The evening world., 1911-02-10
"Die WalkuYe"
Splendidiy Sung
in "Ring" Cycle
OliOe Fremstad, Singing
the "Child"~ Brunnhilde
for the First Time,
Makes a Deep impress
sion-Berta Moreno a
Beautiful ~SiegHnde-
Burrian, Sooner and
Hinckley in the Cast.
By RAwLlNG.

Ek~ lie WALhURE,' In the matinee
cycle of The Nibelunssn
fing." got a beautiful presen-
tation at ths Metropolitan Opera House
yesterday befD:o . large audience that
listened without a whisper while the
curtains were parted and applauded
vociferously when they were closed.
Mr.. Hertz gave a vivid. intense and APP
pealing reading OF the score, to which
his orchestra responded with a noble
Interpretation. The singers were In tune
and dramatically potent, the scenes were
we'll set and in the main the lighting
was effective. Few better performances
OF the muslc-drama may be credited to
our opera house. which means any
where.
Olive Fremstad appeared for the
FIRST time as the younger Brunnhilde
and. despite the limitations OF her
voice, justified her ambition to portray
this most loyable of Wagner's heroines.
She imbued her with a g%irllshness UNI
parelleled. Here. indeed, was an I'M
sophisticated maiden not far on In her
teens. wearing short skirts. such as
Lucy Weidt astonlshed US with early
in the season, and embodying what
Nine. Weidt, in a talk with the writer,
called the child Brunnhilde. II ones
thoughts harked back TO the more god
dess-iike -impersonation by Ternini, who
was in the audience. there was room
enough for admiration OF both concep-
lions and both artists.
A Fine valkyrie Cry.
Nine Fremstad has been forcing her
voice upward for some years, and the
trying high notes Of the "T~o-yo-to-ho!"
cry OF the Valkyrle. with which Brunn-
hide makes her entrance, was awaited
with breathless interest. She came
through the test spiendidly. Her voice
rang out clear. fun and with Joyous ex-
altatlon. In this particular she was not
rs happy later on, but throughout she
was satisfying. In tho closing scene
With Wotan. before she was put to
sleep, her histrion!c sense stood her in
good stead.
Ber.a Morena's Siegliade was another
lovely i~mpersonation. 1t was not easy
TO forget Mime. Fremstsd's own poetic
Interpretation OF the part; blu, not even
she has equalled Moreno In fervld and
convincing acting. Not an ~llumlnative
detail did she miss. even when she
came rear to tripping over her own
skirt. She SAM better than she has
sung this season.
Florence Wickham sang Fricka as
toniethingly well and acted with spirit.
But, lear Miss Wicioham. did you think
you were portraying Cleopatra, or Am
neris. or That's, that you were so be-
jewelled and ~bespansled and begowned,
and THAI a whole morning must have
ben spent at the hairdresser's in ar
ranging that marvellous coifure?
Burrian as %Sieemund.
Burr!an was an admirable Siegmund.
singing With power and tluoncy. and act
ting with fine fervor. soomer's Wotan.
pictorially and histrionically effective.
showed signs of hoarseness and weari-
ness as to voice. especially in the last
art. Hlnckley's Hunding lacked OF the
sinister. The VaiAyries were admirably
acted and sung by Rita Forn.a, LeEora
Spa-kes, Rosina Van Dyck, Ingl
Oerner, Henrietta Wakefield. Florence
Wic!dIam. Marie Mnttfold ard Clara
Koch-BoeiGn.