The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-26

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N On On Wear @canesd%y, Oct. 4, CLARA pOg d1r naS Ss her her
W S1S She made a successful debut by her
chsr%gins personality, her pleasing yG 'SO s, yGlso
score. a success. Parepa ftosa on the Hrst week
sang in Martha, and twice, IN .lno nv M n
q Sn1 the os aog = %sa,o no SFH% wSs pToiuccd for tho
| debut of Nine. Vnnzini In the Title role. "a
ktanclla' was an immense success g,iGc pcrfoot
execution by all the artists and cSpSrlniis uSS
I Mime. vanzini, who scored on ,mlnrn,ate ahn
genuine success, hcing called before inc curtalh
after each act. Nine. Vanzlni had a lovely SO.
prano voice, and was an excellent singer ana q
N ,1 Tonaon aS ana eiss @sIn init in Italian opera.
On the Same night the George Dolly dfGna
Concert Company GppsareHh o '9r M TSc " Company
coqmpFt,s;ed the best ballad singers an, IN h SYEassrs..
an artistic success, particularly Mr.. SsntlSys
who was well'known here, as tho best hnsnsn
failure from the first concert, owing to bad
management, and Messrs, Chapel X Co, music
dealers in London, the hackers OF the enterprise
were reported to have lost over $4,000. -
made hor American debut in opera g az t IIfh b .So
Miss Cary as Siebei,' Caponi as .Iftanst, Barre as
Maretzek, conductor. According to the press
despatch received In New York from Boston,
Ni on Pr ffsleT Get. q IS sFlPP% alspa R MSST sps Ss;GSdG'f for
the first time here as Imcrcsid in Donizcttis
opera of "Lucrezie Borgia," with Tom Karl as
Ainslcy Cook as the Duke Ayonso. Parepa
Rosa scored a triumph after singing her nrst
reached the climax OF her success with Karl and
Cook In the trio finale OF the third act.
cS ON saturday Ard s, might, Oct fdot i; nI E benefit nna for 1b Iss
second act Of The Daughter of tho Regiment"
the second act of The Bohemian Girl with
Doria. Castle, Campbell, and seguin. and the
Campbell. and others. Carl Rosa and Behrens
wore conductors. The house was crowded:
son at the Stadt Theatre / met many stockhold.
crs of the Academy of Music: They were very
anxious to hear tho wonderful German tenor.
theatre, they told me. Wachtel did not wish to
sing at the Academy, on account Of the 200 FREQ
Wachtel would accept 81 900 to sing Munrico
in I'll Trovatore' in Italian, with Parepa Rosa,
Of singing it at the matinee at the Stadt Thea;
tro. 1 presented my scheme to Parepa and
Carl Rosa. who approved it. proposed to
tho English opera season, with both chorus and
orchestra of the English and German operas,
with Parepa Rosa as Leonord, Nine. Gazznniga
as ASucend !she had agreed to s nj, the part for
5000. Wachtel, as Manrico; offering, him
and Gus Hall as Ttrraado. j, proposed to nut
the prices for. orchestra and dress circle seats
at SIS, boxes, four seats, $685.; mezzanine boxes.
admission, ST.. Ncuendorff.. Carl. and Parepa
Rosa suggested charging the same, prices as
dress circle seats, but l insisted on IS seats
and carried the day. Everything was ar,
and on sunday, Oct. Is, / advertised the sale Of
seats for Thursday at . A. NJ. On Thursday |
saw at the Academy the greatest rush of ticket
the sale was over st, 600, and no one grumbled
at the prices. Spectators reaped q harvest in
selling orchestra seats at $40, $15, and $50,
and boxes at $50 each.
The performance was a triumph for Parepa
cess for Albert Laurence IBIS debut in Italian
operal. The grand chorus Of seventy and tho
grand orchestra Of sixty shared the success.
night Carl Rosa made the greatest mistake in
his career, which cost him the loss of many
that. should we make another combination he
would strike for a higher price, and he did in
that notable opera season of Parepa Rosa,
Wachtel and santley in April. 1872.
