The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-02
Music AND MUSICIANS.

Verdi. Bil.,, Gounod. Wagner. Thomas. Goring
Thomas. Leonoa,allo. MaScagni. Sullivan. Bale,
Flo,ow and Doni,etti are the composers represented
by the achiey cments Of the Metropolitan Grand Eng
lish Opera Company. Sixteen operas have teen
performed. one Of these. "Esrcralda, wa, entirely
new 10 this country and proved wei! worth hearing.
aithougn the performance was not Of a kind o. re-
veal TIE beauties Of an unfamiliar operate work.
"rh. Mikado.' which was sung seventeen tines.
was not only the most popular Performance Of the
season, bat r,rTtsenteG The LlghoS, artistic level q
IT.. company ~ Il whole. There are some admirable
individual representations 10 be recalled, such rs
Minnie Trscoy'S Ana, Zclie de Lus.n"s Cdtrsn.
phrN. StfaRosch'S SGnin,iI. Clarence WhlteA.u's
MsJ.ig1'h esy. Phillip BIuze's Rhgddmes, william
Paull's Wa!ram and Ilovd dAublgnf's Ndnsi pan.
Ne, as an entirety. the sullivan operet,as were best
suited 10 the capacity o. the company. The organ
'ra,'ni. dd not give nearly so many noyet"s a, the
Amcti.li Np'- n'u" .SlnI. under Theodore hoina>,
cXis,rncr, and : became evident soon ate: tie -,l-
Soa lcr.g tn! IN" >,.rm" ~ Tie whole c%nterpri>c
ducior ~ THIS time and the Novelties prudyc,d wee
RgalnStr.s 'N'ro, Dei!bcsS "l"knc, and SyNll'
when &, now rarely heard %, anywhere. Only one
ting ~sIcgcs's auaIDgl trtvtcu the two comIaulrs
Of he Nmchran coniui b.pg-It frih Ninety SIX
per- I'm luces, rrpfr. rutinc nineteen or"taN and
ic r,,'s .ialmr, Co, Win Cai,u. sylvia mal
~ 'p,nI l'n..t M ILL.,, ~. .
Gourods Faust. Na>>i> .Ca'atca Marriage
Of Jtanneite,' N.ycrDrr'S Tile HuglcnotS, No
nr BE Magic fluic. NirodiS .Nc1y Nl'cs
Of WindSr' kuhn>tr.v's Nero. "Bal ,u>,lao"
tha'rii. Verdi AIDA, NdEHcrs tn" flyiHg Dutch
man. 'IaunLauSCr and 'LohcnCtI.' N.net'rn
Operas ant hgIlets were icon IN IT," 'u.rsc - So"
tLfcc years. With q frrufG co. muet, ~ performances.
some ~ TIE more runNprgpiS singers ~ That tine
wee Pauline lAlcmaid. Helen fIu>t5"tCL Emma
Jurh. Amanda fg5fS Jessie Iar,'tt Davis Cat.
ioii- Wa.k cr, W iHnC '"a.duS, NNrn u. whitney.
A.onIo l., Stpddard, ". 70. Hamilton. william n.
Ic,Scnd.n. William l.d"lg, NLiinc" NJI.tagH
aud v. n, lee. This ofganlyi'ion sirius. ed without
success fUr three years and then SuCCrwr"l Affcr
heavy ioSssS. The To- 'curc Of o." present orgaui.
2atIon'S road tour viii aulhucss determine is ultimate
carer.
Tho substitution Tor the regular season At the Net
roaulltan opera IIouS- closed yesterday. Tho Gt,,
notification to subscribers that {, wa tim- 10 pay
thcr subscriptions brought BY the return mail the
sun " $50. JlO. That vas ~ cours. a Sms.' m,t
Il the fgll amount but II gave SOM" idea Of the ruuey
r.,dy 10 Ne spent on music In New York. The rcg.
ulsr e"sSnn VIII oprn GA l%ucSdat. dec. -. Win =
EdoIsrd Dc Rcsts, 'lanC ~, ,~i,.rbeft, auG = .p,',
AID Mines. Mdha, hfdrNen and EaUcfm'l,cr
'IanuVru Saf" VIA b" vlur on NcduN sdiN, "N.r.HI
gru IN Friday and "itomrp =, Jull.ttr' viii Do. ~.
pfAt,d at tue SAtufds' Wst,Hts. The programme
iOr u. nrSt popular performance has Mt vet teen
selected. The company will he completed hv The Hrr-
val Of Jean d. RcsEEe aud Macs. BrcIAl and Macln.
tyre. who sail fot THIS country on Dec. IS.
Nine. Sembrich has varied SOMEWHAT, IN. programme
for Ter nrss recital on Tuesday Afternoon and 1t Low