Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-25

to his Thlrty-fourth street house he had
Zerolla In his pocket. lie discovered
him singing there. Hsw many. many he
has discovered since! His production Of
"Boheme" with Lima Cavalier the first
season that she was given any big parts
was wholly beautiful. She looked the
part OF Mint she acted the part and
she sang Il with olearness, and depth Of
feeling such as one seldom hears. She
had every attribute that goes with the
role
/ had my Caruso night too. but II was
unfortunate. The Mimi was substitute,
a poor lumpy matron. whom no self
respecting tenor could yearn over. The
Illusion was murdered at every cross
way. You can't bump up and down for
whole evening on such a teeter-totter
of artistic efforts and remember II with
any great pleasure. | haven't happened
to hear Caruso in that part since.
trust | may some day. but / know he
forehand that he will never be a poetic
looking Rodolfo.
No word Of La Boheme," however
small, would be complete without some
enthusiastic praise for Bella Alien as
Musettar. She has made the part hers
No one can sing the saucy waltz song
(which is very difficult as she does. She
is a wonderful little artist. Her whole
conception OF the part Is unique. After
you've heard her nobody else quite fills
the bill, though l remember Trentini
with much pleasure. She was so tiny
s,.u
little scene with the slipper and her
porous old gentleman, who had nothing
but money. was delicious.
At the performance here last week
Rodolfo and Marcello seem to have stood
out from the rest as satisfying interpreta-
tons.
II was also interesting TO hear
Madame Butterfly" in close contact
with 1.-THE Girl and La Boheme."
had the good fortune to hear the first
production OF butterfly in this country
at the Metropolitan opera house in New
York with Geraldine Farrar and Caruso
in the title roles and Puccini himself
conducting. John Luther Long ard David
BelascO sat not so very far away. The
thing which impressed me then, and has
ever since, was the slow tempo which
the composer insisted upon. He made
tire whole work vastly more impressive.
The Lambardi company gives a popular
concert this afternoon and the engage
ment ends with Faust" tonight.
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With the coming OF Lent we turn our
thoughts to various presentations Of
Wagner's Tetrslogy. A particularly de-
lightful opportunity will be given Omaha
people this season to hear Der Ring des
the auspices Of the Tuesday Morning
Musical club will give the four lecture
recitals: "Das RheIngoId.' Die Wal
kure." "Sisgfried" and 'Gotterdsmmer-
rung'' on the afternoon OF March 4, II, IS
and g at the residence Of Mrs. George
Joslyn, using their beautiful organ for
Illustration. All those who heard Mr..
KeIly's lecture last year upon Tristan
at Mrs. Joslyn's known what a
pleasure is in store for them. Mr.. Kelly
not only talks well but his organ play
ing is wonderfully satisfying. A limited
number Of season tickets will be for sale
for this series TO people outside Of the
club. Any music lover wishing further
information will be gladly answered By
Mrs. Charles N. Wilhelm.
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An unexpected complication has arisen
apropos Mr.. Eames' course upon The
7 Instruments Of the Modern Symphony
Orchestra" He was to have had his
reeitals Wednesday afternoon. but II
seems that the men upon whom he de-