The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-19
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Teacher OF the Musical Art I'm New York.
Music is taught in variety of ways in our city, and
by men OF every degree Of capacy but OF real nssruc
tors in the divine art veritable naet there are COM
paratvey few The position Of the real master Oh MUSIC
is scarcely understood by the public His business Is
principally with those whom the public would suppose
TO be the very persons in the community who have
least need OF music masters-the singers at the opera
All the credit for the successful rendering Of an opera
and for the delight that the audience has taken In IT, s
Iavshy given by the simple minded audience TO the
prima DONNA the basso and the tenor-the only ones
that the public see but IN truth these are very cen On
titled the least Of it, The singer is accepted by tho
public the grand interpreter Of the composers ideas
as wonder Of musical ability beyond whom there Is
nothing How the young ladies would laugh at the idea
Of any giving singing lessons TO Brgnoli They
would look upon as the same wasteful and ridiculous
excess gliding refined gold and painting the lily This
notion Of tho singer Of the humbugs and deusons
OF the opeatic STAGE Often the singers musical know
ledge and judgment are OF decidedly inferior ORDER and
this is sometimes the case with singers who arc
most successful before the public. They arc
only the accidental possessors OF remarkable
vocal organs for the rest the grand nterpreaon o.
music that they give TO the public has been learned the
day before, mechanically almost, note by note-fairiy
hammered into them by maestro. And their success
is oftener due TO the exerons and talents Of the maestro
than their vocal organs, for without maestro OF
with inefficient they would blunder and fail IN
the vast majority Of instances whore in reality they
carry the honors OF the stage with grand ecaat AN
singers Of emnence have their respective mdess7 ana
thus the position Of the maestro is between the composer
and the singer His business principally with profess
sonal singers but the time he is Of course the
most efficient teacher of vocal music when master b
required by those with whom music is studied merely
the ornament and charm Of private life.
The m0estri most worthily known here are Luciano
Albites Antonio Baril Ettore Barili and Mariana Man
zocchi Sgnor Abilities is Neapolitan. He received his
musical education at the Conservatory in his native city,
and went from Naples to Paris where he gave lessons
music for time. While at Paris he was engaged
maestro by Brgnoli, and SO came to this country
His abilities Indicated in the Of that silver
toned tenor. He also maestro to the lamcnted
Amodio He has at different times instructed Madame
Gazzaniga and Miss Kellogg. Miss Sccor his pupil
Sgnor Abtes is now established this city teacher
of music.
Sgnor Antonio Barli is q Roman. He studied music
with his father at home and received his diploma AZ
maestro from the congregation Of 81. Cecilia, and as
maestro Of composition from the Philharmonic Society
Of his native city. He made his debt as conductor Of
the opera Ages at twenty-five years OF age and came
to this country in 1847. He was the conductor at
Pamos Chambers street Opera House. and is thus iden-
tilted with the FIRST attempt to establish the opera here
Upon tho removal Of the opera to Aston place Antonio
Bar became tho victim of of those pieces OF mean
that are frequent in the history Of the opera He
was sacrificed TO the cupdity Of manager, and Ger
man without 1.-THE of BaIs abilities was put In his
place This was done for difference Of fifty dollars He
went from hero to Mexico where he had great success
and produced an opera OF his own, entitled I'm Pas6o
Saint Ama He returned here In 1851, In consequence
OF the disturbed condition Of Mexico He was ~sacstro
at tho Academy TO Morens Van Zandt and Geleeie Hs
pups-as Mrs. Farnham, Miss Lusa Meyer and many
othershaye sung with considerable success at concers
He is now established q teacher in this city
Signor Ettore Bari maestro who has also had great
success on the stage 10 made his dsb at sixteen In
tho opera OF Ndbucco. He has sung In the principal
theatres Of Romo Venice Naples, Florence and Palermo
II was said in Italy that there were but three Rgolet
toes-varesi, Corsi and Barili
He came this country in 1885, and sang with Pcco-
lomini in tho Barber Don Pasquale and Ri0cIsto In
1859 he went to Mexico Havana South America and
ON the voyage instructor TO Adelna Patti He was
the real instructor Of that admirable singer though Ssra-
kosc has taken tho credit Of Barls labors and received
from the Queen Spain order OF knghthood on this
account Ettore Bari also the instructor Of Car0tts
Patti He is settled at Montgomery Ala, where no
teaches music in large academy. It's good sign for
civilization and the South that Southern schools able
TO retain such teachers. ftt
sgnor Manzocchi Is like sgnor Abilities, aNeaposan,
and received his musical education at the Conservatory
at Naples He conducted In Italy, Spain and Hol-
land and this country eight or nine yeas ago.
He has had great here ~ teacher OF music
Adena Patti began her studies for the opcratc ssags
with Sgnor Manzocchi. Madame de Wilhorss, Lsmra
Harris and Olivia sconcia were his pupils He has bad
many brilliant singers among his pupils in private lfe
rn,e n0sra in the WoGt.