The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-26
YESTERDAY AT BAYREU1.H.
r METsTERSINGER" PRODUCED
WIN GREAT SUCCESS

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in, or the finest Performances of tbssopera
rx.r t.iyen-AN OF tho Leadisg' Roles
r,r-iy Presented and the Orchestra and
t,h,rus Deserve Much Praise.
pyGruru. July 25.-Almost nifty years ago.
xhlle resting in q country town far from tho
lac =, the footlghts. Richard Wagner began
s,a rcsnon SO to the calls OF his friends for an
an.r, I'm a lighter style" Wagner himself
.aid that no was resov ed that the work should
T.. comic opera. The result OF his
,sso,ution was Die Melstersinger Won Nuren-
'lorp -" hich.however. was not completed un-
III 1857. and is the eighth in order OF the mas
tor,s published works. In Germany. Die
M,lstcrsinger" is. of all Wagner's operas. tho
most popular use the word In its strict ,sig-
niacaucc With Mozarts Don Juan" and
Wobsr's "Freischuetz" It attracts most
strongly the German BourGeoisie. and forms
thc connecting link between the high Wagner
ian school and the people.
psrhops for this reason. perhaps on account
q, the iincness OF the weather. the absence OF
tho high artistic element was moro notable to-
d,y than heretofore. and the crowds which
made their way UP tho hill to tho Waenerian
temple seemed to consist mostly OF pleasure
loving and music-loving Germans. Tho men
mud women OF fame in art and society who
have been exceptionally few ut the three pre-.
ccdng performances. were almost entirely
hacking to-day. The Americans in the house
were hardly numerous enough to be counted
Vt all.
The performance. however, was o boon to
ali who witnessed 1t. "Die Meistersinger"
probably has never bcon given with finer eff
iect. and the work y! the singers from begin
ming to end was u more than worthy close Of
the first series OF performances.
In point OF ensemble 1t was by far the best
achievement OF the festival. "Parsifal" and
"Tristan and Isolde" showed finer individual
effort. but neither was SO finished in its en-
,rety The conspicuous part assigned to the
chorus was an important factor in the work
toward this result. for tho chorus had been
drilled with tho utmost caro- and did its part
with IL smoohness. unanimty. and spirit
which have never known to be euualled else
WHERE. Tn" minor parts showed tho same
conscientious and appreciatire preparation.
and The whole performance stands out as u
happy realization OF Wugnerian ideals.
,,tra Of Munich was Hans Sachs He has
long beon accepted AS the best interpreter Of
The part and to-day he was fully abreast mr. OF
lnt his art is 80 oonsumlnate that 1t atones ior
all deicIsncies Of his vocal equipment. lie
part and this. together with his natural sym,
iathy with such a r3lo. has made him the ideal
VI Era Era was sung BY Frauicin Mulder. royal
court singer in stuttgart; frauen Muider s -
OF tho young guard. ana does nlRn credit
TO the sagacity Of Frau Cosima- She was spe..
cinly trained by tho latter and was almost
above criticism. She has fresh voice Of rare
ence which won her the complete sympathy OF
the audience from the moment Of her first APP
'e As Waihsr Won Stolzina Antilles of Dresdsp
surpassed expectation. His voice and sta d
aSS ne
This proved TO be otherwise. at lenst to-day. al
though tbs repetition Of hisipart may tell upon
has delightful pure tenor voice. an eXcep-
tonally agreeable presence. and q good an-
Although not to be compared with Reszke. he
pronabiy is the best Waaher Of the present
uH fhs audiencs held its breath as he sang tho
opening notes OF, Morgenlicht leuchtend i'm
r@slsen scheme" and suppressed ripple q
clear. happy voice died away and the familiar
prize song. which many had come scores OF
As hsrstojorsa HotrmuslGr & Dresden 81; in
conscientously. and was satisfactory. Felix
Mottl conducted masterfully. He IS one Of
1sS st Liens 81 the wss hs
cheers which followed the close Of the opera.
M Hn ' but t. haze he
H. He is nraenty o to SH her s
duct alt housh he was engaged by the man
4 feature Of the performance to-day was the
conductine by SieCfrisd Wagner the masters
son. in the hrst act. This is his first appear.
ance in an active part. Hc is said to- possess
mich talent. At the beginning Of July he re;
turned to Bavreuth from trphalfway around
the world. During his journey he accom-:
piished considerable literary and musical
work which. persons who have seen it say.
shows high abilities
Frau Cosima has high hopes OF him. Ger
tainly no man has entered tho world with
finer heritage and better opportunities for his
chosen career Should his mother live she
undoubtedly will abdicate in his favor within
n few years. aud sh0u 4 she die soon he will
be the heic 70 her oftici Al position here
Tho " On n societies are not satisfied
with tho ~,r at the festival this year or in
the preceding year. and have held meeting
to discuss the best means OF raising the stan
dard OF the performances here. The young
guard OF Frau Cosima was the subject of
master spoke at length in favor OF emitting
By ssducate,Gn to GRASP their parts in the spirit
The sentiment Of the meeting was in favor
81 giving no more performances for tlree or
four years. However. as l explained In my
first letter. financial considerations and INIT
tors connected with the copyright on "Parsi-
tai" will probably induce the management to
continue tho festivals as heretofore,
There will be sixteen more festival perform.
anecs. seven Of "Parslfal, and three each Of
"Tristan and Isolde" TannhAuser." and
Die Mristerslnger." All seats which have
beon vacated since tho opening OF the festival