Among the operas produced was Dor Clio.
Mime. vanzini as Zeriina, Miss Doria as Etufrd.
Parepa Rosa as Donna Annd lone Of her great
bell, Don Giopanni; Ainsles COOK as LeporeIid:
=. Seguin as Masetto: Ellis Ryse, 1 Commenda-
tore. The opera and tho artists scored a sreat
success, particularly Parepa Rosa in the let
ter aria" generally omitted by other prima
donnas. She sang the difficult aria SO admi-
achieve another of her browning successes. On
the following SATURDAY the English opera sea
bOn Closed with u matinee performance OF 'SaJa-
nella" with the original cast. Tho gross re-
ceipts of the three weeks of English opera were
over $4,000. The share Of Parepa Rosa and
percentage, besides my salary.
On Oct. l6, II, 20 and 81 the Moulton con.
certs were given at ~Steinway Hall to fairly good
houses. Mrs. Charles Moulton, a Boston soci-
city woman, was assisted by signora Palma,
Sarasate. violinist; signor G.. Ronconi. baritone;
On Oct. "a Parepa Rosa, Mrs. E. seguin, Mr..
SllnAnn and MI lEnnE m In thn npn tnriD
The Messiah" with the Mendelssohn Union
Society, a chorus of 800, and a grand orchestra,
Torrance was a success artistically, and fnan'
clally. The Strakosch grand Italian opera
company, comprising Mile. Christine Nilsson
as the star. signorina Corani, sopranos; Mile,
Duyai, light soprano; Miss Cary, contralto; N.
York and siEnoF T, Brignoli, primo ten9ri; NJ
Barre. BuoRsiorno, and Rsndolh. 6aritones.
Barili, bassos, and George Ronconi, barton buf
TO, and Miss Cooney, prima donna seconda, witt
ton Of Max Maretzek, inaugurated a season
o. OF twenty subscription nights on Monday, Oct
les; d for ths the Ac@S1efb@ niy Of Of N Mas,S, w Tsf bo Spissa r
cast; Lucia. Mile. Christine Nilsson; I'd
mond. signor Coletti; Alice, Miss Cooney; con
from - to 81. Mile. Nilsson was heartily wei
coined by a very, large audience. and after he
nrsL ARIA received a storm OF applause. BrIRnOll
TOO, had no less II reception, and after hi,
duet, with Nilsson. "Ptrran a te sui t'uli.
which was beautifully rendered. both artist
were rewarded with several calls. Mile
Nilsson made the first hit Of the evening in tn,
sSextet final Of the second act, Chi m frend.
The brilliant high notes of Nilsson were hcart
advantageously over all others and tho CRANE
chorus, and by ending it with II clear and ring
ing Il fiat in alt she created a furore, and an en-
core was demanded, Brignoli got his share o
applause in the maledictiOn scene in the sam
act, Nilsson's greatest triumph was in he
mac scene In tho third act, in which she die
played with precision and perfection her voca
art in runs and staccato notes. particularly Ii
the beautiful cadcnza, which aroused u tcmpcs
OF applause, followed by an encore, and severe
calls before the curtain. Brignoli sang wit
artistic feeling and precision the final aria. "F a
COCO q te r%icOcer0, and r che q Die Spie0ast
ran, u OeU alma tnndmOIdtd."
This first Nilsson performance estaDlishe,
her as a primo favOrite in Italian opera. d
Wednesday. oct, 20, she appeared in her r.
with Miss Cary as !SiebeL Capoul this first al
pearance, In opera as Faust, Barre as Yaien
tine, and Janet AZ Me~phistOpheies. Nilsson
scored IA greater triumph as Marguerite than a
Lucia., She unprecedented the character t
} Goethe's ideal. and sang the music better thar
any other prima donna that ! had heard pre-
VlOuB 10 her appearance. Cnpuul shared his sue