The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-01
THE OPERA AT TWO HOUSES.
METROPOLITAN HAS ode MEES-
TERSTNGER' AND "REGOLETTO,'

while MIR. HMmmersteln Offers ''Thals'' In
the Afternoon and AIDA I'm the Even-
ing Hertz Conducts tho wagner Score
IN Mastery Style-NIias Garden Again.
The matinee performance Of Die Meis-
tersinger" at the Metropolitan Opera o
} yesterday was one to be remembered.
Alfred Hertz, the conductor, has evidently
been doing some hard work in the prepara-
ton OF this opera and vas probably I'M
hampered by any authoritative interRer-
ence OF ineptitude which Ia sometimes
active in stage affairs at the Broadway
home of opera. Mr.. Hertz and the singers
engaged IN the performance Of Die Meis-
tersinger" know a great e more about
Wagner-or any other operate composer
for the matter Of that--than some Of those
who essay to instruct them.
Therefore to Mr.. ertz must assuredly
he accorded the praise for a beautifully
wrought reading OF the score yesterday.
The effectiveness Of the finale Of the second
act was unusual, while the poetic atmos-
phere Of the introduction to Act III. ex-
tended through "Wahn, VAIN, "berall
VAIN clear through the first scene OF the
third,act. The final scene went admirably.
N chorus singing unusually well. Nine.
Gadski. Miss hatfield, Messrs. Knote, a
Rooy, Goritz and Reiss all contributed to
the presentation those elements of vitality
which they gave it Saturday night a week
ago.
"Rlgoietto" was sung in h~e.evening and
the house was sold put. The cast was the
same az at the last previous performance OF
this work. Again Nine. Sembrich and Mr..
Bonci gave an exhibition Of the most en-
chanting features of that old and much
discussed art of bel canto," while Mr..
Stracciari was acceptable as RigoIetfO. The
accompaniments Of Mr.. Ferrari again COM
mended themselves to the notice OF those
who know how much these things mean TO
the singers.
The courage of Mr.. Hammerstein in pro-
ducinR Massenet's That's" seems in a fair
way to be properly rewarded. A good
house attended the matinee presentation
of the work at the Manhattan Opera House
yesterday. Public attention should be
directed to these facts: ~ThaIs, y while not
an opera OF the first rank. is poetic and
melodiOus and ought to be 'pleasing to most
people. Miss Garden, h is the imperson-
ator OF That's, while not a good singer, is a
very attractive woman, of interesting per-
sonality and a capableactress. Mr.. Renaud.
who is the AbhGhGeL. is an actor OF the first
rank and a good singer. Mr.. Dalmores.
the NiciGs, 10 oks a picture and sings with
charm. The opera is beautifully put on
the stag and admirably conducted.
In the evening Aida" was given and
Giovanni ZenatellO. tenor, made hts third
appearance in three days. He sang FdGst
on Thursday and Friday nights and last
night he sang RGddmes. He apparently
had enough voice left to sing Nam rico this
sven ing II that were necessary. But it IL
not wise for young men to rel DICE too much
in their youth.
Nine. Georgina Russ made her first ap-
pearance tn is season. singing the title role.
Her impersonatiOn did not differ in any
respect from that made known to this CITY
last season. She is a good routinier. but her
Ada il "A somewhat chilling parsonage.
Cleofonte Campanini, the strong arm man
If conductors, welded the baton. He
never grows tired. Long may he wave
his little stick Ger the Ian of AmHeris and
the home OF her slave.