The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-19

Certainly. on hearing music Of sur
passing Sranducr. such as was heard by
the audience that attended the prescnta-
tior of ''f-aust" at the Salt Lake theatcr
Friday evening one is moved 10 cello
the words OF Plato that music lis the
essence of order and leads To all that
is good. Just and beautiful. OF which 1t
is the invisible, but nevertheless dazzling.
passionate and eternal form. On hcar-
Ing Faust sung by the Lambardi com
pany one is bcwidercd for the moment
with the oreruastcrinS maSnihcencc OF
the rendition.
The Faust that was sung Friday
night was sung without fault and WIN
out flaw. The principals were command
ing. the chorus was brave and strong
Faust" is not the grand opera That poo
plc caIl popular. re begin with
Faust is hidcoUs story. il is a
story fun OF Consunumaie decci, and
ghasty mockcrv. All the wrctcheducss
or the plot has 10 bc overcome before the
spcndor OF the music in which GoGnod
wrote may be accepted. and even then.
even after the uiGmphs OF The composer,
brought Out in the height OF perfect har-
moTy, there is u lurking suspicion mat
haunis ones mind, for the impress ot
the piece is one oi terror and fright
The foremost part in the opera differs
IN the views Of men. Some give the
place of honor 10 Marguerite and some
TO Mcphistophles. In Friday evcnlng
performance these Two roles were sung
as perhaps they have never been sung
before in Salt Lake. Signorita Marina
Calvi has soprano whose description
may he encomnasscd in the two words
enhancing and enthrallinG- Antonio Sa-
bellico has hasso that reverberdtes
and seems ever To grow in capacity. yet
never, In its furthermost reaches, is there
hint OF auavcr. In addition 10 the quail
itN OF tone. which in these two singers
is the acme. both are actors of skill
sabcllico especially imparts 10 the role a
demoniacal suhtlety THAT fits tho part
as n glove fits the hand
Perhaps the one who won tn" favor oi
the audience 10 as great an extent as
any was Angelo Antola., VINO sang The
part of Valentine. The death scene was
especially grand, Faust was sung by
a tenor OF superior tone. This difficult
and exactipg part fell TO the lot OF G'io-
vauni NadaI. There Il unlimited oppor-
and Signor Nadal did the work with
marvellous effect. 4 pleasing Sibei was
words and the action with rare clever
| ness and with beautiful voice. Martha
was sung by i, Bueamclli Sisnora
| Bucamclli was indeed tho ideal Martha
| as Goethe conceived her pompco Elena
had the role of Wagner and made OF 1t all
that the character demands.
! Brief mention was made in the he
ginning OF the excellence OF the Lam
bardi chorus This excellence was well
| a;testc1 In The 'Soldicrs' Chorus rcpc-
ti(inn of which was demanded by the
vigorous and upmistakahle demonstration
/ OF approval on the part of the audience,
| All oi the principals were repcatcdly
brought out after finishing their glorious
| climaNes. and, altogether, Fadst %as
pleasing TO the people VINO heard IL.
This (SaturdsyD afternoon the Lam
bardis will close the salt Lake engage
ncut with 4 matinee. al which the ia
| nous cnupIed hill. ~ Pagliacci' md
! "CAYallcria RuSticana,' will hc presented
! Tho curtain will 80 up promptly al
! o'clc,ck. in order that tho PcTfoima nee
may he concluded in time Ia permit She
singers To take 2n evening train FOR Los
Angeles.