The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-21


In London. Verdi did not compose the opera
for her, although there IN A Legend 10 that enect
II was sung by Signora Donarlli when the
opera WA first presented TO the public at enl'"
In 1853 Sgnora Picooionlni WAS heard In mo
rolo two years later nj Turin and II said by con
iemporaneouS chronlcleTs u have been The SINGER
| fr whom the great Italian composer wro'e VI"
opera II ~ NOR. probable, however. WAT u was
greatly changed after the original production
and was In effect n new work when she hrst loon
| up the rola ST." cam. Il al nrlstoTrnuc fainiIS,
was the grnndniacn ~ a Pope and one 81 nor
| uncles WINS a Cardinal These circumstances
attracted Special attention 10 her in Europe and
from the time she made her debut IN 1000 al fl"r
encc. In "Lucrc,ia norgia." She was one 81 tho
most discussed women Of the day She was
10 years old n, the time She went to England
In 1875 and sang there In 1857 and lSS Her
appearances in Paris were a failure, although she
was brought to tho Theatre des Itnlicns there
during the second year II her career to create
the role ~ Iioiciid. Her acting WAS admired
but there was severe criticism u her singing
which the public a. well As the professional Judges
refused to approve. So she returned TO London,
after a few appearances in Paris. She used 10
sing at Her Maies,y's Theatre Zeriind. Marie
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Of the old Italian repertoire. Her career was
not long She mad. her debut in 1855 and re.
tired in 1863 Already her popularity brd bagun
~ wAne. although her success was dazzling while
II lasted. In 1903 she was married to me MARQUIS
Gaetani and has ever since lived near her oTlll
place, Sienna Her husband u sun awe ana
there is said to he no ground for The ruinors tih'
she was al one time IN poverty, iier .as' Lon
don appearance Nns made at 2 6rnra' i%r Lnm
90 sing for him. Her husbands family Is c!nseIy
associated with the English arIstocracy, anu ule
only ground for the stories Of his loss OF fortune
IN believed Ia have been the increase In Me rate
Of taxation in Italy. which seriously Affected
for a while the amount Of his income, hris
said 10 b. IN comfortable circumstances snll Ire
singer was never a beautiful woman, according
IL contemporaneous accounts. nor WAS she great
In hcr art or her natural gifts. Her voice Is sa,d
a. have been limited in range and with no especial
beauty Of tone or originality. But she acted IN a
way that fascinated the public, although me
critics II her time rallied against not only
her singing, but her acting a. well The public
WAS with her always One English, critic even
wen, ~ far as 20 pronounce her singing utterly
worthless" and from all accounts the material
side Of her performances seems to have been EN-
phrs,'ed unusually Her enemies, inaeed' az
tributed much Of her success to this TACT
Marcella Sembrich. Emma Calve and Emma
Eames will form a trio that ough, to fill the Metro
poliAn a week from Monday night, when 10
NozDs di Figaro viii be sung. Nine Celve will
appear here for the first time as Cherubtno. Nine.
Semhrich and Nine. Calve are TO sing
in Don Pasquale" and -Cayalleria Rusticana'
on Tuesday evening in Philadelphia Then
Albert Saleya will sing Turiddu for the first time
in this country. lie has appeared In the part
several times at Covent Garden with Nine Calve.
Nine. Semhnch sang at the Boston Music Hall
on Saturday evening before a gathering described
expressiye,y as a padrrcwski audience. The
soIs ~ coats on m. operinc d,v amounted 10 more
than 5000. Mime renina is to lie heard mex,
as Isolde. And will follow that with a performance
49,. 10 "ryJo,ia" AZ nro,o, ia 70 mall.
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his first appearance in lie Cid" at the Paris opera
on his return, and will also I've heard in lie Eoi
dyso which has now nsa.od into the possess,on
OF me hrand Opera IL previously pcinhseu "
the Opera Comique. The performance OF DE
Me'stersinger VIII uegin on wednesday a. nan
past 7, and continue IN al pfopapllty uhn a''r
miinight Several cuts made commonly IN all
recent REPRESENTATIONS VIII n restored Nine
Schumann-fieink husband faul Hchhinnhh, 10
seriously III, and VIII return in a short time TO his
home in Hamburg lie was Ill when he arrived
here, and II was hoped that the change would 10
for the letter, But ne ms sf'liiy grown worse
anu q, ~ NJ NJ ~ nT \, Sn.iiing whn viii Ia
hoard in recital 10 morrow afternoon at Carnegie
Hall, is a pupil II Mine. Bjorksten. Recently she
has heel uhinE a ,out>e III ,rIan", pnnS.s " ~ 81
wss educated abroad. and has he advantage Of
speaking French and German as we'll as She does
her own iahguaen tngp'a AhusrSoiL We NouuE
pu nnh s,,cco.s 10 soon !" he he,, ri in London Mar
lin Sinonsrn. the veteran in prasarin and ather
Of Nine Frances Sarllr, who SHOT himself some
We "Sumr anJ ins,,aj - loo yinr re,ues,s
IN he Melbourne hospitals. hs had nothing but
his clothes, tie hai one son ,NGiun, VINO ~
iNLIE Ium ~ L. rntu,,s ~ b., n.,iro co,,n,r,
10 sing for a Mr.. Kcllermann, her first piano
teacher. Maud Mccarthy, the littie, Irish violin
lst wno was bnynae inS. f'nI ~ VIZ G.,". .ir w.
don. is now on an Australian tour.
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Eugene bertrand, who with Pierre Gaihar'.
has been director Of the Opera in Paris, died from
.al, ,.I,, =, ,b. t,rarol ~ Mo
we en'CtS W "'o" ""'" Nv "o wv" ~ -,
friend, Edouard lhmonreuN ~ Is srtued thht
Victor C,roul will take his place in the French
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Nauohai oNel' '"uHo' W h''"""N '""' " "
wealthy middle class family and against the
nro,ests ~ his relatives. studied At the Conserva-
80. 80, u,.a, h,s dsh,, a.. an oc,o, Il, 1877 a,
'"'' n'u ""'c ms "'"" ~ u" "" ~ '"' Nv
the Odeon, lie came 10 mis- country Two years
ef,prwsrl with n company of actors and was
-, ,,,i,r ,,,s con, /, Sou,b ,rerc, and
also N"'n uu'i"s '"'' '"' III y" N"'"" ""'
Mexico. This attempt was disastrous ana VI.
bertrand returned 10 France satisfied with his
.s,, a., u.r1a,rr IA. -, bio n,u
eA'"''"'o WIZ
fesSiop, and settled In Lille AS me manager OF the
Grand Theatre. II WIS there that be introduced
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