The sun., 1916-11-30
LA TRAYIATA SUNG
AT METROPOLITAN
Fernando Carpi, New Tenor,
Makes His First Appear
ance in Part Of Alfredo.

verdi's famous old opera La Ira
viata" was given at tho Metropolitan
Opera House last night for the first time
this season. The performance served TO
introduce a new tenor. Fernando Carpi,
who assumed the role Of Alfredo. Mr..
Carpi's advent Increases tho number Of
principal italian tenors in the company
TO four. the others being Messrs. Caruso.
Martinelli and Botta. Tho newcomer
was kindly received by an audience Of
fair size and rewarded with the CUSTOM
AIRY applause.
He is a man Of good appearance and
has a voice Of agreeable quality, entirely
free from the bleat which affects 30 many
light tenors. In fact the lower range
OF the voice has a slight tendency toward
~barytone color. which Is by no means
unpleasant. The upper register is light
and Is lacking In power. But Mr.. Carpi
sans with good ~intonation. distinct enun-
citation and correct phrasing. He has a
good deal of vibrato and displayed last
evening an exaggerated fondness for re-
tardations and for the long drawn dimin-
ishing Of some tones.
Nine. Hempel. recovered from her in
disposition. was the Vtoleftn. She has
sung the role 10 often here tina comment
on her impersonation seems unneccs-
sary. Perhaps each temperance makes
older o~peragoers glad that we still have
IN he company an artist with So much
of skill In the delivery of this old style
music which has lis undeniable charm
when II Is well sung. TIL tendencies Of
the operate stage have been way from
II In recent years. and most dramatic
singers have sacrificed mastery Of its
elegance and suavity for q more declam-
atory method.
Mr.. De Luca vas the Gtor0to's Ger.
mont last evening. and was much ap-
plauded for his "Di Provcrza." The
minor characters were in the same hands
a. last season and Mr.. Polacco con-
Quoted.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bird had a.
their guests in the Webb box Mr.. and
Mrs, Prescott Lawrence and Mrs. James
l.. Rrcese.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. HOFFMAN
and Leslie Cotton were with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Henry Warren.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis r. Cavity and
Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald q. Thacher
were with Mr.. and Mrs. Harris Fahne-
stock.
General and Mrs. Howard CARROTS
guests wer" Mr.. and Mrs. lauren Car
roll and Miss Caramai Carroll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Guggenheim's
party included Mr.. and Mrs. William
II. Wilcox n Mr.. and Mrs. $. r.
GugRcnheim.
With Miss Maude Gwynne Shepherd
In Mrs. Vanderbilt's box were Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert l.. Livingston and Mr.. and
Mrs. James r. Ciews.
Miss JEANNE Emmet and w. r arton
French were with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Il French.
Mr.. and Mrs. Graham Blandy's guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Courtlandt Nicoll and
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert lie Roy. Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Horace Gallatin were with Miss
Fanny johnson in the Taylor box.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hamblen Sears
and Mrs. Frederick Esler were with Mrs
Z. Reeve Merritt. Mrs. William Piersor
Merrill was with Mr.. and Mrs. T.. Fran.
els Hyde.
There were also In the audience Mr.
and Mrs. w. Adams Delano, Mrs. Fred.
eric II. Belts. Mrs. Russell "A. Hoadley
Jr.. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Dilworth, Mr.
Mrs. Jacob II. Schir. Judge and
Mrs. Joseph Mulqueen. Mrs. Walter w
Rutherford. Mrs. Louis r. Hoyt. Shlple,
Jones. Gen. Horace Porter. Mr.. and Mrs
Julian Peabody. Mr.. and Mrs. Henri,
Sanderson. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ryle
Mrs. Edward Van Ingen. Mr.. and Mrs
Howard c. Brokaw. Mrs. Egerton l.
Winthrop. Miss Muriel Winthrop. Mr.
and Mrs. Frederic Y. Dalziel and Mr.
and Mrs. I, Chaunccy Mckeevcr.