The herald., 1896-09-17
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
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LOS ANGELES THEATER.-Tha
artistic standpoint that the Henricns
company has given US thus far in their
repertoire was the production of Verdi's
dramatic opera Ernani last night. The
rich and fiorid orchestration, the bril-
liant arpeggios and their alliance with
massive tone pictures, in which the
brass lends force and volume, suggest
the influence of Berlioz and Wagner on
the mind of Verdi and his wondrous ca
pabilities for combining with these i'm
pressions the ethics of the Italian lyric.
Ernani is an opera that well deserves
more frequent production, but singu-
larly enough few singers are satisfied
with it. The prejudice, however, mainly
lies with the tenors. They dislike to
follow the eXacting work of the role of
Ernani when all the honors fall to Don
Carlos, the baritone role. Don Jose and
the Toreador give fitting parallel in
Carmen and. tenors usually are poten-
tlaf in the making of the repertoire. All
this aside Ernani is an opera that Will
always be a delight to the music loving
public and certainly it's production last
night was environed by the most fe-
fictitious conditions. The seXtette in the
first act reused the audience as they are
rarely stirred here in Los Angeles, and
as the streams of melody wound into
the striking and picturesque staccato
choral movement, the audience was
ready and willing to rise and shout
bravo" as they enthusiastically de-
manded an encore. The impassionei
duo, Now To Die. Oh, Bliss of Heaven,
between Mr.. Michelena and Nine. Ma
tall was another forceful musical tri-
umph, although the orchestra quavered
in an uncertain manner until Herr Mar
tens, by his strong personality drew
them together again. The conspirators'
chorus also deserves especial comment
for its effective rendition, and the trio
of Natal, Michelena and Abramoff at
the close of the fifth act must be ac.
cepted as a classic artistic triumph.
Madame Natali as Elvira proved her
eminent capabilities as a great dramatic
soprano. There are few prime donne
who can fulfill all that the dilettante
exact in this role, and we are glad to ac-
cord to her the full measure of COM
mendation, which began with the cav
atina, "Ernani, oh, come and fly with
me- and ended with the final trio. Her
work was alike conscientious and ar
tistic, nay, it approached greatness
nearly. Mr.. Michelena as Ernani was
naturally great impersonation, and
While the role, as we have said, is a
thankless one, his sweet lyric tenor in
vested it with all the poesy of romance,
enshrined in music. 1t was another
artistic triumph for the handsome tenor.
Mr.. Rafael as DonCarlos was most accept
able in the role. His sympathetic bar
itone fully carried all the pleasing meas
ures of the score, and his solo in the
fourth act was vehemently and justly
applauded. However, according to stage
traditions, Mr.. Rafael should have worn
the massive armor and white plumed
helmet of the great Charles in the cata-
comb scene. Signor Abramoff as Don
Ruy won new and deserved laurelS by
his mastery work. His singing of In
felice was high artistic triumph. Taken
altogether, the Hinrich company made
their best artistic impression here last
night. Yesterday afternoon the Bo-
hemian Girl was presented with a fine
cast, and tonight Faust will be given
with Madame Natali as Marguerite.
THE ORPHEUM-Anothe of the Or
pheums' phenomenal audiences pack
ed this popular house last night to listen
to program of unusual excellence, and,
Judging from the vociferous applause
accorded the performers, their eforts
were fully appreciated. The bill this
week is unusually strong combining, as
it does, many new features together
with the most excellent of those present.
ed last week.
BURBANK TIIEATER-The magnif-
icent production of Leonard Growers
famous comedy drama, The Wolves of
New York, continues to delight large au-
diences at the Burbank. The acting OF
the strong company is excellent, the
mechanical effects are wonderful and
the scenery is superb. The play will run
the entire week, including the Saturday
matinee. Next week three new come
dies will he produced,