The sun., 1889-12-07

en- Trsvatsrs. Ferrsrned at the HSstr,
poIItan Opera Houee.

| \NDABAhN1H.
| en- Trsvatsrs- Perrsr-eA at the Metre
pelItan Opera House.
The honors OF yesterday evenings per-
formance Of Ell Trovatore" at the Metropoli-
| tan Opera House were borne of By Herren
| Perotti and Reichmsnn. The flrst-pamed ar
| tist had been seen already ne Man1ioo and his
success was simply q renewal OF the impress
| sion produced last season by q portrayal oar
ried on with traditional but no less effective
pioturesaueness and made lyrically striking
by vigorous singing In which one OF these
latter-day raritie-R high and ringing tenor
voioe-is used unsparingly, but always with
good judgment and happy results Herr Reich
mans Di Luna was almost as prominent as
Herr Perotti's Manrico Viewing the persona
tion from the standpoint that should be taken
in considering an opera originally equipped
with Italian words, intended for italian sing
ers, and now translated into harsher tongue
and entrusted to performers OF different fibre
and training. the baritone bass delineation
calls for nothing but oommendation. Herr
Herr Reichmsnn is unauestionRbly the most
sympathetic and accomplished artist OF his
type that has been beheld at the Metropolitan
The femaIe roles in I'll Trovatore" were not
ineffciently sustained on the occasion undor
stirring. as that exercised by lMd,rico and d
Luna. FrAuein Frank was the Leonora, and
are PeF So to as ban S
startling, Frau sontaE.Uhl as An,c01a msde
4 See e0a sSo ST YORK her
soprano offered no contrast as that OF oon-
tIalto would have offered, TO the measures Of
her numbers tastefully and was fairly dra-
That the familior portiona Of Tho Trovn-
tore" diffused as much delight as ever goes
without ing. Notwithstanding the barrel
Verdi's opera. now a third Of a Century old.
is still potent to draw large audience to
awake enthusiasm by fragments in which In
splration and passion are lust &C clearly dis
night the Motropolitan was packed. I'll Calen",
there was loud applause after the anvil cherus.
the spirited nale Of the second act and the
turning q doaf ear to the counsels OF psrtisans.
aud Of distinguishing the repertoire OF an
house o we'll q by
fruits Of the policy now adhered to.
Yesterday's Philharmonic Rehearsal.
The flavor of conservatism that has long
clung to the performances OF the Philharmonic
Society OF New York was even more distinctly
perceptible than usual In the programme pre-
eented in Yesterdays public rehearsal at the
Metropolitan Opera House. Everything played
and sung was familiar and the methods Of in
depreciation varied not In the slightest degree
from those with which the regular frequenters
OF these entertainments have been ACQUAINTED
for many years. Where the classics only are
dealt with. the policy Of the society in the
latter respect Is scarcely to be censured.
The specimens occasionally offered the Now
York public Of Beethoven readings by
flashes Of lightning have been but momentarily
successful, and many Of the hasty admirers Of
new tempt and accents have, on reflection,
joined Issue again with the more prudent ad-
herentS to tradition. At the same time, there
Is a medium between rash advances and dis
tressinR timidity, and IL Is q pity that that me-
dunn, In the choice OF music to be rendered. as
we'll Us In the spirit Of its performance. should
not be more frequently struck. littlo novelty
on q philharmonic programme would now and
then be welcomed. and. in some numbers. q
slight departure from mere precision would be
hailed with satisfaction;
AS whole. yesterdays rehearsaf was Q trife
slow. The overture to Die MeistersinRer"
proved the keynote OF the proceedings. 1t was
taken at such hating pace as to make one
wonderif Mr.. Thomas had ever looked into the
picture. The symphony No. 9. In @ major. by
Schubert, came out splendidly as to volume
and richness OF tone. bnt Its Interpretation was
lianeys and. rush Of the final allegro vivace
It must be remembered, always lacks
the animatinR ,presenoe of an evening
duetive Of a quite different Impression. m I'm In
Mendeissohn's " "MeIusina' conoert-overture.
In which the vocal loveliness OF the composer's
and Herr M En- Emil y nFtschess fine delivery yT e "&o
Schubert songs. although given In perfect SYM
pathy with their meaning and with such clear
TO enjoy, were somew hat out OF place on the
programme and in 80 large an auditorium.