The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-02

The production Of the Trovatore" at the Academy OF
Music is highly important event in musical,
theatrical and fashionable circles It il interest
ing than the first night Of civilian Tel" because that
opera had been given here in French and being fire.
quenty played nearly all the European capitals it was
quite familiar to those Of diIeanti whose tastes
have been refined by foreign tour. The sTrovatore
is really something under the sun. Only few
months since It given in Paris for the Arst time
and the director Of the opera had congratulate
himself upon its production saved his All
these circumstances make the event of night at the
Academy one of no common Importance.
Having listened to the rehearsal Of this opera on
Saturday, may speak Of it upon its merits and
without regard to the verdict of the Parsans The plot
is eineDty tragc-vide the annexed condensed sketch
The bretto is by the inexhausble Scribe and follow.
ing out the general design of all verds works. the Incl
dents of the plot nearly all tragic and the situations
are strongly meo dramatic The story Of Spanish
passion, intrigue and revenge (stefenone
in love with the Troubador Manrico BrignoH) She is
at the time beloved by the Count di Luna (Amo
do,) person with full baritone voice, but not re.
markable for personal beauty The opera opens with
rencone in the night between the three persons above
named. Leonora mistakes the Count for her lover but
Manrco rectifes that. NJ the Count becomes ex-
cessvey indignant at this and demands the name of his
rival Finding that it Is Manrico, who soldier and
politician we'll . troubador and who Is in arms
against the CONSTITUTED authorities" the Count chal
leDges Manrco and they 90 off to fight leaving the lady
in disturbed state of mind In the second act we find
that Manrico wounded in the duel and that he has
taken refuge in gipsey camp, commanded by Azs:una
who supposed to be his mother. That lady who is
sort of Meg Merres, tells him long story from which
it seems that her mother burned at the stake BY
the Counts father on charge of poisoning younger
brother OF the nobeman. When Azecuna was returning
from the execution with her child in arms she met
the SON Of the Count and concealed him until every one
had left the place Of execution She then intended to
throw the child into the fire. but being very much ex.
cited she exchanges the children and her own son s
made the victim AterAzecuna has finished this story
information is brought to Manrco that his adherens
have taken the Castle Of Caseor where his presence Is
required Further he hears that Leonora thinking him
dead about to take the VEIL He arrives at the resi-
dtnce Of the young lady just in prevent her
from being carried off by the Count.
In the third act we have Msnrco and Ieonora domi.
cled Casteor and besiegsd by their Old enemy, the
Count. Azecuna is captured BY the Counts party
spy-s recognized, and preparations for her execution
made. Manrco makes sorte to save her; he Is de-
feated and taken prisoner He Is condemned to DEATH
but Leonora offers to marry the Count provided he will
hberate her lover He refuses to accept pardon such
TERMS and after stormy between the lovers II Is
ascetaned that Leonora has taken poison The Count
finds her dying and orders his provost marshal to hang
up Manrico at The order is complied with. Azs-
cuna who has been asleep through all this stirring time
wakes up In time to see Manrico's body the gbbs
and TO convey the Count the pleasing intelligence that
he has hanged his brother
Verdi Ia great the illustration by music of the strong
er passions Of the human heart He delneates love- lea
lousy hatred and revenge with master hand. The rro
ya,ore win be found to combine all Of his excslencies
with but few OF his faults Many Of the effects stk
ing and they worked up gradually, till the grand
point is made like the great finale the third act of
"nani" The scene in the gpsey's in the second
act repete with Beauties and the chorus has pleasant
and careless ring, very Bohemian and very good Here
have striking scene between Azecuna and Manrico
and the next is full OF stirring incidents in which
Lsonora, tbs Count di Luna and Manrco are engaged
The peculiar character of s opera will be understood
by the summary OF the plot as given above
The play bills always promise that every new piece
shall be put upon the stage without slightest regard
to expense but experience has taught the people that
these statements hardly made good in effect.
Until the present at the Academy the opera has
been properly mounted, and the Of evil
liam Te owing in great measure TO the attention
paid to the accessories OF the stage. The misc