The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-03
A NOTABLE MUSIC SEASON.
DIEGO DE TITO TELLS or OP-
ER-iS AND CONCERTS OF 1928


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Observation-Disclosures or nnREemrnt-Cnr-
iottn Patti, Luccn, RuhinStcIn. ana Aimee.
The musical season Of 1s72-73 was n remark.
able one, including the Strakosch concert season
of Mario.patti concerts. the Rubinstein con.
ccrts, tho first Pauline Lucca opera season, and
the AimGc opera bouffc company, besides tho
Thomas symphony concerts. The StrnkosCh
concert company included Mile. Carlotta Patti,
fresh from her triumphs in France, England,
Spain, Belgium, Russia, Germany, and Aus.
tria, under Bernard Ullmann's management
and Signor Mario. the favoritc tenor of tho
Paris and The London public for n quarter Of a
century acknowledged to be the greatest RdOui
IN The Hugucnots.' the GtnHnIO in "Lucrclia
s SSEfiS, and md the a'I T$rmSnd IN in III, F FaySSF Q!
Mario had visited this country with the great
'irisi the seasons of ls54.55. under NJ. Hachet,s
management, opening at the Academy OF Music
in October, 1854, when he was in his best voice
and at the zenith OF his career. Miss Anna
La Iercsina Carrcno. pianist: NJ. Emil. Sauret.
yiolini 7; Signor Georgia Itonconi, baritone
ductor. and Eduardo Mario. nccompanist, were
other members OF the company. II was a splcn.
DID concert company, promising better results
The .Rubinstein concert company included
Anton Rubinstein. the king, of pianists; Henri
Louise Licbhart, the leading soprano of the
London concerts; Mile. Ormeny. ,contralto; NJ.
man. conductor. Max Maretzek's opera com.
pany had as members Nine. Pauline Lucca, the
star sopranos; Mile. ,Rosina Leyielle, lyric So
prano; Miss Clara Louise Kellogg, soprano;
Eleonora Sans. contr.lto: Signo Abrugneto,
prime tenor dipOe=a; Signor Vizzani, lyric tenor;
Signors Graf and Lyall. compri irio tenors;
Signors Mociani and Sparapani. baritones; Sig
nors Janet and Coulon. bassos; Signor George
lahi. second bassos, and signoras Coony and
Schofeid. The stage manager was Signor Am
alto Dabreul; chorus master. Signor q, Santi;
ballet master. Signor Provissimo; conductors,
The F$geEiSirs was AiIiSains,, rfS HagSs:
Marriage of Figaro Der Frei.cbottzn'9'
"Mignon, La Favoritn." Linda da Cha
moHnix," Ricoletto. "Sonnambula, ""L'Etoile
Tho Aimee opera bouffc company included
Mile. Marie Aimee, the star sopranos: Mile. Bo-
N. Juteau, tenor: NJ. Dcsehamps, second tenor;
NJ. lie Cuyer. baritone; u. Duchesne, basso bari
Points. Julien, Salvator. and Gabcl, Mile. Mar.
din. and others. NJ. G. Van Ghele was the con-
ehssss,; The rEa Ff PsffsSais.% va" %La ah bsli Sr1 n%isn Dg;
Barrie Bleue," orphGe aux Enfers." lie Petit
Faust" .%Gepsvieve de Brabnnt;," Les Brig:
Nxtierges." and La Princesse de Trebizonde."
The directors were G; A. Chizzola & CO., the
the treasurer A: Durand.
The first in the field OF battle was the stra-
appearance at Steinway Hall on Monday, Sept.
IL. ls72.- Carlotta Patti, who had not been
heard in New York since her visit in 1869, was
success after singing "Proch,nir. and ,varia.
lions, and the mad scene Of rLusia1 For en-;
the laughing song, and Coming Through the
Rye" She received an ova'iqn: Poor Mario!
Martha. He achieved a sues d'estime
only. as his voice had lost all the sweet
% "nsS he T retained edifr merely g' his ns nco iST"Gr ibs ens..
tiful mesa roce; the like of which no other
tenor. as remember, ever possessed except 7.
blanca luna" Miss Cary. Tercsina Carreno, and
Ronconi won great success. and Sauret achieved
difficult transcription of the seXtet of Lucia"
The next concerts took place on Wednesday.
