The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-05
ZERO E LEANDRO" PERFORMED
MR.. NANCINELLI'S OPERA SUNG
AT THE METROPOLITAN.
The Old story Of the Hcilespont Swimmer
Dressed Up BY Arriss Boito, win
Bacchanaiian Ballet OF Realistic In.
teosity-sOrt Of Eclectic Music.

Bacchanaiian Ballet Of Realistic In
teosity-sort Of Eclectic Music.
when the hounds OF spring are on
winters Traces the time for novelties
and revivals at the Metropolitan Opera
House. Last night 1t was the turn OF man
cinellps opera, Fro . Leandro.' which
was originally produced here on March
10, 1880, and had two performances that
season. The original cast embraced Mines.
Eames and Mantelli, Messrs. Saleza ana
plancon. All Of which Is submitted out
Of respect for the honorable record Facts
are stubborn and very dull things, but
they occupy high seats in the temple OF
the eternal verities. Perhaps II may De
Advisable to add that Mr.. Manoinelh is
the popular conductor Of the Italian works
in the Metropolitan repertory and that
his friends and admirers are known as the
Manoineln Legion. They were not at
tending strictly 70 business last night, Tor
the audience was by no means large
Mr.. Mancinelli has the good fortune to
enioy the friendship Of the choice and
master spirits Of this age In musical Italy.
Among them is he who wrote the book OF
.Ero 3 Leandro.' He signed himself Tobio
that was but Q merry game with some OF
the letters composing the magic name Oh
Arriso Boito. A very charming hbretto
he made for his rubicund friend horeuo
In which the heroine Of the old classic ta'e
Of Hellsspontine swimming and nocturnal
love making u surrounded with true
operate plot In which dark-visaged ano
sepulchral bass Is the arch plotter ana
faithful prophet Of evil.
Hero y Q prisstess. She declines 70 love
the high priest. whose morals are no better
than those Of the average operatic hierarch'
Lednde, u Q poet and Q writer OF prize
winning odes Hero and he are In love
Ar;opharnes, the priest, details Hero TO keep
a usht going In Q tower on the beach.
Leander swims the Hellespont 70 see her.
and abe forGets the light. Acceptance
comes to ses what In doing, and Lednder
takes to the sea. 1t Ia ahead OF his time
and he gets caught In a equal. He Is
drowned, and a stroke OF lightning knocks
tho back out Of the tower 30 that Hero
and the audience can see him.
Incidentally TO the second act there is .
bacohanalian ballet, and II Ii the real thing
The staee u strewn at the end OF II with
comely inebriatss quite lost 10 all considera-
ton for the CONVENE ees. even OF Abydos.
Il n At this point that Mr.. Aanoinell elected
| 70 BE- ORIGINAL and write fugus. Usually
q fuGue u employed by . composer when
he desires TO be philosophically discursive
or deeply psssimistic. However, a fugue
may fairly lie employed TO represent any
.ort Of Q tAngle. and 81 the end OF Mr.. Man
oinelll's second act there In . moral tangle
| Of ths finest variety Even the Tenderloin
polioemsn on duty at the opera last night
hsd int<rroGation points la their expressive
oountenances. uf this docs not make the
opera good for another performance
"Y i, ~ hsrdiy worth ~hils 20 10 into long
d,sauisitl ton on the music Of Efo I-andro
Much 81 IL y 9. foster child Of solenoe and
| .lov time Mr. MAhcinelli speaks with
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have Ned into the storisd pas, saioe hfsi
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