The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-25
TENOR or oPERA,
An oIa DIGESTION Brought Up IN LOADER N .
wow Porm BIZ = Hoarse Tenor.

New Form b = Honrss TENOR.
To THE EDITOR or THE sUN-Sfr: 1t IL evil
dent that other audiences than those OF New
York arc accustomed when they go to the opera
to consider the interpreter moro important tnan
the creation. The popular singer appeals more
to the public heart than the work In other citics
than here. and this was recently shown in Lon
don. whom joan do Reszko's illness compelled
some radical changes of programme. But the
management of Covent Garden made no
attempt to present the operas with other sing
ers. although this could have been done. II
was decided that without tho favorito tenor no
effort need be made to give tho works announced
This recognized very emphntically tho disposi-
ton of the audience to regard the singer as moro
important than the opera Tho changes OF late
there hnve boon exasperating. Romeo OF
Juliotte" was substituted at the last moment
for Tristan und Isolde" and q previous eD6eti-
ata." Faust " was given in place OF Die Meis-
tersinger." Those changes were presumably
pubic came to hear Jean dc Reszko and not the
opera. and, whether that was true or not, the
exactly describes the situation existing here as
we'll as in London. 1t refers to the particular
esSnsos OF Of 9 9eon so Rssz ian as G %rfsfan: 'n'
"why the management should have played
the prcposteIous games they have pls syS1s i1 him.
self j. +. r., ian inscrutable mystery, That
jean dc Reszke has several. times thought him
last moment, Is nothine; IL might happier, to any
Of us who possessed Jean. dc Reszke,s voice ana
9 opsum n .o art; Thq his 'e %n, &c Fe 81 Vocal 3 io art
nearly Incredible, and his mastery of hist a1s%iS
art quite respSs sS hall, this aiten eS6 taalS
covens Garden COMPANY, that on Wagner EI%
these h EEs' prSopositione C. which no critic in his
s sep pisy T na,t asseo or 1rfs tsan there cannot DO the
slightest doubt that Van Dyck could do the Rarts.
exeellently; some years ago the h,nS whole snoesss fb ~ &
with Jean dc Reszke; and Il the truth should
cannot do without him, jean might be reminded
that he was not here in one of the most successful
1t is. indeed, ridiculous that we ehould have TO
wait SO long for the operas we chiefly want 70
RsSf eef I DO not a m doubt sen that en Jean 'f has . a sore
throat, it may be permitted me 70 point out that
these continued delays are giving rise to the
injured. and. while 1 do not doubt that the
management has done its best in a series OF
+ Se b} RS5a%a1'sD on me In e the 0' prose 1s' fashion
o asEsT prepared one eor viii ih9 s %oS' o proo't 70 the
conclusion that 1t is no management at all, but
9, mIkiS1sn'G is nSnsrtis As f foe P sssspda 9% Evenings hsG
the way to Covent Garden doubtful whether he
will not find It off and tsay) The Huguenots'
oni Who viii feel n safe IL giving Ing up ps an sing tSSs
when he gets to the theatre Tristan viii have
been replaced by Faust r.
Last winter, when Tristan und Isolde" WA
sung here for the first time during the season,
Jean dc Reszke was suddenly taken i'll: But he
recovered when it was decided that the operu
would be sung with another tenor as Tristan.
But it is. unluckily, as true Of the audience Of
the Metropolitan as of those at Covent Garden
that it is the singer and not the work which at
tracts most attention.
NEW YORK, June %.