New-York tribune., 1909-07-04

the soldier. concerning whose identity he u,.x..
vain inquiries, but he does not hesitate IN as,,.
to his library n seeming music r1aStAr Mr. a
nounces himself as Don Alonzo, who has cor,. >,
act as substitute for Don Basilio who hn s.v.
is Ill OF course It Is Almaviva Soon tha an
natured guardian grows impatient Of his garr,sItv
and Almaviva, to alIay hs suspicious and eaIr =
sight of his inamorata gives him a letter ,,r-ss+.-
by Rosna TO Lindoro, which ne SAYS he had for-,4-
IN the Counts lodgings. II he can but Soc ~.
lady he hopes by means OF the letter 70 convfuc.
her OF Lindoro's faithlessness. This device +hn,gn
It disturbs It's inventor. Is successful and arso,
brings Ia his ward to receive her music ra.zo-,
Here. according 70 tradition. there stood in IA.
original score trio which was lost with the ovs-
ture Very welcome has this loss appeared 70 IN.
ROsinas Of later day. for It has enabled thsn,
to Introduce into the lesson scene music OF ths-
own choice, and OF course. such as showed tbsI-
voices and art TO the best advantage. Amusing
have been the anachrOuisms which have rssuIseI
from these Illustrations OF artistic vanity and d.
vertng are the glimpses which they give OF tb.
tastes and possibilities OF great prime dome Cs-fsf
and AIboni. stimulated by the example OF Catalaaf
GhOUgh not IN this opera. could think OF nothing
nobler than to display their skill by singing Rods's
Air and Variations violin piece This grew hack
neyed but, nevertheless survived TIL a cou,nsra
lively late day. Boso, feeling that variations
necessary threw ROde's over In favor OF those
"Gia della ments invoarTnf'-a polka t1rle from
Alary's "A Ire Nozze." Then Nine. easier uss,-
cred in the day of the vocal waltz-veuzanos OF
amiable memory. Her followers have not yer died
out, though Patti substituted Arditfs "u Bacio"
for Venzano's Nine Sembricll. Strausss 'Tvoce dt
Primavera." and 4Irn< MeIbs. Arditt's CSC sarau
rose" Nine. Viardot. with a finer senss OF ths IT.
OF things, but either forgstfuI or not apprs-
hensive OF the fate which befeT her father at tAs
first performances OF the opera In Rome, introduced
a Spanish song. Nine. Patti always kept a ready
repertory for the scene, with song IN Tho YER
nacular OF the people for whom she was singing
% in1ar and ff,FzN
Home. Sweet Home IN New York and London.
"SoloveP' in ST. Petersburg. Usually she began
with the boIero from Les vepres Siciliennes," or
the shadow dance from "Dfnorah" Nine Sem
brich living IN period when the style OF song OF
which she and Nine. Meiba are still the brightest
exemplars. Is not familiar It used TO be when
they were children, also found Il necessary to
have an extended list OF pieces ready az hand 70
satisfy the rapacous public She was won't at
first to sing Proch's Air and Variations but that
always led to a demand for more, and whether
she supplemented It with ''Ahi giunge,'' from
la SOnnanbuls' the eolero from @sThs SicItzn
Vespers, % luce dI quest anima.'' from Linda
or the vocalized waltz By Strauss the applause
always riotous ard SO remained until she sat
down to the pianoforts and sang Chopin's Maid
ems Wish" In Polish. 20 her own accompaninaent-
As for Nine Melba, not TO be IN the shade
simply because Nine Sembrich ts almost as good
pianist she Is a singer. she supplements Ar
ditis waltz OF Massenet's "Sevilaza" with TostPs
'Mattinata." to which she also plays an ezqulsits
accompaniment
But this is long depression: must back to ny
intriguing lovers, who have made good uss OF ths
lesson scene 10 repeat their protestations OF aec-
tion and lay plots for attaining their happiness
In this they are helped by Figaro. who comes to
shavs DR.. Bartolo IN spite OF his protests. and.
contrvins TO get hold OF the lattsr's keys, 'con-
veys the which opens the balcony lock and thus
makes possible plan for midnight eIopenent-
In the midst the lesson real Basfo comes 10
meet his appointment and there Is a moment 90
confusion for the potters out OF which Figaro ex-
trfcatss them by persuadlng Basilio that hs is
sick of raging fever and must 20 Instantly home
Almaytva adding convincing argument IN tbs
shape OF q generously liked purse. NsverthsIess
BasiiiO afterward betrays the Count to Bartoio,
who commands him 90 bring a notary TO the houss
that very night so that he may sign the marriage
contract with ROsina. In the midst Of tempest
Figaro and the Count let themselves into the house
az midnight to carry or Rosina, but fnd her in a
whimsy. her mind having been poisoned against
her lover BY BartOlO with the aid OF the unfort-
unate letter. Out OF this dilemma Almavtva extr-
Gates himself by confessing his identity, and the
pair about 70 steal away when the discovery
IS made that the ladder to the balcony has been
carried away As they tiptoeing toward the
window the three sing a trio In which there is such
obvious use OF elodic phrase which belongs 10
Haydn that every writer on I'll Bsrblere" seems
10 have thought Il his duty 70 point Out an IN
stance OF plagiarism the part OF Rossin.
is trifiing matter. The trio begins thus.