New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-12
of vh.t too truly fills one to have ye: began to be


an object Of thought
Ifit were pos sbe, we would describe the quail
ty Of that voice, 30 pare, 30 sweet, 30 hne' 60
whol9 AID sll.perva ing, in its lowest bFeathlng'
and minuiest Torture as well as in its strongest
volume. We never heard tones which in their
sweelnesH went 80 far. They brought the most
distant and il.seated auditor close to her. They
lefe tones, every one of them, and the whole air
bad to take the Law oft1eir vibrations Tne voice
and the delivery bad in them all the good qualities
of all the good singers. Song IN her has tnas IN
tegrsl beauty which at once proclaims it as type
for sl, and is most naturally wo-shipped as sucn
by the multitude.
OF the SO who have been before her we were
most frequently reminded Of Madame Bishops
quality (not quantity) of voice. Their voices are OF
metal somewhat akin. Jenny Lind's had incom'
paraby more power and more at all times in re-
serve but it had shade OF that same yelled quail
ty in ita lowest tones, consistently with the same
lbut much morel ripeneR0 and sweetness, and per-
feet freedom from the ctudeness often called clear
mesa as they rise. There il the same kind Oliver
sate and subtle talent, too in JENNY alSD, as
appeared latar in the equal inspiration and perfec-
ton of her rsrous characters and styles OF song.
Hers ia q g5nuiae soprano reaching the extra high
notes with thas ease and certainty which make
each highest one triumph of expression purely,
and not physical marvel. The gradual growth
and sosenuto of her tonea the light and shade, che
rhythmic undulation and balance of her passa-
ges the bird like eestacy Of her tril the faultess
precision and fuency of her chronesic scales
Ok n
voice as to crown each protracsed climax with
glory, not needing new ehort to raise force Tor
the final blow; and indeed all the points one looks
for ia mistress of the vocal arGr we're eninenty
hers in Costa Diua But the charm lay not In
any polnt but rather in the inspired vitality, the
hearty, genuine ouspouring OF the whole-the real
aud yet trny ideal humanity of all her singing
That ia " hat has won the world to Jenny Lind It
Ia that her whole soul and being goes out in her
song, and that her voice becomes the impersona-
zion of that song soul If have any, that is, it
be song. There is plainIy 10 va'i'y In her, no
mere aim 10 effect il is all frank and real and har
moniously earnest.
She next bewitched all hg the delicate nairet6
aud sparkling espdeglerte, interchaDged with true
love pathos Of ter duett with BELLErTI from
Rgssini's | Turcki in Italia, the music being
in the same voice with that of his Barber OF Sc
Vile The distinut rspidty without hurry, OF
many pessagea, was remarkable ia both perform
ers. But perhaps the most wonderful exhibition Of
ler vocal ski and pliancy AID of her active ntl'
macy with Nature, was in the Trio Concertan'e,
with two Aute0, feum Meyerbeer'a Camp Of sile
sia.o Exqusittly her voice pl ayei in echo be
tween the tasteful ute.warbljngs OF Messrs
KYLE and SIEDE.
But do NOT taxi Of her huse-be voice. the flute
tone ia no. one real voice need cultivate; excep'
where it slyers the edges of dark mass of or
chestra ha moby, the hu.e's uomitigated sweet
ness muat snd Ahould contrast With the more cari
onet and rec like quality Of voice as rich and hu
man as that of jenny LIED.
Nsture',y the favortes Of the evening were the
| two national songs. Her Swedish " H erds man'e
Song was spgularly quains, wild and innocent
The odd musical interval IA sharp seventy of the
repeated loud call Of the cows, the joyful laugh
and the echo, az ii hsr singing had brought the
very mountains there, were extremely character
istic Tia vas loudly encored aud repeated and
when again e1cored Wss Of course answered wist
her " Gre citing 10 America" the National Prize
sorg, written by BAYAKD TAYLOR, and set to a
vigorous and familiar sty lie Of music, well harmoniz
ing with tie wordp, by BENEDICT. The greoting
had aoul in il, conin5 from these Ii a.. We here
give the words;
GREETING TO AMERICA.
WORDS BY BAYARD TAYLoR-stUsIc BY JuLts BENEDICT
GREET, wia full heir, he Ian of he West,
Whose 81 me Il stars 'ef wor. d 10 unrolled;
" hose en-, ife o'srsbedowa Alant IA rde breast
And OF es to the sunhe II, gat.wa OF gold
The il NJ CT tls rnoun,in, he Ian u b lake.
And rivers that r L magnificent tide
Where the of Inc eh.J from ,lumb awake
Ans hsllosg the sol for WHO'S freedom they died
Ynou Cradle OF Empire though y ide be the foam
chat sev.fs The land OF M alhers and thee,
l hear, from boso q, no welcome If home,
Fer Sorg ha, d home Ia the hearts OF the Free!
And ne thy waters shalI CLEAN 10 The sum-
AND loug sc iny heroes remember their scars
Be The haLds oilhj children united as ore,
And Peace ihed her light Thy Banner Of stars!
We have but now to acknowledge the fine style
OF BELLETTI's Largo a! Factotum Though the
gsy bstbel'' sorg always requires the ssage,) and
the admirable orchestra performance of Weber
Overture Oberon.
We are now sure ofJENHY LIND, the Singer and
the Artist. asst light she was herself, and we'll
&C onpsnied, ana gloriougly responded to. Blu!
we have yet to hear her in tee lind Emusic which
seena to US most 10 need and to deserve such q
siuger-in tie agatha of Der FreyschHtz, and in
Mozart and the deep must; Of the great modern
| German operas.
At the close, the audience who made no move.
mens TO leave till the last note had besn uttered)
broke out in tempest Of cheers, only less yehe.
ment than those which welcomed her in Casta