New-York tribune., 1903-03-17
MUSIC.
T7co Operas at the Hctropolitau.

Tragedy relieved At least followed -o-sd?
at the opera reversing the classic RUE T-s
tragedy vas "f the fierce modern ordsr-"-avarTeria
Rustirana'': The comedy Of tIr 7nrI+ut. srarkr.us
sort: an old fashioned panr"nltn.o story sor -
efervosc-nt music whirh hzz@d md foams'.
flashed incessan =Iy- DonizettfS Don PasquaIor
Both works ", productions for the saa-o".
and their performance will ~ Their last
tho Metropolitan under the remain dor of the tIr1I
regime The story "f blood and passion has -
a .re heen heard oftcrer evary Year since II frs:
appeared than the amusing story of mnocent ir-
trEue against a silly Pautdio0n hes He-u heard IL
twenty. When Nine SeTuhTirh TetiIcs from Our
stage it Will proha bly, ~ mans more than twentr
years before the opera will bc heard again Shs
IS the last Of the Horinas Likely delight the pres
eut generation of operds0ers- What manner Ct
singer is likely replace her? Scarcely one of dsr
type. Such not born every generation. and art
cannot make them. certainly not the ait which
expresses tho tendency nf the time
Don PasquaIe' IL not At home IN a vast
house like the Metropolitan. and its music u
in every respect autIqattsd- The comedy de-
ponds p the acting of It's four persona zss
on facial play. expressive gesture ard the mt@Iu"
giIdIty of It's amusing dialogue Combine sna !
theatre in n happy union with the MetT 'Tortau,
Iet them bear toward each other the relations
which used to- exist between the Grand Opera and
the opera Comique in Paris. and sn long - thers
is a Nine. Sembrich TepcTJNTy fuiI II pretty de-
lights will be available. Even under the Ease COR
ditons last nights representation cheering ard
iEspiritng. y famous quartet Of singers n-ad5
music in the opera when 1t young. We can
fancy that come of its musical elements
we're even more admirable than they wsrs
last night when Grisi, Mario. TamOurini
and Labiache filed the parts now m tho
hands Of sembrch Dani. Scotu and Gilbert;
but from what is known of the great quartet oc
long ago. we feel privileged to doubt u it vas 81
we'll PLAYED. Norma calls for cOmedienne, which
CrisI was not and Nine. Sembrich decidedly f..
and II one were feel called upon TO name tha
great representations of the part would look IN
the list Of Sembrch's predecessors in voice and
manner and not in that Of Mime. Crisis SUCCESSORS
The wnsome lady III her most efeTyesceng
mood last night, bewitchingly inGratiaung IN aC-
ton and voice. In appearance. too. she tustinet
Malatesta's Bella siccome Angelo" Both Sisnor
scotti, who was seen and heard MaIatests
at the single precipitate performance given In the
first week of last season. and NJ Gilbert who vas
a new representative o. Don Pasquae, played and
sang with fine spirit, though the latter got FAR
away from the conventional buff0OneTIes OF thS
Italian stage. The performance was carried
through with splendid vim. and the audience was
kept brimmng over with enthusiasm
In the performance Of "Cavalleria Rustlcana
Nine. Gadski Nine. Homer, Signor De march, ann
Signor Campanari took part All had been hearb
in their respective roles before, but there was
again an opportunity to admire the zeal and eH-
than q dozen operas this year. some OF them ne"
to her but has never shirked scene she sang
with real ira gIc pathOs again last night