The New York herald., 1866-03-31
Music.


PROGRESS or THE AKr IN NEW yoRK--coSTgN-
PLATED CHANGES ~ oPEHA AND CONCERT AND
ABOLITION or THE OLD FASHIONED SYSTEMS
THE NEW ERA or REFORM IN rHs FEEScH
THEATRE AND THE OPERA NEW ACADEMY OF
MUSIC NEEDED, ETC.
great change Is taking place In New York In regard
10 music Heavy indigesbIe opera, by few worn on,
voices pals on the OF tho music loving public aud
they look for something with less tendency 10 night
marc. They have become moro critical and oxacins,
and growing tired OF having the same hsckncyed
works with the same overiaxed singers djshcd up 10
them Tho time past whom people went 10 the opera
only TO stare and be stared at and rival each other In
display They now demand something and fresh IN
music and voices. Spectacular pieces. In which the
stage carpenter alone s called before the eursn do no,
mp their IDEAS Of opera The Geld Of music Ia
boundlees aud the public want variety and novelty H.
This want will be supplied In May by Mr.. Grau's new
company OF artists who have had very successful
son q, Havana have been fAvoraby received by the
most critical audience In tho world. In the
la We shall have a Of enjoyable sparkling Eng
ish opera, like tho French Opera CDaaige naueufacd
at the new French theatre by Mr. Draper These two
companies will present The public with something
In accordance with the progress OF the age than the
present dull oldfssh ioned system. The concert hail
has undergone change for the better For.
msriy was thought necessary 10 parade the
names OF tenth rate singers from Europe cyss;
k and give nothing but nursery ballads and f,sfsn
vocal sbse.dillss Now . number Of young deserving
native artists are fast saptediDs the bfeadbare import
aiIons from Europe. The ymphony Jrnd sonata hoe
frequently heard, thanks 10 the efforts and
terprisc of some Of our musical directors Foremost In
this work Of reform the leading societies Of
America, the Philharmonic and the Nendelssohn Union
or New York. They introduce the best works Of tho
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such mperishable monumenis thus music IS no longer
considered q simple eradication Of sensual
feeling, but a thing Of higher and holier influence
emsnaiing from and addressing itself 10 the heart with
steInways Hall and monster organ In sacred
music win commence, and the public win have con.
ant treat Of orAtoro prepared for them Ts establish
mont, with small and commodIous opera house. h the
very thing needed this city The maascleum -Four
tecnth street, whore artists have 10 scream or b.Ilow
themselves boase IN order 10 b. heard va never t for
opera house. We want built more In accordance
with acoustic principles and comfort. The Coliseum
Al Romc would be ft,ine paoc sns m ss ihs New
York Academy. Then lei us have an opers house.
worthy OF The metropolis Of America where native sr,s
deserving foreign ones, may be heard 10 advantage
sos Of leading merchants ought 70 take the matter
up and establish opera hero equal footing with
Paris or Italy THIS can only BE- done by building o
smaller and comfortable establishment than the
present Then New York win he truly centre of
music IN America and will not BE- forcsd 70 endure
the painful attempts Of broken down artists IRON Euro
pean concert saloons For such q oonsumrnaon al true
lovers Of music most dsvoutiy pray Regarding the new
French theatre there unaocountabIc delay 10 tLs
Building operations II IA eight months since
commenced; and sithoush n 10 be nnlsbsd and
ready for opening In April there signs yst ~ ita
completion Who u 70 blamsi series of sunday after
o0ncerts st Irving Hall Will on Easter
Sunday under the direction u Mr. Drspsr orgen
which has been described before In he Hsnstp vii b@
the great feature of those IN this q
reform In the nrsi u arts al humbuFsnr hs part ~
Managers and musicians viii he tolerated tT zoo
good nssurcd public formerly u VIII -scare
but good srilf and dorm sxrrr,he 0ps fof c1f.
pany The materials must be All good o. the inf1ifed
audience will administer ning sbnko n such if eos
tons Amefican talent viii nov perhaps have - oprg
tsnity 0f fsfly conn ting 18th Inrpssn and oibef re
sgn sfilsi-, snf sew Ycrt bfvo music WORTHY a 80
mcirccIis " grvat patga.