The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-18

:, Contralt-Miss Palmer, Miss Freeman and Madame
i Nanticr Ddi4e
TenorLMr Sims Reeves, Mr.. wibye Cooper and Sig
| nor Giuglni.
Bassi-signor Bcletti, Mr.. santley and signor Badh
Costa conducts and supcrntends the whole. Haydn's
Creation" opens the festival On Wednesday Handels
"Dettngen To Deum,'' and gleanngs from his "Judas
Memberships "St. Paula work too much neglected
| for his "nilah." And on Friday the "Messah winds
up as matter OF course the morning oratorios The
| Friday.
mens Isl that the entire orchestra composed of Costas
Royal Italian Opera Band, as in 1853 In 1856 the srnged
the volas the violoncell and double BASES being IL
each, making total OF 10 strnged instruments In 1853
there were 49, now there are g. thus subdivded first
volns 10; second ditto, 10; volas 10; vooncell and
double BASES, H. The total effective will stand thus
Strnged, o.; wood, s. brass, TO- percussion g. Total,
49, Add to the above the organist the panise and
the conductor, will give total Of IS for the instrument
tai department.. Now this executive could not be en-.
HANGED in value by numbers, because if strangers
were introduced, Costas discipline could not be SO EN-
GENTLY developed Meyerbeer his late visit TO London
and at the extraordinary alacrity with which, at sign
from the conductor changes of key nstantaneousy
resorted to when singers voice or ntonaton became
imperilled "Gentlemen,' said Meyerbeer, addressing
the orchestra after the members thereof had played over
his overture to Dnorah you have done rehearsal
what 1t took me in Paris five rehearsals TO accomplish"
correspondent Of the London Times, writing from
Bradford, August 25 gives of the opening of
the festival, from which we quote
Every is commenting in more or less enthu
sastic, on the admirable execution Of Handes Dengen
TIE Deum,' and the selections from Judas Naccabeus
at the first morning performance in St. Georges Hail.
Nevertheless the attendance not large been
anticipated (undcr 1000, IL is stately and welwshers
both to the music meeting the charity on behalf Of
which is now held, beginning to feel anxious about
the issue In the performance Of Handel's music the
passed themselves The whole Of the Te Deum $50 re.
Gently described)and most especially tho magnificent
raphim continually do cry"-was given in a STYLE
that rendered the critics Office snecure To Signor Bel
letu Gas ut the Handel Festiva allotted the solo
parts; and to single out example of his general EN-
cency ms reading OF the pathetic air, 'vouchsafe,
Lord eft nothing to desire The work produced deep
marked and devout attention Equally successful were
the selections from Judas chorus after chorus eciting
admiration as warm as was richly merited For clear
precision and delicate observation what termed
eight and shade" the execution Of those superb and
elaborated choral pieces "Hear US, Lord "We Never
Will Bow Down." and "Sing unto God ~ were not to be
exceled The freshness Of the womcns voices in sSee
solo trio represented by Mesdames sherrington sun
derand and Freeman, enrapured every one. The rest
Madame Novelties s'From Mighty kings" Madame sher
ringtons $50 Shall the Iue,' Mr.. Santeys ssThe Lord
worketh Wonders" Miss Palmer's Father Heaven"
and Mrs. Sundcrlands Wise Men Fatterng," all being
in various degrees entitled to PRAISE while the two
grand war songs-"Cal forth thy powers" and "sound
Of Mr. Sims Reeves whose energy and animation were
contagious, the audience being worked up almost to the
same measure of enthusiasm the singers In both the
Dettingen ''Te Deum and "Judas Maccabeus' the cad
dtional accompaniment Of Mr. Costa were used More
u0rOlgh gratlncauon mas seldom been ELECTED than
the whole of this mornings performance which cho
rus, band olosts and conductor We'd with each other in
jealous endeavors to produce satisfactory result The
nrst miscellaneous concert in the opinion Of those who
should be well informed decided the ultimate success of
the festival more brilliant entertainment of the kind
was given, in which length further
spun out by interminabe encores) less nconvencn
y felt The hall apparently fuller and the audience
of course more selec than on Tuesday evening Tie
heat at times scarcely olerable; nevertheless at