III. at a matinGc. On the I'D the first Mario.
Patti concert was given at the Academy of
Music in Brooklyn, and on Tuesday. Sept. "a,
way Hall.
Poor Max Strakosch! He became discouraged
sent for me to help him in his trouble by work
some s.H ,oF c n;n, a iew a we Ss w IN " shori Of an" moS se,li"g
promised to help him for two weeks only. for
viii h he Paid me $i3o and all my ex,
noon, At Providence soil a Mario,fatti
concert to the y. NJ. c. A. for 81, $50, the highest
amount II bad ever paid TO any star singer in
concert. Max, was most delighted on hearing
by telegraph thcday after fsuch an unexpected
sum. which he needed very much. From there
l went to Boston and prepared three concerts
and a matinee at the Music Hall, and aftcrward
arranged some t.er concerts in the New Eng
Anton Ruhinstein made his first appearance
in New York at Steinway Hall on Monday, Sept.
%, 1872. II was a gala night, and the hall was
crowded from parquet TO gallery at SO a scat. 81
and $l.5o admission. and 81 for the gallery.
had come expressly from Boston TO assist al this
concert. Rubinstein's success was colossal
cept. nj his 0f iFTinmPEE TO over e9e ali Gnd the 2t th pian Gsm,
". D 2ysrwh 81 while v the success Of
not much inf rior to iuhinstcin's. popularity
speaking. The two were the lions of the even.
ing. ! vividly remember the grand ovation and
the several calls and recalls which Rubinstcin
and Wieniawski received during the evening. 1t
was a royal welcome to the two greatest instru-
mcntalists Of the world. and their success CON
tinucd all over the country for more than seven
mon his. The only unsuccessful concerts pccun-
say, rs New Orleans. | believe, is the most mu-
steal city in the Union.
think. OF ls'2.. with the hrm Intention, as he
told me many times. Of engaging Anton Rubin;
create the greatest sensation that any foreign
pianist had ever caused in America, and he did
gaging the king Of pianists for 100 or more con.
ccrtS at $500 a concert. In his enterprise he
w iynS backed by wilI i'm o S%,sinway' who prom,
for using his pianos. besides paying the
services OF q piano tuner and all the cx-
After the contracts were signed poor Grnn be:
came rnralyzcd in Austria In the last days of
Grau. and his nephew, Maurice Grau. instruct.
ing them to engage me as manager of the
Rubinstcin concerts. One night in April Herman
and Maurice came 10 see me al the Academy OF
Music. while ! was managing the pdrcpa Rosa.
Wachtel and Santlcy opera season. They asked
me II ] was at liberty to accept the management
Of The Ruhlnstcin concerts, and ON what terms.
| told them That AS manager Of PhrcpR Rosa for
four seasons my salary. including the percentage
on the profits had been from $4,000 10 81 1000;
but for the sake of Jacob tirau, for whom | had
worked for more than siN wears. and whom I cs-
teemcd greatly. ! would accept the management
Of the itubinsicin concerts for 500 per week
and 10 per cent. of the profits on the season,
Considering the great pecuniary success PHrepa
Rosa achieved unncr my man cement and the
big salary / received, my proposition to them
was a very fair one. No doubt il Jacob Grau
had been in New York. instead of far away in
Europe, ho would have accented my offer.
lic had the greatest confidence in my work, so
much so that after | left him to take n mucl.
higher salary as manager OF Parcpa ltOsn and
he lost a great deal of money In opera hOutfc
and MS manager OF tho Fourteenth Street
Theatrc-h he complained TO my wife that he had
nobody to consult.
When De Nivo left me 10 better himself" no
said. +" | lost my right arm: do write 10 him to
help me ,or u few months after lie finishes with
P.TcpL Rosa this sC,snu."
This was an unexpected chance for Maurice
Grhl. He was an ambitious young man. indus.
trlous. and n good worker. with not much expert
pnrp. He had wOrEpl us advance upput for