The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-05
Catherine Hayes.

Catherine Hayes.
HER SIXTH CONCERT IN NEW YORK.
Catherine Hayes has now given her sixth concert In
New York, and her success FAR from dinnishinG,
to be still on the increase and the popular enthu
sasn, night after night to gather strength Last
evening, her concert one continued triumph from
the beginning to the close Never public vocalist
received with more vehement and rapturous applause
and never was 1t better deserved This great artist
does not cloy by the repetition of her strains On the
contrary the oener you hear her the deeper in
love with her glorious melody Like picture Of Raphael
Michael Angelo, any other great work Of art it will
bear the test Of close and minute examination after the
first sensation Of astonishment and excitement has
passed away, and new and unexpected beauties will
continue to dazzle and delight the senses.
An important accession made last evening to the
strength of the corps by which Miss Hayes supported
Marni, whose deep, sonorous massive voice is so well
known to the equenters Of the Italian OPERA and Bou
larger, whose performance fully equal to his fame
Marini soon proved that the gu,t Of applause with
which he was received upon making his appearance on
the stage was but just appreciation of merits Of the
highest order The in which he acquitted him
self in the aria from Ernan but particularly in
'Non piu raj fro Figaro only what might be
expected from his past lie most enthusiast
ticay spplauded and encored In Mozarts aria and the
second time he sung 1t better than the frst Bou
LANCER very successful he almost the first pianist
that for many day has tired the audience ct public
concerts in New York His performances brilliant,
beautiful, and scientific, and were warmly encored.
Braham and Herr MeDgis sung duet from the opera
of Besario in which Brahsm lacked force in his solo
parts but improved in the duet at the close, which
well sung by both and duly appreciated by discrimi
mating audience Braham sung the English ballad, "My
dreams now more Of thee,' much better than
the Itaa music VIII ia NOT f,rse In
this ballad he encored The upper part Of his voice
Is thin and wiry and he sometimes strains it till it be-
comes somewhat dsagreeable 1t Is by no means equal
to the middle and lower portions Of the ergsn. Herr
Mepgis, who has q round, smooth voice. and equal
throughout, was most happy in the "Bivouac," by
Baptiste.
But the star of the nght-au other stars outshning
Catherine Hayes. On making her appearance, she
greeted with tumult of applause, which told alike
past triumph and expectation of the future She
de,sed with beautiful TASTE and well deserves to be call
ed the Swan Of Erin for her grace aress yet
quitite. Her frst song was "a gen. Of purest ray
rene from the opera Of LINDA di Chamounix 1t in
th opera che made her first appearance the stage at
La Scala and We informed that 90 complete her
success that at the conclusion, she called before the
curtain twelve times No person who heard her sing
from it last night the aria 80 luce di quest anima
could wonder at the enthusiasm, however much they
might marvel at the gift that excited it, We need not
say that she ercored. The audience held in
rapture, with as lovely piece Of vocasaton as ever
came from human lips Miss Hayes is not n addict
ed to establishment In her rendering of italian music
blu. in this Gong che produced shake that electrified
the house In the celebrated soul Ia Voice." from
"Puritani," she truly great She put soul into
the words that thrilling and the intense feeling Of
despair that uttered in the line 20 lascatenr
WORK. the very embodiment Of the spirit Of the
composer, and the meaning Of the poet There is Pc
cusr fulness and sympathetic sweetness in her con-
rato Lot that fail to win the hearts of the
dience. In Beini's music she is always at home But
her greatest TRUMP his the heart her two bal
lads "rhe Minstrel Boy which she sung for the first
time here, and the matchess "Savournesn Deelish ~
The impetuous energy, the tender love- the touching
pahos the martial fire. the paintive Sadness and the
defiant exutaton which she expressed in these songs
clothed them with the glowing coors Of life and marked
the difference between the dry skeleton Of music
and the animated body, with glowing aesh and blood
moving and acting before your eyes, Catherine Hayes
excels In thing than another, II is in her truth
full expression 4 the sentiment Of the poetry she sings
1t this with other qualities that places her at
the head Of ell ballad singers. It would take column
Of space point out and describe the beauties Of
her singing in that ballad "savourneen Deelish E"
The nmsbe sweetness with which che pronounces the
two words "savourneen Deeish is worth volume othe
songs Of artists OF all have heard her sing
we like this ballad best Perhaps 1t sung by
mortal before and may be again She encored
with the widest delight but ihe gracefully sung instead
Of alovsy Scotch ballad Of entirely different style,
in which she equally happy but not equally great
"ssvourr Deelish" ought to have been the finale
The audience highly intelligent, fashionable and
dscrmins ting and the honors the fair cantatrce
ceived at their hands were alike creditabe to their
1 ia. A. A. H. ~
ming Of this notice, her performances do not pail
the sense but continue to please to the end FRESH
and pure and beautiful the stream Of song gushes from
her bosom like ri from the brow Of Of her native
mountarsnow sparkling and dancing ia the sunbeams
lespns down the cascade in sublime grandeur and
softly and sadly murmuing with all the sweetness
| Of the Eolian harp.