Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-20
MRS. PnATT's TRIUMPH
Accepted at Geneva Grand Opera House
without the Third Debut---SeveraI

Accepted at Geneva Grand Opera House
without the Third Debut---severaI
Criticisms.
Mrs. Harriet Brasor Pratts second APP
pearance at Geneva, in Trovatore, was
great triumph. The entire audience was
very enthusiastic, and they would not let
her go until she had repeated the first air.
She had recall after recall every time she
sang. The managers were so much pleased
with her appearance in Trovatore that
they did not oblige Mrs. Pratt to make the
regulation third debut. The night follow
ing the performance, when the stage man
ager came before the curtain and an
nounced that Nine. Brazil had been &C
cepted and that third debut would not be
required, there was tremendous cheering
Following are translations of some of the
critiques.
lie Genevois.l
Who says that La Favorite does not
draw any more, Tuesday there was a
packed house, but perhaps it was more to
hear the new Leonore than for love for the
melodies of Donizetti. Nine. Stella Brazil
is a beautiful woman, having the plastic
qualities of the role, and she showed her
self an intelligent comedian. The singer
knows how to sing and possesses a voice
supple and of great range, brilliant in the
high register, round and full in the lower,
in fact the real quality of a contralto.
Notwithstanding this rare reunion of quail
tiles Mime. Brazil did not take with the
public during the first two acts. But once
the artistic had conquered her emotion she
sang in the most brilliant manner the
grand air, so mon Fernando into which
she put love, anguish and spirit She was
also equal to the occasion in the celebrated
duo in the last act. Mime. Brazil gave
proof of great qualities and we shall have,
with her, the satisfaction of hearing the
contralto roles sung by contralto, some
thing that has not happened for a long
time in Geneva.
La Sctnel
Nine. Stella Brazil, an artistic who comes
to us from Covent Garden theatre, made
her first debut in La Favorite. The new
contralto is a very beautiful woman who
does not bring a smile to the lips when it
is a question of the heroine's beauty in
the libretto. Her voice is full, good COM
pass, and has an admirable ring in the
lower register. She is a good comedian
and knows how to wear her costumes. She
received good applause in the due. in the
second tab!eau, and her air, so mon Fer
ndnd,i was interrupted by innumerable
braves. After the final duet, where she
was very pathetic. she received several re-
calls.
lL'Eclaireur, Nice
The charming Nine. Stella Brazil, Who
had such a success in the opera in Nice,
where she is much regretted, has found at
Geneva the success she had at Nice. The
young artistic OF Covent Garden theatre
made her first debut in the role of LeonOre
in La Favorite and took the audience by
storm with the grand air so mon Fer
nand," which she sang in perfect style,
| and aroused enthusiastic applause with her
warm and beautiful contralto voice.
lie Genevois
Mime. Brazil, who made her second
debut in the role of Azucena, the bohe-
milan, in Trovatore, made very great i'm
preston. She sang the air, LA famine
brille," with such a tragic accent that the
public redemanded it. The recitative
which follows, so dramatic, was given
with great art; voice, acting, in fact every
| thing was appropriate to the situation.
The success obtained by this artistic in the
scene Of the encampment of the gypsies,
was maintained to the end of the opera.
Revue and Gazette des Theatres
Nine. Brazil commenced the evening by
master-stroke. At her appearance in
the second act, as Azucena, after her grand
air, the whole audience broke forth in ap-
plause as one person and she was Obliged
TO repeat the air. Nine. Brazil has a
| magnificent contralto voice and with this,
style, method, and artistic temperament.
lies Echos de Nice
We are happy to announce to our read
ers that Nine. Stella Brazil, the graceful
contralto whom we heard last year, is en-
gagged at Geneva where she has Just OBJ
tanned overwhelming success in La Favor
tie and TrovatOre. All those who knew
Nine. Brazil will rejoice at her success
and will wish with us to see her again in
the near future at the opera in Nice.