Maretzek Italian Opera: Faust
Event Information
Venue(s):
Academy of Music
Manager / Director:
Max Maretzek
Conductor(s):
Max Maretzek
Event Type:
Opera
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
29 August 2018
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
19 Oct 1864, 8:00 PMPerformers and/or Works Performed
1)
Composer(s): Gounod
Citations
5)
“Increased chorus, orchestra and military band.”
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“The Opera. The fact that Gounod is the most attractive composer of the day was again exemplified by the large audience drawn to the Academy last night by the announcement of Faust. All the artists engaged in interpreting the work appeared to better advantage than on the first night of this opera this season, Kellogg and Bellini being especially successful. The choruses were given with much spirit, the song of the ‘Soldiers’ receiving the customary encore.”
9)
“The Opera. The repetition of ‘Faust’ last evening at the Academy drew a full house, and the whole performance was received with very decided marks of approval. All the artists seemed to be up to the highest points of their abilities, and did full justice to their respective parts. Susini gave a truer representation of Mephistopheles than on his first appearance, and Lotti seemed to catch a little more of the fire of a genuine Faust. Miss Kellogg was the same peerless Margaret, and found ready access to the hearts of the audience by her inimitable delineation of the positive simple and loving child of a poet’s and a musician’s brain. Valentine lost nothing by the representation of Bellini, and the Siebel of Gebele was acceptable to her friends.
10)
Miss Kellogg excelled as she did last winter. Mr. Lotti’s vocal skills were excellent, especially in the romanza of the third act, yet his acting left one guessing what exactly it was he wanted to express. Susini, who played Mephisto, lacked any understanding of the part. The chorus and orchestra did their best to turn the performance into a good one. Bellini performed with bravura. Mrs. Gebele sang the “Blumenlied” nicely.