Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-01
MUSIC and DRAMATIC ART
~ L Edited Tasa World Liehner Frost

AS all local interests are centered
In one effort to make Tulsa's grand
opera season one of the greatest
achievements in the state of OKLA
homa, II seems quite fitting that we
should give at this time a review of
one of the operas to be given. We
shall write of al TrovatOre." Tho
story OF I'll Tovatore" was written by
Commerano and the music was writ
ten by Giuseppe Verdi. II was first
produced In Rome January 10. 1853.
The time of the story is supposed TO
be the fifteenth century. the setting
Bscay ard Aragon Below is listed
the cast and the parts taken as pro-
duced IL Tulsa: Count Di Luna (bari-
tone). Whitehill; Countess Leonora
.soprano). Destnn: AzuCena, a gypsy
(contralto), Louise Homer; Manrico.
the counts brother, wandering
troubadour tenor), Morgan King
ston.
There arc four acts in I'll Trova-
, tore" and, like the story Of The Bo-
hemian Girl" it is a story of high
born child which has been stolen by
the gypsies.
The opera opens with IA midnight
scene in the palace of Count hi Luna
Fernando. the old servant, is telling
his associates the story Of the fate OF
Garcia, the counts brother. While
the two brothers were yet infants,
Garcia had been bewitched by gypsy
and had gradually plned away. The
old gypsy had been burned at tho
stake for sorcery, and In revenge her
daughter Azucena Kidnapped the
sickly child. As the servant closes
his narrative the Count hi Luna en-
ters. He is In love with the Countess
Leonora, who is In love with hand
some troubadour Manrico, who comes
to her balcony nightly serenading her.
While awaiting his coming one even
Ing, the count arrives and she mis-
takes him for Manrico. who later APP
pears. There is q general surprise,
the two men quarrel and Manrico Is
challenged to a duel by the count. AS
they prepare to cross swords Leonora
falls to the ground insensibe. Man
rico Is wounded but escaped before
the count could summon attendants.
The second act opens with a gypsy
camp and Manrico is being nursed to
health by A2ucena. whom he sup
poses Is his mother. She tells him
she is not his mother, but narrates TO
him the same story the old servant
Fernando told his associates In the
first act; adding to that story, she told
Manrico that when she saw her
mother burning at the stake she stole
the counts brother. intending 10
throw him in the flames, but by
mistake she had thrown her own
infant into the flames
Goes To Rescue.
Ruiz, Manrico's follower, brings
Manrico the news that Leonora, be-
lieving him dead, was about to take
the veil to escape the count, and that
the count and his soldiers were pursu-
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ened condition, he and his forces
hurry to the rescue OF the countess.
The scene changes here to n con-
cent. 1t is the day that I.eonor1 is
TO take the veil. The nuns are slowly
marching with LeOnora among them.
Di Luna and his forces are there and
he makes an attempt to ahduct Leon
ora. but Is surprised by Manrico and
his band. who now rush in. The
counts forces are greatly outnum-
bered by Manrico's men and they are
forced to withdraw Leonora Ia so
overIoyed to find her lover alive that
she renounces the veil, and he bears
her to her palace, which is at once
besieged by the counts forces.
In the first scene of the third act
the camp of Count hi Luna is intro
duced. He has captured the gypsy
Azucena. He is quite happy over the
fact that he has taken prisoner tho
supposed mother OF his rival. Azu-
cena calls to Manrico for help, and
at tho sound of Manrico's name the
count becomes so infuriated that he
orders her burned at the stake. Mean
while Fernando accuses her Of being
the murderer of the counts brother.
Manrico makes desperate effort to
rescue Azucena but the counts forces
are now reinforced and he is taken
prisoner and he and Azucena are
thrown In IL dungeon together
The first scene OF the fourth act
takes place outside the prison tower.
Leonora IL there and she can hear
the mournful eath-chant. 1t is here
that the wonderful "Miserere" Is pre-