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II The New Margarita
ButtherealtriumphwasreservedforChristineDaae,whohadbegunbysingingafewpassagesfromRomeoandJuliet.ItwasthefirsttimethattheyoungartistsanginthisworkofGounod,whichhadnotbeentransferredtotheOperaandwhichwasrevivedattheOperaComiqueafterithadbeenproducedattheoldTheatreLyriquebyMme.Carvalho.Thosewhoheardhersaythathervoice,inthesepassages,wasseraphic;butthiswasnothingtothesuperhumannotesthatshegaveforthintheprisonsceneandthefinaltrioinFAUST,whichshesangintheplaceofLaCarlotta,whowasill.Noonehadeverheardorseenanythinglikeit.
DaaerevealedanewMargaritathatnight,aMargaritaofasplendor,aradiancehithertounsuspected.Thewholehousewentmad,risingtoitsfeet,shouting,cheering,clapping,whileChristinesobbedandfaintedinthearmsofherfellow-singersandhadtobecarriedtoherdressing-room.Afewsubscribers,however,protested.Whyhadsogreatatreasurebeenkeptfromthemallthattime?Tillthen,ChristineDaaehadplayedagoodSiebeltoCarlotta’srathertoosplendidlymaterialMargarita.
