The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-26
OPERA IN EUROPE



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Both Jean and Edouard dc Rcszke sang be-
fore the Car recently at Warsaw. and they Will
h.v, ,ha avn honor ,,,or 4, ,ho vo,r u mo
n''' II oNNo Ao"oi ''o Al - 80 - -
present plans are carried out. N"gncrs iahs
Of the NiebelunC" is to be sung in 81. Peters
h,,r, ,bis vvi,t.r bv. n comn,nv rode nm hy nm
impresarlo from Breslou. The company, which
COMPRISES such singers as Thcrcse Nalten, from
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noeier, the tenor, VINO >ahg al the metropolitan
two years ago. will give a Wagner cycius that
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,r,,o,,r T. Ia IN ,b;s rrodnctior ,h,t loan mud
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Edouard &c ltesLHe nave uech asked 10 CO.
operate, and they have consented I, do so in
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o .ao $500 mt,ba',, rasbnnps
Anton Scidl was asked TO dircc, the perform
ances. but his engagement with the pn!,.
armonic was one thing which prevented the
journey. Some OF the newer German operas.
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will be sung. The St Petersburg audiences
ITns,.ur ,hs Ii,h,nr Ersnrh and Italian works
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make up the repertoires of the companies that
siug in ST. Petersburg, and il shares with the
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the few cities winch continue TO pay large SAL
aries for the service OF the coloratur and Italian
s!hSers. co;,,,s ,o,,i, shaw, IN ir.-osuco
,hn NJ wortS ~ , &c ,r No" W y P"sSian ,nGi,r"cS
vWnas was ONE Of the c 20 paid to- him on his
hTS,hiy r.IiH.5 IN Ger,m, y nnysGays anT mr. .
n n-ea Amos csta AS m a oua arr over T'' them ~" tbcr" a.
pc pie have oyer the prima donnas IN th.s
sucreeScd nirector lain The sitnation is de.
seribed in the press as IA crisis, and / receives
nha a ,mt'n NJ o aomn n ems n - havp hnen "a.
MS nations n h; pbvsi"sl condition We're 1, m Sdh
ppubIic prsvious c the entrance Of Mailer. jam
. Sntt IN sri,e ~ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ma an nmern.
tMinnnne' st ii fincapacitRPte. him for active Work,
nnfn,e5o ~ J seems: ,u n"s mG' b nfeh bo 1Hrm bs p, "p,
ap;HmnTy amrinr he retirement Of ,iahn. For siy.
senp! Years aT'iJT JAIN was a eonGqstor at Vienna.
s tbere m''! some onN" particHlaps Of d the thu con rsct remain ma
WTih ~ he ain,ost cert, al, inss ~ ne rnnJ,,.
tnr There are re "aiSS 70 he ihn Snsfomnsry unre.
In nrestcn Dp Schmch has iust celebrated his
trnppyeafth year nj service ai The PoyaI Oncrra
ana as ms pn M}re n xerc az .b bTs' ,6 Fet i6fe in 1FP ,bc IRE
t%iivities with more enthusiasm tihnn they might
have felt i She were Still one Of The prims
b orr iasos rf0rmanccsHwbi fnaiiy ramc IN
~ and seynrai venrs ayo-hnvn lost ,hoir kecn
%oIanrhnly ,brGu1,h ,hc I,nsc of lin, So jI.rr
srhnnb Vas maze maze to y feel That he NV Was apprc.
cint.d ~
Tbe nusic n, tno ney"Rin Van Winklc 4"
avail ms Tho text has fniled 10 Attract much
%rnrahle ottention in I onJon ana thr custom.
Nv ~ taat az rncorbiny The fniI,rc ~ snother
oneratic WORK falls 70 The enron iclcrs of these
matters Indeed there Ia tn he no,iCcd his
son .on considerahiv less act yitv in tho work ~
This time. The music of Frances Iconi is said 10
he thornnphly Italian nor in The manner Of some
~ tbe ynnnger and more dra ntir Counos,rs
H,t more in Tho styie Of the school that nrcTcdci
Them There ia said 10 be little color 10 fbr
score and very little Interest in tho book. which
contains soma features that would n"vcr he
accentabIet n AnneriCans The mart of Gr,trb,n
stead Of a sbrcw Even hin IAN U'j1EIs ia led
up into the CatskiUs by a skirt dancer who
pirouett,s alluringly TO a waltz while she
enticcs Pip 70 hHs long slcen R,rriny tbr.H
radical changes. the original legend ia said 10 he
told with Average clcarncss. William Akrr-
nan. Boosey wrote the libretto. The diR.
iovrla is ACCOMPANIED throughout by drsCrip.
tho monntalns in the last actin which
Rim awakcs. is said to be beautifully written
and To- contain the best music in the opera,
Signor L.eoni. who wrote the score, is said TO
hay We heen much more successful in other and
lighter forms OF composition which contained a
promise not fulfilled by his present work. The
sunken orchestra pit In Recrbohm Trees new
theatre is said TO have hindered the work Of the
singers materially. Mr.. Hcdmonat. who sang
the role Of Rip. astonished the audience by
sncaking with an Irish brOgue. although he was
praised for some of his work In the play.
A new opera was sung In Italy tho other day
under circumstances which gained for il I'M