cleofonte Campanini) Natoma soprano Mary Garden Barbara de la Guerra soprano Lillian Grenville Lieutenant Paul Merrill tenor John McCormack Don Francisco baritone Gustave…