The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-18
ROMANCE OF TWO SINGERS.
"A SUCCESSES AND FdILTRFS or
B~JLTIsTINI AND HIS WIFE.
Bnittstini Wa. an American Named Baees
sent From n NH by the Ch-neys 10
Italy His Triumphs There. Failure
Here u. nths of Himself and WE

Nn0Nf ui llfNl lhIF - Abl ~ PhaNN
was ringing only little more than a decade ago.
who's, careers, separately and together, passed
successiy-ly through the stages ot you'hinI
struggle, great artistic %triumphs, rich financial
reward. and final poverty. The story OIL their
livea f. , romance Of the operate stage.
Henry Dwight Rates was born fifty eigh, years
,ro in or near Hartford, Conn As boy and
youth he was employed as a weaver In the SIX
mill, Of the wealthy Ih-ney family Ills hne
tenor voice was renow ned IN all that part OF the
enun,ry, and, attracting the notice oi lis en-
Mowers, they generously offered 10 end him
u Europ. 10 perfectLis musical education Young
Rates Jumped At the chance, went TO Italy. placed
himself under the famous teacher Mhz1ucHto'
and made such good use Of hts tire that he drew
the attention II critics and managers before ms
studies were completed. His career mus thr
resemblei that Of another hmcncan, the world
famous ba-~o, Ioi, whose real name was John
Foley, also u native Of New England, n carpenter
by trade, who Wa sent abroad By private mutlh
orncr. and made y nanN for himself III "P'fa ana
oratorio both In Europe and America
when he was ready To appear IN public young
henry Bates, according to the custom, hrltanized
his name IA Enico Bait tint Tie made his
debut In Sienna, Italy, duIins The carnival season
Of 1876 II In the Operas Of "tuy Bias, Tn Ballo
In Nasche-a" snd "rrovatore The latter oI~ra
,ys su,r nv lin with such extraordinary sue.
cess that engagements were ~p'ottr"d him 10
appear In the game production from all priS Of
Itoly. and for two con.crutiya wears the role OF
Mdnrico was interpreted by lin nearly three
humid red times Tie subsequently filled ne lead
ing roles in tho following operas huCli"lno
Tell. ""Fora del Destin", Il Proic'a ""Ulocouda,
"lonc. Roberto il n'volo.' Faust" "Nda,'
"Ernaui." "Fhreo. Il Lombard ia Irnvia'a.
"I Guarany." and n roDiuIo' Among the
cities IN which be- appeared were N"nic". Rome
Milan, Padu,, Florence, Bologna, eczema, l.ucca
and Naples, In Italy 'i"n"
Baltistini was ruo5u throughout Italy as
",hs tenor uf the phenomenal voice O'cnorr deNd
roc, f,pov,.Bai), and rs the "tenor with the gold
mine in his throat Oopore della mana Goro IN
golJ> lie was also nicKnamed Tho new Tam
berliL, cclcbratcd for his do dicSts ii psfo rcheSt
Z sharp. and likewise compared to ira'chini
the greatest dramatic tenor and the pos essor
uf the most remarkably beautiful voice ~ lis
time This comparison was made in Ira,c, mi
own birthplace, lecce, and 1t chung 10 he American
aver aiternard throughout his Italian career
soon after his debut Ne young tenor met and
Fang with the beautiful and clever prima donna,
tiubric.la Colonna In many respects her career
HnserllIpl MS own NN' WIS N' IslE'l HIl Il|''t
her mother being a F~ranchNoman. Her maiden
name was Ro>- Kenneth. and, Ike many another
aspirnnt fr musical and dramatic honors, her
early struggles 10 obtain q iuothold were un
usually severe She wa prepared for the stage
by NM vau'rot and Lare,. II the academic de-
Muiaur ard the Cou~or,atuirn II Paris She
uvctcamc esnry uh,incr. irc' dag 'um- bitter
family oppo,i ion. end made a furor from III"
-.-. IL. Re- .- r., lA tM, BI,NtpI
an Italian p-eud,n,m tha, of rolornH, after
m old Itaiian family, o., old "ur own Emma La
,Ieunessn, hettor Known A. AibaGi
Gapriella Colorna then MAJ" her dnbu, a. 'he
Fenicn. in Venice, IN MclcrlrrrN IL |iroi,t1"
She sang for several years in M pren' opera
houses II tn, capitals and pr,ncpa. ~ inN o. l.u-
rope, such ~ London, Paris, Milan, Venice,
Florence. Madrid. barcelona. sc, AMI arred
~ Sim-rrht CreUonA, l;rrra no. cessna Itn-
logna, Macrlt Il. MGlird, tHuIl, SrN.Ir, y Hicnvil.
san S"hlelGn, b"i.'auN Lyons, Na'N"Il!"S
and mahN Other rl1"s !I"r .ul'S belonged ~
tie great repertoire "ilfgu"lu ,~. Ro'"ri"
la Juye," Norma, N,rirarifr Don Go
valul " all 'hr"' pnI',', un.o.r, OriI1. hiIa.
'LIcla," PAN sur." ipd fully tHrn,y o.h"l,,
in fact. she ~au oyer forty operas. She recalled
he great ,,l1.!, ui the lI,2yuinl Tor beauty Of
voice. cla>-I'tSn o. ~phrasinG and "%Cll,gi"l ui
,yecuiiou With 'nli %. 'I" equally .c"Ir'ra'rd
.,Eli trri4l ir dramatic Vi u ard intcrm"'a-
tiuu. IN ~hprl, u"sla"s being = great singer,
Gar,lria t.lpUul WI, a Efli rag dIan
Enrir, ia IL IN ant t~a.rl".,a, '"l ma w"r"
marricd hg,u, he ycd' $780, "h'n her lu,a.
p,NerS wore ON Me War", while Ms voice was
~ul in a., prime. IL" union wns most happE,
ard tu the enc. IN rr,n 'rri,N ana Iu',rrN, la sun
sninn and N 'rgnH, they lived ipG each p.nrf.
The rrar 1876 found or 'rnrr "a 'hn 'rulh uf
his IA me and ability. IT, vas Sll Young only
~ a,-.S are es1ima cd In grand opera, AMI
ofhiS hest Upr. IN the neat Go'"n wears " his
Inn ,'ur, tie ~ ftrd american GT-ra COMPANY.