The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-25

to resu.citatc La Sonnamhu!a." There WAS
too much Wagner ia the, air last winter. and
slirht, in London the same situation Exists
that con'ronts the manar emcnt OF the Metro
rolitan here. The taste for the older works
grows less every year. and more famous artists
are needed in them to attract largo audiences.
II is true tina; the ensemble in these psrform-
nnces are usually weaker than those which IN
teruret the other operas. hut they could not be
nans caYny n2nn%'t now Win me e., very nesf
he rank eSrn tho Pc fh .ns
to be Sienitr'dS or:Motoms. w. Sn,"2n refused
to lenrn acL2 in IA Tr1vHi neGn nus. the
n rrima donna opera. anyway
Isidore de Lara's 'Messaline" ia to he sung
at Coveut Garden next month II is the third
Of this com poser's onerns to he given there.
the Light Of Asia" was given In 1872. and
Amy hobart in which Marcclla Sembrich
created tho leading role at Monte Carlo the
winter before. was sung in London in 1884
The first was composed as an oratOrIo and
was put into operaric form at the suggestion
IF Victor MnureI. Neither OF these operas was
successful. Molina" was produced neXt-at
Monte Carlo in lS97-although ME ssaline" was
written hotore It. The last named work was pro-
duced only in March last. That. too, was sung
frst at Monte Carlo. and It is only.throuRh
the generosity Of the Princess Of Monaco that
NJ. 10 Lara ms been able TO see his operate
works put on the stage and sung by the best
available artists. In Monte Carlo last spring
Nine. lIeHlOn and SignOr Iamagno sang the
leading roles. The tenors Lace will he taken
at Coyent Garden rs Albert Alvarez. who is to
come over from the Paris Oprra especially for
this work, NJ do Lara was At first a conposar
OF songs, which he used to sing In London
irawing rooms. The English critics have uni
formly refused to see merit IN his works which
are sung at IoVent Garden through the inilu-
encs OF his frlsnds. LA bohGmc." when will
he given at COvent Garden under the com
poser's direction. will have Mines. Meiha and
IeliS lie LusSnn and NM. de Lucia and Ancona
Fro Leandro" s to be revived at Cuvent Gar
den with Mile, Strakosrh. who sang il last
January in Genoa. in the leading rio. II
Sal "a will also appear with her. Iucieunn
Breval who has not vet been heard In London.
although she has been one Of the fr-r dra.
matte sopranos at the upfra in Paris Tor several
wears. apueared the other night as IGionOUo In
les liugueuuts" After his Illness lean da
Rcs2ke made his reappearanc- In Faust"
He had not sung any hut Wagnsrian roles in
runiripal onera house for London has recalled
the fact that five works by En- gllsh composers
have been sung there. In addition 10 the two
operas bV NJ. lsidore do Lara thore are The
aida" by ,Goring Thomas Harold" 10y +. II.
CowSn. None Of these ever attracted the pub.
liz and only one Of them was given In English.
But some were given with admirable singers.
Aware. and in "Esms ia" NM Jean and
Ih@nNrd do kss2kc. Pol l'angon aud Nine,
cu ugh To discourage tho promoters 81 the
Echem" for n national or"ra hDI,o which il -
give frequently tho WORKS IL native composers
al Windsor. Nile. talr" mad" her r-appear-
aEce In London'as Carmen much against her
wishes. US she was anxious IN appear there a.
ODhsltd. which 10 said to be her iayorits role