The evening world., 1912-03-09
OPERA WON
READYFORSTAGE
First Performance Takes Place
On Thursday and Louise
Homer Expects Triumph.
AUTHOR IS GRATEFUL.
Prof. Parker Praises the .Prepa-
ration for Performance Made
by Mr.. Gatti and Mr.. Herr.
AUTHOR IS GRATEFUL.
~ SYLVESTER RAWLINC.
az R0NA." Horatio Parker's
1M opera, with which the
Yaia ~ncos~usor In npon

0M opera, with which tn,
SvS Yale professor, In opel
eehpetition with twenty-six rivals
won the $4,000 prize offered thre,
yenn $50 by the Metropolitan Oper,
Company for the best opera In Eng
li4h. 10 to Be produced NEXT Thursday
sNcning q the Metropolitan Opers
House. Long anticipation has made
~ word something Of . fetish. In
Saet, too much Importance II likely
- % s<tached to II. Let II b ~
Numbered. without prejudice. that
~ matter Of presenting all operas
- the vsrnacular. advocated BY
many. al whom the writer y ono. 10
M. In the slightest degree. involved
In whatever measure Of success Mr..
Parksr's opera may achieve. Mr..
Perker must stand upon the intrinsic
rnorit Of the creation Of his brain, %
~. wosC-Fsrrari. and Mr.. Puccini.
a. Mr.. Richard Strauss. and Mr..
Victor Herbert, among modern com.
D4per. have stood. In the prcsenta-
IN q his opera. irrespective Of the
\ ,pguass In which It 10 sung.
nat BrtAn Hooker. the author Of the
u0tsttc. has written worthily has been
pstclaimed BY tho literary critics who
~ Ne privilege Of reviewing II nix
menehs Or more 400. Whethss he and
Prof. Parker have managed 70 make
~ wards and the music ut. We have
~ e discover. and that Q great
~. Untn the opsra has been hsasd
potAing on &ha< score can be prsdicAted.
90 thing. however. may be stated
81 Dsively: NJ. 0atti has given to the
peoDasauon q ths WORT the utmost
casA. The resources q the house have
W ussd to their capacity In rehearsal.
~ Issts. Who 10 10 coaduoe Il. wss
~ q, NJ JUDGES whe gsvs the much
vo<tted prise 70 Mr.. Parker. He has
9eSn untiring and iaAessusabas In brins.
~ out the rsquirsmsnts a che iudi.
yt1Naa singers Ard OF the chorus ana
<esassoea. TO him, more sven than 10
~ prtacipal singers. the gratitude Of
~. Parser and Mr.. Hooker must ~
For three moutha. IN ons form
~ Anothsr. sometimes 70 the dstrtment
ths works OF other composer. the
preparation has eons on.
IN. HookGNe OWN AMALvss
OF THE RloT.
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