The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-26
|pARSIFAL Is SUNG
At METROPOLITAN
ro..ini's ..Barbicrc Iii Sivi-
ella" Presented in the
Evening.
UREE NEW PRINCIPALS

Two performances we're given at the
..,,o,i,an Opera House yesterday.
,.dirs 20 custom. Wagner's "Parsi-
"a. performed in the afternoon
r~,.oeui,ion of tho character Of
L.rI.,tyIng pay. II was the hrst
~, drama had been presented
L.,,r tho direction OF Arthur Bodan-
Is The row German conductor. and for
,.,son fresh interest vas aroused.
-h.more the newly organized chorus
-, for the first time took part in IA
...w,ncr. In the first act. twenty
go. women and an equal numDcr
-. voqces. an American. were
,,i I'm the music supposed 10 come
,,. l.f, Of the dome In the
| ,p,s o. the Grail.
20. Ice said IN beginning that these
a,i.,ers acquitted themselves well ia
80. 4 quality OF tone. phrasing ana
.,sA,nr. and that they promise to be-
- ..,ul adjunct to the regular
.. Mi Bodansky's conducting OF
.p, ~,,gl' disclosed characteristics al
III, INA "a known IN ;wo other Ger
h aU of,'ts.
r..s Conductor has much improved the
A. present itIun Of the sacred fes-
.,y o.. the -uperimppsition OF Il
.-l inner polish IN the interpreta-
a., The refinement makes Itself known
~. ,.l, IN the admiraDl- playing OF the
.F..,1 AIt Also in the treatment OF
.,. ,,I.s par's on the stag The sing
. no, of \ high order. but ii Is in
.,.l attn H." correct spirit II the tex
. mad" iU,rlltg'hlc.
This naturally is of Importance TO the
,;s-r.q auditors and 10 those others
whom the language IL not a scaled
,,. \ clear understanding OF the e
\. ,..,'t.al - Il perfect entry into the
Of a Wagnerian a ma n II can
. s.td shat Yesterdays performance
vac made impressive by the nice ad-
rs,ment II IA the means TO "A publica-
M ~ III. masters thought 10 the lis
SCR wa anything Of the poetic
.od If IN, more rcposeful parts OF the
.,-a ~ any way lost, while MIR. Boz
.,,.,y, treatment of the. iortes was
10 ave the impression of tenn
100, 81 force.
.. .r. E..t rs hUudry. Mr.. Sem
,s Pu,,frl. Nr. Sraun as GhTio-
,.a .... N.,~.' - as hiugSor, and MIR
.. lul.rfds Il, ssnii'ancc OF the
-u.,, US q. ST., hands. Ihtre
a. IA, racousld,raui, amount OF un-
40. OFT intelligence m san
..t ps.NAded ,a- NAule representa-
t.oA. o,, ,
A. ... ,,cI.u- %liosslu.'s Il. RAio!e:'
IL syr'.t was sung ana three new
-,nsel. Of the company Ser@ neafd
T7.., were ,ilAc,Uo ia uacco 49, Anna
..i. G,u- PIP de Lacct - tigdrJ, ant
.c-..!i IL tlt,,stt A. Df. BdFtoio. .
...-, the .l,t proved TO he "a typlc'
tn .ut tenor wth a thin, pal!''
go.,. ana =, style well grounded IN IN
81 the opera. NJ. MaIatest
owei r.msc'f to Ice a ssrNiceao.e oun'
a... some ~pretens,tns to singing.
~ Mir. de Lucca more iiNportan
,..nrs can be said. His Figaro MAJ
sbundau, viyacity OF action and utter
an. \ voice OF line duality and "A goo
enabled the BARITONE TO man
.Uuyeis very interost!n-. FOSSIL;
,.,u 4o nas been here longer ne VII
- -. sized ina. IL is not necessary Z
p.oi r.uus volumes Of tone IN tn
-,s,udi vs. "'yl. was at times mares
this tendency Co. ,NrloS.Nen"SH an
-.rlro's .bu,l. ruey ~ spirit Mas trans
. .Ft.4 mo WE g t'aFt''FrH
yucca despite tn, As the reS
seen on the Metropolitan stag
,,-~ What he will do n otaer role
v q meter of conjecture. There wa
liz. .- last nights opera by when
.I.. SIS at re might DO with c'ntrii
.Ee.-.s music. His delivery OF ~
.. D.. ra,iy. was extremely good.
tn, other principals We're Mime. Hen
F.sipo and NJ. pidur as 10
.,.r The former sang her music 70
mos. part cXce.leutly, especial
Una yora POGO ia" Her Rosind
.. IMPROVED since last heard and he
80 list evening was in the fulier
'.u" az U.s. beauty and had an AR
.s.,. ~ or. Mr.. Didur's Don Bdsin
vas rpmmcudahle. Mr.. Bavasu"l' cor
...t o. = manner wholly u~nimportan
rnr r,,, time and watched the score Re
Ter l,s-,y. The ensemble at the n "
', o. Vos N q pretty oao s'a,c WI.
". a., Luce, restored IT 10 order an
Zee f.f.l