, 1865-01-12

The Opera.
The genuine German Operator R0bertka Dial z
though written for the French stagc is esse ltaiy
German throughout-ias slowly but surely making
its way acaiust the prejudtces Of fashion, the sus-
picions TO the quality Of the German voice, and
ie not quite 0u fat to do the GcrIaan. The mag-
nihccnt German art K7uss conquer and take lis
place as the Erandest Of music. Robert
LAfTieains, over which be labored so many
years md died without hearing; shall prove supe.
tiar: The melodies are fresh, genuine and dis
effective In harmony, whila the Instrumentation
L. sape1,n especially tn the dess11pve
second act, where such eierd and thrill
Ing effects arc brought ont on the brass, s,
forming somber and majestic background to The
b1ings Of the futea. The anales are not wrought
up with The osnanentation Of the older operas,
hat at The same time The ensemble is very affective:
81 a aSsy e R1Rah = M Cd Ind md
the characters nicely balanced.
The role Of Robert gave rs Himmer for the first
perb bearing admirably ntted him 1or HI, role.
BIS rendition Of the character was d1Sutfcd and
chnste. and his noble tenor Eoice found ample op-
portunincs Tor display In the trying parfa OF con
ccrtcd pieces. Throughout the ent1re scene with
lsabcl1a, in the third act his action was admlra-
Bic.
Fosmes appeared in his great and to our notion.
best role-Bcrtram, In The first t~o acts bis pres:
enee was grsnd and his delivery massive aud fall
ecsne % at he gaming tsbie, nothing could be liner
control Of isce. e. In he dno with Raimbanlt, Ills
esane o Tsos srea thst repded IL Fosnes
his best days. In the scene with Alice, immcdl-
ntely preceding that intensely difficult and uuac-
gave ~ Ills lowest tones. They we're ponierons
and massive, but 1t is evident they were accom-
Plthed With immense efforts snd must tell M 1sar.
the most trying or all trios for the
s fe bss s@s @ ones sna md tfass s e
At Its lowest uimmef el1ded the strain BY using
splendid falsetto, but FoEmes was evidently qne;
Hna tie roes Ind s ha,,ss ys'sS hsd
previous effort, and 1t wss with the utmost dill
Guilty that he staggered through the trio. After
finished the role very acccptab1y,. tits question
whether 1t wou1d not have been better to cut the
tr1o, i9,tead Of taxing The voiees % 20 much espe.
cia1lr IN passages which hare Little meaning or
Habcimann,s Raimbanld wAs very graceful
pieec 81 Inc nalsd th e ens t aet ana bis
III The m role of Alice was too heavy for Frederlei
9TH scene. 1st act, she SUNG, the street, pathetic
music with the same delicate. aud beautiful
IfGm0l0 eng U9EU III LET FFEtSCHMz, H1Q 1el1FefeG
the runs and sustained tones admirably. But in
the forced music Of the second act trio, and in
many parta Of the grand finale, the proper express
s1ou OF the music WIS utterly beyond her capacity
and compass, to an extent even painful. It would
have made a better effect to have cut all such
passages. Johaunsen's rendition Of Isabella was
the wors Of a true artistic: She sang the ardnous
feeling and effect. Her ycrsioD OF Robert. Robert,
n1ttn gtlisoter the Robert tot que Taime Of the
concert hand bills. Was perfect tone picture, rich
in coloring, and the horiture handled In
masterly 1nanner- We have heard 1t done more
brilliantly but rarely with such feeling and con-
edeuhcusness.
II was wise plan to dispense with rnucl, Of the
chinery ia 60 horrible In onr heater that It Is In
vatiably turned Into farce. The buried nuns
emerge with jerk, AZ II afflicted with the, dance
Of St. Vitus or the nckets, and 1t has been no un-
common spectacle On our boards to witness tho
astonished nuns revtsidng The pale Elimpscs
puliy. up. another up, With drapcrr fa4-
tened IN the trnp, another IN a SORT OF se-
pulchral half ehell, another with the hesd inst
visible, like quarter 1cdged chicken and hal{
dozen sent spfaHltng in every direction by the
energetic and Industrious t1ap-11ttcsa. Such
suumouing Of fpirts always Fesults in farce,
and instead lItng the halr is dang srous to the
and no attempt at ballet was made, except an effort
hy the dausensc, which was most astonishing dis
play OF oftctpsichorcan gymnastics, and must hare
been as severe On the symmetrical limbs of the
dancer, as was tue trlo to poo1 Formed,
the music Of the future. On Saturday afternoon
kIeutzer's charmiu. opera Of Night In Grenada
and In the evening Martha. The matinee In the
afternoon promlses to he q fine SUCCESS.