The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-10
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Lucia Di Lammermoore

Lucia ........................E EdYige Vaccar
Alice an attendant .....,....A. Sedelmayer
Edgardo ....................,.P Pilade Sinagra
Lord Henry Ashton. ....... Angelo Antola
Raymond, a Chaplain ........P Anzalene
Lord Arthur Bucklaw -. William Giuliani
Norman, a follower % Henry Antony Cetti
Musical director, Chevaler Giuseppe
Angelini.
At the Jefferson theatre last night the
San Carlo Italian grand opera company
presented Lucia hi Lammermoor' as
the first of three engagements In Bir-
mingham Probably no better rendition
of the famous opera has ever been wit
messed here. Voices whose quality and
training approached perfection reveled In
the beautiful scores to the delight of the
audience.
The house was comfortably well filled
but the audience was not nearly as large
as the efforts of the company deserved
But what the audience lacked in numbers
was amply supplied in appreciation. Re-
peatedy applause burst from all three
floors II from one person. A noticeable
feature of the audience was the presence
of many italians from not only Birming-
ham. but surrounding towns.
The wonderful range and purity of the
voice of Edvige Vaccari in the title role
captiyated the house. Clear as the bell
smooth and soft as the note of the flute.
she sang the dramatic score with mar
velous effect. She Is not only possessed
of an Excellent voice, but showed intense
sense of the dramatic. Her interpreta-
tion of the sufferings of the Unfortunate
Lucia crept into the hearts of those who
were watching and listening to her.
Outside of Vaccari no other female
voice was given much chance in the piece
last night, but Pilade Sinagra and Will
liam Giuliani gave wonderful demonstra-
tions of male tenors. Sinagra played the
part of Edgardo, the unfortunate lover of
Lucia, the second most important char
eacter His voice is magnificent, both in
volume and tone. Like Vaccari, he por-
trayed well the dramatic feeling and pas
sion that ran the gamut through his soul
from one extreme to the other. Angelo
Antoa was Lord Henry Ashton, the VIII
lain and cause of the lovers troubles
He is the third figure in the triangle
around which most of the action in the
opera revolves and he bore his part lust
well as the rest. His voice is we'll trained
and clean.
The orchestra which the company car
evening. Aside from the wonderful vocal
achievements behind the footlights. the
orchestra by itself is well worth going
to hear. Under the direction of Chevalier
Giuseppe Angelini. it is undoubtedly one
OF the best ever heard here. The beau.
tfful sextette from Lucia, probably the
most famous score of the opera, was the
sublime height of the musical phase of
the evening. 1t was received with tre-
menduous applause. The company was
forced to repeat It.
The chorus singing was inspiring. The
harmony and technique of the soft. slvery
Italian words spoken by the entire chorus
held the audience as In SPELL
The company will present verdfs "Rigo-
letto'' this afternoon and I'll Trovatore"
tonight. Tt deserves larger audiences
than last night. Mile. Emilia Vergeri, the
leading lyric soprano of the company, will
play Elenora III III Trovatore" tonight
r. R. s.