New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-06

! on Wednesday and Friday evenings and the extra
representation Of Die Meistersnger for the oene-
tit Of Emil Fischer Tuesday evening. To-mor-
row Rossinrs Barber will be repeated with
Nine Meba as Rosna: she will also sing at the
matinee on Saturday afternoon In an opera not
yet decided upon. The cast Of THE Barber" Will
be the same as at the first performance In "Sieg-
fried" Herr Kraus will sing the title role. Nine.
Nordca Brinnhilde; Miss Toronto. Voice OF The
Bispham. AI6crich and Mr.. Rains Fafner. In
Die G5tterdammerung' Nine. Nordca Will enact
Wosnde: Nine Matted WsgGnde Nine t step
cr. Hagen. and Herr Staudigl, Gunther
The testimonial to Herr Emil Fischer at the Opera
House on Tuesday evening. Is given in honor OF the
fo-teth anniversary Of his first appearance on the
stage. II VIII also be his ninety-ffth appearance
in the role Of Hans Sachs He will be supported as
follows Eva Mile. Seygard; Magdalene. Nine.
Staudgl: Walter Stozin. Herr Rothmthl.
Bcckmesser Mr. Stehmann; Welt Pogner Mr..
Eaios; David Herr Breuer; Fritz Kothrer. Her
Staudisl: Kuus NoGelgesang. Mr. Lelmann; Au-
gustin Mossr. Mr. Van Hoose. Mr.. Fischer has
sung l6s different parts IN 10! operas record OF
which few singers cap boast He has also sung
sevcuty-throe times for charity and has Away.
been one Of the first to volunteer when a WORTH
occasion presented itself. list OF OF the
principal parts that n, has sung is as follows:
Rocco. in "Fidelio"; Bartolo. In Figaro; Don
Juan, I'm Mozarts opera Colonna. in "Rienzi'': the
Dutchman I'm The Flying Dutchman": Landgrave
and Wolfram in "Tannhauser" King Henry. in
"Lohensrin' Wotan. in "Das Rheingold" and Die
Walkers: Wanderer. in "Siegfried". Hagen, in
"Dic G6tterdammerung' Hans Sachs. in die
Meistersinger; Casper. in "Freischitz": Marcel in
les Huguenots; Mcphistopheles. In Faust" and
Capulet, in Romeo" The following additional
facts IN regard TO Herr Fischer are apropos He
was born in Brunswick. Germany. In 1910 In 1857
he Inn ba
Graz. where his parents the famous Friedrich
Fischer. bass, and Caroline FlscherAchten. dram
attic soprano lived and from whom he had had in
structions for three months in the art OF singing
He must have been apt pupil for he appeared
after this short schooling in Boieldieu's opera
jean dc Paris" Later he appeared I'm quick
succession in Brunswick. Stettn. Hamburg Dam
zIg. Berlin Vienna. 81. Petersburg and In fact al
all the Important theatres OF Europe Fischer's
last long engagement previous to his first visit TO
America was at the Royal opera in Dresden where
he created tho principal bass parts I'm Wagnor's
Trlogy, Die Meistersinger" and Tristan" APP
p"aring IN the famous casts with Malten Nanltz
gagemont In New-York at the Metropolitan opera
House. This was tho second voar ~ tho c:ar,,a ~
opera introduced here by Or Ieopold Damrosch
Here he created the principal Wagner parts to-
eethor with Mines Lehman. Brandt Ind Seldl
ana MeSsrs. Niemann, Avary and Robinson. He
became an American citizen. and made America
ms permanent nome. hs may rightly be called
one or the great singers OF the age. lie combines
nnisned school Of singing with considerable
histronic ability. Hts great versatility Is best
shown by the fact that In his forty years OF life
on the stage he has appeared in l65 different parts
singing 5.i5l times. Of which $50 appearances have
been Ia America. and Of these al appear
aEces in Washer operas II Is to be hoped that the
New-Ycrk publ, will take advantage OF the OPP
portuniiy OF this testimonial performance TO show
their appreciation Of all that Emil Fischer has
done FOR art In this country
The first Of Mr.. Franz Rummel's pianoforte re-
Citals Chickering Hall will take place on Tues
day afternoon beginning at 3 o'clock He will play
the following list OF pieces
Andante and Variations OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. HAYDN
Rea,h hoy a-