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THURSDAY, APRIL 2(. 1916
MELTZER DECLARES ‘LA SONNAMBULA’ IS A DRAB AFFAIR AT BEST
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“LA SONNAMBULA"
Opera in Three Acts and Four Scenes
Book by Felice Romaii
(In Italian)
Music by Vincenzo Bellini
Count Rodolfo ....... Adamo Didur
LOPOBG oo viivenironss. Blora Perini
Amina ........... Maria Barrientos
EWino .......... Giacomo Damacco
EASR 150 i, RAith Mason
BIOBMO .. vih s s GHUMO Rossi
4 Yotary ........... Pietro Audisio
Conductor, Giorgio Polacco
Ntage Manager, Jules Speck
Chorus Master, Giulio Setti
Technical Director, Edward Siedle
Followed by ballet divertissements,
Rosinae Galli, Premicre Danseuse ;
Giuseppe Bonfiglio, Premier Dan
acgr, and Corps de Ballet.
onductor, Alessandre Scuri,
By CHARLES HENRY MELTZER.
“LasSonnambula,” which was
performed last night at the Audi
torium, has worn less well than
the tragic “Norma” of Bellini.
When I heard it g few vears ago
in Italy, “Norma” surprised me by
its persistent power and fresh
ness,
Italian works much older than
“La Sonnambula” are still young.
One of the oldest, the “Orfeo” of
Monteverde, for example, seems
as enchanting now as it did three
centuries ago, when it was sung
in Venice,
To be frank, Bellini's opera
rather bores one, though it is |
studded with a few engaging arias |
and effective choruses, It is
largely padded with conventional 1
recitative—intoned dialogue, quite |
valueless as music. So, to be sure,
are many other n;:nrus~-among ‘
them “The Barber of Seville,” an
admitted masterpiece,
Dramatically; “La Sonnambula”
Is more childish than even “L'Eli- |
gir d’Amore” or “Un Ballo in |
Maschera.” It is impossible to \
treat the libretto seriously, The
proceedings of the villagers who
break into Count Rodolfo's bed- |
room so unceremoniously and fret
their souls so strangely because
Amina has anticipated them, are
quite absurd and, of course, im
pertinent,
The misfortunes of the heroine
do not move us.. As for the hero,
Elvino, he inspires contempt for
doubting his fl,}m(hearl and for- 1
saking her to Make love to Lisa. |
But in Bellini's day librettos
were often merely pretexts for |
florid singing. And there are 1
songs in “La Sonnambula” which |
still appeal to thousands of even
the most hardened operagoers. ‘
Melodies Are Trivial, ]
The fact that youw and I may
not be drawn to this example of ‘
old opera as we were to “Lucia” |
did not prevent the other fact
that many in the Auditorium au
dience liked “La ‘Sonnambula.” s
The frank melodies of the com
poser are somewhat trivial. But
hundreds—perhaps thousands—in
the house Ilast night approved 1
them ali and applauded warmly. |
In the title role, Atlanta for the |
second time enjoyed the art gnd
entrancing tones of Mme. Bar
rientos, Again that charming
singer scored her points by the
refinement of her style, the skill
with which she managed a voice |
put to fatiguing tests a day be- |
fore, and the bewildering ease |
with which she sang the most |
trying coloratura passages, ‘
It was plain that Mme. Bar
rientos was saving Herself up for
the part of Marta, in which she
will reappear tomorrow night.
Only seldom during the perform
ance-—-which, if less brilliant“than
it might have been, was nicely !
balanced and entirely creditable—
did the Spanish singer give one
the full measure of her powers,
She sang discreetly and with
faultless taste
Shows Her Resources.
Her best chance came quite at
the close of the opera, in the
air long popular throughout the
world as "Ah, non glunge.” In
that pleasing song she showed the
resources of het always gracious
art and won her audience, as she
had won her hearers in “Lucia”
by the loveliness of her tones, the
delicacy ©f her shadings and the
fluency of her singing
Mme. Barrientos i= not a good
Actress, She trusts entirely to her
exquisite volce and personality.
