The New York herald., 1878-03-27
ADJUSTMENTS.

ITALIAN oPRRA-"RIeoLErro'' AT BoorH's
vsrdi's gloomy opera Of 'Rigoletso 10 never q
managerial card like the same composers "Trovs.
tore" stli It has ts we'll defined place in popular
favor, and 10 loved mainly for its quartet.
its duet for tenor and soprano and
couple OF solos, 1t is long since the
tic y6te has been sung here by an
artist who DO justice to the fierce passion or the
the Jester the agony OF Victor Hugo's play is
seldom enforced oporatic stage. Last night
there full but not crowded house to listen %
Interpretation which brought forward the new
Italian tenor, Frapo, In the part of the Duke with
MISS KeIiogs as Gilda, Miss Cary as Maddalena and
MIR. G. Verdi Rgolctto. There was a
coldness about the audience which II was EVIL
dent would require higher operatic tempera-
ture than most people expected TO mott It int
good nature. Mr. verd's failure last week In ''Ls
Favarta" " was nm additional dampcr. The curtain,
therefore, moderate expectations which, al
will he scen more than satisfied.
signor Frapolli possesses really hne pure, vibrau
organ which capable Of enduring the severes.
worx without apparent strain. II has a clear
ring and carrying quality which would make
II altogether phenomenal If divested Of
slight metallic tone IN Its upper register
II may not have been originally very flexible voice.
but It Is we'll trained that technical difficulties afford
obstacle to the singer. In the duet with Nisf
Kellogg the audience first took dcep breath, for Is
was apparent that a, treat In store they dd
droam Of The singing exquisite, and the enor.
mously dfhcult caden.a at the end. which IL
generally omitted, brought tbundcrs OF ap.
plauso Tor both artists, which was renewed
for the allegro Of stormy frewels which follows
In tho last act the orchestra took up the intro
ductory bars to "La donna mobile - there was excite
mont In the house which showed how we'll the
tenor's previous good work mad told. The
favorite old aria has not heen sung In New
York in many years Frapolli sang Il last
night, and an encore was matter Of course In the
great quartet which no Introduces with tho sensuous
numbers 0i "Beltd fgila deIp dBl0r' he was again
listened to with rapt attention
Miss kcliogg's Gilda s, vo;ally, very fine, but
her dramatic weakness is great drawback.
The ''cdr0 n0me' beautifully sung. aud
her part 10 tho duet was quite brilliant
as anything she sings. in tho quartet,
goes without saying, that she was correct ia
time and tune, but tnat is the moment whom the
voice wants tears, when the song mado up OF the
sobs OF despair AbunI achieved this but Mss Kel.
ogg did not end ut the concluding passage whom the
high final note should rise IN a continuous mclodious
cry IRON the notes before II, tho prna donna took
breath. which could only DO for the sake Of catching
Maidalena Is u good performance, like nli
nnc contrato's work; yet If In tho quartet she
acted with little moro vivacty It would not DO amiss
Mr. Verdrs R,golclto was great Improvement on
his last performance, when 1t IS conccdeis
his throat very sore. Although al
times ATTACKED with momentary hoarseneSs his
really good ringing baritone was displayed to ad.
vantage last night and In the duet with Gilda
aud the scene with the courters received hearty
trempe for the quarte but his part therein
well sustained. ami added In fair dogrec to its
success. Tho orchestra and chorus were worse than
usual, yet, with fow rehearsals. we believe that
repetition Of 'RiRoletto would be popular success.
New YORK will certainly desire to hearrapol again
in the part OF the Duke