Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-17
ADJUSTMENTS
NOTABLE OPERA ENGAGEMENT
COMES TO BRILLIANT CIOsE

with the presentation OF Oncnbachs
tuneful and fantastic opera. The Tales
or Hoffman, a the Academy OF Music
last night by The san Carlo Grand
Opera Company, one o. the most no.
table series OF performanccs-.n many
'espeots-ever offered IN that theatcr
cam" 10 a brilliant close.
DEVOID OF prestige lent BY any great
names OF the operate world and de-
peha!ng solely upon artistic merit. this
remarkable organization OF singers
actors and musicians presented in two
daEs, ada" "Cavalleria Rusticana."
'asl!aoc.'' and The Tales OF Ioff-
mann and. because of tho spark
.olehea an that shone through the
'Hea!oc'!ty ot It's staging and costum-
.h2' captured. conquered and held The
'a!Fe!!ne admiration OF that practi-
c2Hy !napprec!ahle portion OF R!ch-
inond that !s really musical
IS possible that BY next season,
"Aeh nc company Will surely return,
u may have become the thing" TO
20 20 the opera, even when presented
IN Rlcnrnond and I'm Italian style Ger
ta'h!y II is most earnestly to be do
sired. otherwise. those who have taken
some Pride In the at least ncar-art!stic
atmosphere OF the town VIII suffer yet
another fall % the Kind that pride
eoeth before
liner" seems little uss in going into
ociaii concerning tho rare performances
OF Yesterday afternoon and last night
49, - SnIlc" 70 say o! last night that
nc Tales OF Hoffman," was PLAYED
ana sung in a manner that did fun
justice 10 q score that IS weird ana
chteriaininE. rather than impressive or
bcaCt!in!-SaNc. always, the massage
containing the "Barcarol!c." which was
.a'eT 'nterpolated by Chcvaiicr Ang.-
I'M as an !nterme2zo. There are many
other Things 10 be spoken Of: the "AIr
Dc Dapcrtu,to" ~ sung hv nm.
splendid baritone, Antola: tho Miracle
o; IN" majestic hasso Sosonn, and a
Hozcn others, but what's tho use?
ot TIC performance Of "Cavallcr!a
tUSrcnna' Il column might be written
particularly with regard 10 IN. rcaIIv
wondorful acting and singing NJ rditb
A!Nord. the SaNtu22a. and the htrhIv
tHcctiN" singing ana equally Dolish.1
iictlnE OF Alfredo Graasani. tho Turiddu
VINO together made tho onc-act oDcra
( OF MascaRfi thing Of terrible tray
cdy. dccp"ncd hv tho ar, Of slnaanndro
Modest. IA" ALTO Ru, Of this. foo i;
must tuiilc" 20 say that. NJ It's con
c!us!oh nearly every member OF ,hc
"''h'StFa arose, stood IN his Dlacc and
"pp!aEi"i tn" singers, not ~ ,aDpin,,
90 'hStfHin'nts. but by c!apping hands
'h'h. uhheard OF, 50 far a. | know.
made 10 throb by tho voice AID NO ~.
N'I'"i ''""fT tenor. Giuseppe
/ Ag"siinl whose Canio was ono Of u.o
. most pathetic characters that ;hc s,o.o
IN Richmond has known Again Mr.
( Mod"si won tho laurel as Tonic. Fur
Mer' the chorus in all three operas
again showed what may he made ~
concerted numbers By singer whon
,"u%ht and drilled By such musician
rs Angcl!ni
For criticism. Il is "a he sa,t ina,
during the performance or "C'ayoilo,i,,
"a" 'rump"t was below pitch, ana tha,
one Of The nrst yiolins spoiled several
measures Of the :ntcrm.zzo, I'm, mo
performance Of Miss AIvori in "C,vai
iera.' ana Of Mr.. Agos,ln In "pnrIl.
"cr'' could not have been dirnmcd +.
m" whole % both brass and string
choirs had been out OF tune.
TO the san Carlo Grand opera Com.
panE goes the profound gratitude o., ri,
musical Richmond - comparatively
small as /, is.
Douglas Cgr5np