The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-19
NEWS OF OPERA IN EUROPE
TAMAGNo TO CREATE 4 NEW ROLE At
MONTE C4REO.
His First Appearance in tho New French
Opera ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to BE
Given Mt Ceyent ~Gnrden-Recent Operas
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Monte nflO VIII De heSSWllnu, ny NluO uo
Lara. which is to be sung there in March under
the direction of Leon Jchin. The principal
roles will be sung by Nine. Heglon and Ernesto
Tamagno. elibrottists OF the new opera are
Armand Silvestre and Eugene Moraud. authors
OF "Griscldis " and "~I2eyl." Tamagno sings
tho part OF a gladiator. and It will be the first
role In Il French work that he has ever created.
He has already expressed the opinion that
since 0tello he has undertaken nothing better
suited to his talents. TIL scenery for the
performance has been designed by some OF the
best known French artists, and Rochegrosse
has already painted Nine. Heglon in the cos
tune of Messdhnd. In addition Molina"
"Otello." Faust" and Aida will be sung.
Nine. Caron will appear as Mona and Tamag-
no will sing Rhdddmes and Oteilo. These per-
formances at Monte Carlo during March and
February always collect more well-known
artists than any other series of productions in
Europe outside OF London aud st. Petersburg.
The place is a sort of diminutive Bayreuth for
Isidor do Lara, whose operas are usually heard
there and nowhere else.
Massenet's Cinderella" is In active rehear-
sal at the Opera Comique in Paris. although 1t
may be preceded by other works also In
rehearsal. 1t has been ready for five years.
but as one Of Lalo's operas waited twenty years
for production there, NJ. Massenet need not be
disappointed IL his opera is still further de-
| lay6u. DOM IIe OpcTud anu Iue oDolu Univ
are planning to produce Mehuls Joseph"
"Hansel und Gretl" will soon be heard at the
Opera Comique. as the opera, in spite OF its
origin, was highly successful in Rouen. A new
ballet by Lecocd and Catulle Mendes. called
THE Swan will soon be produced In the
same theatre for the benefit Of Signor Inver-
ni2zi. who recently left the Opera to help the
ballet performances. at the smaller theatre,
The production Of Beethoyen's "Fldelio"i in
Paris called attention to the fact that the anne
atOry had bean used by three HhretttStS Tor
Gaveaux: Paer and beethoven. The hrst yer;
S TSs w wst hI for the COMPOSER co.. asHu BY S Bo%iffiS.' F S"q
used an Italian translation OF this same text.
Beethoven heard this opeTa and expressed the
siastic that Paer, who sat next, to him at the
first production Of the work. believed that his
admiration. was for the music, and thanked
mo, my friend" Beethoven exclaimed. No.
II is not the music. but the text. l must set
1t was the weakness OF this libretto which
long interfered with the success of the opera.
The text used in France was translated by An
theunis. who tS no Ordinary t5anslat9r, but
Belgium. and In the intervals OF his profes:
sionnl duties devotes himself to the work OF
AMBROSE Thomas is to have a monument in
Paris in the Pare Monceau, neSr the statues OF
curious fact that one. Of the French newspapers
refers to AMBROSE Thomas as the composer
I'll thro nsRR tRS h;acE En geddr ove Tf9wH" t As a matter Hfsr
OF fact it was a spectacular play by Victorien
SardOu, Tor when nOmaS wrote Jne music.
Covent Garden IL to have some novelties this
season, although they are usually little more
profitable in LondGp than they are in New
them occasionally, If only to vary the custom
airy round, Of familiar works; Gonn2d's "Poiyi
L the opera was ever seriously contemplsted.
The The tl 5 nSS yv pr 8 bT ton EI6ck be whs PT bns
been sung With great success in Brussels.
Mynhcer Blockx may not HAYES musical name.
He was born in Antwerp in 1881, and has been
for the past thirteen years an Instructor In the
three acts and four tableaux and has a French
l~ihretto,,
ThiuMiiiSs's ""II0obetan2." which is half 'tt;aliet
and half opera. will be given, Ever since Felix
has progressed successfully over the German
stages. The. other work promised now Is
least Herr Reichmann and Franlein Renard Of
the original Vienna cast. 1t is expected that
N SifbTfl Mlai De R af ;' Under orY F efis"SM ottiSs d dir s%e
ton. Goldmark's The Queen of Sheba" will
be produced in case The Prisoner of War" is
postponed.
Goldmark's opera "The Prisoner OF War"
has not entirely pleased Edouard Hanslich OF
Vienna. and the famous critic expressed only
qualified praise OF 1t. But the viennese pub
lie liked the work. which will probably be given
this spring at Covent Garden. The lihretto
was written by a Protestant clergyman OF
Vienna. and deals with the story OF Achilles.
Agamemnon and Briseis. The chief success OF
the opera was made ~ Herr Reichmann, who Is
well known here, and FraIlein Renard. They
will both go to London If the new work is given
there this spring. Josephine Seidlmaier. the
principal Wagnerian singer OF the Imperial
Opera House at Vienna has left the company,
owing to a disagreement with Herr Mailer.
who has already Quarrelled with most of the
leading singers there. Soon after the first per-
Torrance Of The Prisoner OF War" at Vienna.
Chabrier's "Briseis" was sung at Berlin. The
same work will soon be sung at the Opera In
Paris. 1t is not a Homeric story, but the first
act of an uncompleted work which was to be in
four acts. 1t deals with the introduction OF
Christianity and tells a complete story of the
sacrifice OF a young girl who gives up her
heather lover, and to crafty her mothers
wishes becomes a Christian. The opera re-
ceivcd high critical praise. but is not thought
to be Of a character likely to appeal with
success to the public.
Cosim a Wagner. according to ono German
+ newspaper. insisted on having full charge Of
the rehearsal of her sons opera at Munich.
while another journal denies that she was neal
4 the theatre before the first night. But the
complaints concerning the character OF the re
hearsal sound as If Nine. Cosim q had beer
, there. When taken Ill with influenza ir
= Vienna. where she had not been since the frs
production OF LISTS Saint Elisabeth" the OBJ
, Jcct OF her visit was to prepare two OF the sing
i, ers In the Imperial Opera for their Bayreutf
! APPEARANCES. as well as to discuss with Her
Mailer the production of THE Bear Skinner
l here. The opera is said to have. met will
greater success in LeirSic than in Munich;
, Franz Servais. Il member of the family of tn,
' ,,cellist and u relative by mnrrIage OF Ernes
" Van Dyck, is the composer OF an onera recent!
: given mt Carlsruho under Felix Motifs direc
o ton. 1t was sung for the first time there, as !
Q france. 1t is called i" Ion" The l~ibrettIst was
: Lec9nte Dc Isle; who based the story o.
lie said to hano been written under tho intiu
o ence Of Wagner's methods. although the audi
4 ence found much TO admire in 1t that wal
a plainly the result OF the composers own talent
g The number Of visitors from France was large
: and made, with the impresarioS and composer
{ present, tho greater art of the audience. hucl
It Of the success Of the representation Is said T.
q I've due to the admirable performance undo
h Felix Motifs q ,rcct!on. Pauline Mailhac SAM
g Lort2ing7s opera "Rpginal" is to have a ney
libretto when it Is revived in Berlin; with tn
y text written by Adolf PArronge.. The origina
"A tnXt writtpn In 1S4S told a story with II