New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-08
THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
yEspRI sICILIANI.

and Duyeyrer in the preface 10 the Original frenon
bFeto Of this work produced al the Paris Academy
who cay that there was no massacre, and that TIE
NerIer story il sham, is open one; sind for our part
go with the historian Ama, who distinctly states
in h- annals (which may be found in our chief library
that there was massacre. He moreover states that
Giovanni ia Prociaa was Sicillan but NeaPoitan,
who had received injuries at The hands Of the House OF
Arragon and the Pope, and determined accordingly, to
have vengeance. Upon this historical incident plot
: reared by the adroit Scribe and biz eoadjuiOr.
The diamaiis perscns are;
John fProch signor Juns; Guido Nonor' Rsseni Of
Sicily snor Ferris De bsudemOni beshune French Ofert
Siro. Nslsr and CroT1si A rs ssiAs Oiee' S.i5s
her Servants. Morn and sigma Ganto Roberto TehalaO
EyEeh sYldies ssnors sto Esd se-s asntfsdo sisian
die TsnSh Chorus ana Corp. Dc sals, Sodisr' os l0.as
Girls Four Psges Master OF Ceremons, Mobiles Ladies nd
The scene ofhe Opera in Palermo and Naples Z The ysa'
2t2 while sicily VS. under the rSc o. tne feah ieefey
Guido sEd the insulting bs' q he breach masters and
their feeling l. shared ty many ofthe nobility among TIE Nei
sns The buchsss Eena in particular whose brother be-
headed by the French hiss to have Vengeance nPon Ou
fp,.d and kTo an Italian ofcer who bad been npoasd
By the Ju.ce othe French Amigo in love vita frns whe
brother.
the occasion Of wedding ea John e frocas endsyorto
rlr the detected scn- revolt The French seiEs The brides
and II l. to atiaek Guido and .ay bali his
house MeanN bile Guido COM PEELED AgO to before
O that mystery that has Away. TSysTRSS a Sn ss md
that he the father Of the man no he has lens 20
destroy. He enests AiTge 70 new him %h MA ss9Gh
was to have been slain the natural sentiment Of far pro-
walls induce Aigo TO warn his father Of me mPenhng
sasiropb The result that the plot IL discovered and Elena
John AID others committed to prison. denouneng Aso
trsito who hss forfeited his oath and betrayed his eouny'
Een. however at an interview which 81, permitted to
have with Arigo discovers the cause Of that Tor
VIII led 10 discovery
by yielding his fathers wishes the release OF NJ
John Of win forgive Amigo or listen TO anything that
can paie bat Elena knowing what toPia,lons
had beei him. and how natural was e Impulse g wnSa ne
Ion her brothers death saaeven consensto marry Aso Ine
consTa,or having given igned APPRECIATION TO her maase
resolve he attempt at on the very day
their nupds A, he moment when sne soa ,sP9aa , g
his party and destroy them. ,,,,.r
hen hour OF the uuptss arrive John OF PeeidI sc,gsy
informs her Of plotdaes her BY the memory OF hor oroshis
death to 6e,sy them ana ss, M Two feelings Of her love
her lover en6eaSous to I la sn instant the Shl
ans sh npOu enemies and the curtain falls upon the COM
Italian composers 90 through a certain regime,
II they have stuff enough in them to survive the
criticism Of an Italian pit, which Is terrible when
adverse. They come TO Paris. Gluek and Meyer
beer being originally Italians so far as their music
is eoneeTned-equally with ROssni and Verdi
advanced to Paris TO adapt themselves to French
prosodv and French tase-wheh is harder POLITICALLY
and deeper orchestray than the ltaian-and former
IL yyas lee Aord IA regards the yocalzation. Verdi
having succeeded with three or four Italian Operas
ceived the honor of a command to compose this work
for the Academy at Paris In It, OF course, there IL
marked contrast TO Italian music. Apart from the
metres. which determine the shape of the melodies,
the orchesraton il more highly varied or colored and
the whole more learned than his Italian Operas.
We do not find " The yespers," in one sense, bet
ter work than hi, Errani'--in melody i Is not 80
fresh-in working-up much superior
The overture is "a good instrumental piece. Ro'sini,
however has not found rival yet Tor the meompara-
BILE dian which porvades his Oyertures but tins side oil
him the overture is a we-expressed and interesting
production. 1t was well led by Sgnor Muzio and well
played by the orcbester
The curtain upon scene representing puohc
square in Palermo Ayigorous dramatic chor1s-the
French and Sicilian oppositions appearing IN 1.-THE
one staggering the other repressed-is the first piece
of music
This Is followed by elegant aria, nicely sung by
Mad Coson-adroity instrumentated, IN which the
modern bgh-yion passages figure. Then comes a
bass air by Juneau slow and martial movement
both good. A duet between Mad Coson and Brig
no offers some excellent defamation, and some rare
orchestral Enthusiastically under the words, Prssso
closing amorous strains Of the andane are Of the same
color as the famous lOye-duet in " W iiliam Tell.
beautiful Tarantela follows, being in the finale to
Act III in the original version in five acts-but with the
indriou and numerous cuts in the piece as given here
tits at the end Thepersstent ic' OF the light
footed delirious Mediterranean terp7ychoreanism is
study as rendered by the brilliant composer. To this
lively business ensues-a chorus of agated utternees
by angry men, depicting their bushes of shame and
their terror at the nsoent and brutal conduct Of their
oppressors. This is rounded of by fine Climax
which runs into a moderately-timed barcarole and
suddenly there looms over the magnificent scene and
the scenery Is superb worth all the attention giyemthe
oneral the rares piece of mobile nachnery-a pleas
nrebaroe of large Dimensions, adorned with lamps and
filed with men aud women Nothing finer in the
mode of scenic illustration could be asked certainly
our Academy rivals any in Europe when is so ber-
olv adorned. The applause of great audience ITes-
emf recognized the taste and iberaty Of the direction
in preparing such banquet for the eye as wen IS TOE
ear.
Act III presents superb aria superbly sung by serr
The nicely and originality Of the accompaniment
violin details bighup-must especially strike eooho-
seurs We ought TO be approaching TO time "heh
such artistic Celebrations cannot be overlooSsd oy
polite audience For the rest-ths AR al Inc At oar
remind. the ear Of baritone solo in the eonpnaion
scene of The Huguenots. But operas ap0and ~
silnilarities.
We now come 10 tenor and baritone duet-Bngnoh
aud Ferri-adrnisably rendered The regni7g melody
i IN the oyertuse Tie srchestration OF tina II very
finely worked The next seene--a splendid palace
NV alsois study for the admirers Of the scenic ara