The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-11-07
Catherine Hayes.

Last evening, at Trp,er Hall, Catherine Hayes CAV
her thirteenth concert in New York AMI notwithstand
ing the unwse management Of having three concerts m
three nights in succession, she very uc,essfu tn
arrangement was bad regards Miss Hayes herself fe
it was too great tax upon her powers-t was bad a.
regards the public who would hardly go three nights II
succession hear archangel sing Yet size sang Il
good house, though not crowded have it
and regards her sutton, the uniform success
that has hitherto marked her in New York at
tended her Efforts last night. The cavstina, All NOR
hls,' from the Prophetic" Of Meyerbeer was splen
did achievement While it highly scien .f: it wa,
full Of hing tenderness and her lower notes possessed
fulness Of psthos that went direct to the heart she
enthusiastically spplsud, in this song In the
hghful duet, :" Quarso Amoren from Donizetti's
EhsiT dAmore" she was equally happy, though the
subject and yle constituted perfect coustrast the
cayatEa IL was lively piquaEt, Captys ting gem In
John nderson my J0e which still different style
she was glorious There originality and depth
Of feeling about her rendering of the ballad Of the
tai Scotch bard that truly rereshing She was warmly
eDcored and better the second time possible
than he first In the scena and aria, 'IIavvi Dio'
from MARIA d Eohan.n OF Dopzetti did not like
60 well, though she male some good points in it We
pleased least Of all with erin is my ornon She
produced beautiful shake in it. but a whole it
inferior to any Irish, English Scotch ballad we
have heard her sing 1t Is q song, however aud
one II at vocalist cannot make much Of; and while
conscienously that did not for It, do not
wish 10 BE- understood detIactng from the merits
Miss Hayes in ballad sinepg-on the contrary, she ex-
cells in that department Of music. In fact she trumphs
ard pleases every style Whatever she touches
acoTrf; whether she sings the lofty and magnificent
Strain of Beni the skilful melodies of Meyerbeer the
charming sparkling gems Of Donzetti the sublime and
intricate works OF Mozart the grand and solemn music
Handel, simple Scotch and Irish ballads she 90 uay
at home, ana the facility OF her execution In each Of
these varieties Of musical composition s the best proof
that could be given Of the wonderful versatility Of her
genius. Her great and acknoSedged power Of express
81 IL suggesting the sentiment to the SOUL whet
Joy CT sorrow hope despair love hate. in all their
notifications Of light sBd shade l. not remarkable
than the diversity CT the styles Of her songs The
feature ChR-aCterlzes her voice, which
compass and Of such equality throughout that she cap
tiyates either as soprano M zzo soprano or a con-
irsltosnd so sweety aud skilfuy does this hnished
GTste blend the high and low registers. that the ear
cannot tell where they unite Il is this variety that
nskes her universal favorte for every sort Of musical
taste can find something In her to crafty it, Other great
vocslts have eqused If not surpassed her In the kind
81 voice IN which each excslled-for instance Grii
soniag Wood, and Linc scprani; Maoran and Pasta
a. mezzo sopIabi and Miss Love, P.sroni, ami Bram-
brills as contrsl But none Of those have equallsd
Hayes in the variety Of her for which
she deserves TO be called the hooking bird rather
than " the swan 1"
This is only natures gift Study and cultivation sci
enee and practice, also necessary to great st
Mis- Hayes thorough musician Her organ l. ia per.
feet usinirg and she controls II at viii She sings
false but always follows her music with strict fidelity
She phrases the melody with distinctness and like n
good reader attends TO her stops and manages her
Inspiration and respiration to take in breath the
proper opportunity and let It judiciousy She does
not indulge In 80 many en- b. shmsnts artists
but what she Goes she with sound judgment,
ard so ss 70 teghten the general effect She does not
sacrifice the substantial IN TO the ornamental but
makes the eracee she introduces subserveat the de-
sign Of the composer. Yet srticulate turn
more lightly, execute shake with greater briuancy
CT mere perfect information, than Miss Hsyee
But IL Il in expression rather than in mechanical
cution she stands eminent and such artist, In
room Is like sun shorn IL half its beams The
stage her sphere and though she has not the great
st.I 9Th and voume Of voice possesed by distn-
euthed artists nor, judging from app, srances the
physique for the Deeper and darker passions Of lyric
TRAGEDY she compehsttes for this In sweetness and
psthos aud there is no doubt that In such operas
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Her last concert In New York is announced for NOR
row evening when che will ring among other attractions
Know that my Redeemer Liveth.n The Happy Bird
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