New-York tribune., 1890-01-26
MUSICAL COMMENT.
" TRISTAN AT THE GERMAN OPERATORS
NELIUS'S BARBER AT WElMAR-
,-o.n.r-e. .N.Ia AN.NAI-N.L,L AIENTS
NOTES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Mr. sedI conducted several representations VI
"Tstan ind ISOLDE two and three seasons ago ""''
surpassed that Of last Wednesday nlght ID scho'"'
effect but none in which Madame Lehihahh maui
"a more profound impression. some OF he' uue
admirers have long been conscious OF hcr dencicn'S
on the side of womany tenderness compared "i'n
her terrific power in scenes calling for outburSts oi
io,ort rage like the first act OF Tristan" and the
scenes Of denunciaton and conspiracy In DIE
GoctterdaemmcmnGp Last Wednesday. wlthou.
abatng one jot of the furious forcei"lhess I'll '"o
enraged Isolde. she disclosed tenderness anu P'no
in the second and third acts whlch aihost po"'
the character and seemed like new revelation OF
Madame Lehmann's artistic greatness. Aha'o's
in the lobbcs between the acts. all spoke raptnro"'
words and many times the question asked whether
any living singer could duplicate the performance
vocally and histronically. Herr Nogl 100 CAME III
for much praise, and there was agreeuc"' "7
those who heard him at the first Bayrcuth iep'cSo'
tions of the drama three years ago III INC oP"
chat his work now was in every respect an improve
ment on that three years ago at the wagner loS"''
Herr Fscher's King Mark was appropriately uE'in'u
and tender and with Herr Kalsch he completed
ou.rtet of artists such as German opera houSo ''
draft into a representation OF NaEhefs Hrc"'o' ~ ,
Herr Kalisch's parts (he filed twol "e'e ''
he won "A generous need of admiration lor ''' wv
illness Of voice and style with whch no 'e
song of the Young sailor at the masthead III tc n.o
40. ard tho music of the shepherd in the last fet
after all this has been said 1t remains 10 DC "n''u
that the supreme artist Of the occasion "'' n.s' %
seidl whose conduct of the intensely uAi"e W 80
cult work was a miracle Of intelligent insight SS"
pathy and mastery of the technics oi oo'u"''o
The German opera has now noated on the 'lde oi
popuar favor. The days oi u"uo' ' ~
carnes of the list brought forward for the ht "ccNS
Of the season and the ravages oi the P'''"'i'e
,arcr arc over Herr Nosl is rapidly gaining srehgh
"a
ro rcyor ncrmittcd to know. The surgical "'uIu
in the back Of his head Is closed ana r'P'u'S "7
with iuprovemcnt in his PLY sl'al '"hol''"n WIN '
crcatcr freedom Of bodily movement an" VS. "''"
~ care in the use OF the muscle, oi the neck an"
nroat which take part in Tia" function ~ s'hTi"s'
r,canacity in the cholistcr, department aohc ''cA"
,o prcvcnt fulhlmcnt Of all the plan' ana p'o''V
~, ,ho .eason This week Tristan una ls"Hc VIII
lac rcpcatcd on Monday. TIC Queen oi 9heOd Oh W.
nc,dav ut ha, not yet had a MIA Wee" r'i'''''
.nis season. Der Tmmpctcr won sA'hN"S'" ".'
he brought out ou Friday TO enable Herr h'''''''"'i
..-uu,c one of his mos, da-iius and picturesque r'r''
, . The Earbcr Of Bacdad and the ballet associated
uiu il will delight the patrons OF next Sa'uFuS
matinee.
>,,, that cornellus's Barber Of Eagdad' has won
., v,v to recognition comic opc' cM''I'' '"'
fate which II met nearly generation ago III "'"''
has little else than historical interest IL j. ""N ''
the .aKc OF truthflnc-, o. the rc'"ni tt' ''''''r
called % a paragraph printed some uH' "-' '' '"'
p,t~ ~ no-,on Tie writer aim, 10 correct "N'N
misleading statement" punl>hcd by tbs Jc''N'l 'l .'
