The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-23
THE WEEK OF OPERA.
Success q he Jueh Eneagenent
Assured.
nEPEKTosRE roa The WEEK.
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8h Emma Juch and her famous COM
pany Of lyric stars VIII inangurats their
iong-hefaided SEASON At grand opesa as ~
Arnosy hail tomcsyOw evsainG The aaIe
q ssaes has been the largest ever favored
any organization visiting Eesssie. and .
ueek q mast prosperous business b -
This company comes 10 Seattle With the
highest indorsements q the press of both
sae kast snd West Their eneaysmens in
1eeo0s IL past three righss has hesn -
suncesefui thas The msnaxement have pre-
vatisd upon thss csRsn;satiou TO rstnrn for
three mOss nights q theexpirafion a their
season hsFs. This facs alone proves con-
ciusiveIy he yueh oYeaniss1ion Is ali that
= damned for Il. The repertoire fof Seattle
VII embrace ths following operas: Mon
day, .Rsust." with Jueh - Mar.
gusrtte: Tns>day, al Tr0vators.v
with The famous Janschowsky in
the title role: Wednesday. .Nignon."
With Juch - Mignon: Thursday. William
TEL" with Juch - Jenny. Tells son;
Friday, Carmen. with Juch - Carmen:
Saturday matinee, ssTha Bohemian Girl"
with Janschovsky . Airline. and 6atur-
day evening, The freischu.r with Juch
~ Aknes.
There II considerable talk in social circles
Of The city over ths approaching season Of
opera and many have deferred I'll other
ADJUSTMENTS and viii not miss night. In
vSew " the near approach og her season
The following gossip about this popular
eantatrice will no doubt prove interesting:
While Emma Juch u today the foremost
artist singing the English language. yet
she has sung In the German and Italian
languages most q the great roles. She 10
cosmopolitan In her musical tastes. Just ~
music itself u cosmopolitan. No one lam
Ruage excels another. In the hearts OF the
people who speak given language for the
rendition Of music 10 the same nationality,
music sung IN foreign tongues - sporadic
and sphemeral. At the same time, great
singers are always above the language in
which they sing. Great singers belong 70
every country. Once. when questioned on
this subject ~ to her preference
for the German or Italian school
OF singing. Miss Juch answered: Il
can only reply a. did Rossini. who
said, Il know bat two kinds Of singing,
good and Bad greatly admire the conn
positions. for the soprano voice. Of Beri0is,
List. Rubinstein. and Wagner-all COM
posers Of the so-callad modern school, but
there come times when long for Gilda in
'Rixolstto' and Nsreuerite in Faust
The best way 70 nlqptsats the virility and
persistence Of Italian opera b 70 point out
that Faust 10 . German subject. chosen
by French composer, and likely to remain
for ali time among the most popular operas
sung In the English language, and vet Il ID
composed in the Italian vein. While Was
horn In Vienna, yet my ancestors were
Italian and French and my musical educa-
cation may b said TO b Of the Italian
school had no friend 70 assist me when
I most needed help Even my father OPP
posed my becoming . singer. From the
earnings Of my voics have paid every dol
lar ever contracted for my teaching. and
moreover never received lesson. except
from my father. for which l. myself, have
not paid"
Manager Frye yesterday received dis
patches from Snohomish. Port Townsend,
Puyaiiup. Slaughter. Whatcom AMI other
yeirhhoring cities. applying for seats for
khe Emma Juch season. The sale yester-
I day Was very large and the few desirable
seats that remain will doubtless b. sold
early tomorrow. The sale Of seats viii b
REFINED tomorrow st Yemen a vaughan's,
iulths Seattle block.
The steamer Kirkland will run on Lake
Washington 70 accommodate those who
wish to go 10 the opera, and street cars
viii run every night on ell the lines after
the performances.
The people Of Snohomish are arranging
= club and viii probably charter . special
train for one or more evenings.
To accommodate those who are busy on
week days. Manager Frye viii have the box
sheet open to-day from 10 u m. to s p. m.