Reviews — The New York Times

From the New York Times - May 16, 1889

     Paris, May 15. - Massenet’s new opera, “Esclarmonde,” was produced at the Op‚ra Comique this evening. Miss Sybil Sanderson, an American, took the leading rôle, and achieved a great success. President Carnot, the composers, Reyer, Delibes, and Godard, and numerous stars, including Nilsson, Melba, and Duvivier, were among the audience. Miss Sanderson’s voice is not of great volume, but it is of the utmost purity and sweetness. She astonished the audience with the ease with which she took difficult passages, and critics predict a great future for her.
     President Carnot complimented Massenet at the close of the performance.

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