first review of the opera. THIS " W'-i''' '.'N
monte ,,,. 10 the effect that li-It- fc-sAt"h "l u'
couductor,hip was owing "a d'm"h''i'""" ~ -"
Wcimar public against the opera and Ll-/' d' 10
iucorporate II IN The rcpcit"rl "i ''' 'i"'"
n,or, The Ho,ton ncv. paper writer sa', that t"'
demon, ,traiIon Of dsdppro,a al was planned "' " "-'
.ta,e carpcntcr with whom the composer i"' quar-
lV I'D
,,,,,rc- considerable uaiyctc 10 believe. ln We" q"
LISTS relations to the Grand Duke "i "''I''' ''
a disturbance raised by th' friends ~ '''-'
.hould lead HIM to sever hls 'pnc' u"" VIII" '' '''
pucal Theatre. The fact Is tiai r"'h '''"."'
Ina. come 10 the noicc of The present writer t"'' '
bo,r mat List. gi!cvau,c gr,V ogt of the fact i+i
the mower, that were refused % sustain MN in "'
effort 10 incorporate an opera W
artistic tendencies were b0oud Tie dpl ''"''''
Of A conservative public Felix Noiu' VINO "'' 'I"o
the opera, foscriather long before L--H '''d j" ''
Producing it to the public twelve ycir' ago '"nN i'F
years after the composers death, aid ap''' 'i u'
Wcimar incident: " Tie whole circle "i 'iil-'' WHO
lived At that time around List lVon huc0"' Ia"'l-'
Felix pr,e.chc and otAoI.I, lu Ncimat, m''I'-'"l
ncm-.Iyc. greatly in the work. ana u-'" All '''"
influence 10 WIn favorable reception i'i IT, h"'
this, ala- va, the tragic .ln "i ih' opera '"'
PARTY If Progress With 10, much abused leaders
wagner and LI-1t waS Al that time -il t'' weak Z"
,rt itself successfully against tIc mad. ."n. ATTACKS
Il ,uuYIu. opposition. Thu, opposition. seeing
finally that it 8is impossible 10 prevent success i'"
rro1niue the cioIt, oi Wagner ana L./'' were ''
the moro industrious IN cNp''i"ft'H- 'H'" '''''
upon their pupils and friend. Poor '''
nclus had to become oAc oi ih'.r martyrs
The hIst p,rforman,. of hi, 'i'tn'r -''' i-' To-
one Of tlc m..r unacsrl.h theatre .'ud''7 "
Wen.r. to a Tau-ltu .I,AuIaru-"r performance '.
, small .c,l,. l.d that "tNfii..- tl.f' '.u ''"'"
nm, baton II the W,imar Ih,arr i't Oh. t-i O..'.
| Nc, lf red I
| me Lo.tou Post. ad m. tory "',' NOR
| tLiu-Ihh particularly since I"hl. ".. i''-'N' oil
| La, ic',a atlon. written d" lh, i"'. '"'' 49,
itii,pee of tnp-c m authority toward work Wll'h
ne thought worthy oi performance ANA h''ii'-. JU''
aha can vs. accept The ro-t.~ statement thtt Oh"
| ORCHESTRAL score now boz NE "a' mhr J""'t N
Moth and Low. The men AZ, "'ln Il, ,',, ,,i
| called ON 10 rc"r,hc-trto 4 work originally "rAc'
tratcd under the c'"- of LiLi !Hd appfN'l u' H~.l ~
Bcsidcs Moul pai.c, '"rncin-'7 orc ti'oh. 20
6y tho Circumstance uat Moi "lit'd the opera and
Levy made few alteration in order q" perform !, ~
one act II such worh erttl-- tl'm ip the credit oi
its exquisite in,tumcnuti'n. Mr. ~c.dI ,hond be- q,
-ocatcd with tncm. for h". foo, mh'' changes '' hi
the work for representation here.
The fourth Of Mr. Thomas, sunday n.sht concert.
viii take place the Lcn0X L''cum 10 night Lat
| sunday Standing room iu demand. Ihc pr"
| rrauInc for io.nlsht De- aa follows
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Prayer from "kyv4 r.,ii t'9'gSaJ s,o,, ''' "'-'''
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| Scrcnade nutr sud horn ,---.-. llu
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Walt Thousand and -onc Nlght,' Johann Strauss
! The fourth concert of the SYMPHONY society viii
| talc place AT the metropolitan opera House next
! ~aturdly evening. This Is the pforrum":
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