The Detroit times., 1916-12-04


the Interstate Opera company Tor
Detroit prove up 60 the standard set
by the opening performance Shtur-
day. In the Lyceum theHt"r. nothlnk
better could bo asked bN TO" most
critical OF opera lovers blH"t Les
pecheurs de- Perles' tThe Pearl Fish .
ersl was given la the attcrur1n. anu
Wagnsrs Tristan and Isolde iu
the evening neither opera having
been heard in this city before.
scenicaliy. both were marVels OF
the new staEccraft as Josef lrhah
has made IL known 20 American the
atergoers and every detail ~ IN"
production was In keeplnA with the
Urban art which rs riotously color
full. or grimly sombrc. as the subject
fhe cast FOR tho wagner music
drama offered liat or artists thhi
would have been difficult 90 excel. In
fitness FOR tho roles ans where ln tho
world 81 opera. Mime Marg8rete
MatEenauer. who made herself known
10 Detroit In a song rec;tm a Few
weeks ago. was the Isolde. and
proved herself To be an artist. rlch !u
voice and dramatic instinct ~h"
Gang the music of the All -fated lrihh
princess with a vocal upulenct tnat
carried hsr listeners o. "a drnouStta-
tion or enfhusia site aiNrt,ia0nu. ~
all times sh6 made isn'd' regal pnt
passionate. loverrOu sum .. " nHh ul
tender feeling. not thr Urr.t HunpFt
too often created hF fI. r I"t oou-
mas who ESSAY the ch1t
In beauty of p"rau 'n voice
Nine. Elcauora de t.t. "i dhtAhe
was nttinK como n t' Nine
Mnfzenau~r's Isolde .r iwr WON an
were ideally suited q. th" roles or
the Irish princess. 1nufu.fiug an un-
willing bride from hrt l-urfald KING .
dom 10 tho hleRkne@- Hf thr cornwall ID
castle from which King Marke reign
ed. and the faithful attendant, WI! 'n
pity and love fnr her r"Nnl ml W" s.
gave the imperious. hut ri"f-Htr 'k .
en- woman. a love potion lns'sad -,
the death drink she Yillet Tor h"fs"lt
and tho knight Tristan, Tor wh"IH
she cherished such hopeless passion
The tinfs and texture ar tnN "''Fh'
worn hy Isolde and Brang"nH ~ W."
first Act. reproduced In tho r'ch drap-
srtes and siiken cushions ~ Isolde q
couch. were barbara splnehcg ~ coll
or against rho delicate Drc. id INV or
the hangings which sheltered 't'
princess and her s~rvitor nr ~" shin.
glimpses ~ , bich with tho Hie'r S-
man a. the helm surrounded uN TITS
tan's men. were given when the cur
ta'ns parted for ErauCaue 20 ma Ak
known 70 kurNveual Sire wlFhe" or
her mistress Urban was equally sue
cgSsfil IN dSpiCtiDg the mas ir" fnt-
rsts anS walls - King NHrk' fy1'-
~ castle in 10 second aCf Wh"fe
Isolde and Tristan sing tho love drri
which has made tho opera famous
Here the Huston % grim ta9fn"7R
ana strength was perfec' FrauEhne
watching from one 'f tho Ii&h tli~
for the Rrnroach - the king That .
lovers In tho garden below uIEht bN
warned seemed miles away from th"
audience 80 wonderful was mo prf
spectlve II the thlrd nct IN ~, t1"
COURTYARD - Tristan castle ~ Rto-
tagne huge tree was used WnS'
e,iccessfuitv hv Urban. ln giving the
only touch ~ seeming ~" in ~"
bleak. forilfed barfenncss ~ The
g Nr
tan lies dcllr'oualy raYiug - Isolde
ana cared for by his faithful kur-
wenal
Altho tho Version 81 tHs opera used
was reduced o. three acts aud Uurh
iudicious cutting made, tne perform
snce lasted from 90 to- Ief- o'clock.
Karl Jorn was thr Tristan. aud Iu
The third act rspeCtnflr proven MN
seif an eNrHpiluua 'iv IN. irirrrtct
af the rolc. tu tHe raritrr So. r"H n"
was NOT So rNcctIye aul seemed to
40 hampercd hy cold Bur NO fAult
-ouid ba found with his singing ard
actinH IN the love duct iu the Ea~-
len and IN the death scene of thc
Thc roles ~ King Narke. Karv en-
~ and Msiu, were taken bF Hruri
scott Franz EgcuIc0 hnd 1r8hoW
Narr reRpprtivelT and were 'Ocallv
and histrtunicallv excellent. white Tho
-eiativelv smaller roles ~ tho ship
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