The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-13
Jenny Lind and the Small Critics-Her
Concert Tonight.

probably In type before the concert being founded on
what they had heard at the rehearsals make no men
ton of the ALTERING of Jenny Lind in the first part of
the Casts Diva" at her concert Wednesday eve
ming They praise her Unfortunately all throu xh
IT. and therefore their eyques of very little value
1t admitted that she did not sing the rst lines
Of the In the that might be expected from her
great powers, her fame, and what she had actually
done at both the rehesrsas. 1t Is always better to
tel the truth about these things and Jenny Lind or
those friends who take interest in her success need
never fear impartial criticism about her singing She
is already stamped purest gold by the great must
cal critics OF the British and German press and II she
failed all through in particular song 1t would not
reverse the decision that has been passed upon her
genius.
Everybody knows that the best vocalists are une.
quail and often fail In their masterpieces Success at
particular moment depends upon such combnat
OF circumstance and there are many to az
feet so exquisite organ the voice Of great
tatrce, that there is calculating beforehand what
the result will be at any given time. Indispostion
cold, low spirits, agitation of the nervous system
from some exciting cause, whether 1t is joy, hope
or fear, will often produce great change for the
worse that the listener will scarcely recognise the GO
MUS that had before transported him with delight
Such Is the imperfection Of fai humanity even in
| finest forms
What Is the fact, with regard to Jenny Lind She
lost her voice for years, and recovered it again In
more than pristine purity and perfection On Wed
nesdsy night she did net lose 1t, very
evident from the triumphs she achieved after
the "Casta Diva" and in the letter part Of that
scens but it is equally certain that in the be-
ginning Of 1t, she had lost her self possession,
from nervous excitement produced by temporary
in disposition, tmidty and the overwhelming tempest
Of applause by which her high strung sensitive ma
ture vasr riad A .
would have stood it far better and Jenny Lind would
not be the great art tshs is that she has
a soul greatly susceptible Of such influences.
This cause, however cannot operate u second time
as the triumphed glorsIsy in the end receiving the
encouraging braves Of SIX, thousand human bein IS
halt delirious with excitement We have entire faith
in her ability to sing the Cssts Diva as 1t was
never sung by another, and have doubt that to-
night on some future occasion she will her
sway even In this chez dasrrs Of Grsi In the lower
notes in the aRdante the voice Of the swsde
peculiar quality has not tho fervor and voluptuous
melowness Of the Italian has she her passion and
deep feeling actress but in her wonderful exc
cution OF the brilliant csdenoes of the allegro lat
ter part in her shakes in the parity of her nonaon
she exees not only rs but Gil who ever sang Casta
Diva" Gris would give her wsight in gold, (fat aud
heavy as she is) IL she could sing the line
"Che regrar tn fEi mel oicl,"
And the concluding one
al cor ii died. .llor,"
as Jenny Lind sang them wednesday night. Grisi
sings one part of the cong better than Jenny Lind
and Jenny Lind sings the other better, owing their
different styles; but Jenny lind only sings il again
she did at the reheaTsas 1t will be confessed by
every judge Of music who has heard both her and
Grisi that the performance OF the sFede IS on the
whole the more mastery, and the emanstiOn OF
loftier genius and highly polished cultivation
mt IA faiw IN ind Nth
Grisi, in song the latter has made her own We
SHOULD like 10 what the Itaan would do with the
nizitsble flute song or the Swedish melody, or the
buGo duet, Per Paoere," and host OF other per.
fOrmsnces, In which Jenny Lind has not boeu Jet
heard in this country.
There have been greater actresses In italian opera
especially in the tragic pathetic but take her all
In all her soprano stands out alone distinct and ele
waited far above any other that has appeared
this generation Nor is her voice H. sd voice. a. some
imagine. IL is evident Il pure and direct from
her ohest IL has not particle OF aisetto. Its great
compass and volume, It's amazing power ts mstohless
sustaining and wArblpg capacity, it, silky fneness Of
texture, its fexiblity its high cultivation, aad the
wonderful control she has IT, causing Il to exc
cute her beautiful conceptions with unerrng certain
ty, form combination o; qualities which hsTe per-
haps met before Ia voice Add TO this that
such voice Is guided ~ jud sent pro,5uud in the
science Of music nicely sttun-a thRt IL
detect hairs breadth OF variation from the truth aud
you Nave the elements Of thu greatest soprano artist
In the world.
We we're much amuesd. two days ago With a cr.
tque In the same journal which yesterday indscrim
natey praised her Costa Diva" The writer said he
expected to find hoT voice remarkably brilliant in
the upper part; but strange to say he di1 not find It
So" II must bel strange indeed That does not
end Jenny Lindis Voice brilliant in tho upper part
all -fafso ho,a hat a affa
IL Is in the brar,s that she is.most 81 home
Another critic said her voice was aArahn what
Kind Of must be have who calls the most uts.
like and liquid OF voices harsh 4 third made tho
wonderful discovery that she .saght TO sing by
the piano We should like to know By What other
iBStrument se would expect a singer TO b. taught
Another discovered that she skirs q her
estes Ifhs had = ansr ana better knsredge
sfmusie, he would DAD that what he ina gnss fault
perfection aHs that her skin and rspidi,y IN the
glide, suianen., Is Of ber greatest accomplish
ments.
Tho truth Is that these critics de- not Understand
her they Judge Der by the standard q hack.
MED oTitieism, and their ovsa laited experiences.
They cannot account for wha1. 90 them, sppsars
novel, but whsh Ia really I'D nature. The peo-
pie far bs..sr judges they true C. nature and
thsre be tes. o. the mcria % an artist
than their unanimous decsion. The people Of New
York have smphs,ically pronounced oucs upon her
power ar have rendere her the homage due 60 che
queen Of song To night they will ts sgsin called tc
pronounce upon the same songs. What shsll to
pTonuAsiamento be 70 morrow shall tell. In ne
rnsRnaEe, we would advise the audience net 20 sat
shors ~ IN cir checs the mo glorious and effective
passages Of the Nightingale - they dd on wodnes-
dap evening Carried away ~ their enthuss,4n, snd
eoReiudiug frou their experience Of other singers
tAst she had srminated when she hsd emily well
Sgun, they isst the veEy perfection Of Asr art BY
I their impetussity Better 10 give the cheers when
/ she has finished
II vas nss the Musical Psnd Society stated In
some sfths papers, that gave = seroasds TO Jenny
Lind on Wednesday night IL was given By bod
worth's eornst Band
We l.arn that II the vestber is fair this evening,