The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-16
YESTERDAY AT THE OPERAS.
MIR. Remand Appears at the Manhattan as
Wlcked "DOn clio ami.

Wicheu 'DOu sstON anhl.
Four operas were performed in the two
opera houses vest erday. II was matinee
day and the out Of town contingent which
cannot conveniently attend operate exer-
cises at night had its inning. The offerings
at Mr.. COnried's elite resort in upper Broad
way we're Giordano's Fedora" in the after
noon and WaGner's ~Tannhalser" in the
evening. Fedora" includes Mr.. Caruso,
and is therefore most eYCeilently suite TO
the needs Of an afternoon audience. II also
calls for the services of Lima Cavalieri, who
has made a reputation as a stage beauty.
and therefore possesses a special interest
for women.
II is unnec ssary 20 add anything o the
comments made on Giorda' ohs operl after
its first performance here. IL i. a nervous
and insistent work, with little or no depth
and only one or two pc nts Of superficial
warmth. 1t afford Mr.. Caruso small
scope for a display Of he most engaging
qualities Of his art, but the title role is well
suited to the nature of Miss Cavalieri's
talent. She is a singer Of small resources,
but her acting has a certain amount of
temperament and a good deal of theatrical
effectiveness. Her ~impersonation of Fedora,
while it is vocally Of small importance,
is interesting.
Mr.. Conried generously turned on a
strong cast in "Tannhauser," making only
one significant substitution, that of Marion
Weed for Olive Fremstad as Venus.
Students of operate values mag be led 10
infer that the difference bet subscEip-
ton -Tannhauser' and popular" ditto il
TO be sought in the first scene. Otto GoritZ,
instead of Anton Van Rooy, sang Wolfram,
but Mr.. Goritz il often furnished on sub
scription nights. Miss Weeds Venus has
been pOndered before, and the only record
required at this time IL that age cannot
style nor custom wither its infinite Sobriety.
Carl Burrian repeated his sound and solid
impersonation Of the title role and Nine.
Fleischer-Edel distributed the feelings of
the sanity Ehsdheh through the Circum-
ambient ether just az she did a week earlier.
Mr.. Hertz conducted the performance
with his u~ntlagging vigor. The chorus
sang out Of tune at the customary places
the b~acchanalian orgy.
At Mr.. Hammerstpin's new and ornate
temple of music in West Thirtv-fOurth
street Carmen" was repeated in the even
ing with nearly the same cast as that OF
friday night. Mr.. Seveilhac sang rs
,nmiltO and Nine. Gilbert was substituted
for Nine. Donalda in the role of Nicdeld.
The house was packed 10 the doors.
In the afternoon the opera was Don
Giovanni" and Maurice Remand, the dis
tinguished French barytone, appeared in
the title role for the first time. In costume
and makeup and fSure he was an ideal
Don GioUdnni.
A handsomer, more dashinE and captivat-
ing conqueror has not been seen in the
part. Probably he had not entirely re-
covered from his recent indisposition. for
his voice was without RESONANCE and failed
10 meet the demands of the music in the
more spirited passages. Nine. Gilbert
supplanted Miss Arta IA Donna EiUird.
The change cannOt be said to ave made
II great Improvement in tho perfo rm-
aOge.