[Met Concert or Gala] CID:1420



Seventh Grand Sunday Night Concert
Stabat Mater
Metropolitan Opera House, Sun, December 23, 1883




Seventh Grand Sunday Night Concert



Stabat Mater (2)
Gioachino Rossini
Soloist
Emmy Fursch-Madi

Soloist
Sofia Scalchi

Soloist
Italo Campanini

Soloist
Amadeo Grazzi


Conductor
Auguste Vianesi





La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours (Repeated as Encore)

Roméo et Juliette: Cavatina

Victor Capoul



Alceste: Divinités du Styx

Emmy Fursch-Madi



Rotoli: Mia sposa serra la mia bandiera

Tannhäuser: Evening Star (Encore)

Giuseppe Kaschmann

La Cenerentola: Non piu mesta

Lucrezia Borgia: Brindisi (Encore)

Sofia Scalchi



Mattei: Non è ver'

Mr. Vergara [Last appearance]



Tannhäuser: Entrance of the Guests



Conductor...............Auguste Vianesi



Italo Azzoni, Piano

Appolonia Bertucca Maretzek, Harp





Rossini: STABAT MATER {2}



Soloists: Emmy Fursch-Madi, Sofia Scalchi, Italo Campanini, Amadeo Grazzi



1. Introduction

Emmy Fursch-Madi, Sofia Scalchi, Italo Campanini, Amadeo Grazzi

Metropolitan Opera Chorus



2. Cujus Animam

Italo Campanini



3. Qui est Homo

Emmy Fursch-Madi, Sofia Scalchi



4. Pro Pecattis

Amadeo Grazzi



5. Eia Mater

Amadeo Grazzi

Metropolitan Opera Chorus



6. Sancta Mater

Emmy Fursch-Madi, Sofia Scalchi, Italo Campanini, Amadeo Grazzi



7. Fac ut Portum

Sofia Scalchi



8. Inflammatus

Emmy Fursch-Madi

Metropolitan Opera Chorus



9. Quando Corpus Monetur

Emmy Fursch-Madi, Sofia Scalchi, Italo Campanini, Amadeo Grazzi

Metropolitan Opera Chorus



10. Amen

Emmy Fursch-Madi, Sofia Scalchi, Italo Campanini, Amadeo Grazzi

Metropolitan Opera Chorus



Conductor...............Auguste Vianesi





Review 1:

Review and account in The New York Times:

The concert at the Metropolitan Opera House last night was thrown into a temporary state of confusion by the illness of Mme. Valleria, which was apparently unknown to the management until a very late hour. It was 8:30 when the announcement was made that the miscellaneous concert would precede the "Stabat Mater," and that Mme. Fursch-Madi would take Mme. Valleria's place. After the concert once began, however, it proved to be sufficiently interesting.

The orchestra, by way of overture, gave an excellent rendering of the "Dance of the Hours," from "La Gioconda," which was encored with all the enthusiasm of an audience ready to welcome anything new in the line of grand opera. M. Capoul sang the cavatina from Gounod's "Romeo and Juliet;" Mme. Fursch-Madi gave a pleasant rendering of the "Divinites du Styx" from Gluck's "Alceste," and Signor Vergara sang "Non e ver." Signor Kaschmann sang a popular song by Rotoli with excellent taste and, being loudly recalled, gave a finished interpretation of the "Evening Star" song from "Tannhäuser." Mme. Scalchi sang "Non piu mesta," from "Cenerentola," in a superb manner and was vociferously recalled. She then gave the brindisi from "Lucrezia Borgia" with fine effect. The "Stabat Mater" was given after the intermission. The soloists were Mme. Fursch-Madi. Mme. Scalchi, Signor Campanini, and Signor Grazzi, who was substituted for Signor Novara. The performance of the work was, taken as a whole, thoroughly acceptable. Signor Campanini's noble rendering of the "Cujus Animam" was one of the most notable features. He was in excellent voice and sang with great power and perfect taste. The performance of the duet "Quis est homo" by Mmes. Fursch-Madi and Scalchi was praiseworthy, and was received with much applause.



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