Her pgestures are not alwaye
beautifu!l
Vnew lyric tenor, M. Qamacco,
was introduced last night tp At
lantans in the role of Elvinoe, His
rather pale, though tuneful, voice
made a favorable impression and
won him seven recalls after his
rendering of “Ah. perche non
posso” (“Still so gently™) at the
end of the second act
The Rodolfo of M Didur., the
Polish basso, seemed too porten
tous M. Didwr s more content.
Ing In Mozart than he will ever
be In Bellini
One of the most interesting fea
fures of the performance was the
first appearance ‘n this city 0%
Miss Edith Mason as Lisa, the
Jealous and love.sick rival of
Amina She bhad only one real
opportunity of revealing her qual
ty-in the cavatina at the be.
Kinning of the opera ("Tullo e
Eloa”). Miss Mason has o warm
And flexible sbprano, which has
‘heen well tra‘ned hy no less &
tencher than Fdmond Clement
Another atiractive stranger in
the cast was Mme. Perinl, a mex
ros-soprano, who appire] in the
small part of Teroan
Maestre Polac-e conducted w i
hle habitual skint
The performance of "La San
nambula”™ was followed by & s
ries of brief dAance divertisse
Ments, in widel Mise Rosinag (ia
! the Metropolitan premisre
Cinseucs, amnin charmed the ans
disnce by her unusunl grace
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Left to right, Jules Speck, the Metropolitan’s stage manager; Giuseppe de Lueca, HIS great baritone, and Antonio Scotti, Atlanta favarite.
dory of TMartha,
opera for Friday
“MARTHA” j
Lady Harrigt (Martha),
Maria Barrientos
NOROY ~.a:ocneinsosnsssorS Pevivil
Idonel ........vOOO.. Enrivo Coruse
Plunkett ......... Giuseppe de Luca
Tristan ........ Pompilio Malatesta
Opera in Four Acts,
By Frederich von Flotow.
“Martha " by Friedrich von Flo
tow, was another favorite of our
grandfathers, and the only work
which survived its composer. It
has been sung ‘by great artists
and by amateurs in the world's
capitals and in town halls. Its
airs are played on every hand or
gan, and its overture may be
heard 'in any movle theater. Yet
- it has not been presented as a
whole in years. It has been con
sidered too “light” for the dig
nity of the Metropoiitan compa-~
ny, but after its revival this sea
son its instant popularity-—noth
ing save “Carmen” has approach
ed it in public favor—proved that
even New York operagoers had
not forgotten their love for melo
‘)'n
The opera gives almost equa!
opportunity to four leading sing-
OTs. SOprano, tenor, mezzo-soprano
and baritone, and, indeed, the four
are singing together almost en
tirely through the second act. No
other work so abounds in melo
dious quartet numbers, and there
are solos and duets fairly tread
ing upon one another’s heels- The
chorus, too, is used to excellent
effect,
“Martha™ presents the rather
odd combination of being com
posed by a German, sung in Ital
ian, its characters English, and its
audience American. It is one of
the few operas, by the way which
7 have been sung in English with
complete success, g
The scene opens in the boudoir
of Tady Henrietta. afterward
Martha (soprano). She is grow
ing weary of a dull court life, and
her mald, Nancy (mezzo), guesses
that love is the missing requisite.
They sing the duet, “Ah, Those
Tears"” and Sir Tristan (buffo
basso), Henrietta's cousin, and a
gay old dog, enters. The two
women tease him unmercifuily,
Behind the scenes is heard the
chorus of servant malds on their
WAy to the Richmond Fair, and
Henrietta insists on drouln{ As a
peasant and joining them Nancy
joyfully agrees. and even old
Tristram s persuaded to don a
farmer's garh and’ accompany
them.
Scene 11 shows the fair, where
every year the farmers come to
choose their servants. The law
requires that one who has accent .
od a carh payment is bound for
A year. The scene is a gay one,
with a chorus of farmers and
servant= and market folk.
