Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-17

decide positively on any voice in such

| celebrated professor there, but who, perceiv-
ing no immediate advantage sccruing, re-
fused to teach her. She then returned to
Syria, where she remained the next three
years.
When fifteen or sixteen her family re-
moved to Gratz, where her first engagement
was obtained at the theater at $40 per
month. For the following two years the
young singer filed almost all the leading
roles in Ofenbsch's operas. Then succeeded
an engagement at the Carl theater, in Vi
emma, in the same repertoire. But opera eOmique
nor opera boyfe was altogether satisfying, and
the young songstrefs dreamed of better
things In her art ambition. 1t was after
diligently studying more serious roles that
she so delighted Hof Kapelmefster that she
was engaged for the Imperial Operahouse in
Vienna.
Her debut was in u Africaine, and was at
tended with most brilliant success. Ever
since then she has remained steady pen
siondire of the Vienna Operahouse.
But Materna's greenest lsurels were won
in Bayreuth during the Wagner Fest in 1876.
AS "Brunhilde," the statuesque heroine OF the
Ring des Niebeiungen, the almost neurological
woman, she is the only living exponent and
prototype.
However the New York press and private
individuals may differ as TO the quality OF
this arIiste's voice, they all agree regarding
her wonderful dramatic power and abilities.
But she requires to be heard at the Academy
of Music or Steinway Hall in order to judge
her fairly.
THE JUBILATE.
Handers glorious Utrecht JubiLate closed
the programme, and, as far as the choruses
and orchestra were concerned, was given SUI
perbly. The soloists certainly did not shine.
During the rendering of the final fugue In
the Gloria" beginning with "As 1t was In
the beginning" etc, by the bassos, who enun-
cisted each word with great clearness and
crispness, many persons rose and were on
their way to the door of exit, when Thomas
suddenly stopped the singers, turned round
and administered the sharpest and most
thoroughly well-deserved rebuke l ever
heard in public. He coolly announced:
ave will wait till all those who are impa-
tient to go can do SO, so that those who wish
can remain and listen undisturbed." AT
which there was an outburst of tremendous
applause, and cries of GOOD p "Goodl" all
over the house. l never was SO glad of any
thing in all my life, and thought how NOR
tilted those people must have been, if selfish
ness ever feels at all.
THE NIEBELUNGEN cYcLUs.
must tell you of the Wagner matinee last
night, the finest performance yet, and one
most attractive to many on account of the
selections from the Nitbeletngen Cyclus, in
which Materna, as "Brunhilde," her most
powerful creation, has won such glorious and
everlasting fame.
The details of the programme were as fol-
lows:
I.-"Das Rbeingold.n Prelude scene. Miss
Wurbe (Wellgardel, Miss Antonio Henne
(Flosshilde). Mr.. Oscar Stems (Alberich) !,
Mr.. Franz Remmertz (Wotan).
II-"Die Walkyre." Prelude to the first
act "Siegmund's Love Song,' (Mr. Csndi-
dus), "Ride of the Walkyries" (orchestra)
"Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Scene"
(Signor Galassi).
Companini (Siegfried) and Mr.. Toedt
(Mime).
IV.1"Die Gotterdammerung." "Sieg.
fried's Death (orchestra), "Finale" Mime.
Materna).
The first thing, and one which challenges
the criticism and admiration of the severest
critics, was the most wonderful orchestration
in that NEST difficult of works.
Never was Wagner's weird, fantastic, mys-
teal, wild and solemn motifs more grandly
worked up or superbly accomplished For
eigners and others present, who had heard
the best orchestras in Europe, readily say
nothing superior was even given anywhere
| shall RENE mber the orchestra part of the
festival as the pleasantest thing / listened to.
The trio singing by the Rhine maidens
was exquisitely done, their voices blending
exquisitely, and, strange as it may seem, they
were heard in every part OF the house, some
thing that cannot possibly be said of several
other artists engaged.
Mr.. Candidus, as "Siegmund," rendered
his "Love Song" with the most perfect taste
and charming style. Galassi's voice rang
out eloriously as "Wotan.n Rath he and
-Campani.i -sAns in Italian, while the other
artists adhered to the German, reminding
one of the Princess de Metternich's famous
bon mot on Verdfs Aida, which, as is well
known. contains some Wagnerian passages
and which was that "she always knew Verdi
would put sourkraut in his macaroni"
Don't you think we had that mixture yester-
day?
Another amusing thought occurred to me
yesterday-and l always have them, even at
funeral-and was provoked by the felici-
tous coincidence of Campanini's-once
blacksmith misunderstanding to sing the de-
scriptiye aria, Forging of the sword," and
the introduction of the anvil and hammer
strokes at the latter part of the scene. The
great tenor couldn't help smiling himself at
the familiar sound, recalling, / dare say,
pleasantly and wildly, the early days of his
life, when he, too, stood by the roasting
blaze" and rythmicaily hammered the ''red
hot iron" into shape. Poor Campaninil
now Ne ldDOTSu anu ptTspiieu Win inat
formidable Wagner text, that only to read,
without execution at all, is enough to kill
any ordinary mortal.
In the terrible grandeur and weird mysti-
cism of ode Goetterdammerung" Materna
struck the keynote of Wagner's peculiar
theories. Her rich voice and noble style,
her wonderful sustained power in the upper
register, more than her prolonged and grace
full pianissimo, were tested beyond descrip-
ton by the immense and combined diff
culties belonging especially 10 the great
masters school. 1t was easy to be seen what
the glorious singer could do on an operate
stage in fitting costume, with perfect accous-
tics and less vastness of space 10 fill.
The orchestra delighted her with its ae-
and she expressed herself in
high praise and unstinted terms of their
brilliant and artistic playing. 1 sincerely
trust she will sing in some other building
before she leaves, that she may be judged
fairly. u k.
Rammy, Rainmy, Ram.
Burlington Hawkeye.
Mollie had little ram as black as a rub
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