The sun., 1897-10-24

opera nn9 concerts In Boston, Phtlauolphlh,, Gln-
cnn GhifGasU df and 0thsT sti
Is6s Mas. StEskoss6 engaged Brignoi ior the
operS House With Mmo' De GSIS ia Grange, @ who was
on her second and last visit to America.
rio, with Mile, Dnfand Petrilii, baritone; saSti
ana Iocatelli, bassos, and Gloria. accompanied,
In tour of opera and concert in the southern
and nfterward with Miss Mccullouch. a fine
singer, whom he married after, year, ,.l IN
the frst Nilsson. grand concert tour and
for the season OF Nilsson Italian opera In In
with his wife and remained there, singing in
Italy and In London at Her Majestys Theatre
with Titiens and other artists, singing the roles @
OF poor Giuglini and maintaining himself ns the
only rival OF Mario. He rcsembled Giugini In
go much thot he was frequently stopped IN the
who at that time had died in a madhonse in
Italy. When BriEnoli came back TO America ho
"lfio caro- Dc vivo. shall never forget when
! first appeared on the stage of Her Majestys
Theatre Fhe great artistic Teresa Titens, was
her. When She iirsi saw mo shc started, and as
soon as she heard my voice she fairly broke
%%sG d he os p 5 SsG ssI
her triumphs on the same stage"
Brignql remained in Europe for two or or three rec
during the Philadelphia Centenni Al Exhibition
he sang in the philadelphia Academy Of Music
donna. and other artists in a sories of opcratic
performances under Max Strakosch's manage
Tc The se9r sncs d
manager maj a"oi" Of Miss Emma Abbott, engaged him
the the following MaI; During, During /, ths f,s, sum: IN
For t the t"%so season Of isSs7a formed Don Pas:
Of s SRsrGG ne mexHc
tralto. who snng for sixty nights in Glmore's
concerts at Madison square Garden, scoring {.
Norma: Brgnol was Ernrsto; Taglinrietra,
Doctor Maidfesfn: suslni, Don Pdsqudlc and
fn%ss s M s ws ssa1T %
ADVANCE agent; We began in Boston and played
osnh Il SGrS
Savannah and other cities. In Nashville re-
ceiycd a telegram from lima di MurskH. who
season. brought Brgnoi and Susini to Cincln.
natl, and told them TO stop 1.-The Burnett House
going to take Di MursKe and form Don Pas:
9nale company. The day after meeting III
MuTsk" teeSr"nhed Bis. and Ssipi Mr
liniatcsta, / made UP The Di Murske Don Pas
ouale Opera and Concert Company. We began
on Sunday night at hooley's Theatre in Chi
cago with great success. and from there I
think the second week of April. 1878. and. as it
WAS too warm, the business was not good. but
die. not lose my courage. I met n. Durand
agent. went ahead to perfect all the arrange
ments We went to Galveston for two nights,
houses 81 Mursks and Brisnoii scored @ great
seen in America also got her share Of applause;
We visited the ,., principal towns OF IeSas: and
we remained q week. playing in new garden
owned by the city railway. Afterward VIC visited
IN nShD c4Hsssa nssa os De'0 Week END Id
ness. receiving Is per cent; Of the gross receipts
10 very fair houses. From Montreal took the
snaed With 10 three % @ %sr ID Pss
! Guale, all most successful artistically and and
hs nS heinz w".
| by Henry Mapleson for the first concert tour In
AmsreG Of that ro.n "mn and vSry
| cessful. In the following seasons OF 1sSo-s2
| Brignoli WAS engaged by Col. Mapleson for his
winter in The United states. AS during the
! above period I was in Australia wi h Cnrlotta
sa Gn S my rsurn 0S to New Q" York ON
Christmas eve bbsss HTisnoii was % st lro IN IN
%sns H fS; the sS1,eSins sn season q issss.
Emma Abbott but refused the engagement
prefering TO 90 on concert and operate tour
signor Ferranti as Doctor, nn'nteSta and Carac
qusie" at Chickerfne Hail at So a seat i, was
! special performance for his benefit, the only
hs ever be hs long
| York and he received an ovation. A week OF
,~o after this pertorm,nn1ce IL made up %hoT
/ Grand Concert and Opera Company and
started for long tour in tt tks South and
Lincoln Hall. where we had full house
| AS usual. BrEnoli got brilliant receptio,
Mine. MIN Godini. tencioni. and other artis's There
We're present several OF his friends; among them
the foreign Mp;e1 Sr leSDS WTshnSS
burg Grrenville, Columbia. Mont gomery. Mo
bile. and New Orleans. Thence we went TO Gal
Mexico From there we came back 10 San An
tonic. whore gnvc Don PesGnale" tor well
filled house on the evening OF May 4, 1884. Il
was the, las, opera that the sweet, sill
yer.voiced tenor ever sang II the Unite,
Mme Marie odn nnd he went Mi
far AS ST. Pau! and Minneapolis where he sans
in various CONCERTS during during the ,sn summer; m II.
ccpted AL engagement offered him by NJ iss Emm!
Abbott for the season OF lss4.5. but nontl
1854. His funeral took place on Nov. 3 from
the Everett Honse where he had ii lived since H. /
pay the-lnst tribute OF r"suect to the most be
loved tenor that ever appeared in America !
was n deserved tribute to u noble man. the lido
OF the American public.
were Nine. Adelaide Ristor and her husband
Marquis del Grillo, Marquis di San MarAano
Count lie Reve Col. M"rlcson and all his, nrt
lists. r :. Gilmore, Miss Clara Louise Kellogg
u. Cutting. Mrs. r. Loeb, Mrs. Thurhrcr. Mrs
A. Wolf. Mrs. Murza Mrs. Charles Turnurc
Mrs. Frank Chickering. Lawrence Turnure. Mrs
Cornochnn, Mrs. ID. do ViyG. Mrs. Brezier; Mr.
Barney Williams, Mrs Hnlsey Train. Col. Nc
Call, Mrs, Mercy. Rudolph Aronson. Jules Levy
Max Strakosch, and l.. Albtes. his accompan s,
whom he brought here from Europe, besides
large drpu alton from Philadelphia
Cappa's band. which was stationed In front o
the house. struck up Beet hoven's funeral march
and tho coffin was brought down and placed 4
the hearse. The funeral procession hen move
slowly up Fifth avenue. followed by severa
hundred persons, thence to st. Agnes's Churc
in East .Forty-third street. Tho church wa
} decorat ed with a great quantity OF flowers an
eycrgreens. Mass wRs celebrated by the Re,
Father j.. H. Bcgley. The music OF tho mas
. was sung by the choir OF the church. The clo
. ing hymn. Tho Last Greeting" by schuber
was sung by Miss Clara Louise Kellogg. 81
! transit gloria niun3i.
created the tenor roles Of a ri Trovatorc. L
; Travia!a. -" IN Ballo IN Masehera. " II Giur,
operas his repertoire consisted OF Martha.