The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-18
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assured once moro
For months prior 10 the last dread call they had
been engaged On q scheme lGf ioS Sad as an inter;
them. would undoubtedly nave proved of value
10 American students. Two anecdotes Ia lighter
YEN nlusutie the yiSlss,,aass " 'ne artls,
before an Italian audience may w likennd 10 the
baptism of fire OF a young soldier Hnd the tes, II
th1 more crucial when the ueoutanl hapDeiis
L. b. afOreigncr. Upon one occasion OF bsltiAinl :
hrst appearance ths opera was "tuy bias In
the great duet with the soprano the tenor makes
ms initial entry There comes a short aIit.Ig
Tor the hero, after which the duots resumed and
concluded. In the arl~t'n the young Anencan
introduced q slight innovation In the Shape OF q
new caden2H written I : him aud interpreted
by hi, teacher. Mn2zura,n The singer Las rather
fearful about his departure from the score, for the
ltailaus know every note OF the standard operas
ana are wont 10 resent ,ealously any liberties
taken With a note.
However the ~csIsnya was sung With no signs
Of ta- popular dI,appruve, and at the conclusion
Of Ia" duct the houso rang with raptlrnus az
rlnnse. shouting ~. Bis CTwc.' GwiCe'D
instead Of the French Encore" Bait. I'M, Ike
man, ano,hrr novice, was nearly blind with stage
ir.Cht, and mistnok thu slblll9nt sounds oi the
,hl,' l'lS'' for vehement Kissing, he thought
h" had made a faScO, and tried u get oil the
stage. In this "iiOrt h. was only prevented by
the friendly soprano SEWING his hand and leading
hun toward III" fnotllghtN, endeavOring T. MAKE
HIM und stand that h. had made a hit. But
h" was still to confused - catch hrr meaning
aud not until the orchestra struck up the prelude
b. his solo did he reallzr that instead Oi aulng
he had scored 4 triumph,
Another Incident ILLUSTRATES some further T~cl-
%llart'S II Italian operate customs. Balti"tini'
now Il popular l%avOrit', was filling an enfdH'
m"nt At lucci. Tn" opaTa was" Ebr'o, antlt"as
his ca tom l. omit u certain short passage from
one ~ tr' tenor solos. Thelncal mana GER demurrer
Ht this, but finally gave a reluctant consent iof
I IL an Established nila at those. itallan opera
houses " hirh enjoy AGUvemment subsidy Nhnt eaCh
work must he given in iull and exactly. a. an
nouncrd IN the bills the substitution OF hnoth'r
singer ~ the cutting" Of the score renders the
management Liable I, trfaiture Of tho subv@ntipr,
But there was another solo which the Young
tenor desired q "mit--partly because he, GEi
not Ike It and partly brcause h. did not think
he sung It particularly we'll. n this The man
ayct T." tly r. hail"d. When tho tr t PERFORMANCE
csmn, balu-tni. feeling pretty sur u hiN addi
enc, decIIurd 10 ing the phra-s !" when NJ
had taken such a di-llk". D"~pt' hi, popularity
th" audience showed L. urml.trhablc dt~rlea ar.
Their vas also Il contain Italian word when me
young Nmcrcan had diticullv IN pr"nuuurlnr
Nith perfect accuracy. an TIT, verbal sip brought
forth a murmU II dsap.rpNal all over TN" h,tt.',
III" NEXT night ths manager ln7ult"d 81 me
~rrarf h. WI, again q ing Z, make the objection
able cuts. Nalt tri replied that h. mo tc"rtainly
Na~. With a Irrr Il tn Shoulders the "i''ial
turned away, and the lager dcSCrnd'd ~ MS
4 rass,ng rsm, When ha received his call, ard
os'ucd his door. h' found Outsid" n NJ" 4 CONS
d'arm~, with fixed b%ayon"t' prepared T. escort
A. in Z tn wings, and he wa court 'uusly informed
mat p~ar,i,t'nc IN his ~cDutuMaacv would land
hln IN tn euardhuuSr'
l'a.tstinl promised t. sing In" music note for
note ~ w-tt'r. In some war the audience had
heard - the litil' Strlgcl" behind thu scenes
md upon hi, ]entrarca th,r' was q good tempered
murmur Of interest, although judgment Ha'
-,servad. However, being commit hs d"tsr
mined g. show ms hearers that h. could sing
the rsesay" in question, Il went with a rush and
rrlci amid n 4 rm 81 'Rravas'' ItoHly r'ualn'd
iur hW - eaten thu Italian nlcrty Of rrununcihtton
and inn"Ctl ~ H. thu doubtful word rrf"rrr' ~.
which 'h' audience a. % waited for with hreathl'Ss
interest snt applaudnd With laughing enthusiasm.
Thonc"'orth Fnrcn BHltstlnIs place was SECURE
In the heart 81 the ope raeucrs q lucca.