Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-29
SAN CARLO COMPANY
CLOSES STAY HERE
Three Well Presented Operas
on Saturday Winds Up It's
Successful Engagement.
NEW VOICES ARE HEARD
By HENRIETTA M. REFS.

With afternoon and evening per-
formances, the San Carlo Grand
Opera company yesterday closed a
most successful engagement in Oma-
ha. The audiences have been uni
formly large, with even greater at
tendance at the two Saturday operas,
and the performances have been uni
formly good, with even better per-
formances on Saturday than the two
preceding evenings, and that is say
ing great deal. The best dramatic
work of the company was done in the
three operas presented yesterday aft
ernoon and evening, and in every per-
Torrance without exception the COM
pany have sung the music splendidly.
The company seems to abound in
good principals and the chorus is a
constant delight in its we'll drilled
singing. Through failure of the man
agement to state a change in cast, the
credit of Signor Barduccis conduct
ing of Faust" was given to Signor
Peroni, and the work OF Eugene De
Folco in the title role of the same
opera was assigned to Salvatore Scia-
retti. With these exceptions. for the
most part the casts were played &C
cording to the program.
Matinee Draws Well.
For the matinee performance yes
terday the company presented Often
bach's Tales of Hoffman" This
melodious work, with its consistent
and interpretative music, its humor,
its tragedy, its fantasy and the famous
"Barcarolle" holds a warm place in
the affections of the people, and as
presented yesterday afternoon, with
each one of the principals cast most
suitably in his or her particular role,
it well deserved the hearty reception
it received. Among the members OF
the company unheard in previous
operas were Edvige Vaccari, remem-
bered from last year for her unusu-
ally warm and sweet quality of voice,
her brilliant colorature singing and
her clever acting. In the exacting role
of the doll, she made complete sue
cess, and followed it by her convinc-
ing Interpretation of Antonio.
Salvatore Sciaretti made an ideal
Hoffman, good to look upon, and
with histrionic ability to match an
exceptionally fine tenor voice, he was
all that could be desired. This was
also the first Omaha appearance of
Stella de, Mette, who took the part
of Julletta. Her voice is a mezzo of
good range, and exceedingly dramat-
lc. She looks adorable and her work
both as 'Julietta, and in the evening
as Lola, in "Cavaliera Rusticana,"
highly satisfactory. Many double
roles were played in this opera, prov
ing the versatility of its talented
principals, OF course, the Bar
carolle" was repeated, and some of
solos, and the orchestra won
much extra favor by interpolatine
the "Barcarolle" as a solo before the
third act This was also repeated
Chev. Peroni was at the baton. and is
to be commended for this highly
credtable performance.
Double Bill in Evening.
The two intense, realistic operatic
twin sisters. "Cavaleria Rusticana,"
by Mascagni, and 81 Pagliacci," by
Leoncavallo, were the double bill pre-
sented in the evening. In the first,
Mary Kaestner repeated her former
success for her dramatic and we'll
sung Santuzza; Eugene de Folco far
excelled his Faust" by his fery
Turiddu, singing with uniform ex-
cellence throughout, and David Silva,
Anna Haase and Stella de Mette were
each in his or her special
part. Signor Barducci conducted, and
the dramatic climaxes he built up, the
contrasts he gained and his mu-
sicianly playing of the accompanying
music, with here and there bits Of
melody brought to the attention, were
ample proof of his ability. 81 Pag-
liacci" furnished star roles for Man
uel Salazar, who as Canio does some
wonderfully fine acting and singing,
and for Angela Antola, whose Tonic
was most realistic. Both the PRO
logue" and the Lament" had to be
repeated and frequent applause inter
rupted the performance. Other able
members of the cast were Luisa Oar
clee, Luciano Rossini and Luigi Dele
nolle. The accompanying music OF
this opera is rarely beautiful and the
orchestra is constantly supporting, en-
HANGING and intensifying the dramatic
story. This opera was again to the
credit OF Chev. Peroni.
Mr., Gallo, the manager OF the COM
oany, expressed himself as highly
pleased with the Omaha engagement
and at the attention and enthusiasm
expressed.