Lione' (tenor) and Plunkett
(baritone). two young farmers, in
search of housemaids, enter, Lio
nel is an orphan and Plunkett's
Sfoster-brother, On his death bhed
Lionel's father had given Plun.
kett a ring. which, when trouble
should appear. must be given to
the Queen. They two sing the
duet, frequently used in religious
musie, “Lost. Proscribed, a
Priendless Pllgrim.” descrintive
of Lione!l's history and his discon
tant with his present lot, The
Eheriff begine the auct'on of
servants, and the farmers bid
them in There are swinging cho.
ruses here for men's women's
volces, and the seene an un
usunlly ”flun-qw one,
Lady Henrietta, Nancy and Sir
Tristan, in their servants' attire
now enter and look about them
curiously, '{m two farmers take
immediate fancy to them. Tristan
is frightened away by & swarm of
girle who insist that he hire
them, and the masquerading pair
take sdvaniage of his absence 1o
open a flirtation with the young
farmers. Murkett timidiy opens
negotintions for thelr services,
and hefore they mltfl the extent
of their prank they have accept.
o the :';r-l money and are
Pesstisel e yenr The st ends
in a quartet and chorus, and as
the curtain descends Lionel and
Plunkett lift their new servants
into a farm cart and drive away
with them. :
The second act introduces but
the four principals, who have a
surprising series of quartets, It
is the interior of the farmhouse,
and the brothers are trying hard
to explain to their Iflchtoned‘
maldservants their new and un
accustomed duties,
The opening number is the
quartet, “This Is Your Future
Dwelling,” ending in a remarka
bly beautiful passage. Lady Hen-
Tietta says her name is Martha,
and Nancy chooses “Betsy” for
her masquerade. There is another
quartet, “1 Am Surprised, As
tounded,” in which the masters
express their astonishment at
their servants’ - unwillingness to
work, and then the lesson’ in spin
ning is begun. This introduces
the famous “Spinning Wheel”
quartet, in which the muslc close
ly imitates in rhythm the soq::d
of the whirring wheel. It is an air
that sticks in one's memory. Nan
cy, rebellious, upsets her wheel
and runs away, leaving Lionel
and Martha.
It is here that the most famous
aria of the opera is heard. Lio
nel asks Martha to sing for him.
She takes from her bosom a flow -
er and sings “The Last Rose of
Summer.” This gem of the op
era is not Flotow's, but an old
Irish air, to which words were set
by the poet Tom Moore. The
Italian words in the opera follow
rather closely the poem of the
Irish bard. When this nria has
closed Nancy and Plunkett re
turn and the “Good Night”
quartet is sung. The two giris
prepare, to retire when Sir Tris
tan appears at the window, They
slip away with him and return to
their castle.
The third act opens upon a
park in the forest. The Queen is
hunting, and the yvoung farmers
have come to watch the hunt,
Plunkett sings the stirring drink
ing rong in praise of English aje.
The stageful of villagers joins in
the chorus, and Nancy and her
companions, in hunting costume,
enter, Nancy sings heraria, “My
Heart Knows Not.” and Plunkett,
recognizing her, reproaches her
for running away. He i= about to
seize her when the hunting girls
surround her, and the scene is in
terrunted by the entrance of Lio
nel, half-mad from grief. He
sings & bit of Martha's alr, and
then begins the tener numober
which is sung on every concert
stage, “Li%e a Dream.” or, as It
is better known, “Ah, So Fair; Ah,
So Bright”
Sir Tristan and Henrietta en.
ter, and Liomel, recognizing his
lost love, accosts her, She cruel-
Iv pretends not to know him, and
there iollow a denunciation by
Plunkett and s pathetic air by
Lionel. The latter draws the ring
from his finger and asks that it
be glven to the Queen, whose ap
proach is announced by trumpets,
The scene ends In a magnificent
finale, & bit of concerted musle
which has few rivals,
The fifth act reveals the farm
house again, with Plunkett sing
ing hix fine aria, “Oh, My l?nlnr
py Lionel” This scens and ite
aria frequently ate omitted or the
action xumfnnn‘l 1? the closi
seone, In this It is fl.c_oz&
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that Lionel is really the larl of
Derby. He still is brooding over
his lost love, and Lady Henrietta,
relenting, causes to be . recon
structed the scene at the Rich
mond Fair. The farmers and serv
ants are reassembled, and Henri
etta and Nancy, once more in
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MCCESS of Opera
The New York American today
publishes the following :
ATLANTA, GA,, April 26.—De
spite the fact that she faced thd
unusval task of singing two ex
traor?ln.rily heavy and difficult
roles in as many days, Mari¢ Bar
rientos, the Metropolitan’s new
coloratura soprano, added to her
Atlanta triumph tonight when
she fairly thrilled a tremendous >
audience that heard her “Amina”
in “La Sonnambula,” the old Bel
lini favorite. .
