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Thirteenth and Last Concert
Stabat Mater
Metropolitan Opera House, Sun, February 14, 1897
THIRTEENTH AND LAST SUNDAY CONCERT
La Damnation de Faust: Hungarian March
Saint-Sa?ns: Romance for Horn (repeated)
Mr. Dutschke, Horn
Jean Gabriel-Marie: La Cinquantaine (repeated)
Herman Riedrich, Cello
Wieniawski: Violin Concerto in D Minor
Bronislaw Huberman, Violin
Alphons Czibulka: Love's Dream After the Ball
Tchaikovsky: Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt
David Bispham
Herman Riedrich, Cello
John Rogers Thomas: Only a Withered Rose
Young Richard (Old Somerset Ballad) (encore)
David Bispham
La Damnation de Faust: Voici des roses; Devant la maison
Jean-Baptiste Faure: Les rameaux (encore)
Pol Plan?on
Das Rheingold: Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla
Conductor...............Louis Saar
Piano...................Amherst Webber
STABAT MATER {15}
1. Stabat Mater Dolorosa
Cl?mentine De Vere, Eugenia Mantelli, William Lavin,
Pol Plan?on
Metropolitan Opera Chorus
2. Cujus Animam
William Lavin (only appearance)
3. Qui est Homo
Cl?mentine De Vere, Eugenia Mantelli
4. Pro Peccatis
Pol Plan?on
5. Eia, Mater
Pol Plan?on
Metropolitan Opera Chorus
6. Sancta Mater
Cl?mentine De Vere, Eugenia Mantelli, William Lavin, Pol Plan?on
7. Fac ut Portum
Eugenia Mantelli
8. Inflammatus
Cl?mentine De Vere
Metropolitan Opera Chorus
9. Quando Corpus Morietur
Pol Plan?on
10. Amen
Cl?mentine De Vere, Eugenia Mantelli, William Lavin, Pol Plan?on
Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Conductor...............Louis Saar
This information comes from announcements and reviews. Although a newspaper advertisement omits Numbers 5, 9, and 10 from a list of numbers in the Stabat Mater, reviews suggest that the complete work was performed. Although no accompanist is mentioned, assume it was Amherst Webber, who was on the payroll and played at the other Sunday concerts this season.
Review 1:
Review in The New York Times
THE LAST SUNDAY CONCERT
Metropolitan Opera Stars Have an Enthusiastic Reception
M. Plan?on was overwhelmed with applause and floral gifts at the last of the Sunday night concerts, in the Metropolitan Opera House last evening. After singing the "Serenade" from "Faust," he was called out repeatedly, and finally sang "The Palms" as an encore, calling forth a storm of applause. Bispham sang Thomas's "Only a Withered Rose" with fine effect, and the audience also insisted upon an encore from him. Master Huberman, the violinist, played the concerto in D minor, by Wieniawski, in three parts, and was warmly commended.
Anton Seidl was advertised to lead the orchestra, but he was absent, and Louis Saar conducted throughout. Mr. Reidrich of the Metropolitan Permanent Orchestra rendered "La Cinquantine" on the cello with such fine effect that he was forced to repeat it.
The second part of the programme was devoted to Rossini's "Stabat Mater," Mmes. De Vere and Mantelli and Messrs. Lavin and Plan?on, together with the full chorus, participating. The entire number was received enthusiastically, and the close of the Sunday night concerts was marked with unmistakable public appreciation and commendation.
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