Grand opera in America . on Abbey is said to have squandered$250,000. Not content with this, Mr. Abbey in 1890formed a partnership with Maurice Grau 218 Grand Opera in America. and John B. Schoeffel, and brought manygreat artists to America. The company of1890 included Adelina Patti, Emma Albani,and Lillian Nordica, Fabbri, Carbone, Ra-velli, Tamagno, and several other old favour-ites. But in 1891 he introduced the DeReszke brothers, who have been almost an-nual visitors ever since, Emma Eames, who,being an American, was warmly welcomed,as was also Marie van Zandt, another Ameri-can prima donn
Grand opera in America . on Abbey is said to have squandered$250,000. Not content with this, Mr. Abbey in 1890formed a partnership with Maurice Grau 218 Grand Opera in America. and John B. Schoeffel, and brought manygreat artists to America. The company of1890 included Adelina Patti, Emma Albani,and Lillian Nordica, Fabbri, Carbone, Ra-velli, Tamagno, and several other old favour-ites. But in 1891 he introduced the DeReszke brothers, who have been almost an-nual visitors ever since, Emma Eames, who,being an American, was warmly welcomed,as was also Marie van Zandt, another Ameri-can prima donna. Lasalle, Kalisch, and LilliLehmann, his wife, and Giulia Ravogli, alsoAlbani and Scalchi, were included in the com-pany, and during this season several Frenchoperas were given in French, Lakme, Mignon, etc., but Die Meistersingerwas also given in Italian. After a year of rest Abbey and Graugave grand opera in 1893-94, when EmmaCalve, Melba, Sigrid Arnoldson, and Plangon,also Gurin Dufriche and Vignas, were EMMA EAMES. Italian Opera. 219 Madame Melba acquired popularity almostequal to that of Patti in her best days, whileCalve created such a furore as Carmen thatit was difficult to make people believe thatshe could assume any other role. When sheappeared in later years as Ophelia in Ham-let, Marguerite in Faust, and as San-tuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana she brokethrough tradition and demonstrated, or ratherconfirmed, her position as one of the greatestoperatic artists who was ever in America. In 1895-96 Calve again came in the Abbeyand Grau company, and, in fact, the companywas much the same as in 1893-94. Troubles gathered around his head, andin 1896 the Abbey and Grau companycollapsed. There was nothing parsimonious about themanner in which Mr. Abbey did business,and it is said that at one time no less thantwenty-five hundred persons were upon thepay-roll of his company. Henry Abbey did 220 Grand Opera in America. not long survive his financial collapse, for hed
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