' The vast throng that filled the
. Auditorium was a personal trib
ute to the singer. Before her ap
pearahce in “Lucia” the seat sale
for “Sonnambula” had been the
lightest of the week. But she
sSwept the throng at the matinee
Tuesday, having to respond to no
less than twelve curtain calls aft
er the third act Mad Scene. And
immediately after the perform«
" ance there was a rush for seats
for her next performance.
She fully lived up to the audi
ence’'s expectations. The forid
Bellini© music was peculiarly -
adapted to her brilliant voice and
her hearers fairly shouted the.r
approval, -
Miss Mason Makes Debut.
Miss Edith Mason, the young
American soprano, muxp’ her de
but tonight as Lisa a rivaled
Barrientos in popularity., Adamo
Didur also wgn a personal tri
umph.
Following Tuesday night's gala
affair at the Pledmont Driving
Club, which: was very largely at
tended by the elite and fashion
able of Atlanta, society turned
out to an old-fashion Georgia
barbecue at noon Wednesday, given
in honor of the Metropolitan
stars. This affair took place at
beautiful Druid Hills Country
Club and was attended by over
a thousand from Atlanta and all
points throughout Georg'a.
Tuesday night's brilllant re
ception at the Pledmont Driving
Club was a kor‘wuu event,
Among those entertaining were
Dr. and Mrs, Charles Rensen.
Their guests were Mr. and Mre
Morris Brandon, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Maddox, Mr., and Mrs.
Cobb Caldwell, Mrs, Jerome S'm
mons, Jr, Mr. and Mrs, W, H. Ki.
ser. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Inman,
La Boheme
Thc Librello La Boheme
of the Opera
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Mr.‘nd Mrs. John Grant, Mr, Jo
sepl¥ Brown Connally,
With Dr. and Mrs. Westmore
land were Mr, and Mrs. L. H.
Beck and Mr. and Mrs, William
R. Huntley ang Mr. and Mrs, Mil
ton Dargan.
Mr. and Mrs, Roy Collier enter
tained for Mrs, Robert Neely, of
Augusta, l‘ompleun. the party
were Captain Graham Johnson
and Mr. Lee Harvey,
Mrs. Grant Hostess.
_Mrs. Willlam. D, Grant enter
tained delightfully in honor of
Mr. and Mre. Willlam Randoiph
Hearst and their party from New
York, including Miss Edna Good
rich, Miss Hazel Bliss and Mise
Virginia Ireland. Besides these
Mrs. Grant's Buests included
United States Judge and Mrs,
Hardee, United States Judge and
Mrs. Newman, Mr. Alexander
MceDougals
With Mr. and Mrs. Mell R. Wil.
kinson were Mr. and Mrs, Charies
E. Seiple, Dr. and Mrs, Dunbar
Ray, Mr. and Mrs. Preston Ark
wright, Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer
Moore, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Harris,
and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mcßur
ney,
Others entertained were Mr.
and Mrs. Thornton Mayre, Mr.
and Mrs. H. .. DeGive, Mr. and
Mrs. Dudley Cowles, Mr, Joseph
Brown Connally, Mr. and Mrs. J.
G. Rohrman, Mr. and Mrs. Chaun
cev Smith, Mr. and Mrs, J. T.
Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Milton
Dargan, Jr, Mr. and Mrs. Alex
C. King. Mr. and Mrs, E. M. Duy
rang, Mr. and Mrs. 8, . Porter,
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Scott, Mr, and
Mrs. Rucker MeCarty, Mr. and
Mre. R. A. Smythe, Mr., and Mrs.
