The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-25
1USIC AND MUSICIANS

,rJvate advices received Satur-
ny local friends of a number of Salt
~,s,c,ans and artists who we're able
seats at the opening presen-
week ago. of Giacomo Puc-
utso en-, opera. La Fenciulla del West
DE ci-l OF the Golden west }. the
eompSssr s,,ccess .. S in his M iatess nss
fETed n has created furore at the
| Ef iW,an es Opera house In New York
Ht1opvnsona eoualed upon the premier
| r'E ...ior of q new opera In that IA
- playhouse. ~
rPsss,ein first announced over a year
| ~ nS. Ss.,iend;d pla- Of early California.
lSos cipi spie o:' the Golden West into
~ onera. and the completion OF the
rsna .vnrnnose-'s v1ork has been awaited
Ez' Ea sSsyerish interest. lnasmuch as
" -,sat geiasco play has already been
aspnsrs, asd becarse Of the fact that
ep,t az .he Car-ick theater. some OF the
s,.,s which confronted the Italian
fs1Isi IN converting the dialogue to
ls, Nh-etio can be understood. Belasco
@iting his great play gave neither
xx,ris the girl. nor Eammerez; the road
nor any other OF his characters,
AZ co, speeches. Rather WAS his
~ s.s.,va the speech OF people who lived
.vsslv within themselves and who were
osren 90 the cultivation OF literary
.So,s Their speeches are short. swift.
o. ike The lash OF a sword blade:
fS.y hCrl their words IN an abrupt ana ana
J:irc manner that lends 10 The Girl
~ Col6en West" so much OF its
--sr-fu,iy realistic color 81 those men,
~ 5avs In California in 40 and the
.,sr SOS. Such dialogue is not for
r The composer needs the deep
3SsathIrg ci the long, poetic phase TO
N, m The burden Of his melodic struc-
- ard Without this lie is forced TO
- 70 fragmenIary recitatiVe with the
rranei and significant thought rele-
80 10 the orchestra. From the tenor
Ia. listers reaching Salt Lake from the
IN musicians who have witnessed the
|rsra. this has been Pucclnrs method.
Ihoreh the story OF The Girl OF the
/c1len West" Is already very familiar.
nav resresh memories to reiterate the
III that the first act of the drama rests
IL, The arriyal of Johnson. the road
|,gsl at the Polka. and his recognition
z the girl as the man she saw one
|-ysr-lo, be forgotten day on the road To
|ur,trey. Uniformed suspicious about the
|r7neer and the anger Of Rance. the
|Sssf,, lcsd the story on into the second
Ia There IN the opera as in the play,
/,,nson gees 10 visit the girl; Rance
/rss out that he IS Rammerez. the out
In. and with his friends searches the
/cyTs cabin. where he is concealed. Later.
intr Johnson has been put out OF the
|rbu 10 scorn by the girl. he returns
-, is concealed in loft. and his hid
Il place Is disclosed by the dripping
|fhs blood on the sheriff's cutstretched
II. Then follows the poker game,
|'.se the girl stacks the cards and wins.
81 the Belasco play the last act takes
.}ase IN the Polka and here is the great
|t change that Puccini has wrought in
.rVeytIng the story To opera. His last
La takes place in the woods, in the
-. where the chase of Rammerez is
|ared on off the stage. while Rance
YES cigars end waits. When Ram
|ftsez is caught. Minnie rides in on her
no With gun In her hand and stands
q al the crowd until she makes them
|e3trstsnd that she is going 10 take
&azon away and turn him into a good
|>n.
IbsEe are some ludicrous things IN the
|lcHs Of the Italian lihrettist to put
y Belasco words and sentences OF the