The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-08

They received Nile picooominl 1T ihc stare door an
formed double lines through which she proceeded to her
carriage amid loud aocIamstons. The then formed
i'll hollow square enclosing the carriage of the prima
donna, eheu the procession moved towards the Union
Place hotel ard arriving there bated The scene was
very brilliant one, and the glare Of the torches and blue
lights standing out in relief against the bacness Of the
sky made an enchanting enscnie As Nile. Pccoiofnni
aghed from hsr carriage she again and again
lued with renewed cheers, which she acknowledged With
that charming grace Of manner which not the ieas,
among her many fascinatlons Appearing a,
the windows Of her apartment the Pet prna donna
oeivcd the enthusiastic adeus only of her escort but
Of vast number Of her admirers who had assembled to
do her honor.
The mdtntc of to-day winds up the present opera
After that the Academy troupe proceeds to Boston
will opeu with the "Traviaa to Thursday
night
The season which closed with 50 much eciat in
many points the brilliant that has been exp
ricnced il tbs city Previous TO the building of the AGA
deny Of Muse, the persons who undertook the manage
men, the Opera either at Pamos the Aston Place.
Nibo's we're invariably ruined Nor the commence
ment Of operations at the Academy more fortutous.
Whether the artists not good enough, tn
managers not clever enough, the public not ap-
precatiye enough, there is no occasion to say; it
vas at the comude of Mr uilmans last
and he only saved by the great OF Meyer
bee, Robert lie Diablc" ana the aHuguenos'-
which by series Of clever coups dc theatre he made tn
ruling excenents of the town Then the artists of the
Mctzek troupe tried spring season, and had the felicity
singing for nothing Maretzek himself appeared in the
field with the opening of the autumn and made fair
son. Mr. Uman opened the Goth of October, with Pic
coomini in the sTraviata," which has been sung five
times. The same artist has appeared four times in the
slaughter OF the Regiment" four times in the "Don
La Serva Iadrara thrice in the No2ze di Fgaro'
III " Luereza Eotgia" and once in Lucia" Mime.
Gazzaniga has new triumphs in g Don Giovanni
g incrc2ia' Robert le Dabc' aud the I" Favori.
Ia Nine. Ithorde has sung in e Norma, " The BarDer
OF Scvnie' and Ia Sonnambua." lille Ponsot has
made her debut in the !. Hng-enots" Mr.. Forines has
repeated his of last year III Robert lie Dable'
and Ron Giovanni, and achieved fresh aurels with his
Figaro, in the Nozze." SigDor Forcnza new baritone,
and excellent artist has made marked success and
the compact ness OF the mise en- sne the funess and cor
rectness Of the orchestra the remarkable brilancy
OF the ensemble Of the Opera has received general and
well mcrted praise The feature in operate
pairg the raae has Ia snrprising success the audi
having numbered between three and four thousand
persons coming in each day from all parts OF the city and
country, the face of the most Indictment weather. Al
together including two operate performances at Brook
iyn the manager has given nearly thirty representations
In o. about six weeks nearly the whole
Der required rs his lease the terms OF which demanding
forty Orera lights considered somewhat eri9ernt by
his predecessors. Daring the present there have
been more than double tue stipulated sam.
Roth il artistic and pecun;y results, the late
son has been ai,crng Indeed, pre-.
seut day the conditions above named INSOFAR Dle
The American metropolis is accounted with London Paris
ST. Petersburg aud Vienna irst class operate city
and have audience which not only perfectly
BILE of udgug for itself but which too independent and
self reliant To pay for what is mediocre simply because
is recommended by foreign authority. As of
course, the chief attraction among Mr. Uman's forces
has been PiccolOmin WHO has been found original,
fresh, and fascinating in every role which she has
essayed have led the pGbc captive bound in chains
flowers Her powers, both in serious and comic opera,
have been 50 unanimously acknowledged by the public
which IS ALL the court Of last for the artist
that II il hardly Necessary here to do than to record
the fact Te verdict o the Ola World In her favor has
been endorsed in the New. She goes 10 Boston
PHILADELPHIA but presume her stay will not be pro-
tracted The opera purely metropolitan luxury,
and we cannot GIVE thu provineials than very
small taste Of such bonnie bouce La Pccolomni. Let
them he duly grateful.