The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-11-21
"ROsenkaUaLier''
Sung at the Opera
With NelU Sophie

1 EN- RObENkAVAL was
\ the fourth opera Of the sea-
Ron IN Ia nresented byf Mr.,


II the fourth opera Of the sea-
son to be presented by'Mr.
Gatti-CasaExa at the Metropolitan
Opera House last night. Tho audience
was little moro than the sise Of the
subscription. but II was absorbed In
tho work. showed intelligent compre-
hension of It, and-best of compile
ments-stayed until tho end. The
cast was the same as that OF last
year. with two exceptions. In the
place of Anna Case. a. Sophie. ap-
peared Elisabeth Schumann, who, II
she lacked something OF Miss Cases
ingenious charm, disclosed a fresh.
pure, high soprano voice capable OF
singing the music as It was written
without effort or strain. She proved
a worthy acquisition. and her future
appearances with the company will
be watched with interest. At tho
close Of the second act her associates
permitted her to take a curtain call
alone, and she deserved 1t. The sub
stitution Of Vera Curtis for Rita For
MIA as the duenna was not so easy to
understand.
Frleda Hempel as tho Princess was
as convincing as ever. 1t Is by far
the best thing In her repertory that
she has disclosed to us. Marguerite
ODER acted Octavlan with all her
original charm and imbued 1t, II that
were possible. with greater power and
beauty Of voice. Otto 0oritz maae
his Baron Ochs more mellow. to Its
Improvement, and Hermann Well re-
peated his competent Won Fanival.
Paul Alphonse sang tho tenor solo In
the Prinoess's boudoir admirably and
Marie hatfield. Rsiss. Ruysdsel.
Bayer and the rest were all satisfao-
tory under Mr.. Hsrts's leadership.
The unovenness OF Richard Strauss's
genius In the composition Of this
opera was moro apparent after q 20.
Rod Of rest fror, the hearing Of II. II
Is at Its best In the first act. After tho
entrance Of ~, rose bearer In the
second aotr-a fine scene musioally
we'll set--thsrs follows . waste Of Iu.
gubrious humor unrslisvsd until the
exquisite trio In the last act ID
reached. q thing Of beauty TO bs en-
1oysd forever.
Julia Culp charmed q Philharmonic
audience At Carnegie Hall yesterday
afternoon by her fine singing, with
the orchestra, OF 1.-The Lamont OF
Arianna" from the earliest Of operas
BY Montsvsrdi. and q group Of
Brahms's songs, accompanied at the
plano by Conrad v. hos. The Dutch
singer has returned to us with the
charm Of her voios enhanced. Mr..
stransky gave q frst public perform
fer" which won approval. and dlled
his programme with the Bach suite
In D major and Beothovsn's seventh
symphony. admirably played by bis
orchestra.
Nikolai sokoloff. q young Russian
vlolinist, gave q recital At Asol.an
Hall yesterday afternoon that dis
closed him NJ = musician Of skill and
understanding. He was launched by
the Music League Of America, an or.
talent a. opportunity. He was worth
while, AID Will be hoard again.
Victor WottEsnstein. who was heard
last season, save another piano re-
cital At Aoolian Hall last night which
showed his growth In artistry. His
technical skill II accompanied by
tAsts. He pleased t.ree audience.
NEXT WEEk's oPFRRINos
IN IhR MUoic WORLD.
THO board Of Education announces
tho following FREQ lecture rsoitsis for
next week, Sunday afternoon, At
Ethical Culture School. organ rs-
oitai by Qottfrled II, Vederieini Mon
day evening. at Public School No, tS.
Aida" by Caroline X, Goldberg,
Tuesday evening. at Public School No.
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