The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-15

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he heard tina, his opera had finally boon re-
| ccivcd with enthusiasm. he said to a friend
81 owe n great deal to DurraY. He has made
| me known"
| Whilo the Grand Opera was celebrating in its
| fashion the centenary Of orc of its most illus
| trous composers ana certain amateurs wcro
asking why NJ. Carvalho. the manager Of the
| Opera CcmIue had not revived. for n night ut
| lcnst tho sparkling Barter Of Seville" Nine.
GGn ,hG t1vHr,,s Pupil OF fG i ana tho
honcrng her masters memory by a grand
concert at her residence in The. C9ursla, feline
Albuni Is she 81 !! aliict' ! seem to hear
cSnirnl,o in NV $@rk i" 1s5 ~ Wien 81"
years Yes. Atq"i IS still aivs and "Yycr
vs HSs 10 70 eH M h%r s M
some OF the Eossinnn airs that have made her
lame and fortune. Inis year. hccause Of the
scale. Only forty Invitations We're issued. this
number. together with tho places occupied by
most tho calacity of tho host"sss rarlors.
The audience was. therefor. tho tor Gf tho
two of his oldest interprctcrs-the tenor. Du-
PREF. who is nows5. and Nine. Pauline War
HSon was "a as follows" S si0S'"'' arranged by
s". o h Il: piano GS % ,S SGSoa wn for
,o a." By sy am rs ADoni '""1oHe'A f"" 'v"eren
FROM il. & e' ss" m. co.mns
Ia R,gn,n re"s:i"". three melodies of Rossmi by
cIa, .'1 70 Solos ~ Mms EIaH.; m. cOnsn
isabelle de Sorla Dncas,e 'oomheI Aboni. Kincn anu
Az from nS o" norn,H Eanrs
Tayn,;nn trr ON hI , nnrn'r by Mime kin'n
H,s,rii,H: ,s,;a moyi Der,has from the Barber"
Chorus from ;zelmre." sung hy tho ns,stsas
IN TIE preceding chorus; m ,,.,. ,.
Conneau and NJ. faure and NJ. David
This choice programme was rendered in n
most successful manner by all the artists in
| vted to give their aid but the great feature
Of HSSn in aE s hs so "
and wearing crown of laurel that was pre-
eented TO her years ago, by tho Italian resi-
dcnts Of Paris. the great artist sang the airs
chosen 10y her In u voice that has lost scarcely
any of ts brilliant and pcnrIy, tones; its clear
ness. soitness. and power Of the days OF lis
| owner most glorious triumphs.
Albpn! owes much to TIE Composer of "Wil;
when more Child, aud a; i ycnrs OF as" shS
could dcciph"r til" most difficult vocal music.
Sf sf I1Gs d r" bS Is "py nGT nr
iiossinl saw her AT til" school directed 10y Nine.
liartolotti. He advised h"rto begin her musi-
cal studies anew. Euyo hcr lessons and made
her study the contrnt, rrirs oi his works and
transmitted to hcr the pure Traditions, Altoni
influence. she sang at the Comntinal Theatre
OF BoYEGa t IT ~ ny years Later r." made sug-
zetti's ",Lucreta BIrga." She ,qitcrward
SING in tho prinripal Italian cities. then at st.
a ii .hs am nj ss ana h ans
and tho sam" yenr went to London, whore
lGnny Lnd was tnen E rrGstng Nror at irr
with all hor popularity was unable 10 prevent
the crowd from rushing to Covcnt Garden to
mon gift OF Il deep. rich conrnlto voice Of mora
than two octavcs. ranging from ! to c, and
was invited to sing in Paris. and acccptnd tho
proposition OF tho mnnaEcrof the Grand Opera
to- s st" I" e GE the us t. f ia rn
ls4I7; nm and her Success was immense MAYER"
flexible. and better handled voice. Whit
Jniiet and i;o,"ro. in Tie same voice. I' a
branch" Two months later Alboni mad" ' her
dSbnt IN Htra .,oi It. t., WI W. general chorus
%tS nM ad ncn ns nass r yS
business. natural omission and irrcntonrhablc
cGaat ID @S s ySs" sa phvs S ts
artist and 'rcm"mbnrcd only her 'r'H su!cnu lid
notes and her beautiful bluccyes.
Italien in Paris ana at London. AMI n Other
s!'s es bs.l i"t' ""r rr&ph II.
~ years OH ana III tllV llli mo Dl Success AL
boni left the stage TO 1.-Two in retirement. and us
in Rossini's case we may suppose that th"ro
was som. more wcghty reason for this carly
withdrawal from career where artists gem
orally lag MS long MS pDsslhle.
AlbOni Is now ~ years Old. having been born
Mt Forli, IN the Papal states on March q IS.i
Since 1913 she has made her home in Paris |
occupying 70 day tho house she bought in that
wealthy Neapolitnn, who died in Sa'. iloycn
years later she ,ccame tn. wife OF VI. Charles |
Iiegor. French army officer ten wears her
lniOr who tla al LIST
Since 1863 Alh"n has ronppearcd twice ut tho
tho Theatre Ilalicn, and in 1872 In Cimnrosa's
past few years her voice has been heard only
very stout from, her girlhood she las now he
seated But her phrsognomy has ecnrrcy
5her smile is a kindly as over. and her hair
has not entirely turned gray. Even nor mar
age for II It no onseas ali the r nowc WI, by
early days. il is still phenomenaIiy line. In
summer Alboni lives at Vile d'Avrnv' one Of
the most delightful OF the Partisan a,ib,,rbg.
She has given her house the lyrical name of
villa Ccn"rcntoln.' after the opera in which
she won her first triumph at Paris. Tho iron |
cato is surm"nn'"d by golden harp ana an. |
der the y"randu nj each side ~ thr rutrr,'rr
door. are the husts NJ tho two Jnrrs If ihn
mansion. Koss and M.yerberr In the roar
OF the house il u magnificent mark Hrrn ne |
we'll n Mt l,r home In plrjs she i,-.. 49,, .I,,r