, 1865-12-30
FKDELIO,

The Ce;7-h Opera season eliminated Last even.
ine y t..! turion Of Bee.horen's great and sub
lime work, Fhielio. The audience was composed
yery largely OF slc.sna End lorers Of music, and
while consequently sherr was less OF fashion mud
Ttyle, there VIA mo1 etteatou and appreciation.
II = source Of p found qualification that the
diviac Flielio, sh.e had old masters inspiration.
shc1ld cali on. sA audiences, for II ever fashion
shsuld be mute aa powerlcee, IN thould be In TIC
ptqnce ct sengt. A:t. .nd the fss. that 1t could
dr1 oct SID an audience md com.
rch sfpy.ciaufe enthusiasm, IL cheering
sruu,1 i;aat Chicago advancing music
t.:s;- in the rsh. direction. F.delIo
reaches TIE summit Of the sublime In muzic, se.
rene ard cls.stc in lis character and jet n& cold
and purely artistic tn its el.ssc!sn bet m, OF paz
efon, and passion In the best sense Of the term,
refinement, virtue and truth Of woman. zv1 iA key
no.o Is lie note which runs through .e Heroic
ns III tf9 o F III Is ennop'ias "a eSs
g1eat work Nothing triyial,meau OF degrading 1nds
its place here either in the majestic how or he
atie element. We may EXCEPT The quatnor aud
following tezetto the crest excellence of the work
is in the INSTRUMENTATION upon which his tone-
oshesFs il deTeopes M ind pe whs ee we q
ETet that We could not hear ali the over.
turcs. and That the orehest1a did not do full jusce
70 @uG EEQtS AQQ Nl{EuLltlES ElGt1MteU tue ACCOM-
panlments, still We are thankful for what was
good.
Johannsen's conception Of F1deuo vas very
gtsrhtc. and fnll of nature and power. The grad
Ialpsoerrss Of the role culm,nsiine in the dlscov-
ery Of F1osesan, and defiance Of rlzazro was deyel
oped BY her likea tue artist. In The latter scene
scene, aotcaesacht7, too elst du Kia and the aria
succeeding. hof7m hQfm,ny, she brought out
fine quality q tone, and exquisite purity Of
which towards the finale OF the opera manifested
itaslf more plainly. The passage hon the stormy
reaches is cmaK to the juhant eeatacy and peace
fnl serenity OF the duo with F1orrstan nGnscRoss
Jftsde was very strongly md artisticaily marked,
Rotter's Marcellne was very pretty piece Of act
Ing, and the by-play with jacgntno graceful nnd
naive. Her rendition Of the opening aria, O,oar
lei scion, With Its fupetb accompaniment, In which
the instruments seem almost vocal was very beau-
tifnl while In the conccrtos her strength and COM
pass Of voice told with fine eject.
Hermnnns look the role Of laocco, the old taile.,
81 Ills splendid organ, but also calm and dignied
dramatic force, which proclaim him great artist.
H,s rendering Of the hat MN nieht and his part In
Tho divine uatuot, mir at 70 to1taderdr, and tho
alone Developing The harmony OF the numbers, but
bringing out splendid qualities Of tone, which ate
not always visible IN his renditio1s.
nabelman as F:orcstan displayed unusual lra-
parts in the terzetao of The second sccne, SECOND
act and the duo In the NTH scene with fne power
and guilty Of voice. His action, also, was very
toEcible: The choruses were excellcntly taken,
ira, and The grand finale. On. the whole, the
opera WIS superbly present cd, md 1t was decidedly
the gals night OF the season.
Tonight Mozart's Magic Flute y will be given,
Mr. Murdoch will appear III the .'School for Scan
dal" opening Growers dramatic Season.