New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-12
MUSIC.
Nosart's Magic Flute" IN German.

7. there were time for historical examination IL
, possible that IN the old annals of German opera
seen II was an exotic that blossomed at intervals
/, she Bowery, record Of performance OF Mozart's
,Maeic Flute" in its original tongue might be
found The memory Of the present generation Of
pneragoers, however. compasses only such rep
tesentation, an improyised given by Mr.. Walter
pamrcsch and his German company in March, 1891.
Nrue Gadsd was the Pamina Of the occasion and
Mt Kreus who IS again with u.s. was the Tamino
That performance was the only one after the
American Opera Compa1y's experiments with the
sork in English 10 which New York was privileged
10 listen until the coming OF Nine. Sembrich re-
stored the Queen OF the Night to the local stage But
the new Queen was an Italian one. was her prede-
uessor e quarter OF a century ago at the Academy
pf Music 1t was one Of the laudable achievements
OF Mr. Grau's management OF the Metropolitan
Opera House that the original tongues of all the
operas in his list came into their rights 1t was
large and beautiful achievement, act OF justice
60 COMPOSERS ana compositions a Potent help to
the enjoyment OF the music Mr.. Graus revival
of the original text of die Zauberhote" last night
was in the line Of endeavor. but its results
were not al happy. The spoken dialogue sounded
homogeneous in the spacious audience room, but il
restored native element OF intimacy and hunor TO
she singular phantasnagoria and prevented 1t from
,nasquerading grand opera. which X does when
ell its dialogue is turned into Italian recitativo
secoo. die Zauberh6te" became again SingspieI
with music alternately breathing the ingenious
spirit OF the German folksong and the glorided
mood or the cerernonialS which have
identified with a lofty ethical scheme and the
mysteries OF Freemasonry.
The unhappy features OF last nights performance
90 mention them at once that they may be
out of mind were slovenly stage management and
an annoying intermeddlng OF amateurs from the
opera school The three Knaben were ridiculous
60 the eye. and made a sad mess of Mozart's beau
tiful music, as did also the two Damen. who were
Nine. Terminals peripatetic associates. Herr
Kloepfer, too, from whom good things were ex-
pected, after his noble defamation OF the music
Of King Mark in Saturdays Tristan" performance,
proved 80 be inadequate in the part Of Sarastro.
and sang his great air. In desen heiTgen Hallen''
wofully out Of tune. More efficient, though anna
flourish in manner both vocal and histrionic was
Miss Heidelbach, as Papagena- The rest OF the
principal singers met the lovely artistic standard
which Herr Motif set by his conducting. which
marked by af1ectionate appreciation Of the
beauties OF Mozarts score. Through his temp!
the work took on life than II has ever had
heretofore. Mines. Sembrich and Gadski were both
admirable and IL seemed II the former sang her
airs with greater breadth and warmth OF expression
than usual II inspired by desire TO give
the pieces the dramatic expression which they
would have could they be but pruned Of their
foolish horiture. Herr Goritz was nimhle and
amusing Papageno, and Mr.. DIPPED an earnest and
picturesque Tamnio.