Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-19
"RIGOLETTO."
verti;s Opera IS Presented by the Abbott
Company Last EVENING" Creditable
Performance.

verti;'s Opera IS Presented by the Abbott
Company Last EVENING" Creditable
Performance.
A fashionable and appreciative audience
assembled ct the new Grand Opera house
last night to hear Verdi's opera of "Rigo-
letto," as rendered by the Emma Abbott
English Opera company. In several
respects the opera differs widely from any
thing atttmpted by the company during
the present engagement. 1t
is more classically severe, more
characteristic and descriptive than any
thing given hitherto, and the require
ments Of the score are vastly more exact
ing. The composition is intricate in a
double sense, and, while high order of
vocal ability is called for, the instrument
tation must be perfect in movement or
tempo in order to bring out the
fine and delicate standings of the score.
The theme, too, is neither modern nor
Frenchy, inasmuch as the hapless heroine
is made the victim of another's wrong,
and, while innocent herself, she is made to
suffer without the slightest reference to
poetic justice.
The cast last night introduced Miss Alb
bolt as Gilda, Zelda Seguin as Madelena,
Signor Tagliepietra as Rigoietto, Signor
Fabrini as the Duke, with the
minor roles very acceptably taken. Miss
Abbott sang best in the aria in the second
act, the intricate movements of which she
gave with fine expression, although COM
plete dramatic effect was wanting. The
dramatic requirements of the opera are
ir,Y ha
presentation in this respect last night,
was an enjoyable surprise.
The aria received deserved encore, and
in this act also the duet by Miss Abbott
and Signor Fabrlni, the tenor, was very
enjoyably rendered.
Signor Tagliepietra scored triumph in
his duet, as the jester, in the third act
where the fine qualities of his baritone
voice we're shown to perfection. He
gave the role with dramatic fervor, and
never before have the superb qualities OF
his voice been SO splendidly shown. In
this act also the duet by Miss Abbott and
Tsgliepiet1a was solendidly rendered, and
the finale of the scene was one of the most
enjoyable effects of the evening
The feature of the fourth act was the
quartette fugue by Miss Abbott, soprano
Signer Tagliepietra, baritone, Zelda Sc.
quin, contralto, and Fabrini as tenor. The
tempo was we'll maintained throughout
and the res oonses piven in sweet unison
tn; being one of the hits of the perform
ance, and it was warmly encored.
The performance on the whole, was an
artistic and enjoyable success. The male
choruses were finely rendered and the
orchestration was good.
This evening "Mignon," one of the most
popular operas in the Abbott repertoire.
will be rendered.
FRIENDLY TIP,
The first dramatic entertainment in the
new Opera house will be given next Nor
day evening, when the Ferguson Combina
ton will open an engagement with "a
Friendly Tip" Ofthis comedy a Buffalo
exchange speaks as follows:
Wahla's vas packed, last night, boxes
and all, to see one of the funniest plays
yet brought out. Of course ". j. Fergu-
son as Sir Chauncey Trip (the dude on
his uppera) was the life of the play, but
j. Fl. Farrell, its author, as the New York
tough, caught the house every time he
came before the footlights. Miss Nina
Crohus Gleason, as Julia Weybourne, did
excellently well, and her many admirers in
this city who remember her as q member
Of the academy of music stock company
during 1915, we're pleased to see such
marked improvement in her acting. The
rest of the cast did fairly well, and every.
body was pleased.