mospherc pres and every other were
patiently (erocally) endured by the gay dressed as
rpDregpntpd Rra huti
Yorkshire at its very BEST and would have done credit
an Italian Opera on gala night The foreign singers
dali from the Drury Lane company; Madame Nanter
Ddiee from Covent Garden, and sgnor Beet formerly
seurs, "unattached-had the lions share Of the pro-
gramrne To Mr.. Sims Reeves allotted o ballad;
position of the singer taken into consideration This
ballad, however-Mr Hattons "Phoebe dearest''-eli-
then heard of no Madame Novelo, too, sang but
once, and that In air from CIVIL liam Tel'--tSombre-
fore-which, beautiful as is might be laid aside for
an interval to make room for something newer not bet
ter Even Mrs Sunderland, the Yorkshire pet" whose
,hs grsvaroes gave rise to such habbub" at
content with Lineys go bid your fatnIm Arisi
would scarcely have resisted the encroachmens of time
long. Mrs sunderlands appearance was acknowledged
"local" encore. Another English performance was in
Beethoven's "Chora Fantasia Miss Arabea Goddard
and Freeman and Messrs W. Cooper Coates and santey
the solo voice parts The first act of the thus
brought to termination with dignity and eclt Later IN
the evening Miss Goddard played Thalbergs grand fanta
STA the Prayer from 'Mose in Egto,' which, though
loudly asked for again, was not repeated, the lady dis
creety resting satisfied with acknowledging the compli
ment. The rest Of the vocal programme purely
exotic Mademoselle Tietjens created extraordinary
impression Her voice was extolled-t could not well
be otherwise in assembly with ears attuned
to melody; her dramatic energy, which she car
ries with her from the stage into the concert
room, met with unanimous sympathy, and everything
she did received with unbounded favor. She gave
two grand airs-Non mi Dir "Don Giovanni" and the
c.n,. A~ct
formance the last too late in the programme arrest the
amount Of interest. She also sang in duet from
sgnor Giuglini and Mr. santley) from II Lombardp@the
early work which, in 1S4S Sgnor Verdi extended into
perale (hen Theatre de la Naon) -thus were lay
ing the foundation for his still more successful vperes
Scilennes." Both duet and trio re-demanded he
trio NJ Sainons execution of the part for violin (oga
was as much admired as the singing itself Sgnor Giug
both we but the exquisite apostrophe Of Don otvio to
his absent mistress in style that can only be qualified
s'Maria di Rohan-through the medium of which, at the
Royal Italian Opera she endowed the subordinate charac
ter Of ID Gondi with degree Of Importance os other
wise attached to t-just as Aboni had done before
her Signor Belett contributed "Sula poppa
del milo bricks IAN air for which he appears TO have
to abandon It for another) and Sgnor Badal "Largo al
factotum which belonging to the risun category,
and delivered in manner proper to the foot lamps with
abundant gesculaton and grimace made the audience
laugh and brought down at the end the
ran singer who has more spirit than many OF his juniors
by quarter of century and better) complying without
an instants hesitation There also the well known
quartet from "Rgolette, duet from one Of Donzettis
operas and quintet from "Cosi fan Tutti.p verdi's
piece Jared WELL Mozarts i'll, the duet (Aadame Didiee
and sgnor BellettD tolcraby The omission Of all three
would not have been regretted part song GO hills,
wales Of peasure' and madrigal ('Down in nowery
vale set down for the chorus, which well sustain
ed the reputation of Yorkshire in general and Bradford
in particular Memberships partsong was taken good
deal too slowly otherwise more perfect singing could not
have been wished In both cases the enc6res una
hmous. Three overtures "a Fra Diavoo," Guillaume
Tell and "Ruy Blas' executed by the band under
Mr. Costa so superby that although Auber has to play
the audience in and Mendcssohn TO play them out the
enthusiasm created was almost unparalleled.
Mr. Charles Kean closed his very brilliant managerial
career al Princess theatre, London on the 18th Of
August, playing in s'Henry VIII" Mr. Kcan delivered
lengthy address, reviewing and defending his departures
from stage traditions in his Shaksperian REVEALS Mr.
Kean announced that the prevailing impression that he