New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-22
Music.
SECOND NIGHT OF THE OPERA

SECOND NIGHT Or me olE.lNA
Rossnrs William Tell" was sung in Italian at
the Metropolitan Opera House last night. Il vas
sung without a Matilda and with variations winch
must 20 on the record as the most amazing ever
seen In a Ncw-York opera house. several days ago
Mis-, Lucille Hi, who was expected To sing ne
part OF Matilda. taken ill., and Sisnor.nn ldolA
Drog. regular member OF the company was SUBJ
stitUted for her The fact mentioned IN the
newspapers on Monday. Matilda does not appear in
II, opera until the second act. and when she does
appear she has the most familiar aria in the opera
TO sing an aria that belongs 10 the concer,-ro0m
repertory OF most iorid sopranos-"Se.Na opica.
When Signorina Drog came upon the stage last
night it is safe 10 say no one n the audience re-
GREETED the substitution. She is an eNceedhsy
comey person. one who moves about WIKI attract
i've freedom and grace. and she has voice OF
excellent quality. especially IN the upper ress'T
She began the aria most tastefuly and c1octvel',
but her memory played ner fa,se AZ the close "
twelve sixteen measures. For a few dreadful
seconds she tried pick up the thread OF the mel
oiy. but in vain. There came the inevitable break
down. She quit trying and appealed pfu.y 70
Signor Mancineli the cond IrOr for help Tie 'eemei
As completely have lost his head the lady had
her memory. 50 did the prompter, who pulled him-
self into his shell like a snail and remained as
mute, Signor TamaGo entered in character ana IN
dugel In durro snow Few detached phrases from
the orchestra. Then the awfulness OF the situation
leaving Matilda alone. Tha; lady made a mai ap-
peal TO the conductor switched her dress nervouSy
with her riding whip. tho wings, got a drink
and then disappeared. The audience. when haa
gooi-humoredly applauded till now began to ausn
and the decentralization complete. |, would nave
been relief had the curtain fallen. but a. THIS ga
not take place. Signor TamagnO Signor Ancona anu
Edouard de Reszke came upon the stage and began
the famous trio in which SisDor Tamagao sang
with stupendous intensity and power. II was re-
markab.e performance OF a sensational piece anu
had It not been preceded by frigh;fu catastro-
phe. and interrupted by Tdmasno himself 10 %"
his acknowledgements pick up bunch Of viole's
thrown from box and repeat his first melody '"
proceeding that disrupted the imposition a. COM
pletely Signorna Drogs memory-slp dii the
preceding scene). its effect would have been df"
maticaly electrify!ng There a long WAX ait''
the act t. enable Signpr Mlncirei 10 arrange "e
necessary cuts. and after Mr.. Perry had made m
apology on behalf OF Sgnorina and explained thmh
she had been seized with vertigo. hut wolld nl,.
the opera in abbreviated form the perforni'ns ~
WAS resumed 1t * due 10 the Lady 10 add thai s"'
had never befor, attempted To sing tne parL ,,y
william Tell had not been heard In TINS rg
since Signor ramagno's first and only season heFs,
in the spring of 1880 Previous to that time " M, me-
been included in the lists OF two German Sc on.
1855 SO and lSS?'9o. and In the oil days a. u. ~.
Academy there usel 70 be tenor named l.G f. .n
who hurried out stentorian II natura,s IN the va
AMI thus furnished justification for an oe,, "nsn
Of IT, M the hec MrF SnSt@s sans
and twelfth In list OF nineteen IN lsS-FV .,, 4,
managerial view for 4 long tiwr has been u''l LAT
IL a tenor's opera. though as rule ito WIl.0, ,irr,
nights representation lid not make an eNn.elfsr
the harytOne who sings the role OF Tel sNr,i.Iv
more pleasure In the history OF music. esp,s n
In that OF the development Of Rossnl f''a, in.
occupies unique position. and II MouI '' r@t too
trrestlng experiment If clever muslcan ~, ,arrsd
devoted modern notions, nor too thloN';y make
| with old were remodel the work so hS 10 inals
IL conform far AZ possible 70 iittsrir'iS ,i been
IL : an old story that many pages OF IL, In, no
sacrificed long before its composer disl' Dheroic
treatment that II has Yet received mas pt b ,rtsiic
| ,,l, Will Inn
requirements OF to-day. That would relui. IN the
| In the action regard for trltniu. nmmancipatlon
scenery easily obtained. and absolute eminn' ppnera
from the conventonalities or the ou-, ,ry rdicil-
which continually render the stlrins s ei neces-
lous Under the circumstances II Is sc.ncs ~ last
sary 10 say anything about the perlornf work OF
night beyond record of the beaut''Gi gnor Ia
Sianor Ancopa Edouard de Reszke, .ls rsst can
magno and the augmented chorus Inc WV
wait.