New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-07
''C0NCH|TA" SUNG AGAIN
Philadelphia Hears New Italian
Opera To Be Given Here.


From a StaG Correspondent o. The Tl.bun,)
Philadelphia. Fco. "a new Italian
opera 10y composer whose music mas not
Vet been heard IN the metropolis vas pro-
duced hero this evening by the Fhilade'-
pAia Chicago opera Company under the
management Of M. Dippel. Its title Is
"Ccuchita," it, composers name - Fan
donsi. and Mr.. Dippeis plans for Ne"
Yo.g contemplate its Performance AZ the
-ropolitan Opera House next TIesday.
"Conchlts" had its frst representation
IN this country N San Francisco early IN
III. season. u came East rs wav Of chi
csgo. where N the season Just ended u
had single Performance. on tn Pacihc
Coa-, II was produced by a local troupe,
hu, the representative Of the utpiar foie
wa. Nile. Tarquinia Tsrqlin.. who ere
s,.d" the part IN London last july, enact
Ell IL In Chicago and here and Nill b" ~
commemorative IN New York next week.
The rtory Of the opera eNhalcs the KIND
NJ stencil which arose from the opera
hols.s OF Italy Immediately afte- tie
.uccess OF "Cavalicria Husucana' and
.xteru.aIs and its 'atnosphrre' 90, an"
bars close hinship with Carmen. Lake
the siorv 81 Bizet's opera. too. II Was
found IN a French book. move. %
Pierre LOUIS. As reviewer ~ the
Daily ENpress inseniously observed
when tn. work vas produced IN LONDON
n seems 20 lave been written 10 enforce
Or illustrate the moral contained 10 ne
o,o saw
. woman. q dog al walnut tree
a. NOR tou te.t lhcG. the bc'''f iAr! %
II ropld no, do 20 put into a relation -!
a., pIot all the color used by the novelist
~ even the llbrettist. m outline 80 e.s-
,cr,..~ mus, serve. The heroine - n
cigarette giIl. whose mother taxes 'A"''oS
far her sham. rom wealth. '''''
Learning this. Conchi,a. who. We 81
. xked 20 believe. wants 90 be ioNe" TO-
h.,sair alone. Cumpcls her mother '' l1-
,r,,, the money and goes away uoI9 90
,,lie xix months iateI Mscco' -" rover
end. her dancing . lasc!tious dance io'
th. entertainment ot = COMPANY oi 'ou'
,.,s behind the locked doors o' carr.
rbc,e ts . violent interruption 81 the dc-
i,ctable proceedings. which 'noS ~ al
ernsrsut reconcliiatrn ~ th" io'-.s' '.'
woman accepting the Keys 70 ho'so ''
q secluded part OF Seville Nheie SUE
acr,es 20 receive Macco. When he come
bou ever. she locks the iron gate against
hin, and PERMITS him only the precious
privilege Of kissing the hem ~ her dress
Io- va IL her ioot? through the
i,o,, hs,send witnessing the sight o. her
self I'm tho arms of "a youngeg rival On
the next day she meets Maceo again ana
taurts him with not having KEPT ms
,hre., ia blow out lis own brsine Mad
oened BIZ RAGE, DC hurls her 10 nc Eiouh'
ard gives her thrashiuS. non ~ -
covcrs sclf-contrO. the man rs horilhed
"a I'm what he has done. bu' no" NJ l'e'As
,ror, her cooling ard contritc cortcsalon
,bs, instead OF increasing her hatred, mo
nhy.ica, cha stisement has awakened her
lCvc.
IN adaptins la Femme e. lie Pantin
tor operatjc purposes the authors nave
,,,e,no,cd 20 soften tho lines OF the story
&c ,bev have been hurricdly narrated
49, hut the result has been chiefly 10
~, re ni,y with a series OF contradic-
,o,a calculated to make a psycholosisl
,,,acJ his brains to reconcile the utter
.,ces and actions OF the heroine winch
a.. presented by Mile. Tarquiri. are as Tar
.psrt q the two poles
However. il is not necessary To discuss
,r,, matter here, and how the music OF
seno- Zsndonai. who was educated IN
Tho school OF Mascagni, but has drawn
deep draugh,s from the fountain wnlch
Chornen,i.r opened, Is. first OF all what
,,u n. described bv the majority OF re-
,.i.u.,s az atmospheric. There rs Local
co,or in i,s rhythms and deal of pas
sion in its fragmentary melodies. us mar
monies and especially in rs orchestra
ton Some OF II is haunting, much Of Z
,nconsooyential but In the first climax O.
rho oncra. the scene 10 the cafe. there rs
AN extremely effective union or picture
nanton,rne and music. II will provide n
n.yp .snsa,,on for the opera patrons of
tho rn..-opolis. so will Mile. Tarquini,
vho has certainly added new, original
and more developed picture to the ORA
matte picture gallery.
A Lenten sohrlety seemed 10 weigh
UPON the audience this evening, but II
showed appreciation of. the brilliant
scenes. at least The performance. con-
Quoted BY signor Campsnini cannot un-
der the circumstances be said 20 have pro-
vided a basis for prediction. but the
opera seems 70 have in IL germs OF VIC
orous vitality. H. h II