The New York herald., 1863-02-05
Musical.
vsRDI's II vEPRr sICILIANI" At TIE A0AD1HY
MUSIC.


vnRDI's II vEPRI sICrLIANI" At TIE AoADnn
most numerous aud fashionable audience hhsd Z
Academy Of Music from parquet TO dome last evening,
hear verdi's great work s'The vespers." The suoe
which attended this opera in Philadelphia, reports
which reached hero, gave additional prestige 70 n
nights performance and drew forth the largest audIs
OF tho season. sThe vespers" was given for the q
time at the Imperial Academy Of Music, Paris, June
1855 The artists who sang the opera Mile Crave
Gueymsrd. Bcnnetse and Obin. Their success was /
mense aud for aths "The vespers the great al
uprivalsd attraction u tho Paris season The direc
OF the French Opera ent fabulous sums upon the sI
scene. and the ballet comprising az u did some OF
most renowned da anseses iadded to the effect prodI
by the ino music Hero the shortness and uncertai|
OF the operac seas prevent any great scenic dspI
any very effective choruses, and nenco the opera M
0 great deal in the performance.
The FIRST act passed or rather monotonously. 81
house intensely cold, and this no doubt preve
cd ary evidence Of pleasure on the part O.
audcnee, although the artists sang pleasing
S.s ii giving with great eject the 30 tu Palermo ts
adj aip" We have said nothing Of the plot OF the 0p
as II IS taken for granted tnas all arc FULLY convofs
lrst the chilled public hot giving any decided appda
10 their favortc artists We must add that the la
Acemed affected by the dcmeanor OF the pebble VIII
was par with the temperature Of the house.
third act was howtyar sung with more spirit than th
preceding Signora Lorni AMI Brgnoli giving the er
due,to asolgi ssaa % 40 me es serene with & great
Of the artists was chilling. The opera ended without
perceptbc change OF feeling the part OF the andeI
although toward the latter part OF the performance
merit OF the artists dres forth some warmer acknowi
ments from the public. Manager Grau will, Of course
that on Friday night the temperature OF tina Acade
shall bs M warm a. any could desire. The sudden
has taken us all by surprise.
''xRsASI" AT THE BRooKLYN ACADEMY OF Mus
On Tuesday evening vcrdi's "Ernani' was given At
Brooklyn Academy Of Music, with LOrini, Maccafc
Amodio and susini Tho opera is ever favorite ono,
even in Brooklyn, where thcre is no taste whatever
music. save perhaps negro airs nfty cent CONGO
there was ,ocrabe house. The attraction was, hey
ali doubt, a very great one The prima donna, Lid
sings the rots OF Evire admirably.
Ia New York she achieved vel deserved triumph
this ope ra Maccaierri appears to better advaDtag
"trnAni,' we think, thaU almost any other opera
have heard him IA, while n b ooklyn us well a. here
know how pieasngly hm1io and isni 1ll their roL
stEruaniu ti, spite oi the attraction tho he
was bit tolerabe Decidedly IL s not possible TO
operas in Brvoslyn, except at heavy loss 10 whoc
-nd srtakes the experiment.
The ars, act of "Ernsnr IS hlled with melody. Ths
vrtina, sung by Elytrs (iOrinD, "Ernsui invoiau
was warmly appauded IL most admirably
cnted hsccafefri s.Dg The .'Come rrgiads Al o,rpt
with less cxsmerated rolion than usual, and with m
molod,ous purity than Y hs wont He was successfu
this morceu certainly, gnd received great applaoso;
duo between Macaaiefrl and Amcdio-'DA quei ~
also finely reIderei, while Susui sauG ms cAvAs
"Infelics,' with Dis accustomed power. ne sPpesre
be 10 unusually riu1 voee this occasion, Wnict
say ina much ss lie r. ono ~ tho few artists Away
good volce and esr ndsposed Ito ADDS 20 the plea
afforded by his fne snSias ~ carauly soung ~
roes thus giving complete sstisaction w tue ande
rbs sscond sr. ,s.. marked NY Amodo's fiae rendi
Of he aria, s'v,sao nleco sel & q rose" ne third
fourth aos we're ass ss,s 0',,.' ~. "srm.d 00 sSs
srss us ~ long and continued applause, wi
was kept up .fer The , e: ,,.,. 2, the curtain
s,ors 49, Ts,rn, certainly added 70 her fame In Broo
nv her ros Of Evira. She sang with great effect, the
ni.uss bestowed upon her Efforts proving her powe
kfyp aud QprQ ms afiou
,,ac,cd a triumph for the artist In this opera, a.
pb,sned 20 great success In our Academy Of Music
on Friday evening "Don Giovanni viii be given
,hs frst time this season, at the Academy u Music
onsra win prove immense attraction, comprising,
dses the talent OF the company. On Saturday there
be grand matinee, on which occas'onowo shAll have
o,ers OF NORMA" with Lorni and Morensi. ana q
Noces do Jeanette Q French comic opera, with
Cosdior q the heroine.