New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-19
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a. ,,o Irving Place Theatre last nigh; the Fer
oDorotta C mpany made an ambitious sally
49, ,be domain Of serious opera. Inc WISDOM oi
49, sxnerj.nent might be questioned II hau "o'
49,, undertaken for the purpose OF ihUopucins ~
pee" IT, = poy oocra by Heinrich Zoe.ner. OPP
nor.unities 10 hear serious co'hloS'''""9 ''
r"s,cio,s who are adopts in their art are not so
,s .ba. We can afford 70 ignore them be-
- ., tho ,nodcsty and crudeness OF the perlor-
.nces. and So through the proper iieid oil ac'Nl'E
Or the Fcrenczy troupe is inusicai co'heu!' '"e
s,r,vine toward something higher IN TINS instance
oouId be looked upon with admiration. MI "oe'i'''
~ 49, cor1uctor oe the New-York Liederkranz'
ua came hither from Cologne two years "eo' '''
before he came his name was fami'hr one u '",
s,t.o-s Of N8nnerchor music. The son OF one Oh
N. founders of the German mems song ana o''' VI
Tho most prolific contributors to i;s muslcai Atc'"
,rra Mr. Ioelner has not only CARED ior"HIu wy
orl becun by his father with great zeal pu'
has also extended his efforts into other uePai'
IJs onera Faust" made creditabie RECORD Oh
-. German stage a few years ago. ana there Is
norce,v a large singing society In Germany tlat
has not performed his compositions III ''e u'"'"""O
ballad or cantata form His latest Worh Il al ESSAY
IN the direction made popular by Mascds" anu
Ieoncayallo. II is short onc-act OPERA vi i'n'i
,rooadv in music which occupies only thir'y-iVe
-,,nutes in performance and within that time MAKES
49, ,s,a,srs and SPECTATORS sup as full CT horrors
- ,ho most orewsome manifestations OF the insane
ASYLUM morgue operating room couiu 10 ine
hook of the opera Mr. Zoellner found almost ie"uS
a hand In Adabert Won Chamissos poem Vi 'he SAINT
name that is "Mateo Falcone." The structure Oh
the poem is such that II could be thrown INTO ara
matte form with great ease. and IN all the TEX.
IT,. ara scarcely more than two or three score OF
lines that are not Chamisso's. Mr.. Ioeilher 'aue
the changes and additions necessary ana as d RUE
d,snlayed sound for dramatic erect III uoiis
ca Whether or not he ought 10 have CHOSEN the
subject is a question the answer to when VIII ue
osnd unon what view one holds on the purpose OF
sso,ic art "Nateo Falcone" does not enter
..,n or omuse or please nor it intended that
:, sho,A II fascinates with horrible fascination
md ,oG,res the soul. Saving a snort song AT
the opening there is not a single ray OF hSit j"
q All is sombre. agonizing end aWiui. Inc s'oiS
,rrrs IN n Corsican notion of hospitality and the
autes which II imposes. A poacher pufsuSu ny I"
relative OF Falcone and his men. seeks refuge III
,,e COURTYARD Of the Corsican nob.eman. falcohe ;
.on lad of twelve years, gives him hiding pace,
hut betrays him TO his enemies 1or IN" san u
securing watch which he covets. Inc la'he' -
60 outraged by the deed of the chiid that ne 'dn'
hin, outside the courtyard despite ms eh'rea'i'7
and those of his terrified mother, and shoots Nun
70 death Not one incident of this dreadful s'oiE
s SHARED the audience. but instead each IS ln'er'
fed by the devices Of the stage manager GI,u
noeer II required a good deal of disciiHlild t-o'i
as, night to discern the merit of MI I0elhei MI
SC which. like that Of his model fnps nc.9
for its full effectiveness but II may be sal9 ma q,
he CON poser has been remark bly, sue ssIuI IN ~
his work His score is eel ac.ic IN 'houghr a. md
as treatment but it is original in its ingenuty anu
powerfully moving in is caX Ih he r gSvce Of
,ie oneni,c chorus sung behind the scenes. when
tells Of the sanctity Of corsican nos - T the
close when the father CURLY recounts what ne has
done is maserstrok, Though tne Preya''i, r
cfestraton Is fun OF vdristy AMI beauty.
The opera sung by Herr BARI Tai on,
Frsiulein Fischer Maria, Facone's wfeD Irhuelnn
Filser Fortunate the SOM. Herr Schultz ViamDal
and Herr Monti lSampiero the poacher1. ~ va" va,
received with enthusiastic tokens OF approval Dy
the audience which contained large contingen' S or
Iederkranz members, and all the performers the
composer Director Conried and the conductor were
tailed out the stage After II II Paghacci was
given under its German title De- BaJazzo.