New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-20

hrs general bearing through the Opera. which was
fun Of tragic dignity. But Il must be conceded tnai
there IS TO opportunity for dramatic variety. Iae
Opera IS only a prolonged situation Il is a cai'is-
trophe 81 20 music. The action commences after
the desire and determination of revenge The Doge
rs ler old man, cornercd ~ Fate and ne has moth
IDg 20 DO bui 20 storm at % N a hopeless manner
There 10 necessity Tor the Introduction Of ms VIE
INTO the Opera. except 20 afford opportunity for
maledictI0n scene. The Whole dramatic action oi
the story IS passed before the Opera begins. The
dramatic pivot OF ihc tale IS Che Doge'- jealousy
of his wife as The moving cause Of his hatred Of
The noble order. In me Opera TINS jealousy is no-
meniay gust "a. the conclusion Ofthe story. and VA
RlNI delivered 10 u a large and effective manner.
II voice so vast that 4, amply Ills Che Hall, and
his me0-drunatc manner satisfied the conditions %
the part Il IS UNNECESSARILY the best performance
We have seen from MARIN whose dramatic talent ls
evidently confined To one ,Gect We hear good
report of his Afia and can easily believe % 90 De-
just because thar another role entirely destitute Of
charo 'scuro--if is q black mass OF shadow ana
nothing more But Tins effect Is not the result %
art IN MARIN We discover very little artistic
feeling IN ms presentations tie is a good Atiila and
D0ge not because ne has apprehended the characters
and draws them deiicaely, as, for instance, Bosio
draws the outline OF Lucrczia, for which she IS sin
gularly untitled by Nature. but because Attiia was
a bury barbarian and the DOge of the opera. deS-
perae old man. and MARiNI Is burly both IN person
and voice and his dramatic action Is always and by
nature desperate. Il Is chance that makes HIM good
it, these parts, is proved by seeing his Lcporth0
4 genuine ARTIST would have apprehended IN some
measure the character OF that role But from begin
n;ng TO end there was not the fantest token of tins
no Il fip
tia or Marine Faiero joking. Introduce them and
MARIN is the man. But yet with no more claim to
the praise Of artistic power than the success of
General Tom. Thumb in representing LiLi-
putan. We state these views strongly because
there seems an unnecessary excess IN the
admiration OF Italian acting. The Poet or scholar
who omcrees from ms romance OF Venetian history
in which the story of Marine Falero and his wife IS
so sad strain. would hardly recognize m this music
the strange passionate and tender threads of melody
upon which his fearful feelings were strung ike
pearls while ne read or in these forms OF a cOnyen-
uonal >ivle. the faeful and fascinating figures of
the drama. That highest standard /, the test 10
which all acting and singing must be brought. For
IL Is the especial difference Of the artist from other
men. that he AIMS To- show to the sense what was
spiritually disccncd. If he fail, 20 do tins It may
'd0 rery irei" and "g.rc quite en- Weq but Il Is not
worth talking about al an. Or must be enurey con-
dcmncl 1t is equally useless for the critic to hunt
up good points" in any performance. 1t Is always
the general spirit that determines the whole matter
Dtprez was admirable and charming when his voice
was gone. Voice the singer and paint to the amt
or are vtho0; plastic genius. little more than words
TO the rhymster
We have pleasure in seeing MARlSfs Doge and
TRufr, DogMessa and BEYEvENrANo's Conspu-
ator and wc can honestly advise any one who wishes
TO secure a pleasant evening TO 90 90 Castle Gar
den so we had certain pleasure IN ParodIs per
sonation of various characters, seriously alleged,
We allow by the attempt Ia prove her frst-rate arr
ist. which she certainly not But while We acknowl-
edge the pleasure tits quite unnecessary TO asseritto
be more than IL is. OF 20 provoke disappointment and
contradiction by CRYING Phoenix. when we have only
discovered "a Maresnest Criticism OF public per
fomances OF all kinds has deceased from its func-
tons and has lost all meaning and influence, when
It smears everything with praise. An advertisement
OF patent pills naturally INDUCES M complaceni puts
Of their virtues and is duly settled at the Office OF
Tie Joutuai. critcism OF ort is a matter OF Juig
ment and feeling. settled by the conscience of the
critic and the intelligence of the reader.
But our discourse has been 50 discurslte that we
must bow ourselves out with very low salutation
TO Signor TRUFrI who ON Tuesday evening. dis
PLAYED dramatic energy and interest, and IA vocal
ability. which. for ourselves, was purely traditional
We assure her that laurels grow 10 the old fields,
but they only thrive with great care. TRUFF Was
repeatedly recalled and several bouquets were
thrown az her feet. BENEvENrANo has an organ
whose remarkable power and quality is only equaled
by ms poor management Of It, In his part OF Israel,
which is adapted TO him in many ways, he does bet
ter than DID, any character we have seen him under
take His devotion 10 hi, roles his accurate knowl-
edge Of the music, and ms entire reliability make
him very valuable member of any troupe. Sgnor
LoRINI. with good feeling and intention. IS yet not
equal 20 the first tenor parts. HIS acting is torpid.
and his singing often very false, nor has he voice
enough to last through an opera.
Upon the whole; Horno Fai,ero is poor opera
We'll sung and were 1t only tor the sumptuous sug-
gestion of the Ducal robes and Of the moonlight
lyrc OF the pondoler without needing the admlra-
bic representation Of the opera. We sincerely COM
mend tie Marine nights 10 the attention Of our
readers. G."c