New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-22
MUSIC.
NEW SINGERS AT THE METROPOLITAN.
LILLE a dounn disnnnnintmentS marred TN,

NEW SINGERS AT THE METROPOLITAN.
Half dozen dsappointments married the
performance OF "The Huguenots" at the Me'ro
poan last night so that it WAS comparable ne'thsr ~
the representations of "Tannhauser " and fldeho'
which preceded it, nor to the performance OF tno SAM
work given last by Mr.. Abbcys people 10 pee,
with change in the cast was ulaue
VIZ" It, bour OF the
doy by the illness Of Fraulein sach'
who was to have the Urban OF the representation
ONLY an hour or two before the beginning OF tne oP
was IT found that a local singer, Miss lsdora "ario
was familiar with some Of the music ana ~hlhs W ."
tc,npt the part want Of knowledge OF the concer'eu
music and the stage business was the only ara"pN
10 this makeshit Miss Martinez sang her hrS' All ~
reallv beautiful style and quite won hoi
WAY to the hearts OF an audience "i'.!
eracious!y disposed toward her for the pluck sue '
shown In saving the management q SUBSTITUTION AN" '
public q disappointment. The inorpoated ar oi 'ne
second scene being always omitted In the German version
of Mcycrbcers work. the "Nobl Donna" Sung IN i'aa'
practically ended Miss Marncz's work, and the hfs'
disappontncnt was to q great extent overcome rer
Robinson the baritone. from whose Singing vi '"0
music allotted De NererS great pleasure hd pe ga
pected was hoarse and could do only partial justice 10
himself and the role. The ballet in the second act was
severely cut probably give time Tor several resota
,ons which the Germans make in the score as geneaN
pcrfored for the sake OF consistency and cohercncy III
the play Finally the chorus, which on Monday ana wed
nesday contributed greatly 10 the success OF 'he
reprcsentaons sang and acted in constrained manner
as II the work was either not familiar or congeniai
The greater part of the compensation Tor THESE ufa"
hacks came from the singing Of Madame schr0der HAM
.dng who made her American debut in the character OF
Norgperiie de Valois. This ladys name was oel'er
known TO musical connoisscurs In this country IMAM lh
of member OF DR. DamrOscs company with the Single
execution of Fraulrn Brandt This was due IN meas
ure To the circumstance that the earlier portion OF ner
theatrical career spent in Paris. wlith, sue VIII
sG7 through the mediation of her teacher lue' hi.
Garcia She is ~ native of Brcsaii. where se pcEh IN,
studies which were afterwar continued ~ ithh baue
with Nine Niauot- Garcia. Her season IN IhrlS was ~
the Theatre I.vrque. and Mile Schroeder she quiz
| cnntivated the Iarisiaus year or Two heo rhS
returned fo Paris and sang AZ the popular cohcctS
Cnlonne. Since then she has been member vi uho
Frankfort Opera. - - -. -, ,,o so,id
order and as such she takes high rank We fancy that
hor oico was once freshrr and perhaps cquabe III
power IN ornamental passages than now mt Is n'hmn
mi and shows excellent schooling. Its extremely hcNhe
aud most OF the gracca Of good vOcnzaon are ~ her
command More finished scales than hers are seldom
heard and her ttill brilliant performance she gave
the prcty music o her pnrt in the opera with ghtnoss
and grDce notwithstanding some faulty phrasing ,
The I0icDdHG of Frau Robinson ana h""m VI
Herr Idvauiv were even plane or meuloc
rity both artistic being ovcrwcighted WIN me
rarfa Far better were Standlga ~ Bris aud Herr
koogea Narcof both good approximations hisiioni,ny
and unsteady This afternoon "IannhauScr VIII W.