The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-28
Musical.
DfuslcaI.
MADAME s0NTAa's FIRST CONOgKr IN AxMIoA--

IN NeW WR oss TAKEN paoe aud Madame SoutsG stands
now acknowledged BY the critical audiences OF this mo
tropois ss-wbat shs has been desgnssed 10 European
ciIces-ths Queen Of Song Great was the exoitemsn
for the past w days. among those Who hsd not furnished
themselves with tickets for this st concert TO
to procure them on any terms Asd equally an II ,us
were the preparations made by tho rs.honahs peop,
who had Oh aimed tickets appear deessed in suoh
style Of elegance .beatted the ooosxon From tn.
| moment that the doors opened, tho throng oom
menced pouring In In continuous unbs,ksn stresu
and carriages were ragged along FOR several blocks
both sides. The outside was filI Of excite
| nept AMI large crowds wers attrs,ted to the oute
entrance by the than usual display OF beauty
tsste and msgnno-nce resembling ths kvs
| OF rova oourt than the unostenta.ious plain
ness assocatsG with tho idoi OF repub,icanism But
IL would seem rs on this occasion IL ,nmnusy
understood among all tho fAhionsbos OF the
that for simplicity In dress should bo laid aside In
compliment the regal about to make her
first appearance before them The the hall pre-
scnted a most brilliant and besutifui coup dail; for
wherever the turned II rested groups Of
women attired n the highest modes of tssto and my
them Respondent with cwery. Most Of ths ladies we're
foil dress. and very handsome opera hoods be
seen in great profuson But to the itself II
opened with the overture to Der Frechn played by
orchestra OF seventy instruments conducted by
Ecbort. The execution of the music magnificent
and received hearty applause Then the beautiful
air ''Tu vedr,n from the opera OF the Prttc
sung by sgnor Pozzoni in style which drew down the
continuous plsudts Of his audience sgnnr p. has
exquisite tenor voice sweet and powerful aud appears
be finished atiste but this occasion he suffering
from attack of bronchitis which, though II did
not apparently detract from the exoeencs OF this ARIA
prevented him singing the next piece assigned 10 him
the programme, "Spirto Gen"
But all this time tho immense audience seeuiad TO he
rcecrving themselves to bestow welcome Madame
Sontag which would bring her the competest of
their admiration for her artisie and n woman
though as yet known TO them only by fame The m,-
ment to crafty their feelings at length arrived Madame
sontag conducted TO the front of the stage by Carl
Fckert and instantly every hand and voice In THAI sen
did audience including those Of tho ladies-werc
engaged in testifyng their welcome For several minutes
the applause continued idame Sontag bowng her
grateful Acknowledgements to this most attsrug saluta
ton At length subsded and then th Countess de Ros
stood before her audience In the attitude of preparation
she msgnifcently attired In white sa.n dress,
fowercd and covered with tho finest white lace, with
pink founces. To satisfy the curiosity OF our lady
readers may inform them that this splendid dress
made here, and cost fifteen hundred dollars Madamos
heir tastefay decorated with carnation pnks and
her neck gtterd diamond necklace Of great value She
also costly diamond Of sparkling beauty her bo
and cd magnificent gold armets her wrists
The sa ensemble Of Madame sontags ppesrancewas splen
did and enchanting and Joined TO her graceful slight
though dgni6od figure, she looked most fascinating
perscrsre Her first song was tho exquisite air from
S0namtaRaaCowe per serene which size rendered
IN ety!o which capeyated her audience aui made the
hail echo with thor plaudits Madame ontag Possesses
svolco of The greatest richness power aud cxbllty Her
high notes ounded through tho hall with the ccarncss
oaiumpct and her cadeuccs rich distinct and mel
iifuous. She uses no captrap means Of astonishing
her sudtoy does rot resort to any Of those musical
venri!o1uism adopted by Jenny Lind successfully,
though sbe Il perfectly fat in them; but she relics
her purely legitimate artistic merits. Besides this aria
sho sang Rhcdc's air. with variations in which she
spordcd 20 the enthusiastic encore the 90 luce d quest
aI.ms . fiom Linda dc Chamouni" Swiss song, |
composed for her by Carl Eckcrt, and the beauti. |
ful EDgih ballad Of 'Uomc sweet Homs.r In the |
Swiss sopg the wonderful powers OF Madame Son |
,ng we're shown to the greatest advsntage--in the |
huntsman's chccry call AMI the echo from the moun-
tsius. In tn 8 she surpasses the Echo Song |
II Jenny Lind. In Home. Sweet Home she rap |
uouy sprlsuded and returned to tho stage to ackuow
ledee tbo ati,rDg honors done her Her db6 the
rrsatest musical triumph have had to chronicle
ard there caupot b. the fighest doubt that Madame
Scn'sg bas open before her in this country
uch will furpnss in spendor of success, that OF any
previous ss In the region. Sho had rcsortcd
70 ridiculous putting and petty lodges to lend facti
tous fciat 10 her d5 but she before the grca.
American public relying solely her unequallcd
abilities and ,heir powers of appecla,ipg them And in
this she has done noby ana wisely The J4rore is but
uog commencing and will rapidly spread and increase,
rcooIdlIg he becomes known whereas in the case Of
Jenny Lind unnatural imitation procured her
b. ihe artful tricks Of her manager.
Iut must not close cur notice of Madame Sontsgs
1f concert without sdyertug TO the we'll deserved t
purh ~ Iatcr Paul julien the boy vionist This
young musical prodigy young he Is Is the most finished
and the not exquisite performer his nstru-
mert that enohsnt.d a New York audience. lie
played, latt night, Allsrds fantasia "Ls File eiu
Regiment In the most brilliant style Of art, and drew
down thar dcrs u applause and cries OF from his
audience The honored ami little Paul re-
psetsd OF tha air, receiving .. the finale
ollalons ~ hoQuets
Alfred Jae was also excellent in his performance
tie piano a. sfsDasia from "Lu,reza Borga" In fact
the concert whole and In all It's parts the best
arHrged. and most magnificent affair Of the knd ever
brought forward In New York.
aaesme sontsg yurpoees giving three concerts each
s,ski her next coming off tlmouo~. But In fome
resp~ets We think there might be improvement
made In tho arrangements There Ia o great deal
q fraud prpetrasei the public through means
q unrrnepicd srecustor., who buy up the tickets,
ani ssn them sgsn st . very high rate. This
vss particularly the for lat nights concert,
ieksts for which purchased at the several hotels
cs psrts about leaving town. ~ the rate Of four dol
lars each, and resod high eight dollars We
srow II l. very difnoul, for Madame sontsg, or her
guard sssiust these speculaions bat we think 1t
would bs in1nitsy better plan for her 10 Ok the
price. br reserved ssai st three dollars for back seats
~ The pasuette At t~o dollars and fs the gallery at
dollar .pd thsn sell the tickets by auction sppro
patns The premiums 20 fund fpr charitable purposes.
Madame sonaS need not frar % make this advance in
prices the srrNs pegs which she hsz created hare
vii bsr th. sTgest audiences which her corssrt
rooms scconmodas. Her success here l. now, BE-
yorsi ali psrsdvsn,nre, ~ fat scco.pk
TELgURAPHIC
MADAME ALBoSi IN PHILADELPHIA.
PnusDrIPHI., Sept. ~, is51