Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-10-10
s1BYL sANDERsoNs SUCCESS.
The Sacramento Songstress Captures
Critical Brussels.

The Sacramento Songstress Capture
| Critical Brussels.
Californians " i'll be interested in hear
| ing of the success of Miss Sibyl Sanderson
formerly of Sacramento, in Brussels, a city
of high artistic tastes and audiences TIT
most di1fcile Early in her success tn,
skeptical prophesied that it was not posi-
be for her to continue for any extended
time, singing the difficult role of "Esclar'
monde" written for high soprano voice
and in which occurs the phenomenal ca
depza commencing at G in alt, but to theil
CONSERVATION she sang the role for more
than one year in Paris, singing three times
week, always TO full houses. The sum-
mer of 1890 was passed in study of new
roles, until September, when she opened at
the Theater de la Monnaie IN "Esclar-
monde" to crowded houses and enthusiastic
audiences. The following is translated
from L Independence Beige:
To take up "Esclarmonde" with Miss Sander
son is ia the direction of high combination of
lyric diplomacy, and rich favor for the patrons
of "De La Monnaie,' for which the latter cannot
help but be grateful. Everybody knows that Miss
Sanderson has made ''Esclarmonde, that the
piece has been produced for the role and the
not only been the maker of "Esclarmonde." but
she has been also the inspiration OF it. 1t is too
little to say that she is the lnterpreterof the
parsonage she is the very incarnation. What
has been most spoken about in Paris is the reg
lister of her voice. II is the astonishing facility
with which she reaches-even oyerreaches-the
normal limits of the soprano in the high regis
ter. For US it is the least OF her merits. We do
not put great stock in this high G, which is a
marvel to everybody. She has charm of tim
bre and that of diction. She has an expressive
accent. She has the felt and self-communicat-
ing emotion the intelligent conception of the
varied shades of a complex role; an
originality which has nothing affected,
nothing restrained natural gesture,
with amplitude, without emphasis; grace
which is not affectation, and warmth
without excess. Whether she sings or speaks
she is in the truth of the situation and of the
expressed sentiments. Her emotion was visible
der at it when they think of the success she has
obtained in Paris, and which ought to give
her composure, bur the public OF Brussels have
the reputation of being hard to satisfy, and few
artists appear in front of it for the first time
without certain fear. They know it TO be q
good Judge, living in a country where musical
instruction is extensively spread, and where
people maintain their opinions. 1t was evident
that in the first numbers Miss Sanderson s voice
did not have all its liberty. The natural quail
ity of its timbre came to it though as more and
more significant became the applause OF the
public. We could see at the end of the evening
what she will be in the future representations.
September 18th Miss Sanderson made
her first appearance as Juliette in Gounod's
Romeo and Julieite," and was accorded
veIitable triumph. Miss Sanderson will
during the Brussels season, appear in seven
operas. Massinet's new opera, "Werther."
will be produced for the first time on any
stage, Miss Sanderson creating the role Of
Charlotte. Among the operas to be pro-
duced will be Mozsrt's Magic Flute" an
opera seldom sung in the original key, but
which Miss Sanderson finds no difficulty
in doing, and so it will be produced in the
original, which promises to be an interest
ing event to musicians in, particular. In
Paris the Fourth of July was celebrated by
the American colony, the usual termina-
ton of which was the reception given by
the American Minister, Whitelaw Reid, at
which Miss Sanderson sang, creating great
enthusiasm among her compatriots, who
were particularly warm in the coneratu-
lations, and expressed great pride in the
success of their fellow-American. 1t is
now safe to say that Miss Sanderson's art
istic future is assured, as she has demon
strated her ability to sing roles which the
worlds most famous songstresses have i'm
mortalized, losing nothing by the com pari-
sons,