Articles on Enrico Tamberlik of the Maretzek Italian Opera Company

“Signor Tamberlik’s great power as an artist may be illustrated by a very simple comparison. We have already had in this city, this season, Italian, French and English opera. The music in the mouths of most of the artists has been simply the notes of the composer or ornamentation of the singers. In most cases it has been impossible to distinguish the language of the libretto. Signor Tamberlik utters each word so distinctly that even English ears can distinguish every Italian sylable [sic]. This completeness is a lesson so important to the lyric artists of a later day that it is not to be overlooked, nor must we fail to do honor to a great master so admirable in his method and so artistic in everything he attempts.”

Compliments the size and diversity of the roles Tamberlik has sung (and provides a comprehensive list of them); offers a general review of his skills.