POPULAR “FAUST”
MARGHERITA FLOR’S TRIUMPH FUMAGALLI SINGS SPLENDIDLY “Faust/* a grand opera in five acts by Charles Gounod. Presented at St. James Theatre last evening by the Fuller-Gonsalez Grand Opera Company. CAST Marguerite Margharita Flor Siebel Matilda Pfrimmer Martha -. . . Matilda Pfrimmer Faust .. Brandisio Vannucci Valentine F. Federici Mephistopheles Ernesto Fumagalli Wagner Gilardi Grand operas may come and grand operas may go, but “Faust” goes on for ever. There is none which holds the general public with.such a tenacious grip. Considering the mild indifference with which it was received when it was first presented in Paris and Milan, in 1859, this is remarkable, but to-day it has the honour of being sung more times than any other. Last evening’s performance by the Fuller-Gonsalez Company was greeted with the enthusiasm one has come to expect for “Faust.” The more popular melodies were given unstinted applause, particularly the “Soldiers’ Chorus,” “Gentle Flowers in the Lew,” and “The Jewel Song.” Despite its faults, “Faust” is studded with many lovely numbers. The Kermesse scene is in itself a joy, and the garden scene is perhaps one of the
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 460, 15 September 1928, Page 17
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183POPULAR “FAUST” Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 460, 15 September 1928, Page 17
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