Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-12-28
BOSTON GRAND OPERA
PLEASES BALTIh0REANS
The Lyric Filled With Brilliant
Music--Loving Audience
'L'AMORE Del IRE RE"
The Story Of the Opera Simple But
Pleasing Departure for Bali-
more Along Musical Lines.

Last evening the Boston Grand Opera
Company gave the Baltimore premiere
of Montemezzis "L'Amore del tire Re"
by Pavlowa and her company in a
special arrangement of the ballet.
'Snowflakes." from Tschaikowski's
Nut Cracker suite
The Lyric was filed to overfiowng
with a brilliant audience that while
perhaps a little cold al first, was uni
formly enthusiastic at the final curtain.
The cause of the reserve was not hard
to find As the hall was emptied. am
old lady was heard TO observe re
proachfully to her husband: We'll.
you would come" But note that it
was a nice old lady. Fashions in mu
sic change. but this is not a whim-
sical change: it is growth As most
of us have progressed beyond the point
where We expect to find "whistleable"
tunes in grand opera. so to many are
the choruses and stilted arias of Verdi.
Mascagni and DoniZeti come to
seem artificial beautiful though they
are. And those who keep in touch with
modern music are learning to see the
beauties in the psychologicaltonepr print
ing of Strauss, Wolf-Ferrari and Mon
temezZi, though at first our unaccus-
toned ears may not realize their We
racity. One thing that leads to this
development is the greater diversity
of Instrumentation. Our composers
have means of expressing their
thoughts and passions that We're uu-
dreamed of by Beethoven. The result
is that they are striving TO employ the
new means to expires more complex
emotions-ideas that in the older
forms of opera had 10 be spoken or
repressed. 1t is a logical growth from
Cohan TO Ibsen
The story OF the opera is simple.
The scene is laid in the palace of the
old king, Archibaldo, in Italy. For
reasons of state Flora, an Alturian
princess, has married Manfredo, the
Kings son, though she loves Avito. a
prince of her own people.
In Manfredo's absence at war Arch
ibaldo, old, blind and infrm, becomes
suspicious of Flora. and stumbling on
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tryst, he kills his sons faithless wife.
but Avito escapes To discover the
lover Fiora's lips are painted with
poison, and Ayito. coming to the crypt
at night, kisses her and dies. Man
fredo returning, discovers the situation,
and he. too, finds death by her lips.
The part of Flora was sung by Luisa
VILLAIN, who created the role in the
world premiere at the Scala Milan.
Her presence was delightful, her act
| ing splendid, and her voice, though
| not especially mobile, was adequate
| Avito was sung by Zenatello,, whose
| rich and colorful tenor was well plac-
| ed, though he had a difficult foil in
| the magnificent baritone and spirited
| acting of Baklanoff as Manfredo. Jose
| Mardones answered fully the taxing
| demands Of the part Archibaldo
| His acting and voice were alike su-
perb. The minor parts were well ta-
| ken by Boscacci, Lara, Clement, Naya
| and Saroya
The charming ballet "Snowfakes,
| condensed to one act by Ivan Clustine,
was beautifully set in a glade Of snow
laden trees. with snow falling softly
| over the dancers. who in five move
| ments developed the story of the origin
of the Christmas tree. The well-known
music of the suite, was delightfully."-
rendered, Adolf Schmid conducting
with striking freedom.
Words fail in painting Pavlowa One
| must see herto know, and TO know is
to love.
This evening at eight will be pre-
sented Pagliacci with Maggie Tayte
as Media. This viii be followed by
Delibes' ballet "Coppelia"
G. NJ J.
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