New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-04
uIrSIC AND THE DRAMA
.,ourNGRINr AT THE METROPOLITAN.
L. a,hinxnInn,tt Gi I'M


~ NO means the smallest achievement OF inc
~ . ,rsrs IN the representation OF " Lohengrsn
:. .,o Ne.ropolitan Opera House last night was ''0
-.,,aoence and power with which the drama ~"
,.x,.S This is not ordinarily the side from VIM
an opera Is viewed, and the law ,,o
forrcd itself last night 80 perss'ony, ,a vo,
the foreground of the public attention. anu %, owl,
crowd aside the musical accomplishment - ronr.se,
a,ee of the beauty and imprcssivenes' OF '"o
- u,,,,, = clear recollection OF the many pcf,o'
- s,oh The oncra has received here WIN no -,
20 senrecia,e the excellent singing "i"' - =, hova
,ni, mr. IN oyerestmate the artists no nap ,hat
thu eve and ear of the peope' " ,' -, ,no drama
this was the first httng repr's
has had as a drama IN 'n's 'o". indebtedness ot the
-. ,ra. owing partly TO the completeness VI VIZ
ih' "' 49, and the intelligent effort devoted py
.ssr. management to bringing out WIN "P
r,,riate pomp and historical tru'hluihcss INC
beautiful and Impressive pictures with "hch 'ne w"
.,,,nrdS Added to this was the higher merit OF uu'n
s,..s Of conception the part OF oil the singing actors
tn melodies Of the opera lovely and the orches
,ra,on so glowing that any representation haii-
NAV worthy the designation makes II an en-
,ovable entertainment. But 1t has TOO Oitoh
heen the case that the representations even the pest OF
them have little else than more or less enloEape
ments The real nature of the characters ana
the essence the story have Deen neglected we nave
had Elsas who moved through the play with the
grandeur of tragic queens Ortruds who whined Terra
,ds who choked themselves with their own speenand
Iohcngrius who were picturesque sentimentas's Inc
rial traits pcrsonages a. they are tounu uliw
IN drama and telingly illustrated In the mu-icahu a
the, may extracted from the body OF medieVFl tefa
,nr whence Wagner borrowed his story have never bt
e,hibed to us with such funess and beauty a. th'y
we're last night Familiar "a the Work j. IL
Was crowded full Of surprises. ffah htduS
Esr TO begin with ALMOST complete re hlzailon ui
the poet ronposers ideai-wOmanly tenderness maaeh
iy si,p pictv gracious nnoccncy and fearful curloN
ali were there and all. under all ANA th"uEh az
that rpamness of character which Is the rea krNi"'eo
tbs action a. we'll as the music allotted 20 we
part The high degree I'm which Nine kfss cn ~,
thh sririi Tent new beauty her rcsh and oNeN N"i,e
aud brisbrnpd the rectness and force of hei a'Ins
The opp.sit. uf this character I'm all 'hFs Vas pNm
,iiHed IN tho singing aud acting OF lrhuielh hI'r' ~
,uost thrilling. furUptul approximation OF 'i'"" ~
tisrr g,hotts peiformaucD we must p"-',
,.,ne consideration untn time can y" hh,
H., tho treatment that - u'-'iN'N
bv snn nf tie dignity its breadth AMI me hl.h 'ht
,nre n displn,rd ~ an respects the hrtsa iohfNp''
n am pet with hs fgHnhdassr ard this y men pa9
irf ateuiis sans the part NJ tho hin9 with ans 's ~
tenatinn anA with nnishei phiashs Tue h4it
,u. eouipnnnt ct the italian shzet- who nave tHanN'
hla ra,t has generally resulted la nc unar'''unu w
tho no,aa ah,,e q and IN consequent folN'h
s'"n "f tho spirit ot the musiy Mhnh
l,.ns it- commanding aud dianihrd puhNN
th,ouah the ah-rhoo of tho upper tones ~ ihr en.
,ni,e Iie nusio, Wrstlen Was followed leNn"N w
Hon Stranded WhuAe frh voice hhd stately WNN''N '
parted dignity AID beauty 90 The part ,,,..
A nne audience Witnessed tho representative "h' .'t
the secund aot called tho principals 10 inc saa' "'