The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-05
A WEEK OF OPERA.
Emma Abbotts Engagement to Open
Tomorrow Night.

Emma Abbott, with her re-organized
grand English opera company, will begin
her Savannah engagement tomorrow
night, and during the week will be heard in
a brilliant and varied repertory Of operas
That the Abbott company is fully entitled
TO the sweeping Characterization of being
the most successful as well as the most
popular operate organization in this coun-
try, giving grand opera in English, is
evidenced by the overwh Ginning enthusiasm
with which it is received in all the musical
centeIs
This is Emma Abbott's ninth year in
opera, and it must certainly be a source OF
pleasure and qualification to her TO know
that she is now more popular than ever,
and vocally, is i'm the very zenith Of her
artistic career. Miss Abbott works hard TO
please the public. She devotes all her ener-
ges for the attainment of her purposes,
and even in the summer, when other peoples
thoughts turn most naturally TO rest and
recreation, Honest Emma will be plod-
ding away at her oueraS, studying up some
novelty, or reproducing in English some
opera no one else, with a less assured tinan-
cial basis, could think Of doing. The num-
Der of new operas in her repertoire this
year shows how proftably her last summers
vacation was passed. Aside from getting
up new operas, she studied with Marchesi
in Paris, and from Worth, Felix and Pingat
ordered her new and elaborate and hand
some wardrobe.
Tomorrow night she will be heard for
the first time here as "Leonoran in I'll
Trovatore." The impersonation Of this most
trying Of all grand opera roles, which has
taxed the powers of Tietjens, Grisi,
and LAGRANGE, will perhaps more than
all others demonstrate to what degree of
artistic excellence Emma Abbott has at
tanned, for she is said to handle the role
with cOnsummate skill and with unbOunded
success. She will be supported by Miss An
mandate and the entire company. On Tues
day evening Petrella's opera comique, 'The
Carnival of Venice will have its first
presentation in the city. The opera is a
genuine comic opera, full of bright sparkling
music, funny dialogue and amusing situa-
tions.
Wednesday evening will be seen here for
the first time Marchetti's romantic opera of
"Ruy Bias founded on Victor Hugo's cele-
brated drama of that name. The opera
was being performed a few years ago in
$50 different Italian { alters, where it
achieved a great success. The music is
highly dramatic, yet full of melody and
tenderness. There are several brilliant
solos and the choral and orchestral effects
remind one of THE Huguenots.n
Thursday night Abbott will make new
departure and appear as the boy Carlo in
a Satanic role in the comic opera 1.-THE
Good Devil" but which, under the name of
"Le Part du Diable," (the DEVILS share) had
a great run in the French and German CAPT
tails.
Donizetti's tragic opera, "Lucretia Bor-
gia," will be given Friday night. The plot
of this opera is very similar to the story of
Bulwer's celebrated historical novel This
represents the heroine as a most beautiful
graceful and wonderfully gifted woman,
the traditional low-browed, dark-skinned,
repulsive woman to the contrary notwith-
standing.
Martha" for the matinee and "Mikadon
as farewell complete the repertoire for
the week.
The sale of seats is larger than for any
full weeks engagement ever played in Sa-
vannah