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...went on to quote Victor Maurel, famed French baritone, who said that Verdi's Falstaff "screams for English"; Tito Ricordi, Milanese music publisher, who said that English, next to Italian, was the most "singable" of all tongues; Richard Wagner, who said that he wished his works to be given in English in all English-speaking countries...
Died. Victor Maurel, 75, French baritone, pronounced by Verdi the greatest male operatic artist he ever heard, in Manhattan of ptomaine...
...high character of the performances and the size of the audiences. Mine. Nilsson, Miss Cary, and Capoul have appeared in their familiar characters in "Faust," "Trovatore," "Martha," and other well-worn operas; and there have been three debuts of interest, - those of Mlle. Torriani and Sig. Campanini and M. Maurel. Mine. Nilsson's "indisposition" last week was unfortunate; but the less so as it gave an opportunity of making better acquaintance with Mlle. Torriani's merits, which are very considerable. Sig. Campanini fully; realized the high expectations that had been formed of him; and though suffering from a severe cold...