The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-28


finished In thirteen days. within a
month IL wal presented in Rome and
n seres OF mishaps made the first
performance a dismal failure.
The second performance was bet
ter received and Tho opera continued
to gain In popularity.
william Tell" was presented In
Paris In 1929 and vas wen received.
II Is notable for Its pleasing combin-
alton OF trumpets. French horns and
trombones. giving an orsan-hke eff
feet.
Rosslnl also composed one Of the
most pleasing settings for the Latin
hymn Of the crucifiXi0n, THE Sta
bat Mater
At this same time of Rossini's tri-
umph. M~eyerbeer, a German, o OF
a wealthy banker OF Berlin and "A
! composer Of ability realizing the
pleasing style Of italian composers,
| decided to study In Italy. He prov
ed HE talent by combining the more
| attractive style OF the italian with
the solid harmony of the German
and produced several successful OPP
/ 0TNts tADntI TIC htNfA Wv 80
Hugenots' being his two best efforts.
In 1891 he paid literally to have
Robert. the Devil produced IN
Paris. hut Il proved a great financial
and artistic succeas.
"The Hugenots." pleasing n mo
lodious. has enjoyed a lasting popu-
larlty.
Amer Rossini. Bellini and D0nizottl
| comes Verdi. the greatest modern
Italian composer. who has given as
"Ernanl. "Rigoletto.' '"Trayiata :"
''Trovatore." Aida" "Otello.' and
"Falstaff' These operas have been
and are stili being presented all over
the musical world.
Al present Il Is difficult to tell
which II the more popular. Nerdrs
or Puccinis operas. Puccini's La
Boheme," ana LA Tosca'' are two OF
the best Italian operas ever com
posed. His Madame Butterfly
land GIRL OF the Golden West" com
posed and produced within h last
few years nave been especially pop
ular In this country.
Quite worthy OF mention are Leon
cavallo's "Pagliaccr' and M~ascagnfs
"Cayalieria Rusticana," both pro-
ducts OF the last half OF the 18Th
century. These two short operas
ARE melOdious and restful, after the
heavier and longer Italian compost
ItiOns.
The first opera produced In the
United States was called The Beg
gar's OPERA and VAS given IN VIII
Va. IN 1888. This was
sung ia English and was like what
we call now, "A musical comedy. IN
| New Orleans in 1913, the first Ameri-
can opera house was built and there
the operas Of RossinL Mayerbeer and
other composers OF that time were
produced.
In New York in 1898 Manuel Oar
cha, a composer. singer aud manager,
was Induced 10 undertake a season
Us Italian opera. The first work pro-
duced was the Barber OF Seville
land during the season ten other
Italian operas were suns,
In 1897. Garcia e to Mexico,
where he met with great success
promoting Italian opera.
A season Of Italian opera was Civ
en- IN Boston in istT, and In 1853 the
Academy Of Music vas opened Ia
New York and B%cllini's Norma
ana Verdi'a I'll TrovatOre" were pre-
scented.
From lta first Appearance 10 the
present time. Italian opera has beer
popular In this country. and bid
fair 10 continue 10 be, and in closinl
believe ! am safe In saying. thai
rs ~influenee. Is the most far-reachin1
and that Il II the most popular and
pleasing style OF opera In all musi,
loving countries Of today.