Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-02-18
Twenty YEARS De OPERA.

The New York Herald SAYS: If we
go back to the spring of 1852, we find
Italian opera in its normal condition,
pickering and %quarreling, the COM
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, SalVi, Ben
eventano and Marini adhering to the
management, and Bosios De- Vries,
Bettini, Lorini, BadiOli and Coletti in
open rebellion. The latter artists
formed themselves into a " Protective
Union,n and hung out their banners
at Niblo's Garden. The manager.
Maretzek, occupied the AstOr Place
opera-house with the artists who re-
manned loyal to him. The usual result
OF such blind opposition came to pass
in the shape Of an empty treasury. In
the fall Of the same year Alboni and
S0ntag appeared In concert, and in
the spring'Oi 90 the company at Nib
los Garden consisted OF AIbOni. Salvi
Marini and Revere. In the following
September StedanOne, Bertueca, Salyi,
Marini and BeneyentanO were the
stars OF the opera, and a year after the
Academy of Music was opened by Mr..
Hackett with Grisi, Mario, GRAHAM
and Susini. In the spring of 1855 the
company at this house consisted of
S~tefanOne, Bertucca, Maretzek, Vest
vail, BrignOh, BadiOli and LOrini, a
committee Ofthe stockholders forming
the board OF management. Nine. La
Grange, and Nine, CASTELAR,, Amodfo.
and Revere were added to this COM
pany in the fall, the season com
meneing October LIST, and lasting forty
nights. In the spring of 1856 Maret-
EEK took charge Of the Academy and
had the aforementioned artists in
his company. The succeeding season,
in the early part Of 1857, brought out
Nine. Parodi, Nine. DiOrmy, Tiber-
mi and MOrino, under Maurice Stra-
kosh's management, and In the sub
sequent fall Mime. D'Angri made her
first appearance in opera with La
Grange, CASTER, LabOretta and For
tint on November 2, 1851. In the
same company, Ullmann being man
ager, were FreZz9lini, Bignardi and
Carl Formes. The same company
held their own with the metropolitan
public until the fall season OF 1858,
when Ullmann brought out PiecoIO-
mini, PoinsOt, Mile. Wagner, Laborde
and TamsrO. Maurice StrakOsh be-
came impresario IN 1859, and inaugu-
rated the fall season with Gszzaniga,
OolsOn, BrignOli, Beauearde, AmOdiO,
Ferri, Juuca and Rocco. During this
season, November "A, 1853, Adelini
Patti made her debut in opera. OAR
ing this season MareiZsk had a COM
peny at the Winter Garden, consist
ing of CASTER, Fabbri, Errani, and 9TH
ers. The outbreak ofthe civil war bore
heavily on the opera, and we find
another ARTISTS Association at the
Academy, under Muzi0's direction.
On February q, 1861, Miss Kellogg
made her debut with this company, in
the role of Gilda in " R~igOletto." Two
years after the company at the Acad.
envy OF Music included among its
members MedOri, Kellogg and Sulzer,
prime donne; MazZOiini and Minetti.
tenOrs, and Bellini and Giaehi, bari
tones. They were reinforced the
next year by Madame CarozZi.
Zucchi, BosisiO, Irfre, Baragii,
and in the following spring GTaU
brought his company to the Irving
Place opera.house, the principal men,
bers of which were Mesdames Gszza-
niga, Noel Guidi, Cash-Pollini, B0S-
chetti, Anastasi, Musiani and Orian-
DIM. This company played only three
weeks, when the academy was burned
to the ground, on the night Of May Il,
1866. When the present building was
erected and opened, the artists were
Madame PaTepa, Rosa, Miss Kellogg,
StgnOrina Peraita, SignOra Tesla, Mile.
Minnie Hauck, MessTs. Pancani, An
astasi, Medini, Antonueci and Bellini.
In 1S69-70 came Madame BriOl, Miss
Kellogg and Lefrane, and CarlOtta
Patti sang in "The Magic Flute"
The next season was the short venture
of Abilities, which was followed last
fall by the Nilsson season. In this
rapid glance at twenty seasons of
opera we design only to mention the
leading artists in each troupe to show
what surprising talent has been on
the New York boards, and to point
out to managers OF the present day
Low careful they should be in their
p~FOspeetuses, 1t would be extremely
perilous for an impressario now to an
nOunce san assambiage OF talent such
az has lever before cOngregated to-
gether on the American stage" We
have had the best that Europe or
America could afford. If we go back
twenty years in the annals OF the Lon
don stage we fnd MIR. Gye as manager
of Covent Garden, with Grisi, Mario,
ViardOt.G Garcia, 1amberlik, Tamber-
mi, Ronconi and FOrmes in the COM
pany; and Mr.. Lumley as manager of
Her Majesty's theater, represented
by such artists as Madame Cruveli,
Mile. PiccOfOmini, Nile. Tietjens,
cher first s~ppearanee) and the bari
tone, BeneventanO. After this season
Lumley failed, and the theater was
closed for three years as regards opera. |
In 1853 Bosi0 joined the COvent Gar
den company, and there was little
change there until the season of 1881, |
when Adelina Patti and Fricci made
their appearance. In the season of
1856 her Majesty's opera was Feopened
by such artists as Pieeol0mini, Tiet-
jens, Guglini, Spezzia, Reneventano
and VialetrL In 1859 Mr.. Z. 7. Smith
became the lessee, and had in his COM
pany Mile. Tietjens, Signog Glassier,
and Mongini-his first APP
pearanee. In the year 1861 Mr.. Ma
undertook the management of
This house, and had, in addition to
Mr.. Smiths company, Mile. TrebelH
.ettini. Guglini died in 1866. The /
season before the death of this distin-
tenor was signaEZed by the
irst appearance of Mile. Pauline
Lueca at COvent Garden, and of Mile.
lima de Mursks at her Majesty's.
Then came at the latter theater Mile.
Nilsson and Miss KellOgg,att whose
Engagement the house was destroyed
" fire. Next followed the I'LL starred
of Gye and NapOleO0, at
JOvent Garden, which was conducted
Tery much on the Kilkenny cat pFin-
iple. After Mr.. George Woods nm
0rtunate speculation at Drury Lane
Napoleon became once more director
f her Majesty's opera, and since I
hat time he has been exceedingly I'M ]
ortunate. /
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