New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-14
Musical.


Floiow's popular opera Of 4" Martha" was
given at ;he Academy Of Music last evening to very
large and fashionable audience, over five hundred app
cations for seats having been refused before 3oeoeX
in the afternoon II was one OF the gayes houses OF
the season. the toilets being specially rich and bril-
liant.
While Martha" canlonly be named asa second'class
opera. it is a marked and distinguished fayore with
the people The music is fresh gay and melodious
The concerted music is charming welhwritten and
effective while the arias are full Of tender sentiment
expressed in flowing and impassioned melody.
it is pleasant to recognize in the principal roles on
the Italian stage two American ladies' both of them
competent their positions and one OF them, at least
who has tried her strength with the acknowledged
leaders Of the art in Europe, and maintained her posi-
iion with acceptance and honor.
The character OF Lady Henrietta is admirably suited
10 the peculiar genius of Miss Kellogg The music is
light and brilliant and lays in the best part Of her
voice and she sings II with charm and grace peculiar
" attractive She also acts with navete that gives
great pquancy to the character and makes il natural
in the extreme. The music of Nancy lFs in great
measure somewhat 100 high for Miss Phnlips's voice,
but she overcomes the disadvantage with consummate
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certain heayness in the execution in the upper register
She sang the music most sprtedy acted the charae-
ter in d lively and natural manner.
The duet between Miss Kellogg and Miss Phillips,
in the first scene was charmngly sung the ladies were
in perfect rapport and each movement went as giby
as though uttered from the impulses of the movement
Miss Kellogg sang the beautiful melody, The Last
Rose of Summer" deciously 1t was rendered in all
.also and tba,
public appreciated her fathfulness to the text by
hearty and prolonged applause.
Irfre was better last evening than on any previous
occasion He kept his high clarion notes more under
subsection so that the ineffective contrast between his
somewhat small, though pleasant medium voice. and
his powerful high notes. was far less disagreeably
prominent than heretofore. He sang his arias with
unceptionable taste aud threw much sentiment and
pathos into his slow movements Signor Antonucci
proved most acceptable Plunkett, singing his music
with taste and spirit. and acting with more ease and
humor than we expected from OF his seemingly sad
bearing.
The quartet singing by the four principals, Kel-
logg Phillips lrfre and Anonucci was In every way
praiseworthy. They understood each other. and the
efforts they made were artistic and telling. The
cboruses. which form prominent and very pleasing
feature Of this opera. sung with precision, deli
cacy aud spirit. The voices well balanced, that
one wns able detect the full harmony pleasure not
often youehsaed In the female chorus especially this
was observable, and there positive Improvement
The overture was well played, each movement being
delicatey aud carefully oenira'ied. 1t was warmly
appIauded. The Instrumentation throughout was
marked by delicate and careful execution. II Was spe-
ciay pleasant 10 hear the artistic phrlsing of the hrs
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throughout. II was a matter Of surprise that hr
Bergman should cut short. twice. he pauses of The
singers. The singers have the stage and whatever
the oTinion OF the leader may be- b 10 biz place TO fol
low them. whether they be right or wrong.
This morning matinee viii take place at The
Academy Of Music. commencing q, ] O'Clock. when
the opera Of lone viii be performed with strong cast
On Monday evening " la Trayiata viii be per
formed. the principal characters being sustained by
& arozli. Zucchi MaHo.nl and Bcuili.
On Tuesday evening q grand combination Will
take place at the Academy OF Muse consisting Of the
opera company aud the Bateman Concert COMPANY
Madle. Parepa Messrs. Dannreuther. Rosa. and Levy
the latter said TO bc one OF the finest coruet players
Europe This company has made a wonderful success
in Boston the receipts Of night amounting within
traction Of 5000. The Academy OF Muse will be
unable. large as it IT, to accommodate the thousands
who Will Gock TO hear this e1inorliHay combination
Of talent.
The Aron Society OF New-York give a con-
cert this evening at Irving Hail. and will siug some
very interesting seeclous assisted by Mde. BOssisio
and other artists The Arion concerts are always
delightful occasions. and generally attract crowded
audiences