L. Z. Rosser, Jr, Mr. and Mrs. E.
E. Dallis. Dr. J. G. Williams,
Wednesday night, following the
opera, soclety divided into a great
many small groups in the various
clubs and many private resi
dences. For the remainder of the
week the sociql calendar is filled
tc overflowing.
Tell your friends to vote for Fred
M. Powers for Coroner.
Sing Haunting Airs
Of Puccini’s Opera
By ENRICO CARUSO.
i Like ‘‘Traviata,”” ‘“Manon’’ and ‘‘Romeo .
§ 4 et Juliette,”” Puccini’s opera, ‘‘La Boheme,”’
(B | deals with romance and youth. ViR
£ e T s The story of the lovers—there are four of -
§ éfig them—told with such eloquence in ‘‘La
R e m\,‘% i Boheme,”” has the eternal charm which makes
§ w] us love the picturesque ‘‘scenes’’ of Henri
PP, .| Murger. :
e 1 The world will never weary of such tales
| B e @ | os those of Rodolfo and poor Mimi, the |
i ®. Sl | grisette. It will always smile at the whimsi- )
O R € i calitiés of such sweethearts as Marcel (Mar- '
i L. { cello in the opera) and Musetta (the French
L W Musette). _ 1
s swrsiol Has not the very name of the ‘‘Latin
Quarter’’ an everlasting spell to all our ears? The ups and
downs of artists, poets and painters, in their strenuous days,
are dear so every heart. , i
We singers, also, have lived through sueh ‘‘scenes’’ as
Murger speaks of in his graphic book. What misery have we
net had to bear before we won our first success! The fact
that Marcello was not an aspiring singer, but a painter, is a
mere detail. Besides, ‘next in importance to Marcello and .
Rodolfo with their lady loves, is there not Schaunard, the
musician, in the libretto?
You in the audience will look on with sympathy while
we shall sing to you in ‘‘La Boheme,"’ ;
Not for the first—nor as 1 hope, last—time shall 1 sigh .
and smile on Saturday night with Mimi, whom Rodolfo loved
and lost. .
My dear friend Scotti, too, will doubtless feel at home in
the character of Marcello when he flirts and quarrels, as he
does so well, with his sweetheart.
We hope to see your eyes grow moist and dim again when
Mimi dies. Poor, tender and unfortunate little Mimi. And we
shall try, at least, to make you laugh once more at the follies
of the ‘*Bohemians’ in their attic.
In ““La Boheme’' Puccini reached the perfection of his’
delightful art. By most this opera is—and perhaps rightly—
regarded as the best, the most charming, he has yet produced.
/At all events, he has rarely, if ever, invented more ex
quisite music than he made for the ‘‘Raceonto’’ of Rodolfo in
the opening act of the opera; more haunting airs than that of
Musetta in the second act: or more wonderful quartets than
that sung in the act which follows, by the contrasted couples—
on one side the sentimental Redolfo and Mimi, on the other the
vivacious Musetta and Mareello. By
In the past two weeks I have written a great deal in my
own way. .
I have told you of many operas. Some of them vou have
heard. Some you have still to hear. 5
And now the time has come for me to stop my talks and go
back to the work 1 love so well. 1t has been a ggeat delight to
me to see you all in Atlanta, so ardent and eager about musie,
and so appreciative, !
With this brief chat, I will lay down my pen. The eurtain
will seon rise on ‘‘La Bohme.”’
Till then, farewell. Or rather, let us say, A rivederei!
E tempo di cantare!
A lifetime of asduous
study qualifies Fred M
Powers for Coroner.
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samples. -
Original prices were $4.25, $5 and $6; the big
price saving is apparent.
The leathers are principally Patent Colt and Gun
Metal. s
M. Rich & Bros. Co.
Main Floor. Shoe Department, .
_ATLANTA GA.
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Occasional changes in of,
fice is good policy. Let Pow
ers be Coroner awhile.
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