, 1866-05-10
0RlAFfN0s
The New Comic Opera a Great saccese.

C1tsplno came, saw and CONQUERED. The new
opera WEI produced to IN audience last evening
worthy the adjective huge. The spacious houAe
| from pArquelte to family circle Eal crowded With
= brilliant and euthuStxsde audience, The azu.ta
! were il good tim, tbs o7chestsa WIS vel up, fon
relFped supreme, md everybody was happy. Ths
overture 10 Cspino ID simply brief orchestral IN
PRODUCTION. giving key to some Of the principal
numbers OF the opefa. The t5sng OF the curtain II
snne By The villagers. crspino. .he cobbler, sites
we e .msns &. o 1sSstt, n
biz wife, Gomez In ceiling ballads, and totrodoces
hsss i rsah Ss !. oess asss.s 'g0ss 81 s T. vs5 ~
deeIdsd,, antique minor duo Between them 1c19 1ag
clotely E!ssemblins r. come Of F;1n1'a Auneanan
MINOR tes co;ns ssPsn19sn; p' 70 whsh i. dseaJ
nne luscious melody for tic baritone, which viii
.lways pe favoe, not alone tor the peausy OF The
nocrt Following this l. CnspInos tpleryjev viii
The FsiEy. Illustrated with very dne Instrumentation
duo ensnes between Crlepino and Anne,is. the
mur,c Of which Is utterly 1ndesu1babe without The
use Of musical print.
The secoud act opens with An atr by Auneua OF
very pleasant cnasaetcT which tecnrs alter an ipte
rim Of recxhvo. A long concerted elect follows.
tRtszml5sd ~a.h BIT, ,a, e .sssxo t. snd some be
trodueeu. This Opens into the grind fature Of the
work. vocal and instrumental effect, which is
RQlkEQ up N4R E1GAL p0EE1 ANQ TeAJGl Of
sources. The coneErto commences with baritone
colo, swelling to = fine climax, and adsuirsbly dIa
plhy1Dg the beautiful light and shade OF Tfes{r7o
and ptonisss1o. TIE eolo turns to duo with fhe
soprano the cho1u. taket up she accompanfruenf
sextette catches The melody with s,accato chorai
accompaniment, and IL the finale al on the etaee
ee,zc the original MELODY with grrat power and
effect. This ad closes H7,h q styx1d This uuu1-
her 1wniLds one very fosclb5 Of the ta1nons dnaIe
10 the second act Of LUCIA
The third act commences with a duo fnr
baritone md tenor. followed By long fec1-
taiivo. and then comes the second grand nunber
Of the work, The rio OF the Doctors. the music of
Fparkl,nE aud sezy happily lllustfaivc Of the theme
The Jy1tosa sceue saceeeds the nio, Annetta slne
ing 9oain ~ ,1s 11ns e1te,pE it, merits.
teE1anean abode, the figures OF time and iQ:ttce
standing stenly on either eide. some iIehis
~, n hs sas eronnd s5f tps Ct huaa
one very brilliantly IL Anncatas. The fary ernos.
tnissee x,h cItspno npon ihe subject of n,s srro-
mirror xhows him Annetsa praying ior h,s safety. safety
The right orcgrones him and be ptomises To- be-
como better man, wheseupon the ia,ry sntdeniy
Transports hun TO his own house. Auuetta. de-.
hgbted, goes or In waltz movement, which IL
perfect J<g Dc ofe Of mneic, ana the cut1afn faiI*
Much q The opera u necessarily omitted. The
The Conl1no del yiore and IAssta, is cri ont a. Il
only eesEet to lerghen The work, IN ftaljtT hss
e 'sle connee,'oa w1!h i. that TIE unity is not in
the Doc in the thtrd act. during which Cdsptno
performs 4 eeennd cure and hrarura az for Erts-
iadere VIII tue progress Of ihe WORK. 1'' nut ID
The music Of tritpilo rs was pa1nable to eyerv
one last 8 euEE L pot Of high Glass and Il not
beer, perhapR not 30 high even as Auber Itmav
be flyled common every day music even. but It Dos
sestee what lltue mufic can boast, tbe Ieainrc Of
exnctly depicting the motive Of the work, Ills
hard to ind an instance In The whole bnffo rrper-
totTt where the nnmor Of the plot 60 tecitourjy
Illustrated By the mnsIc, and WHERE thc music At
thF lime hff1Nnt efprEFjuY
rep'eto with melody 1t Ger talu'y canaoi aspse to
tie solidl'y and artistic Of Donzeri's
licking humot, unique .nstrumentatlon. and
what We have atrrady stated. the desc1ip.
live character Of the score cannot Be enrpassed It
les: Eecpe one N uhlr Of delight, and the t1chts
go on! leaving yoa souvenirs of pleasure, th: origin
Of which 5on cannot trace. Ii the comparison be
ras,1ops IN bis wonderful numbers and ipsrires
nigh aspuafions aud unltterable lnus7nss and you
ssnno :snI ,ea whence they haze ar;:en moi wh;her
joint work. bave appealed 10 tacrlee Of lower de-
gre bEt 9! absolute necstaisJ, and have euccaeded
IN sopetlPIg I ne II: is eness to de,slo pssude.
Of pn'3te. and TO Gay yon can hardly tell Why You
hnghed or eha' you ulauRhed al last evening.
with the success of Fta D,a1oio / hipT
to managers worth acting upon, to sdd 10 lb4if ysp
er1olre. some Of thc standard 1tshan and French
There fe mine which may he worked with creat
prons IN The compositions Of Donizetd, Rossint.
Amber, fedroIti, fe1rel4 and Others. The oprra
consiQu1 has III tttumphs a. well Is the ope,t7
fra9iQue- both branches Of the lyric oTapa Should
be represented. and ptesen1 mud past tuecetses
warrant the experiment In ordinary ia .op fonr
or FIVE huf1o operas might be produced, and pyoye
Of equal acceptab1lity with The love. Of Don Jrsn
and the Count di Luna OF the vtgarea OF Faust and
denominations Of Borgia.
The date OF our writing gtEes but little ttue TO
notica IN ea the efforts Of the artists contributing
10 this snctsss Sut8ce II th2t Hclhnf as Ceispino
IA The bcst bafo einesr On The ope1atic etere and
VIE The leading Fpis1t Of the performance 1pspriuR
evs1y Ode with his e1ubtEant humpt. While Al
tmes there wHs an inclination tnex4ecrrate1 IL could
hardly b. tetmed 1ault as lhe very intensity and
breadth OF humor admits Of 1t. Mairs and S1sIuI
Is the s1n4Ee Doc'ors, acted we'll up 10 Belni and
sustained hlm admirably. Et7ani died hjs uart
very accepfab1y, and Cannits was charming, ptou-
ant and vsacious Arrefta. But OF tnuiyidnak it l.
not OH Intention to speak At this writing resc{yin
anI critical nonee. ior The secnad performance,
Bcll1ni and CaniteA achieved the rare compliment
OF double cai1 before the curtain At the cIote Of
the 6rHt act and the teItett aud trio rpc.lErd
stormy encoEes. Every one In The 1mmeuee audi
cnce-she largest probably ever assembled upon the
oS&st1n ot opeFa zttarts rhe orsnng OF the hnuae-
seemed perfectly *AtEded, and Cnspluo may be sat
down Il ep}cndId snccfBs.