Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-08-22
GRAND OPERA.
Lambardi Italian Grand Opera
Company Here.
Will Appear at New Opera House
Tomorrow Night.
Proceedings Of the Meeting Of the City
Council Last Night.
MORE CEMENT SIDEWALKS.

San Francisco and Los Angeles. the
Lambsrdi Grand Opera company arrived
over the santa Fe railroad. The
singers number some sixty-four people
aud filled two cars besides carrying a
special car OF scenery. costumes and
properties. Under contract with Head,
who was connected with the new opera
house, the Lambardi company was ex-
pected to open the new opera house this
evening with III Trovstore." However, ,un.
der existing circumstances, IL IL yet unde-
clded whether the company will appear
in this city or not. Many OF the citizens
have expressed desire that some ar
tsngements can be perfected BY which
one or two evenings Of opera can be
given In the new house. Scenery can be
improvised and these famous song birds.
who charmed the music lovers OF the
City OF Mexico over twenty weeks. would
certainly play to crowded houses in this
city. 1t is years since grand opera was
given here and with q company Of the
magnitude OF the Lambardis II will be
years before the opportunity will again
be presented. verdi's immortal favorite,
I'll Trovatore," should be one OF the bills,
II two are given, and we might suggest
Bellini's masterpiece. Norma" for u
second bill. OF the recent successes In
Los Angeles the musical critic OF the the
Sunday World, the recognized musical
journal Of southern California, says the
following.
Those people OF Lo, Angeles who care
for grand opera have been highly enter
tained during the week at the Los An
geles theater by q company that are 10
great an aggregation Of superb voices
than has ever been heard before or
dreamed Of In this city, and those who
have attended regularly. have had an op-
portunity OF comparing the compositions
OF Gounod. Donizstti. Verdi, Mascagni
and others. OF these, especially verdi's
are fav0rites with Americans, even with
those who love high lyric dramatic i'm.
personation and yet are unaware Of the
difference betweeen a sharp and fiat
TrOvatOre with its marvels Of everlasting
tuneful cavatinas and duets; RigOlettO
with its highly dramatic argument and
captivating concerted parts. and Ernani
with its bewitching melodies, give
Verdi q place in the hearts
OF American opera goers and music Low.
ers generally that will ever remain fresh
and warm. There is also much In Doni.
Zstti that makes him q fsvorite for all
time. even II he had written only the
music for Lucia, GOunod will never fall
from his great height ss the composer OF
those marvellous arias that could tit nc
poem but the matchiess melOdramatiC
creation OF Goethe, while the intermezzo
| from Cayalleria Rustican8 will lengthen
the fame OF it's composer into ages.
These musical children OF Italy. sing
for the very love Of singing They open
their mouths and the musical vowels
come with fullness and r0undness that
makes the heart glad and the ear rejoice,
For the greater part, the principals H.
lustrate the best Italian method OF voice
placing. and IL WAS certainly refreshing
to hear complete opera with out the
perpetuatiOn OF the gh0ulish MARBLES
which marred 10 much OF the otherwise
good work OF some OF the members OF the
Del COnte troupe last year. Az TO prin-
cipals. the Lambardi IL, on the whole
better than the Del Conte.
BLANCA Barducci, whose 'Santuzza
was tho most brilliant performance OF
na Wv ,oie pa,Hs ste, ssen anu , ,saiu ns.s. oen
ed talent. She IL soprano, whose ideas
OF dramatic relationship are most clearly
applied and her 'Santuzza' WAS mos
'e.t,ne lnpe.sonn.ion A.,
lne ooihpahy ~ no. nhe .ns que .na'
hui ia made mn of singers of snch mari
ant artistic attributes that Theses will
render them popular In other sections o.
'hsg9untIy .r ,.,,. ,l
not ha oiysn halter than has besn don,
by these singers, and 1t IL this lyric worl
that, not having felt the influence o.
wayne maehe,, are app,ecla,ed oy 'ne eias' M
sake"
| II ia IN ba s,ncareIy bonad that IN,
mansuement of tbs Iambardis can h,
preyailed 10 present some of these bill
here eyan ~ the question OF scenery Ii
ths nav tbaatre ia not of the best-a. 1
"a mnsic that IA desired I'm grand oper,
and the scenie affects are bnt secondar,
consideration. THE CITIZEN will An
nouncs to.morrow any news concernin,
the moyements Of this talented organizs
tion. The pricss will be- the same as a
the Broadway theatre where they oper
the fall and winter season-if thew MIA,
here.
WILL APPEAR HERE.
Since the above has been placed IL
| wv "" ~ 'o e'
non' 'iia. !" 'S 'ie ueS''e vi All 'h'e'
| esteu IN tue Welihfb OF hlDuquefqub hnt