New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-09
lJIUsR TENTS.
0pern and Concerts.

Our mrsical budget is tue beggars wallet just
now, for the opera has stopped-noi " crushed out -
as the war-blaziug journals oil cay, instead OF
&. c,urhed;" for the three houses of the woek-we
beg uar5on--thc season Of the three nigh,s, haze
been magnificent. Not in The best dsys Of peace
and plsnteousncss, when taxes-Nationsl exptnAes-
rated 20 lille az 10 excite tie wondefmen Of foreign
nublicists and investigation, The Aiilrences OF
the opsra in regard 10 the auditory more generous
and glowing. Full brilliant, dazzling arrays Of
toilets were present; ali 10 thoDgh Peace had been
signed and sealed, and the "Wayward (quefy :
JgtirG Sisters" had been brought back Into TIE
omouient embrace OF tie darling Union Nj. 0rau
is. however, Fabian, whatever that may mean;
for, among the most recently excayalcd " Historic
Doubts" is a Doubt as TO whether Fabms ud nil
that is ascrbed to him. that is, that Le hbst.nsd
from doing it, prhcticing the art Of "how not
10 do it," 30 that as it may, Mr. Manager
Grau il discreet lie takes no trouble peril nj
long discount. Carge diem is bis motto; freely
tIanelated:-Jlay three nights at = ;ime-ieaye the
youDg ladies ravsnously asking. Oliver Twistiikei
for more and go head-lo9g to Philadelphia or head
longer 20 Boston, 10 make tie bones OF william
Penn ard Cotton ma,her rattle in their respective
Quaker ana Puritan cofns, with tue pEofhne reyer-
LerAtons Of the musical Amlesites. Inis snort
term opera IL attended, Of course, with dsadvan-
taQes: It ioEb.ds novelties, which require repose
and s:eadpess for rehearsal IL, and leaves tie opera
not az full in details Of performance or force az caa
be secured under permanent system. IL seems
not Il little strange that New'Yoik, after oil
her bossted defamation on meFopOlitanlfin,
should not, thus fer, have made an olera-w.ch il
the test, among Other si1ps, OF relIopolit.nsm In
Europe-paying settled fustored Establishment.
There Ought 10 lie permanent grade Tor orchestral
end choral toIce; there ought 10 b. Tor The highest
effects, Of the lyrical Gfar.a, grand organ baLt on
the e,aVe behind the sctIes there on Ut to be l-
itaIy bind, Permanently within cail---and ines
onght 10 be- sustained by tie ttcAholiers, In me
zane way that they keep carriages or dink oXpo"-
siye wiues-upheld, in a woad, as lu;.Gres End pad
Tor accordingly But AS II IT, 40 are Ict to ihe en-
cry Of q manager to DO what ii Tequi.ed The en-
gaeemcus for the regular season do not come or on
account Of the war; ana il Is entirely owing 10 Tie
resolute aud prudent direction Of Mr. Grsu tat We
have tiny opera at all, now. lie has however, been
rewarded for bis daring aud capital audiences have
attended hig exhibitions.
The musical Hotes from Europe arc not very
copious. The chief novelty there II Miss Adehnc
Patti, who continues her uninterrupted sway at the
Italian Theater, Paris. She has proved "a fortune
to the Director. o. New Yeer's Day, Sigor kog-
sini, now very venerable man ana ibe wor.nircI
idol Of dilettan and artists received tic WINS OF
the tuueiul woodland among Others, is mentioned
that iiiss Patti Was IroseLt adjoining The occasion
by song
During tie paa yCar bnt one new work war pro-
juced NJ the French Grand Opers, The Academy II
Music; it is entitled La Rctnc &c 3 ~ aud 10 de-
scribed as ga eecOnd effort zine IanHnsuser being
he lirst) TO make inurIc without form, and, alas
without melody, acceptable to Paris. III. ldchhro
Wagner having already failed IN the attempt, NJ.
Gounod not the first, any moo than nc il likely
~ be The last. Condemned In Paris La Kcsne DE
taba has jult sppeaed - Brussels as To a court OF
nope Al the ODera COmiQne, PARIS, during
he year. there were three operas produced, bat
he whole TRIO made mp only four ncts: La'fa Ho"hA,
.wo acts; Ii C0baJet, d. hnrcrs, one net, aud
jocrlsse one net. Certainly very small statement
or all Paris curing three hundred snd slAty-hVe
Mortal days and nights. The italian Iheater pro-
lGcsd two pieces-Dew 10 its repertofy, but not
rcsh. AZ fario,g ar lola do San domingo and