New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-19

The OPERA-Robert lie Diabe was pro-
duced on Wednesday night, before the best audience
of the season. every seat in the house having been
sold. Tire Opera was very we'll received, but the
efficiency Of the artists and the enjoyment Of the
audience were greatly abaied by the very low tenn
perature of the house Bet,ini was much affected
in his voice. the ladies in the audience were nearly
all in their shawls and cloaks and Maretzek himself
while leading the Orchestra, his oyercoat but
toned to the chm But spite OF these disadyant.
ages, the performance was good, and met with gen
eral appreciation. stefanone was, as always, ex-
cellent and Boso was especially good in the ceie-
brated cavatna in the last act As this Opera Is
seldom presented TO ,he public IN this country, we
append brief history and syllabus OF II
Aayerbeer's " Robert lie Diable' was hrSt pro-
duced in Paris at the Royal Academy, on the 2lst OF
November 1881, and had run OF many nights
Since then, u has been repeatedly produced some
times in full, sometimes IN part now as an opera
now as a spectacle, again, as ballet, ana always
with great effect, On the % Oh July, lei, ana i9t
several nights thereafter, II was played at the Park
Thea.er, by the New-Orleans French Opera Com
pany In admirable style. A sketch OF the plot cam
not but prove interesting to those intending 20 VIZ
ness lis future representations Inc scene - laid m
Sicily The first act opens at Palermo Robert
Duke OF Normandy, (Bett,ni,) IS drinking with
sicilian knights. Raimbaut, a Norman peasant
Nie.ti) enters disguised and tells IN ballad, tale
Of Robert who has devil and has lef. his coun.
try for his Dad actions. Robert orders him to be
seized, and discloses himself RaImoaut begs
pardon, ard tells hin he comes from NORMANDY
with his betrothed, Alice, peasan.ress, (stefa-
none.) whom Robert orders 10 DC Dfousns.
TO him. Seeing her, ne recognizes her as MS iosteT
sister, and defends her from the attention OF me
nights She tells him Of his mothers death, and
her in uncton to her (Alce) TO be his good aegei,
and 20 save HIM from the Internal power VINO wishes
70 pitate him nb hell She SHOWS HIM his
| mothers VII. He avows his love for Isabella, the
\ Princess Of Sicily, (BOsio) Alice demands 20 be
married TO Raimbaut, al once, and promises 10 bear
letter TO the Princess from Robert. AZ this point.
Bsrtrara Roberts friend, (MarIi,) enters, seeing
whom Ahce says Re reminds her OF Satan, IN pie
ture she had seen This - Bertram. IS the evll aa'
viseF Of TIE puAe-Profes.iss greSs love add a.,
and sin He plays,-he loses, even 10 his horses snd
! armcY-his friend urging hin on all the WINS
| The Rext scene opens In the palace and diseissss
| et's letter He follows immediately, and 20
! interchange vows Of love md fdelty ma :. =
heard. Robert has no afmor. isaocna sepyL-s ss
i. She tells him that her iatnef ~. TS r.
her hand as a prize al the sournAneLtl, LSy s9
the Prince Of Grenada will win u ana ms oaas n'ss
hand. A herald brings Robert challenge non ne
Prince Il is accepted. Then comes .ne .o.' ~
inent Bertram nisleads Robert, and ne appears 20.
- r-s., tbs chalIenrer The next scene commences
srroa1 the ,ocEs of 81. Irene. Ramoaus, con hg
20 NEE, Alice. encounter Beriram, VINO glves .lm
/ ia - tsiLs OF the folly OF marriage halDzss
so.ri az IIce comes and finds 10 lover She sweons
K, ,scoyerinr hears a threat from BerIam sssinst
p 49,. 10 he executed at midnight. Rooen Jons
.lenn on ,he Prince OF Grenada, by magic arts
Srs1ych rom the tomb Of St, Resale must be
ob,s,ned He consents. In the grave yAso
s1neTna,iral scene takes place beruam con
supe a he runs from their graves by moonlight.
This IS called the Temptation Scene TIE
nuns iry AL their seductive arts on Robert Jed On
BY Helena (Celestel. She succeeds IN pfooacaas =
saecf noon him. and as she triumphs, he ssizee tA<
hrsnch. The Guns disappear. q demon rises iron
sach grave III / recognizes his rtotin. The sssss>