The New York herald., 1865-05-27
ISRAEL IN BOSTON.
Third Day Of the Handel and Haydn
FcstivaI--" Israel In Egypt
Immense Houses,
Our speeiaI Bosto. Correspondence.

Our Special Boston Correspondence.
BOSTON, May 25 1855.
The largest attendance she great Musical Festival
commenced In the Music Hall, at the performances
OF this afternoon and evening Al the hrst performance
here could have been less Than thousand egh,
hundred to two thousand people present. very large
proportion Of them being ladies' is usual at the New
York Academy marines. In the evening the hall was
taxed Its full capacity accommodate the vast crowd
When consider that the price Of single ticket for the
evening performance is dollars and baf and for
the afternoon dollar and half realize how
large tho receipts provo for the nine concerts Tho
charities to which half OF the net proceeds 10 be de-
voted, namely-the Sanitary Commission and Christian
Commssion-win probably receive . very handsome
sum- The other half goes the fund Of the Society," TO
assist In s support The day performance consisted Of
the symphony Of Schubert, In major, work OF
siderable brilancy and overnowing with delicious har
monies; Mendessohn's overture no to Leonora, and
the splendid overture to Tannhauser. Tho orchestra
although they have been hard worked playing on an
average some eight hours . day, including rehearsas
and concerts exhibit evidence Of fatigue. I
have heard tho symphony Of Schubert better
given The tempo, which on some previous occasions
dlstressingy vapd, faithfully preserved. Tho
sat sacton Of the audience manifested itself very do
Van Zandt and Mr.. Farley. Mira Van Zandt s growing
Immensely into public favor here She is greeted always
welcome most Renlal
become popular in Boston she already is in New
York. The purity and freshness Of her voice has won
greatly upon tho admiration or the Boston people, and
those qualtios perhaps never developed TO more
advantage than day in the aria "Ah force lu" from
Trdvidd. 1t was charming piece OF vocalizaon and
received enthusiastic encore
Handels grand oratoro sIsrae In Egypt this even
ing very well performed although, unfortunately, II
had tn be considerably CAPITALIZED to meet the exigences
TO which the Society were compelled TO submit Five
ch0ruses and three duets omitted for which the
great work Of Handel had to suffer somewhat One or
tho duets, however Is not very interesting ono nor
altogether essential TO the perfectness Of the
composition The other, being for two bsssi,
necessarily abandoned In consequence OF
the absence Of Carl Formes, M were all the
wanted little TO render 1t altogether enjoyable except
force In the soprano and contalto solo parts which
were feeble and tame IN contrast with the powerful
chorus and orchestra both Of which claim favorable c
ticism. Mr.. Fariey's tenor solos excellent and
much applauded. The chorus-whch may add ID
too strong In the soprano parts and correspondngy weak
in the bass-which, not sustained by tho magnificent
organ, would be inadequate to It's work-was in very
good CONTROL and In passages very grand par
ticulsrly, may observe, In the double chorus HE
gave thom haistonos for rnin, which had to be re-
peated
Tho festival Is now at It's meridian and there is
evidence Of abatement In the interest felt In tho enter
prise In view Of the gigantic character has assumed,
are few, perhaps, who would envy Mr. Zerrahn the
labor which he must have undergone in training such
immense body Of vocass, composed az IL was OF dis
ointed materials, there many willing TO envy him
tho qualification he must enjoy In tho consciousness that
his work has not boon In any respect failure.