New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-25
ACADEMY or MUSIC.
MEYERBEERS S NEW OPERA.

MEYERBEERS NEW OPERA
Music paper is penty-composers are few. The
man who can take the mystic seven notes and the
mystic thirteen generic chords and WELD them freed
from words, or allied to words or both ia rarity.
though musicians abound. OF capital dramatic com.
posers Germeny Low shows publicly at least but one:
Italy but one and France hardly one, for Auber is in
he scar and yellow leaf and nobody to take his
place We speak Of Meyerbeer German, though
strictly speaking he is an eclectic He went to Italy
10 study melody. not having it gift out of that de-
lcous sphere, and from France he drew his melodra
matte cooring His powers Of ANALYSIS his thought
ful care. however, are German. From this author we
have o new opera that is new 10 the pubhc-t being
performed last night at the Academy orthe frst time in
this city, ard is his latest work. tis Etoe du Ncrd
-IaNanized La Stella del Nord; Engshed. The
Star of the North" not the same thing as the
North Star. 1t is in three acts, the original text
in French by Scribe, the Incompatible operate word
writer; the Italian runsation--the one used at the
Academy here BY Manfredo Mazzioni and the English
translatos by Sobody in particular II il hardly ne
ces-ary to say that this work first produced at
Paris. and afterward at London and other European
capitas We now get il here much more quickly than
we used to have operas after their primary presenta-
tons abroad The characters and plot are as follows;
Purxo MIcArLoY aaerwsrd the Gar Giorgo savoronsky
CATHERINE, his sister PRAscovro his sister DMLo"trz
raj kAIxot DO IN Tnnkeeper. EcHrsrosA viyandiere
Nsr,IIA, svl,sndiere: TcarsEmErIErF. Genera YEs
TffhGs' fScsl seconds. &c 1S"pt In opeHs1o
deres' Genilemen and Ladies OF ihr Court &c.
scESrI iyst Act Finland Seeosd Russian field TA'd
The Cars pslscs
The first act introduces to village near Wyborg, on
the Gulf of Finland Peter the Great, disguised, and
working as ship carpenter Sor the purpose of being
able to ortfy the Russian Navy, is with company of
felowworkinsn and their families reposng after their
labors. Danilowitz. with bucket or tu1tN enters,
and dispoges Of them 10 tho crowd who eat and
drink. A toast is offered to Finland aud to Charles
NIL as King which Danlowitz refuses to drink, and
drinks TO Peter the Car. The chorus roar "Ven-
d,aw revenge for this nsolence, while Peter sides
with the pn 4try-cook and the two give general cha-
leige At the moment of he impending battle-royal
l.. Il calls the workmen to the dockyard while Peter
and the pastry y-cook remain on the scene. Between
tie m colloquy ensues In this conv ersaticn Dani-
!owitz tells Peter (whom he does not know to be the
Gar, that he has heard Of his Ps affection for GER
tain girl CGttern) who to the dock yard to sell
dsntzc ard that he o. will return to Russia to offer
br ser.res Peter, and forth Peter, considering
the pastrv cook ambitious, conceives the idea OF TAX
ng inl into his service At tha. moment they heara
flute which II that of George playing his sisters fa
yoriS air. George enters and telA Peter OF hls bve
for Puscoyin the daughter of all nnkeeper andtothe
latter Catherine hSs gone to demand the dauSh
ter in marriage for the bashful lover. Catterina
returns with favorable news for the lover, and then
relates TO Peter good fortune told her by her mother
when dying. Erescovia enters IN great alarm, saying
that tie village was invaded by Co-sacks; and the
,ufian band enters the stage. At the entry Of the
r.at.. ,t.A
seases then being Of their own blood, and they de-
part. THIN ensues a dialogue between Catherine and
Peter, u which she insists he must win cross OF
honor to be worthy Of her The marriage ceremony,
with various Scribsh incdental, then takes place be-
tween George and prascova.
Act III. gives us the Russian camp. Catterins ap-
pesie in the uniform Of Russian recruit. The corpO-
rel takes her for a brother whom he has known when
in Wyborg. C6tterins appears guarding toni,
wherein are Peter and Daniowtz drinking, and talk
ing to pair If Vivanderes. She peeps through the
side of the tent, and percrivng that Peter is there,
and moreover admring Niyendiere slnks the soiier
in the w,men, and being reproved by the cor
uoral elars bis face soundly-s deathly ofense.
81. !, not able TO make herself known to Peter, al
tL,ueh she rishes before him. hut in vain said Peter
t.pe considerably drunk at the time. Condemned to
b Il =
Peter sobered remembering what had occurred would
..,dou her tut sle cspnot BE- found An n-urection
occurring nmvng The roop-, the Csar mskes himself
krown and they thortIpoa treat him night royalty.
Act III. rtows Ca,;erina in white muslin and
out cf her head. But Peter, with sagacity. restores
l,r TO ree,cn By placing l,r IN house which he has
uilt in her rativc !arc, and she becomes the bride
imperial
Tie nusc Of thi. opr iudicaies the master hand Of
Mev.rleer IL ropuar melody it il no, afIluen.
though there aic -oln, charming hits that way.
MADAM L. CroIgo has beautiful air in the frst act,
ard wdr UP he hind with any amount Of iiorercence,
rih tvo fi.- Ire b,itcr behind the scenes and pro-
digous eIllau.. before. George lBngnoh) has
.omarce ,Agus.,,!y 81, cr in the orchestra with harp
futes, &c. Peter Ancd.o) hae no solo OF note, and
the part il too ba.- for effect with baritone.
Pru 'crvia Mad Msrtzek) hines in a duet and never
eII.sred cr dd =" w,n. >i1ror Quinto was commend
aiy yiyaciour as The basl iVsrl. The choru-es and
leir oostume- were lent; aud the scenery g'o"'
though rot particularly Tho au.ic is very huen''
cnrefury ,ls boTat,d ard VIII he ,iked the more II IS
hourd, l. T. th. ,.ork of q great hand
FIRE IN 1HIRTT--IXTH >fEEET. shorl' 'i'''
L. o'ol.ok igst ,.sLt Il nsy broke "u; 10 the saw"
nil If C.I, tben 4 Np.,d,. corner OF INN! -'Al"