New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-25
MUSIC
MASSENET'S "THAlS"
.,rsnt of the Chicago Opera
Company.

OluPduy'
company Of opera singers. the impor-
. -,.-,bers Of which are we'll known In
az, york. a conductor equally well known.
NV an orchestra strange 70 New York
ST. organization. though not wholly so
Is ,.vsooneI. and a chorus Of singers
hsu from elsewhere, all under the
VIZ .,sr,ert Of q gentleman who has been
h.-.,5ed with operate affairs IN the me-
1,,s for twenty years. more or less.
wy performance Of Massenet's "ThaIs"
- Great lyric theatre in upper Broad
,..t night The principal singers being
y. .,er,bers Of the Manhattan opera House
0U go whose contracts were sold by Mr..
Ss'-l,,,ers,ein when he disposed Of his opera
~ q, prladelnhia and agreed not 10
-, local operate waters longer. the
'os.,-.o- rgeofonte Campanni. who made
later part Of the artistic fortunes OF
t4o-,rnersteins institution; the direc-
NJ Dippel. who has but recently
s..,,en+ a season Of opera 10 what is de-
NO as triumphant conclusion in the
-. METROPOLIS a. the Middle West, and the
s-.nss--a and chorus being organizations
-t,.b were then called into existence. the
,..,rasslor has prevailed, quite naturally
~, ,hs company which made its advent
- last night was The Chicago Opera
,.-,oarv. But 70 seems 20 have undergone
- sea change then a land change,
-..si, week for the official announce
=. last nirnr proclaimed 70 the Philadel-
-ria-CAicago opera Company.
The .fte or the organization does not
1T however. unless II should chance
- .arse beartburnings IN Chicago. What
49, signify rs that Nj Dippers company
-...,,,s6 a welcome which was little short
. s,rp4rdous Let 10 % borne In mind
"a, The performance had nothing TO do
-, Tho regular Metropolitan subscription.
Nevertheless. the great audience room was
..o,-5e6 from floor 20 roof. and the audi
nee W., a. brilliant IN appearance as
.--sgirs+io- could well paint IL. and az
,,ssnr, alive On artistic impressions as i II
lad besn starving for opera for years. In
49,. -es1ec- the gathering was a splendid
,-iorite 70 che performers and the opera,
and the tribute was as richly deserved as
roos- Of the extraordinary tributes which
have been paid this season 70 the regular
metropolitan organization and It's offerings.
70 the demonstration OF popular interest
continues o. the performances which are
., eon7e between now and the end OF the
s,rarenert ir will have 20 he accepted as
,-oof that O. hundred representations in
season ar not enough 10 satisfy New
Works oDeratic craving. a marvellous ca
7sci,y. and one which might prohtably oc-
cpv the attention % the social phil
osopher.
That's" became a household word IN
ysv York IN the operate consulship Of
Hsnmerstein The four artists who helped
ttoa noteworthy success AZ the Manhat-
a, Opera House were Miss Mary Garden,
NM Charles Dalmores and Maurice Re
1aui and Sgnor Cleofonte Campanini all
o. whom dlled their familiar places last
night % the delight Of their multitude OF
admirers The migration from 34th street
20 Broadway via Chicago ana Philadelphia
I'D nor invest their performance with new
Qualities. Il may be THAI Miss Garden eX-
hibitec somewhat more OF her discOurasing
and painful manner OF singing. bur people
90 NOT attend concentrations Of opera in
which sire IS concerned % hear her sing,
buy 90 feast thei~ eyes upon her person
arc Q cir fancy with her dramatic imper-
sonstion. The Indulgence % the audience
was asked in her behalf because she had
Undertaken 70 sins while still suffering
rom the illness which compelled her with
d-a7al from performances OF the company
m Cleveland and Philadelphia. II would.
r therefore, be uncharitable 20 discuss the
qualities Of her vocal performance. Let IL
eutfi~- THAI. with what We must still con-
-!n1. 90 call her bad art, she seemed 70
roll the interest OF the audience a. closely
as did " Renaud. with his profoundly
70etcal and beautiful impersonatlon of
Atharae'-an impersonation which still ap-
reals -o the judicious after long acquaint-
anca as one Of the most finished products
NJ tstr.0nic and musical art that New
York has been privileged 20 observe ir
decades While making a much smaller APP
lea. to me imagination, VI. Dalmoress en-
aod-en- If the character OF Niciss Is as
-efre, ne m its free and frank virinty as
strar
..It was IN the first season at the Metro
sor,an opera House that Signor Campo
mi ars- tried his prentice hand in the
-concrCQ- chair That he is now a
lu'sssnt leader OF orchestral musicians as
wei a. w.n singers and women singers
ne word knows. To him il due large
f1sre of t-e success achieved last night.
lut also -1 t1e orchestra really fine and
capable Hlud which seems 20 have &c.
q.ireI ar unusual amount Of routine in a
Very short time. The parts were distribu-
'ed as follows.
Sas,ae. .... ................ Maurice Rsnaaa
fa.-r.r. Observation-Disclosures ;ustsye Huberdeau
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