[Met Performance] CID:122620



Gianni Schicchi
Elektra
Metropolitan Opera House, Wed, January 19, 1938


In English



Gianni Schicchi (33)
Giacomo Puccini | Giovacchino Forzano
Gianni Schicchi
Julius Huehn

Lauretta
Hilda Burke

Rinuccio
Charles Kullman

Nella
Charlotte Symons

Ciesca
Thelma Votipka

Zita
Doris Doe

Gherardo
George Rasely

Betto
George Cehanovsky

Marco
Louis D'Angelo

Simone
Chase Baromeo

Gherardino
James Demers

Spinelloccio
Pompilio Malatesta

Amantio
Wilfred Engelman

Pinellino
John Gurney

Guccio
Arnold Gabor


Conductor
Gennaro Papi


Elektra (8)
Richard Strauss | Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Elektra
Rose Pauly

Chrysothemis
Irene Jessner

Klyt?mnestra
Kerstin Thorborg

Orest
Friedrich Schorr

Aegisth
Paul Althouse

Overseer
Dorothee Manski

Serving Woman
Doris Doe

Serving Woman
Helen Olheim

Serving Woman
Lucielle Browning

Serving Woman
Thelma Votipka

Serving Woman
Susanne Fisher

Confidant
Anna Kaskas

Trainbearer
Irra Petina

Young Servant
Karl Laufk?tter

Old Servant
Arnold Gabor

Guardian
Norman Cordon


Conductor
Artur Bodanzky





ELEKTRA {8}

Review 1:

Review of Irving Kolodin in the Sun

"Elektra" Repeated at Metropolitan

Rose Pauly and "Elektra" returned to the Metropolitan last night. In this instance it is fitting to cite the artist before the opera, because it is not likely that "Elektra" would now be enjoying a revival were it not for Mme. Pauly's presence. And though there is more to the fervent and dramatic performance now to be heard at the opera house than her performance of the title role; much of its force and impact derive from her searing interpretation.

The focus and control of her singing indicated that she has recovered from the indisposition which caused her to forgo an appearance as Ortrud last week. Dramatically and pictorially, Mme. Pauly again thrust upon her listeners the kind of characterization and theatrical completeness which is all too rarely seen on the operatic stage. Radiating from this central strength were a series of contributing impersonations, especially by Kerstin Thorborg and Irene Jessner, that have combined to make this one of the Metropolitan's finest recent productions. Friedrich Schorr was again Orestes, with Paul Althouse as Aegisthus. Herbert Graf's thoroughly conceived direction, though occasionally burdened with excessive detail, was also an impressive element. Artur Bodanzky conducted with fine concentration and fervor.

Preceding "Elektra" was a repetition of "Gianni Schichi," sung in English with Julius Huehn giving a capable performance as Gianni and Hilda Burke (Lauretta), Charles Kullman (Rinuccio), and Chase Baromeo (Simone) his principal associates. Gennaro Papi conducted. The applausive audience could have been larger.



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