The sun., 1905-12-28
OPERA THE LIVELONG DAY.
"DIE WALKUERE" AT 1870, "L'ELI-
SIR DAMORE" AT 8.

"Der Ring DIES Nibrlunsen" Gets Through
ITS First Drama and Is Detter--Baek
From Philadelphia I'm the Morning, the
Italian wing sings Donizetti At Night.
Wagner's Die Walkure' was performed
ot the metropolitan Opera House yesterday
afternoon 1t came in its natural place in
the series OF presentations OF Der Ring des
Nlelungen' which is in progress during the
current week The audience which sat
through it was not large, but was appar-
emily contcnted'
There we're no strangers in the cast.
Fdy,h Walker was the representative Of
RrinnhIiie, role in which she was seen
md moro c, pecially heard last season. 1t
WAS rlea-ant to note that she had somewhat
improved her singing Of the music. Other
members Of the cast were Miss Fremstad as
SIcCliHic and Mr.. Van Rooy as Wofdn. and
10 these two artists credit for most Of the
individual excellence must go,
Mfr, Burgstaller was the Siegmund, and
ho was palHby out Of voice His memory
appoarrd to he at fault on one occasion
onl his singing was generally labored. Mr..
RIg.4 wA, the Hunding, and Nine. Homer
the Fr,rtd. Neither of them did anything
revolutionary.
Tho pictorial features of the performance
were the same as they have been heretofore.
The fight in the clouds was Just as indis-
tinc, a. ever. 1t is shame to invite people
to witness a first class duel and then make
/, imno,sibIe for them to see it clearly.
OF course it is difficult to regulate the
amount of light necessary for this scene,
but it can be done, and it has been done
in the Metropolitan Opera House.
TIE general spirit and effect OF yester-
day- Performance was fairly good. 1t
wa a great advance beyond the dis jointed
and sleepy presentation of Das Rheingold'
with which the series began. P&e orches-
ira must come in for a share of the praise
due to the Improvement and MIR. Hertz
must receive applause for his discretion in
i most exuberant in his gesticulation but
II the orchestra can be persuaded to knock
of Is per cent. of this for temperament and
play accordingly we shall all be happier
and hear a deal more of Wagner's text
Matter. were better Yesterday in this re-
spect than usual and hence these thanks.
In the evening the Italian contingent,
having brought of a successful performance
Of -kigoletto" on Tuesday night in Phila-
delphia, presented Donizetti,s cheering
opera, L Elisir d Amore." The morning
papers had betrayed the presence of this
where the discontented chorus arrived late.
Hence some would-be auditors were
alarmed lest Caruso might cut out few
high notes and they stayed at home.
They may be greved to know that the
popular tenor had his vocal outfit with him
las night and that he emitted the Gust omary
exalted tones in the usual places. thereby
eyoting demonstrate ions of great JOY. MIR.
Carso also had his cantiena in working
order, and to connoisseurs of singing this
gives more pleasure than the tours de force.
| The tenor's -Lagrima furtiva" was received
with tumultuous applause.
Nine Sembrich was in remarkably good
voice considering that she had sung on
the previous evening Her acting in the
role of Adind is one of her most charming
achievements in the domain Of comedy,
Mr. Scotti as the gallant Sergeant was in
very poor voice. Philadelphia had been
too much for him
The other members of the cast were the
came as heretofore, The comedy in gen.
eral moved with spirit and downtrodden
chorus sang as if 1t had not a grievance
/ in the world. Mr.. Vigna conducted and
the patient orchestra discharged its duties
efficiently,