The New York herald., 1872-11-24

Europe Tor month. IN Europe the orchestra OF
tary discipline and rehearsals OF new opera con-
tinue sometimes for f0ur or nve months. Here,
%e pay them aesr
undertakes to bring out fourteen operas IN ten
weeks with new company surely he cannot be
expected to have an ensemble like what an I'M
presarlo in Europe may boast OF
REPoRrER-What do you think OF Thomas or
chestra2
MARErzEK-I admire and rejoice in the dlsci-
pline unity and efficiency of Mr.. Thomas band;
but beg You to remember that mis- men play TO-
gether the same works all the year round ana that
II he had to produce operas like "L'Atrcaine" or
"Les Huguenots,n with very limited rehearsals, he
would lnd 1t hard task TO obtain as good an en-
play an opera for month"; as they sometimes 90 IN
Europe, because we depend upon subscription here,
and the subscribers are sure TO grumDle after
the second representation Of an opera and TO can
for another novelty. l do not think we have
reached the millennium when subscribers VIII con-
sent 70 an opera being kept ON the board over
week.
REPoRrER-what do you think OF the various
managers who have attempted Italian opera IN
this city
MARErzEK-During the last TWENTY-FIVE years
there have been only three prominent managers
OF opera-Mr. Ullmann, Mr.. Maurice Strakosch and
myself / look upon the others who risked their
fortunes in opera as merely temporay rmiora
and were compelled to return to Europe, where
they have since made money by spasmodic efforts
In concert and opera management. stayed here,
and am just as far on from the promised land OF
financial success in opera as when began. All have
gained is in years and experience. don't see any
capitalists coming forward to help to establish
perfect Italian opera Mr. PhalOn and Mr. Coyd
had enough OF 1t after four weeks trial. MI. WI
liam Payne, after losing 1000 IN one season,
thought IL about time quit the field. All OF them,
with the exception OF Carl ROsa whose season only
lasted four weeks, were obliged to call on my SER
vices as conductor or manager to carry them
through. believe that as lar as the Improvement,
permanent establishment, or whatever you caii ~
OF Italian opera in this city is concerned, wlnle
am alive / shall be necessary evil.
can say with Figaro in the "Barbiere,", ,
NV hst s that as as the
ofNew York may be lovers OF music, the speciality
of Italian opera depends almost entirely upon
f0shion. Atwenty or thirty nights season IN me
FAN and half that number OF nights in the Spring
is all that our paying public want whether
under such circumstances manager is Justified in
risking the engagement OF an entire constellation
OF stars II such an article were obtainable leave
IL to any sensible business man.
REPORTER--What do you intend to do after the
present season at the Academy Will You return
to New York in the Spring.
"LOmbre in February in New York, with Madame
Lucca and Miss Kellogg in the cast. ! had also
% "Mirellle, in Which Miss Kellogg was to take the
principal role But since the public unustly, and
for some unaccountabe reason, have refused TO
patrOniZe the performances OF Miss Kellogg, can
not afford to spend the large sums OF money neces-
sary for the proper production OF Gounods opera.
Ny plans for the future have been consider
in New York. The fact is that TamberIiK,
opera troupe at the TacOn Theatre, in Havana,
went last Summer to Europe for a company, sub
scrpti0n OF $l2O, 900 having been raised in that
opera-Oving city. With all his knowledge and ex-
perience, Tamberk could not get company capa-
BILE OF giving satisfaction TO his Subscribers An
agent from Havana arrived in this city on Wednes-
day last and wanted to engage Ma tame Lucca
for season OF two months. l told him
that such proposition could not be entertained
for moment and shortly after ] received
q despatch from Havana Offering 10 engage my
entire company. have made certain conditions,
which, II accepted will cause me to take Madame
Lucca, Miss Kellogg and the company to Havana
for the months of January and February. In such
an event, II there be any enterprisng impresari0
who has succeeded in engaging eight Luccas and a
perfect Italian opera company, he shall have good
chance to earn the gratitude and admiration OF his
fellow citizens.
The Interview here terminated. and the reporter
after thanking Mr.. MaretZek for his views on opera
and management, took his leave.