New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-02
ACADEMY OPMVSfC.
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OPfRATlC PROSPECrS--R0SSlNIS \ OTEidO.
IL r-,sri to the fothc hconiog OpeSa Of the Hugus-
tois," anj the prosper! Of tbs Opera-Hoase, whiA
NJ Uun,sn has taken for -four !esrs, be ssai ds f~
c,lt,gr.sl notice some sPpropyiste remsrSs a. to
r.ps.. and prices As It Is b;iefer ihaa the remssts
. sbou5 mai c on the subject. bad we room eor thss
1,v we give /, instead, merely remarting tat ws
FINK M. UIman rsh, h.s premises ana iedpo-
lions: ,
Ihsys given you the lcpgest and most brilliant sss-
con of gisnd Opera that nas ever Isses p'sss
Ame,;cs / have hsi 70 struggle against greater OBJ
.,sc.s ,pa, any other mar ager. aur1e 70 'ne isD
6parc,al revulsion. The direction Oh the Opeta nS
awsy- il, oyed great II Ks under the mos. prospey1
how ruch hsd to work 20 achieve the y,stfytas'e 20
sun have obtained in spite Of monthy osuAy
o,er S2 GOO oooSsc ned through the procucten On ~
II any grahi and compa atvely new operas ny rvss-
psEy 60 rumcrous snd corty. In briIsing ous iSe %
HEgu, u,ts" IA sty!e which VII distiogusn ~"
wo'k hsve taxed my II sources - the utinost In.
scenery and dresses alone cost over 3bUvD, ass
hs general expenses VI extra enolus eAtrs erenssrs
AL extra rshtsrsss vii swell tsis amount to July
SIC 0sO This exceeds by many Thousands of do'iars.
the largest ever expended or s0y opera giyea IN
this cour,Iy. -.
for seats ard boxes even before the day ot the rst
performance definitely fixed, tSe:e "a no couos tha
LIE cpt ra vii sttrac, immense audiences t3r maay
nich,- but however full the houses may De, canns
make INV clpersc- al ptSub f.itfrf aHA s"1~> w.
lOse by my attempt to brp, ou' ACCELERATED cpefs
style fully equslns tba' otth mr. operanoass
Europe.
viii you permit tsis' As.arej.y not, os e~
greatly mistaken IN the pIoyerbisl hberalty OF ths
w-Iorker.
livery manager has been in the habit o. taking sos
| or more benefit. during the seesc,. For REASONS.
which i would be ,co long 20 detail, l consider ths
custom mors Lonoed in the breach than in tho os-
seiverce intend sppeslrs To the public IN anotbS.
| AMI what believe 20 be tore rational shspe.
IreQuesttbe public TO pay, on such rights Who
the Hug usncts are given, 81 20 for the adniasss
| ticket icstead of 81, son other nghs. Thu u
mere ,rAe 10 every individual person, but VII be
subssn assistance TO me, wnieh must bring mo- IN
the sssrpgate. . clear gain OF = ,Op.
| Do You thirk hays some claim upon you Wiz
YOU nav the price aud will you DO cheeruly Ios
nave done so for Sontag, Alboni. Mario. asd Gris.
| ard the old aud wogn-ort operas they hs'o sp-
pesred IN.
in PARIS u a. in IOrdon, s.. Those Who VIII 90 20
| see The HuguenOts at The Academy, viii pshAps
| find superior Performance
sha risk the experiment, at all events on the sfs<
| night Should this moderate increase OF prices t~
MS orcdS0, oniv prove Objectionable snail sbaA-
| don it, and bow 10 your decision;
To those who know me, teedpot assure that every
cent thus obt aimed will be faithfully employed by ne
towsrd making next Winters season sti'l more bri
liant than that which viii expire in a few weeks.
| have been honored by an unanimous vote OF me
Directors and Stockholders of the Academy OF Music.
/
one Of four years and thus encouraged, can safely
nromise Won for next Winter succession OF brDuak
operas, got up in style fglly equalng that winch
can Cnly be found in European opera house ecjey-
| ing lage subventiop by Government.
O,elLo produced lest night, has not been popular
opera in this country. Though Rossni never wrvts
ANYTHING ungracefu though often Illogical through his
wealth of ornamentaiou), and this work abouuds 10
idess vet. as we say, It fails to touch the popular
L x.L 4 t3ruu 10 or ured hvt the
attractions which close investigation Of the music dp-
closes. We think ii now reduced to on unnlterab's
ue that whatever other merit il has the music Of tho
future as well of the present, must have as be~is
clear, wel-defned melody of about o. many notes
| as there are syllabes set TO il. II the composer
have the ant OF compressing his ideas into the smallest
| space-the most Intensified form Of composition, and
one which is frequently slghted in criticism, because
the few simple notes present nothing occult ss 6rst
glance, their mystery technically SURPRISING analysis
he will succeed, other things being equal, with ths pub
c If not, not Ii 10 insirGctSe to observe how ut
,erly diepropotioued the use made of Rosinis works
on our operate stage with his and the ques
ton arises will the next generation know much OF BIN
even by hearsay, limited a. is the sse made Of hB pro.
ductions!
The fashion of whiting, ~ does Rossini, what ought
% be passionate adsgios with wilderness Of rapid
notes forbids such artists Lagrange, FOunes and
| 1iberni from making y great effect in some Of the
,ccnes The composer should have treated the subject
moe seriously. The music in the last act g Of sur
passing beauty The romance with the harp lovely
minor, full of feeling and passion The prayer which
follows is superb and has helped many composers 70
some Of the best points in accentuation. The duet
srge and grand, but rather odashioned in structuS
with plagiarism from La cslunnis' in I'll Barbers."
which makes the rage of Oteo and the tenor OF es-
mona scitber one nos the other while lasts.
| Madame Lagrange was equal to the immense eKecu-
ton of the music OF this duet. We prefer Mr. Tbenn
in music Of mixed sentmen and not where wrath never
dying is the psbulum of the singer. The part allotted
to Mr. Formes is very secosdsry fos such peoruer.