New-York tribune., 1911-12-03
OPERAS AND CONCERTS
Mrs. Fannie Bloomfield zelsler
Gives Annual Recital.

Saturday has become distinctly our day
musical, and yesterday the onerinSs were
repIete TO the point of saturation. Ihere
were operas and concerts, both afternoon
and evening and all were we'll attended.
In the afternoon Mrs. Fannie Bloomf1eld
Zeisler gave her annual recital at Carne-
gle Hall. and a large and most entnu-
siastic audience greeted Americas most
popular woman pianist. Mrs. Zeisler Of
fered varied programme, which opened
with Beethoven's Sonata, oP. 3, and IN
cluded Brahms Chopin. Schumann Liszt
and several composers OF lesser note. Ihe
pianist was perhaps most pleasing In ner
playing Of Chopins Etude, op. % NO o.
and Brahms's Rhapsodie NO. L. IN lhe
Brahms number especially her fine sense OF
rhythm and her almost masculine power
brought forth most admirable results
though AT times there seemed TO be an
characterization of light and shade. / MS
fauIt was most evident in the sonata, and
6etracted somewhat from the essenuai
breadth and poetic inspiration OF the WORK
Yet I'm all that she did Mrs. Zeisler proved
herself as ever, a consummate techhcldn
and pianist, possessed Of great power ana
force of Interpretation.
AT the Metropolitan the coming OF
aida" caused the portals TO be opene"
wide as they ever must be when MT
Caruso appears In Verdfs most popular
onera. The great tenor was in better voice
than ne had been recently, and was most
effective in the Nile scene and wherever
else passon and full throated effect was
N no obtained. Yet he disappointed once
more lyrical passages such as these that
his voice nearly always nowadays SHOWS
signs OF trouble.
Mrs. Rappold was the Aida and Mrs.
Orridge, owing to the indisposition OF Mrs.
Natzenauer, was the Amneris. There was
little drama tic singing on the part OF either
and Mrs Rappold's voice sounded un-
wontedly thin. Mr.. Amato. in improved
voice. sang Amonasro with his accustomed
fire. and Mr.. Toscannini accomplished wor-
ders with the orchestra.
Pucclnis "Boheme" at popular prices
was the evening bill. with Miss Gluck as
Mimi. Miss Alien as Musetta and NM.
Martin. Scott, Rossi and Pini-Corsi as the
four Bohemiars But the honors of the
evening went to Slr. Sturani, who in the
first act succeeded in making more noise
than had ever before been accomplished in
that particular opera In fact, Mr.. Sturani
appeared to be aborng under the impress
sion that lie was leading a symphony con-
cert at which there were no singers, and at
times. as far as the audience could judge
nv its ears, there were none. Yet Mr.. Mar
tin sang perhaps more charmingly than he
has before this season. and gave the .'Rac-
conto" with a warmth Of tone and a sense
NJ phrase that won well deserved applause
There was gold in his voice last night as
well a. silver. Miss Gluck was a sweet
voiced and appealing Mimi and struggled
Lravely, though not always successfully
against the orchestral surge. Miss Alten
ana Mr.. Scott are cid friends in their re-
spectiye parts, and Mr.. Rossi and Mr.. PM
Corsi, it is to be hoped, will not become so.
The Russian symphony Orchestra gave
concert In the evening AZ Carnegie Hail.
playlng Rachmaninons Second symphony
IIadow's Enchanted Lake" and Rubin
STEMS Russian Dance. The orchestra gave
the symuhony with a good deal Of crude
vlgor. which brought forth enthusiastic ap-
I ulause. The soloists were Boris lIambourg.
who played Tschaikowskys "Rococco'
Theme and Variations, and Nine. Rose
| Clitzka, who sang songs by Rubinsteln'
Rachmanlnoff and Tschalkowsky.