New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-24
AuUaEN ESTs.

Dsvoo" Without reference 10 the manner of its pro-
duction last Wednesday night which We really cannot
con- p!inent and 10 which we shall presently alude
more particularly. willing to recognize certain
amount Of enterprise In TIE introduction OF so de-
lghtiul opera, under very imperfect and uh'
satisfactory conditions. Tho Tepertory Of the Aead
einy is in great need Of ampfcatiOn, end any respect
lie addition 20 il IS always welcome Upon an addi'
on so important tint 81 Fra Diayolo' we may es-
pecally congratulate ourselves It u.s. to speak with
moderation worth more Than all Mr 8uczeks other
recent novelties pui together. That II ranks as posi-
lively tie finest Of AUbes comic operas should lcsi
tate 10 siy but although he may have produced its
equals hc has certainly never surpassed H. II is glow "f
inspiration from he fr,t noo Of the overture TO the
climax OF tie chorus with which IL closes IL has more
fertility, more invocation. mole creative strength IN
single than displayed in the entire bulk Of an
average modem Italian orcre As In the domino
Eoir ~ the "Vanc6a OF the "SIeac,h IL Is impcss
be to listen without establishment 10 lie unbroken Sc
RE: OF FRESH pquant md captivating melodies, which
follow each other sgea swift succession TINT II seems
ns If The composers rcsources must inevitably be
hausod before the end and yet each Of Which rrGE all
the rest in perfect grace and blTlianoy il contains
concerted pieces which Mozart might have been proud
Ia have writer aid OF which Rossni has pleasantly
declared himself enyious And although il hes no
longer the stamp II novelty. excepting in few frag
mens of the italian version it. qualities enduring
and unchangng that they not only defy time, but mp
pear with are to gather new buoyaucy and beauty.
! The italian adaptation of I'm Davolo" was pro
pared IL ls57noaiy thirty years after the production
Of tic oisunlfo. he company thfn performing at the
Iyceum Theater in London Tho changes in the
ihretto were arranged hy Scribe end number Of en-
,irc!y pieces Of mnSio we're addsd by Amber, to-
gcher with TIE Vko Of The rectatiyc. being tho usage
on the italian yro stage avoid spoken dialogue alto
gether Whether this is q change in all respects beue
fetal TO comic oreTa disputed question in grand
opera tho purpose OF which is moro highly and purely
artistic spoken words naturally abandoned, Tor the
sake Of @s.hetc unity. but there ore many eases In
hich tie effect 'thc lighter lyric drama is hgh.encd
by the rapid action which the absence OF reeGtiye
alows TIE Germans do not ESQ i Gny more than the
French Mr. Msretzok s,luding In his programmes
prose to this alteration. states that tie tedious prose
portions" have been happily Transformed by Auber
We respect Mr.. Na-atgoAs tardihOOd II cannot sym
path!ze with bis taste There few men who would
venture % apply the epthet Of "teons' TO anything
written by Scribe ss late 1880. II nigh; accOnmo
date itself TO the rersages Of h.s Bacheler de Sails
nsnqus" or bis "Ecdncote" but certainly not to the
I
Of recitatiyesin comic opera is simply matter of ind
ydgai fancy italian audiences insist upon thon. while
Partisan public would receive them reluctantly II at
all Aubsr once VeEt1Tcd. VIC believe in LA Neicc"
introduce peculiar Italian form OF donouenent ard
the opera Kissed night after night until the obnox
ioHs feature was displaced There is denying. how.
ever, that the new reeit6tlyes OF Fra Diayoo'
most skiliuly end ildiciously Gis;r.butet-nsd thc
4 u,tti az II must he uudc
no t1lfinF srt simple their uttersnce may
BIZ. what is most remarkable aboE. this version
is the harnouisus adjustment Of the duet tho.
and other freshly composed pieces. Notwithstanding
the interval between the period OF the nGl work and
that Of these additions there il trace OF abruptnoss
IN transition and no percepbe variation in tie spirit
and oOloripg O. the whole work II now stands That
AubTs Is.eet operas spite OF III, eighty years, should
equal in fpontaneity and viyacity those OF his esr
youth is q ,utcien. wonder but that he ocud thus
trace bis steps ood !cposos himself Of to exact feeling
and sentiment Of competition strongly Characteristic
and u sueh peculiar vein this and Of which tc bad
almost bad time enough 10 forget the existence. Is a
navel without parallel ~ operate snnaL The
song OF Lord RoebaIg. describing biz adventure with
the brieandS lie THO OF Fra Diirolo Bsppo sDG Gia.
como ard Ito lest Gro not only radiant with lilo and
brightness but siso thoroughly IN sympathy with
tie general of tire opera. tst nothing but perfect
acquaintance with the original voold enable an sudi.
cnoe distinguish tsem. 1t IL Of these alone that
need speak tie old nuSc being thoroughly familiar TO
his community--as inied Is to every civilized CON-
mariiy under the Sun.
( The representation ca Wednesday eveain, yus NJ.
crdltabe 10 Nj MGretzck'- reputation. nor 30 Tive
rpuis,ion OF any vptIa house claiming. viii not scy
thu bighest bg oidi5Hy. rank 1he,scenery was good
and sufficient hat beyond ths have very fsw words
Of praise 10 betoV. The asis'S 20 whom the principal
roles were int.gsed we7 With two exceptions. totally
Inadequate % their dnics S.gnOr Lott sang with
siderable 1uency bu his voice u altose,or ruttod FOR
tho doshiig isITid muse Of tAr Salaa, Eghvayzan.
SgDor IDiiui wa worse than incompetent tba part
u Lorenzo. TIL character should have been repre-
6enied BY S,gnoT Iotl. willie oieaor MassimDiAni
sjOuld have sung Ira Diavo'o These gentlemen arc
certny nOt 10 DO considered superior 10 roles per.
soGated 10 london b. CaIdoni sgd ScT-Io.LJi. Miss
MOfels regret b. saw could hardly deliver ne
pbraA, Ok the music ofJdy EOcburg with cYeU tacra-
he accuracy which rcEinds more of tie
Lnsa'islaooTy ci'cnnti,as that NJ. NaTel,e CON
psAy IL rfaotLcaiy wtsodt a con.Ia0. SCuOr Doluni
~ fbsd EOcbu1g eStrnlcly good. lis singing
al t,at oocH ~ wahcG for s1d his acting was iva
ff eccof,ECU VITA tie conventional European idea vi
the yasfish uoLlcmeB--whi1l. by tie by. abp9t O.
nearly reseIolied tho ;lpe o' the living reality
ch?an~e re,eaIiee hu1aaity II IL eas, 70 iva zinc
tie encr1ol- e.Ss which RoacoTGs performance IJGst
hs'e giSon 10 tts paIf. M.ss EclOggf Icrtta WIS
IN agreeable eId unaffected performance. Her
! gan MAS paThc IN accuracy. and I'LL OF grace
SiD helogg6 ohviccs and cAVarriag Iaglt however
y h''v,lai II animation. and .s was peculiarly con
sH"'t WosDe day evening. be reason II tie ez
i'1't 'o'ti,'y Of Che itc aud The dauiy coQuctry
"-0h Sli'%S IN every phrase OF lae music Zefilna
Ftonc S'9rc.'o, rot ine lady iu.uai,ins. Mis,
klL4EnA pnrna.. MOO r.na uaL-nlx .1.l.uL-l