New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-03
MUSICAL MATTERS.
THE WEEKLY CALENDAR-OPERA sAND
CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The musical calendar for the current week Is as
follows:
SUNDAY metropolitan Opera House SIS I M D0P aa
s:i5 p second Damrosch concert
MONDAY Meropoli,an Opera House, p m' German
OPERA Die Gotterdammerung
Tt-ESDAY-t'han,ber Music Hall 8 o. m recital by
Punket Greene.
WEDNESDAY Metropolitan Opera House. p m' Ger
opera. Tristan ind Isolde
THrRsDAY-Pariors OF Carnegie Hail. p m. Mr. kreh-
hla2sa Of % SS soce Mcop"an
Hous,, p M German opera 'Iannhauser'
Opera HSH,e nj German nan
NTH concert Of the Philharmonic society
The first week OF the German opera season is
past and has left record which Is full OF sug-
gestion to the thoughtful The audiences have
tested the capacity of the house and have been
keenly appreciative OF al that has been offered for
their delectation. The performances have not
reached the plane on which those OF the regular
seasons OF former years moved. but they have been
stimulating In their exhibition OF honesty OF pur-
pose and earnestness of effort. The gravest de-
fects have been in the department OF stage manage
ment but in this respect the performances have
been no worse than those OF the Abbey and Grau
company, whereas the difficulties have been much
greater Mr.. Damrosch has conducted the repre-
sensations with frmness and surety that Few
OF those who have studied his work with the SYM
phony Society OF late we're inclined 10 give him
credit for and there were many evidences OF both
taste and intelligence in his reading OF "Lohen-
grin" and "Segfred" The Tristan reading was
less tory. OF the most charming enecs
OF the music, such as the marvellous sublimatqp
OF night and in the introduction OF the sec
ond act miscarryng. His orchestra Is not a well
balanced one being deficient In string-tone and
needs be treated with greater discretion than has
marked 4, thus far Mr.. Alvary has been entnu-
sastlca.ly welcomed by his Old admirers. and there
is manifest a disposition 10 think that he has
improved In singing well as acting since
he left the Metropolitan Company five years ago
His Old vices OF faulty tone production and vile
pronunciation of vowel sounds still cling TO him.
however and prevent the musical side OF his per-
formances from equalling the histr!onc. Consider
ing the manner In which he sings. It is passing
strange that his voice endures II does. Frau
Sucher has won great admiration by her beauty
and the Intensity and sincerity OF her acting She
is a woman Of marveliously artistic temperament,
and her poses and gestures studies. Her voice
has caused disappointment, especially In Sieg-
fried" In which work she controls but tiny frac-
ton OF that vocal torrent with which Nine. Leh-
mann was wont 70 gorify the last act or the
other members OF the company, Miss Marie Brema
mas made the most pronounced impression. II New
York had the operate institution which 1t ought TO
have. such a young singer she would at once
be secured for many possible.
The operas to be performed this week are
"De G0tterdammerung" on Monday. Tristan und
Isolde" on Wednesday. "Tannhauser" on Friday.
and "Lohengrin" on Saturday afternoon The casts
a. ,ha Ii'l no