Grand opera in America . on. Whenhe returned to New York, Abbey had givenup the fight, and retired from operatic man-agement after having lost a very large 2G2 Grand Opera in America. amount of money. Thus Mapleson wasenabled to reengage some of his formerartists. Nothing daunted by past experiences,Mapleson made preparations for another sea-son, and this time he secured Patti, MinnieHauk, Emma Nevada, Felia Litvinoff, Bauer-meister, Alma Fohstrom, Scalchi, Dotti,Ravelli, Nicolini, Del Puente, etc. Themost notable events of the New York seasonwere (i) the debut of Emma Nevada in LaSonnambula,
Grand opera in America . on. Whenhe returned to New York, Abbey had givenup the fight, and retired from operatic man-agement after having lost a very large 2G2 Grand Opera in America. amount of money. Thus Mapleson wasenabled to reengage some of his formerartists. Nothing daunted by past experiences,Mapleson made preparations for another sea-son, and this time he secured Patti, MinnieHauk, Emma Nevada, Felia Litvinoff, Bauer-meister, Alma Fohstrom, Scalchi, Dotti,Ravelli, Nicolini, Del Puente, etc. Themost notable events of the New York seasonwere (i) the debut of Emma Nevada in LaSonnambula, with brilliant success ; (2) thetwenty-fifth anniversary of Adelina Pattisfirst appearance at the New York Academyof Music, the opera Lucia di Lammermoor being the same in which she had made herfirst appearance; (3) the first performance inAmerica of Massenets Manon Lescauton December 23d (1885), with Minnie Hauk,Del Puente, and Giannini. On account of some difficulty with thedirectors of the Academy, Mapleson closed his. Copyright by A. Dupont. EMMA NEVADA. Italian Opera. 203 New York season early, and went to Boston,where Patti gave one of her innumerablepositive farewells, for which she becamefamous. Leaving Boston, the company made its waywest by Philadelphia, New Orleans, St. Louis,Topeka, St. Joseph, Omaha, Cheyenne, SaltLake City, and so to San Francisco, wherethe triumphs of the previous season were re-peated, and Madame Nevada, whose appear-ance was delayed by a months illness,received an enthusiastic welcome on her firstappearance in her native State as a primadonna. On the return journey a stop was madeat Burlington, la., where a performance of Faust was given at such short notice thatthe announcements were chalked up on thewalls, there being no time for printing. The next stop was made at Chicago, wherea grand operatic festival was prepared in anopera-house built specially for the occasion. 204 Grand Opera in America. The festival lasted two weeks, and the au-dience
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