The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-03
Academy Of Music-Closo OF the Opera
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Academy OF Music-Close of the Opera
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Tue Opera season viii be closed with the matinee To-
day 1be maj evening performance sen night
when tho "Hugut nots" sung for the ume
The ar,s.s 70 hence Philadelphia, opening at the
Academy there on Monday, with Gazzaniga Br,guoi
in the "Poluto In January the Opera viii be- given IN
Boston 70 tina. New Workers will bc without their favo
rite amusement until February.
The performance OF last night attracted good house add
was about the same as that Of Wednesday. The
hopors Of the III gusnos" belong chiefly 10 tho tenor
stgei, who sang tho music admirably throughout aud
was especially good In the last act
This Opera season, which commenced on the 18th OF
October has been very interesting aud eventfu one
The public was disappointed nearly oil the artists from
whom any thing expected aud agreeably surprised
by others ofwbom nothing known and nothing hoped
The season commenced the 18th October AMI closes
ON tho Sd Dec moer. There have been given ALL noud
ing ma~ss about thirty i've performances Two operas
new 70 th public have been performed. The 1rst tho
90 Sician vespers" splendiaiy gotten up, and
sung eight times It tho gen raj opinion that tine
opera would have boon successful had charac
ters been differently distributed At tho best however the
music did enjoy any such popularity
unanimously TO the {" Trovstore" aud tho Traviata."
Much praise duo 70 Sgnor Muzo, who conducted the
performance Of the I" vespers" His orchestra the
best ever heard hero. The second novelty " The Magic
Flute, sung three times aud generally voted
g old fashioned" The other operas produced during
tho season were the /" Rigoetto," Maria al Rohan"
Ernani," Lucrczia Borgia," the Pouto" "Msrtha,"
" Lucia d. Iammermoor" La Traviats," "La SON.
nambula," the "Huguenots' and the 6 Trovatore."
Madame Anna Bishop sang Tor tho arst time the
Mr. and Mrs. Drayto have also assisted at mati4se
The nrss part Of the very gloomy. The
greatest expectations had been formed from the pre-.
lminary announcements. Tho once rival managers,
Strakosch and Ullman, had united their forces Tue
Stockholders OF the Academy had guaranteed large
for the advances required by the artists be
gagged in Europe. Mr. Strakosch went to Europe, made
flying trip found nearly all the theatres SHAT and brought
back two prime donneSperanza aud Cresclmano-both
OF whom failed. Although Coson, who is very good
In light operas, WAS III the company, anu Mime.
Gazzaniga eogagei directly after the break.
do vn of the other singers, the Opera did
4fom the severe blow which it had experienced. The
public was afflicted with distressing disease known
want Of confidence, and although the company
good one, well organized and properly directed, yet
there wanting that sensation which is needed TO
arouse the pubic-hat monster which is always
Of it. What was to doncY Albertni and Beau
carde, two artists Of European repute,
tried, and they made only moderate It
evident that good part Of the money invested 10 Euro
pean artists had been thrown away In this terrible
stale Of Affairs little prima douna, Patti one who had
been "raised 10 the Uned Slates, upon the
She was timid little thing sixteen years old ony, but
she thought She could sing the music Of Luca Well,
after good deal Of talk she engaged at low
terms. She coCld not have q regular night however;
she must take her chances of the terrible oil
nights, when, rule, nothing will draw. But Patti s
exception all rules except those of the sogg She sang
FIRST public rehearsal The 25ih of last month, and
surprised the critical audience which assembled they
expecting anything half good She was 70 sing the
next night, and by that time she was famous
II was Thanksgiving night, according 70 the Governors
proclamation aud gave thaoks heartily than
the managers the Opera The day toe rang
with the praises Of little Patti and everybody marveled
at the curious circumstance that after sending
10 Europe for artists who all faiod great
little pra donna should turn up directly under the
Of the managers She sang again on Saturday for tho
snaes he best Of tho season), and then on Tuesday
lanother or night, repeating "Lucia and winning
honors On Thursday last Patti assumed new r0leons
in which she would como directly In comparison With
singers like Lind Bosio and Sontag She succeeded
against all this and in all the exquisite nsorccauS
OF the opera she was pronounced superb. Tho
audience which filed the house from top to bottom, was
most intensely interested while she singing there
retgned throughout the that profound silence
which Is the highest tribute paid artist When the
applause came like hurricane. No artist ever
achieved 50 remarkable triumph under such remarkable
circumstances.
Miss Patti ia great acquisition the art world. She
has rare gifts and understands perfectly well how
to them. She very young very naioe and very at
ractve The critics have been unanimous in her praise,
and already the pet Of the public She has saved
the Opera season. s to her that the managers owe
the which has been out of the fire OF defeat
As graceful acknow edgment Of this fact there will BIO
to-day an sAdelina Patti Matinee at which all the
pretuest New York viii assist Miss Patti viii
sing In s'The Sonnambua."
Tue future career of this prma donna will be watched
with the greatest interest After tour through this
country she will go Europe, where she will undoubted,
~ receive the honors accorded TO Malbran Already,
we understand there s movement on foot amoug
persons this city connected With musical and theatrical
matters TO make purse and engage her for i've years,
paying dty Thousand dollars year clear Of all ex
peuses SO that when sne is twenty she will have
cool quarter Of million in her pocket for her marriage
portion.
Meantime Patti enjoying all the honors of her triumph
She receives no end OF bouquets wreans ana oaskes OF
rare exctics. Ali the Of song about town nyok
ing the muses. in her praise. They say she her
laurels az modestly as she has won them bravely
There have been some other successes pendant TO
PATHS triumph. Among them, that Of Ferri, the bari
tone, merits special mention He is fine singer and
admirable Nine Gazznga has sung several OF her
best roles and remains primo favorite with the
public. Beaucarde and Abertin have cancelled their
contracts with the management. They liked but in
the "rrovatore and tho "Pouo they did not achieve
much with the public as Gazzanza and Brignoh,
who singing usual, and that s exceedingly we'll.
Such the history Of short but very interesting Opera
season 1t affords good lesson TO the managers and has
not been without profit to the public, who now begin to
zee need look to Europe for singers any
more than for painters soulptors,
sers Of the mechanic arts.
Courf M Over and Termluer.