The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-26

The OrERA UNDER WAY AGAM-A REvoLr
OF THE SEcrIoSs.-The habitsfs Of the Academy
were not q little astonisbed to 6rd, on Wednes
day, when a new Opera season was commenced.
a very large audience. During the last two
months me Opera has been managed, or rather
r,,ieunanaged, in a most fearful and wonderful
way. The season commenced pleasantly
enough. The generous public was informed
that those eminent diplomats Messrs Ulluan
and Strakosoh, had succeeded Ia Combining al
the resident operate talent in one grand troupe,
which was, like another Alex ander, TO conquer
the world. The sceptre was in the hands Of
Suakosch, Who II coon appeared. was only
bogus prince, like the representative Of Afri'
can or Sandwich Islands royalty. and did not
represent Power like Albert Ed ward or the
japanese Princes. Before Suakosch had been
week on the throne the Cortesi section Of his
ministry was In open rebellion. The leaders
on this eide attempted to establish themselves
at Boston; but the modern Athenians. being
conservative in all things excep. those pertain.
ing to the almighty niger looked coldly on
the new movement, and the artists fed 70
Matfnzas between two days" In Ne~
York the public began to lose COO
fdence They put no more trust In the Opers
managers than in the brokers or TIE politicians.
and The Opera House was almost deserted jus.
then the Prince of Wales appeared on the hori-
zon and the operate skies Frightened. The
whole concern engaged in grand performance
at Philadelphis, and after that tremendous effort
collapsed. The fascinating Colson, the silver
voiced Briguoli, the impressive Ferri and the
ponderous Susini marshalled themselves under
the baton o. Muzio, a sort OF Ga,ioaldi Of the
cou'iSses. Strskosch took bis sole manning
prima donna little Patti, faithful among the
faithless," and started upon a flibustering tour
IN the South The little corporal Of the Acsde.
M found bis Moscow 10 Philadelphia, and CO.
deavored 10 vain to rally his scattered forces.
The isdomitabe Mare'zek defined bis position
ny declaring TIA. he had no connection with
either OF the sections, having what the politi-
Clans would call big thing of bis wn on hand.
TIE revolt Of the sections was therefore com.
plete. The fair fabric reared By the poetic
Strakosch, and touched with the roseate hnes
Of hH Charming rhetoric, was destroyed 10
moment. The operate union was dissolved.
TIE secession Of Muzio and bis confreres blew
up the whole concern.
Thus It will be seer that cotton IL not the
only agent Of disscnsion, and that negroes are
not the only causes OF disunion. Music, WHICH
ought to produce union and harmony IL large
quantities. serves to have quite the contrary
effect And II the general disposition 10 kick
up row which seems 10 prevail about these
lines extends TO the votaries Of Apollo what
can we expect from the politicians, who are 80
far removed from gentle influences a. to send
purilsts to nominating conventions, where they
hold clubs ever the head OF the presiding Off.
Ger : Distinctly, nothing but dssenson to be
followed by the dissolution OF The Union. The
among the Opera folk Is q sort Of
hafbinger 70 the great political whirlwind
which Ia soon 70 sweep over the country.
The country may, and probably will,
worry through lie difficulties; but what
will become Of the operate rebels is not easily
ascertsined. Just nov we have German
italian company at the Academy, under Tho
auspices Of Carl Form.s, Who has made good