The sun., 1897-09-05
NEwSOFopERA IN EUROPE.
HAIRS LEADING PRLMA DoNFi
MAS OHlN0 ED HER MIND.

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the seRson at BASrNuts-Popular Opera In
Paris-Pinna Of Lordsn yasicsi Managers.
Gemma Rollincioni has not after all, re
tired from the stage since the death OF Roberto
StAgno, her former associate, who died carly
last spring. At the tlmo this popular italian
singer, who Is indeed tho best-knowu woman
the stage Of Italy and represents to other
countries tho best OF tho Italian prilna donnas
OF the day, announced her permanent retiro-
ment from tho stage Her appearances in Lon
don two years ago were not highly successful.
In tho opinion OF Covent Garden audiences sho
was not up TO tho standard Of the best OF tho
women who appear there, and this list Includes,
II must be remembered, Mmn Abani rs we'll
~ Mines. Eames, Melba, and Calve. She has
never again attempted to gain favor there and
has contented herself with singing In those
countries which have accepted her. According
to tho published photographs, she is very
attractive woman. She Is now tho mother OF
two children. Her arst appearances since the
death OF Stagno were maie recently At Ber-
lin, and she 10 the most popular Of the italian
prinia donnas there. Tho extont OF her roper
toire may b gathered from the fact that she
has been h, d as Media, Sdntusrd, Leonors,
and Carmen, and Nara In the one-act opera
OF tho same name by Hummel which was heard
hero In private several ears ago. Her best
role Is thought to be SdntuEEd. Signora Bell
incioni is q very rich woman, for even TO for
eign singers that may not come to tho United
Statos there is large field TO be found In South
America Bellincioni inherited, moreover,
large fortune from Stagno who was said at
the time Of his death to be one Of the richest
professionals In Europe Another popular
Italian soprano Is Signora Pierosu. who Ii an
English woman by birth. although her artistic
career is wholly associated with the Italian stage
With francesca d'Andrade, the Italian bari.
tone, she has lately been singing In Berlin.
where both Of them arc immensely popular.
Mime. Frances Saville Is to go Vienna this
winter to become the leading member OF the
new operauo company which is to give serious
works at the rhoater an der Wien. Sho VIII
appear first in Puccinis LA Bohemo," and may
also be heard In Saint-Saens's "Phryne," sing
ing the role In which Jeanne Harding ut her
unfortunate debut and Sibyl Sanderson have
both appeared AT the Opera Comque in Paris
The theatre, for its partial return to serious
Pucclnt and Saint Saens, both OF which arc
new 70 Vienna, long list OF novelties: Fssn1
week with revival Of hymperdlneks opera
lowed by The Opera ball. BY Richard hea.
opera new works BY We!nberver and varney's
| operetta, THE Gcd OF Love"
! For the close OF the Buyreuth season Parsi-
| far was given for the one hundredth time in
| tho Festsp.c!haus, anu the crowd was some-
! thing UNPRECEDENTED in the history OF the Thea,
tire. For single seats, which cost ordinarily 20
marks, l4o marks, or S35. were offered. Tho
orchestra, under Anton se,el's direction. was
acknowledged TO be the most brilliant feature
| OF the performance. There was q row between
| two oI the primA donnas before the pei. ormance,
| which lasted for nearly twenty.four hours and
put Frau Cosma " u. ner's powers Of diplomacy
| TO more severe test than they had ever Do
fore been subjected to. Up to within u few min.
| utes OF the time the opera was to be sung no
| decision as to the Interpreter OF the rnie Of
kundry had been made. Two OF the singers
claimed II with equal warmth. One WAS Marie
| Breua who sang the role for the first time sew
eral years ago, In spite OF the repeated state
| The other was FrAuein Won Mildcnburg, u pupil
| OF The Bayreuth school, who made her operatic
| debut at the performances this summer. Each
| OF these singers declared that the role belonged
! to her. and neither was disposed 10 give II up.
.s a'Ss rirar. eaa one th. s,pper Ua toowins
the performance, Siegfried Wagner said in
speech that he had consented to conduct some
| Richter OF Vienna compelled to be away
from Bayreuth account OF his health An
| er, while Ernst Won Wozogen made a most fiat
tering speech about all of thew asners, Frau
before This year and has hitherto been quito
unknown. She has been received with dit.
fesent opinions, and one OF these IS that she IS
to be the successor to Amslia Ma!erna rs a
| Wagner singer. German critics are search
ing eagerly nowadays for successors TO the
group that included Ma!ten, Sucher. Materna.
Lehulann, and kIatsEy. and they are likely 70
clap the label on nybody that promises 10 hil
one of their places. 1t has not yet been able
To stick. The last acclaimed successor to one
OF this group Seidlmaicr Of Vienna, who
was singer in operetta until several years
ago But when she wa heard in other places
1t became evident that there must be great
dearth OF fine German singers II II was found
possible to make fuss over her.
- Paris has lately been having season or
private theatre at prices less than those ordi.
narily charged. The operas have been taken
chiefly from the old repertoire, and two or three
OF Donizetti's works have been revived, pre-
sumaby to accord with the Bergarno fcs,ivi-
ties. which have had their influence In almost
every European opcratic theatre. These Paris
performances are held at the Porto ST. Martin.
and among the performers there Is scarcely ono
reputation. Perhaps ". Enge, tenor. long
Of the Opera Comique, Is the only singer In the
list who has been already heard OF here.
| London i TO have a new opera on the story OF
"Trip Van Winkle," written by Frances Lewis'
"a name which Is not intended to reveal. but to
conceal, the compo> er's Identity. Both Plan
Quette and Max MaretZek have writ ten operas
on this legend. and the work OF the famous i'm
pre- sario who died last spring was a venture
which met with Success in scarcely single
particular when It given at the Academy
| OF Music some year, ago. This story OF Wash
ingtOn Irvings will soon be put on the stage in
O new form in London for an actor who Ia anx-
ious 10 steal some OF the laurels from Jo eph
fact that It was as dancer In burlesque and
ballet that he became known to the stage.
Three operas made from plays are soon due for
production in Italy. They are Leoncavaiiq' 9
"Trilby." Sanaras "Feodora, and the LA
Tosca" Of GiorcanoL