New-York daily tribune., 1865-08-14
The Coming Opera scnson-max Mares.
zek's Reply TO tho Hersld.
Z The NEG. York Hsrald

To the Editor Of The Nesc. York Herald.
DEAR SIR: Your editorial in Fridays Rtyal3
about the artists for the cXt opera season calls - sons
explanation, which hope for the sake Of Justice yoa
will not withhold from your readers First Of al de-
sire to state that no oci, lst Of the artists engaged
for next season has yet been published and all tha,
III now has been said Or prn ed about tie COMPANY rio
mere guess work and incorrect i believe, Therefore.
that your onslaught those innocent strangers would
have lost nothing Of its intended effect II yoa had
waited I'LL YOU really knew who they are Al that
can inform you for the moment is that more than hall c
the principal artists engaged for the next season have
already sung in NewYork. are establishec iavoniea
and Tie Herald has beel tho most enthusiastic Of all trs
New ork papers in It's praise OF their merits hops
they nfc still tie same believing that the merit OF an
artist does no change suddenly as the opinion o Is
Herald Concerning those who VIII be new 70 lhe nes
YORK public. you state that "yos nerr Aeare o. tso "
fo,r" beg to ask whether you have heard OF Bslo
Steenone LabOsde. Modori CGrozzi. and many o'leis
before their arrival in this cou5tryf Or yoa nave m
hsps heard Of Maszoieni, Brignoli, Amodio HTAseA
Belini before their appearance III SeW' York Loci
them were unknown, but they cane, sons, AID
tyiampAsd! Perhaps those who will come nezf easea
NAV do the same. Anyhow they are entitled 10 '1
trial before damaging rercict Is given against lneh
The puolic viii hear theu and Is able 10 .a"se io' "
self
About your remark that We pay snOaeh for op1s
tcc 10 state mat III LONDON tne price icI Iese'N
seat j. about 0 IL go d. aud the best Grtlsis you csa
hear there are precisely those who have come New.fo
whore they have been heard for 81 30 in paper noe
This undeniabe fact is best proof that the lube
New.Yerk, even in paying enough, does certaiLy I"
pay 700 much for the opera. .
Your celsuTe OF nv management and your anslon~ 70
the "Bohemians" WHO. Ia JOur opinion. nave Iea ~
fum the right path reminds me OF the odp po'eso, fn
peop!e who live in Clsss-hOnscs must not throw ses
AZ other persous inasnpeh your determined opPee'
tion 10 my management has 10 my best EnC"!edKe lo
er cause and reason than my decision TO reien f
next season some fayOre artists who have nesrFed o
displeasure Of certain party who seems to have ny
influence in the columns Of Tie Hsra!a thaD yoa'se.
Thefefore take away first that b,am from your o"s
eve before YOU tTy TO the spllntes from nhr
Finally your assertion that have become ussiS
since have been successful, and that puDhc opiIoa
sbnn compel rle to leave tbs country IL G!as1sss
gives me en- opportunity to declare publicly ihat a'
many wears of yicssitndes and hard struggles TO esA
lish opera my real success dates IRON tAe Ia! -
your opposition began last year; and il ever 49,
opinion rhould be ablo To compel any one 10 ies'e
country think the exodus VIII have To start 'o" ~
corner OF Fulton and Nessau.sts.
You may therefore con -inue .or n few years
your opposition aud in return. viii then De !es..
"a make room for any other manager better suited
your taste. A little personal abuse rom ~" h'"
mag increase my success and Is, therefore Ieve
fully solicited. ANY small favor in that line VII "
received hy Yours. truly
MAX MAIlztL
Staten Islcnd, Aug. IL. 1865.