Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-10-21
The Death of 0iienbach.
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Chicago TrlbDnc,l
Jacques Otienbacb, the best known OF
the three representative composers OF
opera boufe, is dead Ilerve and Lecocq
remain. There Is a popular notion that
Otienbsch was the creator Of this iljppAut
.chool OF music, but this is an error
Herve was the real founder, aud brought
out his earlier works, which were in one
act, in little cafe concert halls Tnoy
we're full OF drollery, bizarre scenes, aud
roliickiug music anu the hbreui were
suggestive aud humorous, They ON be
c .me the rage, anu all Parts heard them
with acclaim. His success brough Olee-
bach into toe delG, ana later LeCuCq
iierve did not write bis larger wOrNs, like
LICE Crew "Cuilptrc," and "Le Pclit
Faust" until Ohsubach had thoroughly
seized upon and developed his ideas, aud
ana the school OF opera boulle vas ncr
maueutly established la reality, Otluu.
baca's "Orphee Aux Enters," the first OF
his works, was the dea'h blow TO Hcrye's
popularity aud afterwards Lacocq with
his Lies Cent Nierges" Ia File dc
Nine. Ang0t," "Groh e-GTohs," lie Petit
Due" "La Camsfgo," and other works,
helped 10 dim the lustre Of nerves sue
cess, though he was Il better musician
than either Of the other two. Nerves
fame was local TO Paris, OHenbacb
spread the reputation of opera uouile al
over the world, aud thus IL is that his
name is the most closely Identified with It
Olenhach WAS born At Cologne, June
81, 1919 and WIS Jew. Had he been
German, Il is doubtful whether he would
ever have located himself Ia Paris and
made for mselt a reputation ~ q school
OF opera which has not German charaC-
tcrlstiC 10 /. Germany has no writers IL
this school Won SUppe Is often called The
German Ofenbacn, thcugh there are no
points Of similarity between the two.
Suppe's operas more nearly resemble tue
opera cumIque. There Is nothing OF The
b1ulfe flavor about them For two years,
Dhenbach studied in the Parts CUusafvl-
tory. aud in lSf7 was appointed leader OF
the band, IS b Ib5reau's successor ia the
Theatre Francois, Is 70 first works were
mere mere m hes, set 20 the fab,es 81 h
Fontane, and showed hat he hadHn apt
tude tor pleasant, juggling melodies. The
only legitimate reputation which he made
was as a yloIoucellO sOlolst, anI hls love
for that instrument may be seen BY the
elective manner In which he uses u ~
his scores. Ia 1855 he became director
Of the b Jutics Parisiclues, where bis
esrliest works, Les y xix Ayeugi"s."
"BAaclau," aud "if0m0a -Cazsr., were
produced, but these were mere rides
Not long after h. assumed The director
ship he made the aCq3sIl'anCc 1i NeuLaC
and UaICvy, then rising drsHanats, aud
they conceived lAe IDEA ~ gong INTO
sncicul my biology eht re uc.1g tbc gods
and grddesses g. TIE coalition III the
modern farce They commenced sikh tle
legend OF Orpueus searching through
Hell tor Eurydice, iu Which inc co.
IRE gioup OF the Olymuan dciue
Is m0dcraized, both dramatically uo
musicsliy, In the most diau'ous maUUer
Tie piece Was an instant success, snt
"Ls Belle Helenen followed, which wa
a iaugAtble trayesly 81 life tn the Royal
household OF The King If Sparta, 10
whIca these ancient heroes appear 10 Is I
manner anything but stately or dtgnih,d .
: Orpheus," which is his best work ran /
800 nights. "La Belle Helene" Va.
brought out 10 1864, and first made Nine
Schneider famous. "Bsrbe Il ue" was
the third opers of his writing. II was
produced in 1865, but It WAS lacking Ia
brilliancy as compared with IT, pfedeces
sors, and has never been crest success