The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-22

As usual, Wagner led the procession. but
the Verdi revival was one OF no small pro-
| portions, and il att racted to the opera house
hundreds of persons who always stay al
home when the name Of Wagner appears
on the bills ard therefore never md out
whether they would like his peculiar works
or not Counod came In for toierable
share Of recognition, considering the FACT
that he has only two works 10 susta his
reputation and that In both Of these people
were forced TO listen to the extraordinary
chort liz r. Of Albert Alvarez. II n matter
for felicit alton that the new director Of
the fort rr es OF opera in this town will serd
that est Unable person back to the grand
opera Of Paris, for which he Ia well suited.
He will not do here.
The humber of performances OF Me yer
| beer IN the list was due chiefly to the
presence Of Mr.. Alvarez. That tenor had
n cast iron contract requiring the mpre-
sario TO furnish him with a certain number
of appearances each month az an absurd
price, and ir order 10 force these appear,
ances into the season lie Prophetic had
| to be given several times. because Mr.
| Alvarez sang the title role. IL II had not
been for this we should have been merci-
fully shared this lugubrious lyric spectacle.
Puccini Is well represented IN the series
owing TO the ambitions Of Mines Sembrich
former added rothing 10 her fame by her
Mini in la Boheme, though she certainly
did herself no harm by her sympathet &c
! Interpretation. but the latter mar lisstly
in jured her arts ic star dir 8 and her physi-
cal condition by trying To wrestle with
the drama, ic and psychic problems OF
-Tosca" Dor izetti live through the IT. .
comparable witchery 81 Nine. Sembrch
| IN the two comic operas heard II the seasof
ia File du Regiment and Don Pasquale
The preyaler ce 81 IOnca vello h due TO the
cor ven ience 81 his "Pagiacci' for doubling
with other works II should also be roted
that in this work Mr.. Alvarez was very well
i placed. while MisE SCheN touched III II
The ton Of her flight toward serio usness.
One more hatch 81 II a, u, ~ may properly
h. printed at the time IN bidding adlen
to Mr. Grau In the five yean- during which
ne has been he sole manager Of the Metro
poiitan he has not been idle in brir gng
forward works not hitherto included IN
th. 4 per oire of the holse, nor IN intro
ducing new sir gers 10 the public The
new operas performsd Tor III. first time
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