New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-26
MUSIC.
Second Night of the Opera.

There were many things which invited discus
sor rt the opera last night. so many. indeed that
q mere enumeration OF them would al many
Ines as Homers cstaioCue Of the ships Neither
time nor space is at tic service OF the reviewer
20 rreseut the list with even = cursory comment
each But attempt at q record must be made
The opera was Wagner's 'fKya.kure." the first OF
ne German list. and also the arst production IN
which ar. Colrieds reforms were expected to
renetrate into every nook and Granny OF the pro-
sur.ion. There new scenic furniture from be-
Ginning &c end. and rev stage and Illuminating
.r,o~atus TO make the pictures and the dramatic
srtion which they framed play effectively the
- v-ffch they ought 70 play in Wagner's COM
.,ss-e creation There was first appearance. 50
-. - Nep--Y-ork is concerned. in q new character.
- -n0st meritorfous artist. who has steadily won
ss-ses e place in the soundly appreciaSive
,s-ri-ation % the public. which entitled her 70
-,ske 81 essay in one OF the roles which mark
- elimination nowadays OF German dramatic
srre-s-NI-ne. Cadsd effected her metropolitan
debut as Brunnhilde. There were other first ap-
r,ea-anoes which counted On 10 excite curios-
i-v crafty national pride and make pous auguTles
so~ the future OF opera. such as Nine. Homer IN
the role Of Fricka; five young women-Ii-lisn
r5eiselbach. Isabelle Bouton. Marcia Van Dresser.
Johanna Poehlrnann and Josephine Jacohy-
ssuehters Of wotsn. the. chooseTs q the slain,
and most significant q all. 20 far as the present
season OF opera is concerned. Of Felix Motif the
conductor There was also the Temperance. in the
mart q SieE7nund. Of Ernst Kraus. with whom the
o,ev--Tork public became acquainted four years
FRO. and who has since then won the foremost
rank among the heroic tenors Of Germany, ana
~ OLD favorites like Herr Van Rooy- as Wotan,
and M Biass. as Hun6ing. Moreover Miss Olive
r--arnstad in whom there was r special local in
-ere-t because 81 associations which antedate her
--asevvorthy operate career IN the German Father
and presented herself 70 notice in the sympa-
thetic character OF Sieglinde-
Here was certainly enough % excite the liveliest
% h-refn Of
sing,liarlv enough the general public manifested
1i--le interest IN the promise crammed occasion.
Boxes and seats % the subscribers were filed nut
The vast upper spaces were sparsely occupied ana
many notable features q a decidealy merl'ol -'
performance were accepted with an unaccoiillIa-e
s7athv A word only for the present ABOUT some
o. these features Nine Gadsd realized every e1-
recitation Of her warmest admirers NeNIless q
orceprio1 IS no; % be expected IN even an eApe--
.,ces singer essaying the role OF br4IIhl4oe' US
-.--.-a7 contours have long been fixed They were
-osnected but Nine GaGskf never lapseo INTO con
--,-.so-a1f-v She filed every gesture, pose and
measure with intelligent vital warmth ano arcoI
and won her place among the best % contemporary
,-e7-aser.a-fves o., the role Kiss Frenstad has
~--e-,-thinr appe-raininC 20 voice and appearance
n her favor and though g tendency toward the
-7eutonic stride and pose which Bayreuth has en-
ro-a red initiated against the sweet natUralness
~ which the character Of EieE,inde is an index, she
-ook rank with most u her predecessors IN the
part. and Sew-Eo1k has seen and heard the
finest representatives imaginable in IL Nine
z4o--e~ wiki limitations OF gifts and tempe-a-
inert r. 50 earnest artist so painstakins stu
5s-f thar she never falls short 4 reasonable ex-
-,errarions. nor cid she last night Herr KraUs
has returned with both vocal and dramatic
manner improved. and this means that the rep
--esentatio-s in which he viii take part are safe.
Herr Motif is a conductor who with the least
,--are7t effort irnrresses his individuality upon
s,,e-v norton Of the Performance His tempt are
slower than ordinary. especially in what may be
~-ue6 the orchestral uonologles. but he has
a vast variety OF expressive nuances at his
-o--sr5. and he brings them out infallbly and
ro--fucinrIy The stage pictures. despite some
ts,e1larities ard faults of Illumination. are the
bsst that have been seen the Metropolitan espe-
cisIlv those OF the last act.