Venue(s):
French Theatre
Manager / Director:
Henry Draper
Conductor(s):
Francisco Rosa
Price: $1.50 balcony box; $1 parquet; $.75 dress circle; $.30 gallery; $6, $10 proscenium boxes
Event Type:
Opera
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
28 July 2016
“The chorus and orchestra we understand have been much improved.”
“There was a pretty large and a decidedly fashionable audience at this handsome little opera house last night. Flotow’s Martha was presented with the following cast:– [lists cast]. We reserve remarks on the style in which this beautiful work was rendered last night until its second representation this evening. We would, however, advise the management to add a few more first violinists to this orchestra and moderate the buzzing of the contrabassi, which resemble a hive of bees. With this exception, the orchestra was much better than during the nights of Il Barbiere. A half dozen or more voices in the chorus would also be necessary to do justice to the many beautiful choruses.”