New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-11
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ANNIVERSARIES THIS DAY.-Amerisa
and Foreign Christian acknowledgements, 10 An
American and Foreign Anti-Savery Sosety-Tabsr.
nacls, 3la P. N.
Tabernacle, ia P. n
OPERA AT NIBLos.-Madane Anna
Thillon has filed Nibs's three times week for swo
months with three operas, and last evening she
gave the fourth The Derys Share Of Aubers ess
successful works The plot has all the interest and hap
py management of intrigue for which scribes dramas
are famous, nor does it want good situations The mu-
sic easily recognized Aubers but wants that rich
ness of melody which Is delightfully."- characteristic Of
his other operas. 1t has nothing marked nothing a.
good the best In any Of his other works. which true
of the Domino nsir LAsbassadrics Les Damssss de u
Cotyonne Haides &c. The nrst act passos with mar.
veously little musical interest," except air Of Carlos
sung BY Madame Thillon Tho opening Of the second
act il better There Il romance sung by Carls, tho
melody of which L. the theme Of Of Strauss pleas
ant sets Of quadres, and chorus Of which the open
ing movement has grest beauty But dwndlss again
into the common place. Madame Thillon L. hand
somer In this than In her other parts She personaes
youth with grace and than any actress
call When she first appears, her resemblance 10 the
portraits of the Young Byron with curling hair and open
countenance and collar, il quite remarkable. And in
the second act as psge-a troubadoar or Byronlo z
zio at the Spanish Csurt-shc is very pretty pctars
Praed wishes that some handsome people he could
silent their portraits. Madame Thlisn
sings the part OF Carlo she sings everything elss
with the EXTREMIST arthcialiybus whom she held the
lutte In the second act she pleasing TO ses that ii
made little difference what heard Mr. Hudson visa
most extraordinary Spanish gentleman. He had evil
IDENTITY been in Germany Icing enough to hsve}ost all
trace Of the pure Caslan. Did IL occur 10 him that
Spanish gentlemen de not swagger aud swing their
in the Queens presence, say, Heigho this won't
do" when she makes remark Yet, in the lovesseus
with Luels, or the heroine whose name was not in the
BIZ, and which turns upon his coricsl conception that
she is daughter of darkness aud not of gh-ss ladies'
in dramatic ovescenes usually assumed to bo-Mr
Hudson Ia very amusing In bis own way The opera
did not make a hit. There was not single burst of
hearty applause; but the handsome roubadour was 70
called when the curtain fell and gracefully bowed his
thanks.
Mr.. EIsFELD's SoIRsE.-The last of
these delightful concerts took place at the Apollo on
Saturday evening, and was one Of the most charm.
ing we remember In NewYork Bsethovsn's Grand
stte In fiat the great feature of tho programme
and we say that justice done to IT, we touch the
extreme of praise in regard to the performance It is
one of the ripea, richest and fullest of the matters
works Nothing surpasses 1t for generally appreciable
pathos, melody and briiancy. II would be easy TO
fancy that Beethoven wished in hs work to show with
what facility he could surpsss others in their own way
and interest to the utmost those who usually find him
too learned or obscure. The easy sweep of genius in
ths Sepette through the singing sdagio and the nspr
ing msnaet to the scherso aud sndsnss fnAIe Is one
Of the finest spestacles In the range of great compost
tons. The gentlemen who assisted Mr.. Esfed did ad.
mrsbly although it seemed to ~ enthusiasm occa.
sionay injured the truth Of tone Of the first VIOLIN
Mendelssohns Trio, op. &C. for piano. violin and vioon-
cello was played by Mr. Scharfenberg, with Messrs
No and Eichorn. We have never heard Mr.. Scharf.
enberg do4better The force, the precision the uss
sentiment and the delicate appreciation were not os
upon the audience Mrs. H. c. Watson sang two songs
pleasantly and sweetly The first by spohr, with Mr.
Nos violin solo, Is remarkable for its simplicity, which
Mrs. Watson well understood and showed In her sing
ing just conception of her powers She does not
attempt what Is rnanifestly beyond her. Her second
song an anonymous romance In the style of Ss ors
a Wrtah Of Roses, and not worthy of these con
pleased US more than the delivery Of the melody Of the
Russian Hymn which was played q qsar.esss, with
variations by Veit 1t was simply perfect The tran.
qulhy of the composition-the unanimous cops.nt nj
tie instruments-the wild waiting psthos OF the air.
the accuracy with which the elaborate and perpexn,
variations were givena deserve the utmost common.
dstion The qusrtette Of Haydns, In major. with ia
persuasive and beautiful ddagO rsoso fifty closed the
concert and the seres.
Even our praises do poor justice to the value of those
soirees OF chamber music, for which New-York IA In
debted to Mr. Esfeld. Any man who perceves that
they are the first public Introduction of an utterly new
'ye OF music and style in which ell the great masters
excelled, will understand the extent Of our utilization
hey commenced last year In Hope Chapel, and their
character was at once % much appreciated that th.s
year Mr. Esfeid has found no difficulty In dIin9 the
apollo rooms. wstake leave of him for the present.
reason with the assurance that the lovers Of One nude
ppreclate his efforts and rejsics in their sucsess
md with ssgepess anticipate The third series # Eisfeds
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