The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-10

TIE Musical FESTIVAL A TRRLEh HALL.-To.
morrow night, the public are to have opportunity
Of enjoying once more the display OF Psrods brilliant
talents, in the concert room. Miska Hsuser, also IL
to perform for the fret time in this country He IL
violinist, whs has exalted European reputa-
ton; and We shall have opportunity fer deciding
whether or not he has been fully appreciated in the
old world
The bisotry OF musical critics In England and on
the European continent, often misleads the public
mind; and to prop q favorite performer, or theory
great injustice is often done to art and to artists
Thus, Hauser has been placed between two or three
vionsts OF great distn ction In an exalted position
while II 10 quite possible that his style may really
sntitle him to stand as star apart The foreign
opinions on Parodi have been definite but on
many accounts, not much more satisfactory All the
London journals described her Norma Semi
ramide," Luerezis,n and even /" Donna Anna" Is
displaying qualities OF q very high order which pro-
missed to give her In few years the highest position
on the lyric stage. One or two journals, recently
quoted nor their sneers American criticism, went
further They claimed for Psrodi station at the side
Of Gris and have only resumed their wonted oyalty
10 the London queen or the opera since Parodi came
to this country. These facts which cannot be
disputed.
The position Parodi has taken here Is enc that she
has thoroughly earned positively agsinst the hopes Of
many Who, having committed errors Of Judgment At
the start anxious for failure the part Of the
vocalist that they Themselves might retain little
credit they possessed the Of brains She
has fooled these msgn snimous critics She took her
ground modestly but firmly; and she has advanced In
public favor at every step Never having missed sim
gle note of her public performances are certain
that che has surpassed In the average style of her per-
formsnces any OF the vooslists OF Eur ope must.
clan and singer. Her voice ia Of the rarest
gifts Of nature perfected by musical skin and high art
II Is equal TO any demands that be made upon It
and each performance proves tina. she has not ex.
hsustsd the magazine from which she draws her
power 1t has been the fashion Of superficial critics
to speak Of her actress ,epsrsng her vocal eo
quence from the me dunn BY which tits communicated
Tn. sbsurdity of thi. becomes more and more appa.
r.at at every perform aud the cad Of IL must be-
that those who doubted viii be convinced, and that
she will have the credit Of having renewed BY her
Tents the brightest memoris, Of the art.
In conclusion, We have only TO say that there IL
artiste in our opinion who has great variety Of
style In all her qualities as Psrodi Beautiful 10 her
,xpression ZONE Mt, Of another the passion Of
the starts the mu.ss to the surface aud We are
thus taught that tber. is woman who dare. TO
sscriace her vanity and beauty at the shrns Of
true art-rho undertake, her task without studying
its results in a mirror. Such singer so gifted and
Hoby devoted % art cannot fail She T. too much
In earnest not TO convince 40 her - surely 10
BE- 81 the bighett character Let those who DOUBT IL
20 20 the concert to motros night and study her
voice its capacity exte nj, quality and melody notice
her musical precision, and, u they sum up the
csufef IT that wonderful expression Of c0untsnance
which y varied the surface % a lake in day Of
clouds snd sUn,bine. 90 and listen and look
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