The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-11-10

TIE OPERA IN NEW YoRK.-The Italian Opera
was to open in New York on the evening Of the LIST
of November For the last two or three months
the papers of that city have been specializing a. 70
the probable success Of the opera next winter, and
as to its management under the new impresario'
Max Maretzek Mr.. Mareizek, it will be remem-
bered was last winter, the leader Of the orchestra
at the Astor Place Theatre. The Evening Mirror,
something of an amateur in musical matters, speaks
as follows of Mr. Maretz-k and his chances for sue
cess:
Il is perhaps yet TO be proved that the functions
Of a manager and a musical director and conductor
can he efficiently united in one person; we confess
that we ourselves think the duties Of the two oih-
ces too numerous too various and too cOnfiictng 10
be committed TO one hand but M. maFeizsk may
and We trust I've WILL be the man 70 remove our
doubts II is certain that he IS well able 70 dis
charge either Office with singular ability and u y
not impossible that he may be able TO stand up ana
even 10 60 forward under the pressure Of both.
Z" As a conductor, we have never seen his equal
here, save perhaps, In Provost Of the New Orleans
Company; certainly never his superior. He uDsles
the essential and rarely combined qualifications OF
musical learning, knowledge Of the orchestra, mo-
raj power, nice ear, answering nerves, self pos
session and restraint even when himself excited
and last not least the ability to secure the conf
dence and submission Of those under his direction
In the management Of the affairs Of The opera, he
has the advantage Of long experience in the opera
houses OIL " tic
green room, the ability TO converse, and, if neees-
sary, to swear, in Italian, German French and Eng
| lislI-not 10 mention divers other languages un-
| known TO literature and 10 musics-and the faculty
Of making all his eXerOns whether energetic or POI
litic tend the one desired end regardless of cir
! cumsances which would cause a man more solicit
tous as to his means and less determined as 70 his
| end, to swerve from his purpose Add 70 these
qualifications the opportunity I've has had OF study
ing the taste Of our public in the success Of Bene-
| deit and Truf1i the not complete favor to which
Madame [aborde attained, the utter failure OF Mon
! sieur Taborde, the fearful fdscO Of the soprano,
tenor, and hassO, and the great success OF lsdne-
H. the baritone sent to Mr.. Fry at the end 0i
! the last season and we think there can be little
doubt that the course he will pursue and the artists
he has engaged will prove such to give satsiac-
ton complete as can reasonably be expected by
the whole musical public.
such being his position and advantages, we re.
get THAT he las, from views Of policy alone we feel
assured taken one step which is blundeT for him
self and insult 10 his patrons. He has evidently
| been weak enough to cOnclate Bennsu's Herald
Were not that very asute men frequently are OBJ
fuse upon one point, we should be aslOnished be-
yond measure such step on his part, for had he
but 1.-THE of the intelligence we are sure he has
he could not help knowing that the direct influence
If that paper is, when calculated with the utmost
| nicely exactly nothing, either for Or against thu
success Of an artist politician; and that its m
direct influence is always against the man whom I
| !ayOrs"