New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-01
MUSIC.
"s1ECFRIED" REVIVED.

"sIEGFRIED" REVIVED.
Tho, the return OF wagner's "Siegfried' to the
stage NJ the Metropolitan Opera House "ouid De
signalzed by a joyous demonstration might eas'v
hoye bsen predicted The mere announcement
49,. .. uor,d he given at the second representa-
,ion Of Mr. Damrosch's German season must nave
set thousands Of hearts to futterihs uii'e .'s
stress OF delightful recolections ana ih''e Nv
lightful anticipation. 1t Is the drama al "o'.
Mr. Alya-y first reached his artistic maturity aio
throughout the two seasons in which ne was ,he
representative Of the youthful hero no more pie'-
urescue figure or one more calculated 10 warm inc
hearts Of sentimental maids and matrohs ""S "
be seen on our stage. 1t is true that suoseaue"'
history revealed the fact (Which can be set Gown
without disrespect to Mr.. Alvary, ana "uS' De
mentioned to the honor OF the public that muen
as the people liked Alvary they liked Siegtreo
more, but from November 3, 1887, when the "oiA
was first brought forward in New-fork, uhtn
the close OF the season OF lssS-lsss. when no
took his departure from New-York, not to
return till now. a great many persons were inclined
70 think that the of "Segfred' was the
individual triumph OF the tenor who embodied us
heroic character POLITICALLY. completely ana well.
This alteration OF an individual seems bound up
in the nature Of operate production. IL runs
through the whole history OF Italian opera, from
tho time that the muslcal element obtained its
domination over the dramatic till now ana II mas
never had a more striking illustration IMAM u.a'
enioyed by VI. Jean de Reszke IL Is not "ho'S
consistent with the nature Of the Waeheriah drama
however though IT has played its part In the
careers Of the principal performers J" '"s'
nights representation. The AlVary ihciueHl 20
fresh in the minds Of NEWCOMERS, but not All Oh
them know that Frau Sucner was once inc o"''''
of equally great alteration. II was wheh she "a'
the prima donna OF the Hamburg opera ana WHY
critic found a happy Characterization OF the puo'e
feeling towanl her by inverting the warhihs o'"-
,atnad in a line of Goethes "Versuche oil Gotier
NIGHT" which he amended to make 1t READ YER
gOttere die Sucher nicht
II is beyond question that the successrui career
Of ''Slegfred" has been closely identlned Win M
A.varys personal triumph in Ne"-forK' pu'
equally beyond question that the most marked Ut
u,nnhs celebrated oy the drama itself were won
after Alvarv had severed his relations with the
METROPOLITAN company. The drama was hrst DFoueh'
forward on November .. 1851. In the season loS''o
It was given eleven times, and at the close IL s'ooo
second in the list of fourteen works win average
receipts OF 1891 o. being surpassed only by DIE
Ci3tterdammeruns" which was. brought out six
weeks later yet had performances Win re-
cepts averaging 1892. In the next season seq
friei was given SIX times and fel, 20 OK es" This
list Of sixteen, with an average or S5py
was Mr.. Alvsrys last season here. In lsSe-ls" "a
p5stpon@d the prosucton Of "siegriei with Yogi
IN the ,tuar role till March Il. near the S'osS 49, -.
s"n,ations but these were financially the most sue
ccssfu ever given. the average being stVo - - So
f fS wbsn. ho%eyer~this must be borne in mindIlt
was given eleven tne In the lat eaSon Oh Win
1iudehus as the hero and led the list with an aver
age Of 33s3 The record snoT Which seq
fried" has had Mr. A.vary appeared IN se'en'e ~
otner SIX beng s. rs 50-a handsome showing i2r
NJ. Alvarys popularity, out an equaiITEh IL snc,
j. extremely significant its bearing on the appLe-
citation which the Waenerian drama won during In'
too brief domination Of German opera III NE" So y.
for OF all the works Of the poet-composer, stes.
fried" stands furthest from the conventon,avs .,
i Isf lyF'' stage and touches nD'4" 'y'D-' '
a. that Of Monday evening. when tristan uno
sUe made hs its Bu fp 9Se only vacant
chairs fey IN the east esr1 1s SSHss H o
us fT CAPACITY After n drst there we're
hearty recalls Tor the performers four Of which Mr.
Aivary shared with Herr Paul LANCE me inPeI .
s,isfScon Of the audence for himself alone. Later
sere was applause in plenty, but il was leyertheess
of he privi,eee whlch the production offered, was
Yet inclined 10 b. critical not having iorS9tten me
cumstance in al likelihood VII iorce ltseii re-
The STAGE furnishings dir,r.I Ittie rom MI 20
which the patrons of N Metsoiol;ln opera hooss
- thejr purposes s. also. were tn majority q the
singers M. Always S.e-triet shows no loss ln
II i has ch!ng'd AZ A. 9S lts;ed too long
vaFeIy 81 n,'a pf Fran Suchers merits as
BrdnhilIe Herr schwarz was a stately hsure as
the Wanderer. but his unyieldng voice ana
the utter lack OF nuances OF oppression IN ms
singing made one long to see MIR Fischer In ne
part he used 70 nil molly. Herr LANCE dis,
c,osed hirnse: As OF intelligent ana Nariel
resource MS Mime but part Of the music L. too low
FOR his voice. Herr Oberhausers Mberlch was
vocaIy so excellent as 10 justify pleasant expects
tions when he shall have opportunity TO make
an essay in the sustained style Two local singers
were in tho cast-Mss Marcea lindh as The v9 7.
OF the bird and Miss Marie Maurer as Erda' Inc
latter was Overweighted with her part nIt M tn
Iindbs pure light voice IL well suited 10 the dlln-
I., III, -, i.rneJ 10 her part. Herr Behrens
sang the music OF Fafner. az ne has done before.
Wr Damrosch read the with good intelli.
gene. and held the orchestra to precise ana
Technically accurate performance. The reading.
norsover was more elastic than that given 10 the
,,nssiorafa measures Of Tristan und Isolde"
Which can IL! brook a merely literal performance.