The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-17

guide their course, and that we shall have to
let the horror and disgrace Of such spectacles
work out their own cure.
THE OPERA IN New Y0RK-A New SENsArroH
FOR THE BEAU MoNDE.-The enterprising mana
gers of the Academy Of Music are making ar
rangements for several brilliant cosps, the first
Of which is indicated in q circular, copies Of
which will be distributed to-day among tho
stockholders Of the opera house, the musical
professors, critics, and daettanti generally. Tie
document announces that the managers viii
have the honor to bring out, at an early day,
new prima donna, born under the benign
and admirable government Of the corpora
ton of New York, and although of domes-
tic growth, believed to be as fine as any
imported and superior to the average Of the
foreign article. In order that the public gen.
orally may be informed as to the merits of the
new singer, there will be rehearsal of the OPP
era II Poliuto"-in which she will make her
ddJaa, said rehearsal to take place on Thursday
morning next The deJa.tontc referred to il
Miss Kellogg, lady still in her teens. 1t is
claimed that she has great natural musical
gifts and all the educational requirements for
distinguished success. Miss Kellogg has been
prepared for the operate stage under the tut
ton of Signor Muzio, one of the very best of
European masters, and therefore there can
hardly be any such thing as breakdown.
Miss Kellogg has studied several of the tragic
operas, and will sing chiefly in such works a.
the "Trovatore." If she succeeds in Chat
school, che will be the first American prina
donna who has done SO. Our singers usually
lack power and volume of voice. In those
points Miss Kellogg is expected to come out
strongly.
The ceremony attendant upon the debut of
the new prima donna and the general interest
taken in the Opera just now, when we have two
first class companies in full swing, proves that
the metropolis is progressing as rapidly in the
development of its musical taste as in its mate
rial prosperity. With population two-thirds
less than that Of London, and one third less
than Paris, we can still support two operas,
and perhaps make the eternal fortunes Of the
managers, unless they 60 into kite-Aying and
clock speculating,a la Barnum. In any event,
the managers will win fame, if not fortune, and
the glory of having been the pioneers in New
York of the most refined and elegant amuse-
ment of the age ought to be sufficient salts
faction to them.
Asfar as the public are concerned, the Opera
furore is one Of the leading events of the day.
Musical education is more widely diffused
among our people than anywhere else IN the
world. Even now, we bring out singers better
than the average Europeans, and the time may
come when New York will be musical as well
as financial centre, and supply London and
Paris with singing birds. We are grow
ing apace. Every year the city be-
comes more and more powerful. The
metropolis is above and before all. The
metropolis regulates the trade, governs the
finance, provides the literature, prints the news
papers, paints the pictures, sets the fashions,
furnishes the actors singers, parsons and teach
ers, and dictates the politics for the republic.
We have great country ct our back-over
tnirty-two, and soon to be fifty, millions of peo-
pie pouring out their wealth at our feet We
have plenty Of money-too much, perhaps. We
make 1t and spend it faster than any other
nation on the face of the earth. Nowhere is
talent of any sort so quickly recognised and
literally rewarded as in the city of New York.
This circumstance gives to the art student the
strongest of stimulants, and, as natural conse-
quence, the highest point of perfection is at
tanned As music seems now to be the art in
which our people have made the greatest pro-
gress, it is not improper to assume that New
York may one day give the law on that sub
ject, as well as q great many Others Mean
while let the two operas flourish, and award
the new singer kindly reception.
TWENTY-FIVE CENT PArRIoTs-During the
past winter this city has been visited by num-
Der of distinguished" republican orators, who
were invited hither by the representations and
inducements of a debating club in this city,
composed Of young men, some of whom are
yet in their minority, and known as the Young
Mems Central Republican Union, to deliver
lectures on the general topics Of the day.
Among the speakers we have alluded to were,
| Wendell Phillips, John Sherman, CaSsius NJ.