New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-22

cally received. The Archbishop OF oazpufs n0o10
man. new invited mors 10 take charge Of the mune
Of h;s Epiccpate but treating the composer WIN m
6gnity, tie latter resigned his place. lew dneAtS
rrsde By giving music lessons was al ao]an
CLEANED during the year. The Emperor Joseph
III. liked Only Italian music, and wss ~hn
difficulty persuaded to allow Mozart to write an
opers. Ii was greatly admired. The Emperor
said, There are too many notes in it." just as
many a. there ought to be-" retorted Mozart fred
erick William OF Prussia next made an ofler to Mozart
TO come and live at Berlin, offering something HE
salary bet Mozsrt would not leave the ccuu OF Jo-
serb. He seemed indFerer, to money, notwi,hsiand-
ing bis hand experiences Mozart produced besides Of
operas: Den Juan, The Marriage of Figaro, Cosi
fan lutte and The Enchanted FLUTE; not counting an
immense quantity of music Of various kinds. He was
stricken down with consumption whilo At work on
this last opera and was only able to be present at the
first few performances. He rallied sufficiently to
write the Cleuezs di Tito and the Requiem. The
latter however, was not entirely finished. Al least,
on this poin, critical war has ragged in Germany. He
died ON the 5h Of December, 1871, at Vienna in the
Prime Of life Three persons attended his funeral
There ought TO have been six. The precise place
where tic body Of the great man hes Is not known to
the ilutr;ous Yiennese. He was only man OF ge-
nius.
The Magic Flute has already been produced in
splendd style in the concert room In this country.
william Norris esq, OF Philadelphia, an eminent am
ateur of music and great Mozartis. spent some ak
teen years ago about COO above the receptsto have
this work performed twice at the great Music Hall OF
that city, II was three months in rehearsal, was exc
cuted by sixty choice musicians in the orchesvs and
chorus of great force-Mr. and Mrs. Segun doing the
leading parts Mr. Norris expressed himself perfectly
satisfied in having to pay COO for being present and
enioying each of the two nights this opera was so
given Such lberlity is unequaled in this country in
the history Of art Mr. Norris afterwsrd went TO
Europe and while there sought out Mozart son, who
died recently at the age of eighty. The sister OF
Mozar-the wonder-chid aso--after his death, re-
ceiyed charitable aid from England nice story,
this.
The overture TO The Magic Flute of this cele-
brsted composer remarkable in construction in 20 far
as il is a measured or rhythmed fugue-the inevitable
old Journalism before music assumed dramatic shape
This composition perfect in its kind but is without
dramatic interest and, therefore, TO cur view wanting
attraction in ia place prelude to drama But ~
THE OPERA textually speaking, is tumble of literary
rubbish, one thing as well MS another viii
answer as an overture. We cannot give
the scenes as there Is no progress or action worth
speaking Of We must merely mention The music as
pure music independent of scenes. There Is much that
gems almost cut ont from Don Giovanni and Le
None; and other portions especially the music con-
signed 10 the tenor is in advance OF either OF those
operas in dramatic intensity. There are several pas
saoes prophetic of our immediate art in their intensity
The chief air Of the loudly applauded. Like
vse bravura ofthe Queen of Night piece howeyerof
no SUPERIOR meodic interest beyond the towery ca
deuza-like passages. A duet-known "a The Manly
Hearts very beautiful parlor music, but has no
dramatic construction. There is comic solo in the
rst act of no particular Interest," and bass solo, with
a laroeness due church music. The air known as
Arov NTH Melancholy-whch was variatoned TO
death oncc-here came ont in a chorus, accompanied
on former favorte instrument, the glasses IL was
mart Of the magic chorus of priests and priest
esses rich in harmony, con uded the first act. But
tie whole did not produce the ecstaey OF a modern
opera and there were calls before the curtain. AS
we confess our inability to understand the scenes in
any language we shall not attempt TO detail the &C.
quency the act.
The second act opens with fine choral, followed by
a short comic song by Amodio ~ an Ethiopian
This last might be considered "a suggestive Of
the celebrated buffa aria OF Rossnis Figaro. This
was followed by the celebrated bravura air of the
Queen Of Night-a production only this side Of more
brilliant later productions-but very curious as spec
men of the ultra Itaiansms of the last century-com
bned with the superior construction of Mozarts ind
vidualiiy. A fine soprano air-a scintiating buifo
sone, accompanied by the glasses-a trio, beautiful
and modern in construction-a noble, prestly
choral, encored, among the attractions OF
tbs act. To this may be added concerted piece
where the tenor writing is more effective than any
thing in Don Juan. pretty comic duet which fol-
lowed was much applauded. A chorus Of singular
beauty follows and concludes the drama The whole
gave great pleasure to those who admire Mozarts
music and even persons preferring the modern pas
sionae style were converts to much of the matter.
The singers, Madame Gazzanga and Berkel, aud
Messrs. BeaueaTde, Ferri, AmOdo, junca, &C., did
their beet The chorus fine; 30 too the orchestra,
admirably led by Herr Bergmann. The rehearsas have
been very quick. The public have now chance OF
hearing work which made great sensation eighty
years ago in Vienna.