The Detroit times., 1917-12-04

nOSTON OPERA IN LNCEUM
War opera was given Monday evan
ing by the Boston Grand opera ccIn-
pany in the Lyceum theater. In The
sense that owing Co war railroad
trafnc cNigenclea tho company was
unable o. get ite scenery 90 Peti1]lt
FOR the two operas scheduled" he
Tales OF Holman and klEolcttpt
and was compelled instead 10 oFer
just an evening performance or eA-
CorptA from several operas
hut While the several hundred Hp-
era lovers who We're present HUTuF
rally would have preferred ctpn~
pieto opera presented Ina the hi Eh-
class manner previous appearances or
the Boston company Ia this city gave
reason 90 expect. there was genuAne
pleasure. enthusiasm and upprcsia-
ton for the rare provided under dhe
circumstance. An array ~ more
than usually capable singers gEve
real enjoyment Aor they ala uIeir
very best and shat best was VERY
8lnr. A4u Navarette. the coloratEra
soprano from lucatan, and said 70
be pure Maya Indian, who has
been Impressari0 MaN Rabinofs nlg
card this season, proved 70 Dc an
attractive young woman In her efhrly
twenties, with a decidedly lovely
voice Of pure quality and fine tripn-
ing Mime Nayaretto appeared in ahe
wedding scene from Lucia 81 Lam
merinOor' singing ma the famous Xxx
tst and then gave the complete PAD
scene from the same opera, mAhN nE
no cuts from the brilliant store, ana
singing and acting TIE mad LA
with dramatic skill The taste ltsre
given OF Nine. NaVaretts.s voice hnd
art whettod the appetite for mpre,
and the audience WAS deeply regiet-
full that this new and lovely Hltaier
could not have been heard al grttter
length. The reKtet- was finely IIn-
dered by Mines Navurette and rely
Clement. and Omera POrrcga hdmlr-
DO lie Jarazu. PRolO Anauian nd
The thlrd act OF "Rlgolctto." in
which the equally famous quartet IS
sung. scene from "taVallcria AUS
ticena." and the nrst act u = no
Tales Of Hoffman made up the sest
OF the program. Altho all OF ths1se
were given Ia the one almost hare
stage setting the singers appeured
ia correct costume. ana 10y their sin-
certify and art were able 20 make
tho audience completely forget the
absence OF the ordinary stage trlp-
pings and remember only tho ruuslE.
II Omera Forresa, the Italian uen-
or. who sang Iurrldu Ina the taS-
cagni melodrBma. and Edgar In 'a4u-
ella" lmpressariu kabinou has an
other unusual artist. MI P0rrega, not
-nnly- haa-s -ha-.l4t4f-.l-r-A&ee, but hs- Is
apparently thOroly trained Singer
and actor. with personality hnd IN
telligence that was senscd from his
nTst entrance upon the stage.
Nine. Saramle Reynolds. an AmH RI
can. disclosed good voice and act
ing ability as Santuxza. and QueN ma
SCinathtne, n young Greek Amerie an.
has 50 fresh. clear and sweet VI Ice
that everyone was sorry not 20 rear
more OF a. Miss Sciuathino sang de-
lighfully the doll song IN The ia les
Of Hoffman"
The other excellent singers who
took part were Mines Barbara Nlsu-
rel and Maria Lara, Giuseppe NOEtio-
TO. Ernest HOmario, Graham Mari and
Armaudo Finzi. Aglde JaccL4a Con
Quoted the limited but valiant or
chestra with Rs much care ana sethl
az tho no waved bis baton over the
ususl large body OF men in aH oaer-
atlc orchestra.
TTTuOut. The performance tyas
wholly worth while. from the opHn-
ing singing by Nine. Reynolds OF
The Star spangled Banner 60 the
closing strains ~ lie Marseille Lie'
by Nine Maurel.
The company, according % Mr.. Ia
hinon. Will disband Tor the preJcnt
and return 20 Boston, the 'akht
against the odds OF railroad tritns-
r7r7-tutfun ufE equipment being too
much for this usually doughty amp l.
3 frfuse-to Dc-d0wBed little Russ atn-
American lmprcSrariu. who has made
the "wilds or America know Es)od
opera when a. hears IT,
ELLA MAE HAWTHORNE