The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-09
"AIDA" PERFORMED AT LAST,
THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO GIVE
JERDFS OPERA SUCCESSFUL.
Nine. Homer. Recovered From Indispo.
sition. Appears ~ Ainneris--The sun.
pressed Aida Of Nine. Eames--scotti
as the savage Amonakro-De march,.


sition. Appears a. Amneris--The sun.
pressed Aida Of Nine. Eames-scotti
As the savage Amonakro-De march,.
After Schubert died trunk full OF his
songs was found and they were published.
Soon they began TO make their way into
France. Thereupon certain French
scribe wrote: who is this man Schubert?
lie never wrote anything while he was alive"
As history is making just now at the
Metropolitan Opera House this saying
might be paraphrased to read .Who il
this man Verdi. He never had 40 many
operas when he was alive?' Last night
began the third week Of the opera season
and with II came the second performance
Of Ala" and the seventh OF operas by
Nerdi-"Otello, la Traviata" and Aida
each twice and 'Rigoletto" once. Who has
dared To say that Italian opera is dead
La nights performance Of .iI'a-
Mas the trs- complete one The previous
representation. il may be recalled, was
sadly curtailcd owing to the indisposition
Of Miss Bridewell and Nine. Homer. The
performance of last night atoned for the
deficiencies of the former one. 1t was in
maryrespccts brilliant, in few was il open to.
unfavorablo comment. Nine. Eames was
the ~ "a and she had not TO make her in
t'rpre'ation known for tho first time She
has sing the part here before and has taught
t.e orera-going public to admire cer,a
.,atures of her impersonstion.
1t cannot bp said by her most ardent
admirer that her voice lends itself readily
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Oh zone IL Is voice OF uncommon beauty.
Of delicious smoothnoss, of excellent carry
Il -.
ing hues nf nassicn. I, floats noo;c,nr
in tho moorIigb, CON. ~ .Ro,n., =,
~ ue n'oohhsh' ''ehe OF romeo 81
Juliette, but it does not peal in the climao-
tic episode of the moonlight scene on the
hanks of the Nile.
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ga, Ii, -; -.
|'ta "'he' r'aIil's Singing IL lovely her
delivery OF "kitorna vinCitor lacks in
CisivenesS in the opening moments, but her
uttarance of the phrase "Numj Meta il
a,,,os, ido,I So Zoo sh, si,',,s ~ 80
tin '' '' w. '"e ''"R' P"''"'
ma eNf'AsHelN' out wants reserve power
Tor tn clio sing part - the duo with r a.
amos. To - eyes she is most cspti-
Tatin. 'dre. Her acting Of tn" part is
baS2C"I good conception. She accent
'iates the submission of the proud Ei,hio-
az spirit. She endeavors To contrast
with this the occasional outbursts Of III "a
native impulsiveness. But there il little
Bavagory in the effort. II is pitched on
low key, 1t Is played with muted strings.
Yet on the whole it is an Al Ia Of much charm.
Nine. Homers Amaefis was much yet err
than IL was last season. Whether the ad-
inired contralto had taken counsel with
herself or bad merely parted through sick
ness with some of her physical force. she
did not strive TO emit such volume of ono
az TO disturb the steadiness and the natural
quahty OF her voice. She was able too, 10
phrase her music better II must be con-
icssed, however, that her impersoratiun
lacked some OF ne potency which used to
chara'terize 1t The questionnow Is whether.
when the power returns. the beauty will be-
dinilnished
among the men Mr. SCOTT must claim
the mr. consideration for his Amondsro,