The Portland daily press., 1865-12-23
Marie Euphrosyne Parepa.

MoIe Euphrosyne Farepa.
It always affords us much pleasure to, wit
ness the success and triumph Of genius in any
art or science. During the past few weeks
we have noticed with considerable interest
what the New York and Boston journals have
- said of Parepa's vocal powers, and her high
musical culture. We think we can readily see
the difference between indiscrirninate puffs,
priced and paid for, and genuine cfiticisms and
honest Judgments ny s.t1s
- i And seldom have we read higher compli-
Sad 1ments paid to genius and worth than the
above journals have bestowed upon this cele-
$500 brated artistic. She came to our shores unher-
aided, and by the power Of her genius alone,
she has acquired reputation scarcely second
Unlike Jenny Lind, she has had no Barnrm
= to prepare her way and make 1t soft and easy.
Ole Bull had Mrs. Child to sing his praises
in advance in most bewitching style. She
threw charm around him which cold criti-
& cism could hardly break, and he came before
90 the public with name and a fame which no
other American enchantress, but Mrs. Child,
could have given him. But Ml1le Euphro-
SSur syne Parepa has had no such enchantress, no
2a such adventitious circumstances have fa-
vored her; yet she has risen star of the first
magnitude in the constellation of musical ce-
lebrities, and shines without any borrowed
~ light. .iaHe9 iaAl--.iiyfA SIT -leN sp"'
y 1t 1t is afact worthy Of note that Parepa's vo-
ia cal powers and accomplishments place her far
70 above the reach of envy-a bad passion which
too often brings trouble upon musicians
Her genius has conquered all such prejudiees,
and her reception in this country has been all
the most ambitious heart could have wished
All musicians, both native and foreign, with
a ID hold not their need of praise, but lavish up
on her encomiums without stint We are
z quite sure that nothing short of genius of the
ir9 highest order could have wrung such praise
from such quarter D OF Il ainl s,fd 5gona
a9Q But we intended when we commenc-
ed this article to give our readers some ex-
% tracts from other journals Our space will
iau allow but few. The New York Tribune
says: - sflqp iad-ssaa' sngE1s ~
ll-o Madame Parepa has voice OF rare beauty, and
compass we believe, of full three octaves. This range
ed out bsow. On the contrary, every note is pure,
ture has baen given tile power hold her voice under
Ito control 50 thai we have the true, unwayerng Tone
m the registers absolute perfection, giving the voice
% os Y I but , rarely to be
Dc clear and rapid, and whether in plain scale, in
groups or in ehromatic runs is most beautifully
ssss s
ii0 decide and always upon the right interval and
II alwaysreunded off with scrupuous finish, Madame
ParegaS voice is Of quality rarely met 1 with we
" was Mrs. Woods; tue next in spontaneity was Te-
laf desco's. Ill -sts.ri IN i3.5s,.ssf I. IL
= !.
sol dWelldo we remember Mrs. Woods singing
$50 for il was the first really good singing we ever
ns heard. We then thought it was impossible
nc for the human voice to make such music, but
1t has the power, and our wonder has ceased.
Tedesco we have often heard, and wonder
a tm vocal organ she possessed, but she was not
IS always true. She was unsteady, careless, and
@, even gsrtssh on the stage. In this respect she
widely differed from Madame CASTELAR, who
nd was dignifed. yet exceedingly graceful in ali
her motions She too had splendid voice
and highly cultivated. s.ra,
w @ But one more extract. The Boston, Trau-
sa eller says: I,la laesg 1a9ssa.l ae e..,,5 o..
o. But even the enthusiastically kind, but never mar
tal, to new tists-have ZEN quite enchanted, and
the tenor OF oil their judgments is that Mdle. Pare
pa, by the right Of absolute genius is the first sopra
we HiSHt queue uOH oIner JouIuaio pos IL
is quite unnecessary as our lovers ofthe high
est order ofmusic viii have an opportunity OF
hearing this great artistic next Thursday eve
ming in our City Hall. And not only her, but
also Mr.. Levy, the greatest living cornetplay-
er. The strains that come from his favorite
instrument are truly marvellous, and our mu-
. sicians are on the qa oi1eto hear them. And
we must not forget to mention Carl Rosa, the
accomplished violinist. Since he first made
MS appearance before an American public,
snort time ago, he has acquired the fame of
great artist Mr.. Seguin will also lend the
charm OF his voice to the concert. Lang and
Anschutz win also be present on the
occasion. On the whole, we have abundant
reason to expect the most brilliant musical en-
tertainment ever offered to our citizens Such
combination of musical genius and talent
cannot fail to draw one Of the largest and
most fashionable audiences ever assembled
In our Hall. - .ta s-"- a3