New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23

known G. Schirmer has both the bretto and
the vocal Of "Goyescas," the opera by Enrique
Granados which have its first performance anywhere the
Metropolitan Opera House Friday evening Pamphlet and
score are admirably printed and admirably edited and those who
wish become intimately acquainted with the work will
well acquire them Thereafter deep study will be nece
cary 70 DreDare one for the promised pleasure We cannot
call any operate novelty easily compehended as this
glance through the vocal suced show that the COM
poser had built up work series OF dances and 1t was no
himself that he had made the book after the composer had writ
the musc-a very unusual proceeding this In TACT
recall only single parallel and that never made public
score or more years ago local composer ana Ore'' ous
operetta OF apparently serious porten one OF the thea
musical flight which for another reminded he
Tribunes musical reviewer Of Tschakowy ISL
prompted say that the Russian composition had
had been asked do his work aterward The opereta
failure, and it not long aerWard that the hbres
letter to the reviewer coniesng that the facts were as
he had stated them and wondering how he had found them out
Spanish opera Tor much OF its Music has been heaTd IN the piano
forte ecals OF Mr. Schelng he statement OF Seno Peque
the brettt also makes comprehensive the pacy OF acton III
the opera As matter OF TACT there Is none Inc people OF INC
play twice in the midst OF two erpsichorean whtls IN
which what should be action described by the chorus At the
last there is an invisible duel and the opera end, with near
broken woman lamenting the killing OF her lover But the
for the beginning, middle and end Of the tragedy vi"
be made clear the listeners FOR their entertainment
and edcaon they will have fea to depend upon the music
which promises be fascinating. Somewhat too upon the re-
production Spanish types deneaed by the painter Goa alter
whom the opera named The story invented by the bettt
hut developed only amazingly ingenious manner is Do3y
how that simple recall Goya and his pictures any way
to artistic minds is easily comprehensive As little can the
costumes Of his characters for they created by the
PAINTER but only typical OF his period We do not wish 70
pronounce upon the before its performance but there can
be in saying that its title seems faeched and that
would never have had Senior Granado composed ms
panoore pieces suggested by the pictures he vocal
score does bring mental vision any OF the character
tcs PSYCHOLOGICAL artistic OF the disciple OF grewomeness
described in the literature Of Spanish painting " cannot see
Cranados dance-measur anything like the pictures when
Fdmondo de A describes in his book Spain and the Span
r pictures which that author says Goya must have painted
with flashing eyes and oamng mouth with all the Jury OF
deonac" in which the Italian author the final point Whicn
painting can reach before transformed into action; beo
his point the brush flung aside and the battle begins ANY
hing more terrible than these paintings must be slaughter amer
tbeee colors comes blood" Neither hear III GaadoSS
music las we imagine hear the panoorte version any
thing Of the artist James g. iuneker describes nm
his hook "Pronenades of lmpressonst the man VINO was
"cador naador bandereo by in the bull ring VINO
i,c abbng afrav escaped in the disguise OF DuhSht
~ he was a dompteur OF danes and cattle continues H
IIrneker che was the same before his canvas Anything @
came 70 hand served him brush, old broonStck wrapper
- IN cloth spoon-with the latter he executed that uri
Massacre Nav 1908 in the Prado lie could nave Patu
with sabre on all fours Reckless to the degree OF INSANITY nc
never feared king devil, or nquisiton IIe @le
cached out for him. but he had disappeared after suffering
5erthrpst in the back" The drama hidden III DrahaIos
n,sc is an nfanle production compared WIN Oarnen 10
which the composer OF "Goyescas has denied the