New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-05-04
MUSIC

Last evening occurred at the Academy Signor Rom
conis ehcfguTe Of conscientious lyric acting Ahto'm
in Donzetts Linda the first tragic part in which tho
famous artist has appeared for many Very few
roles opera treat to shan suggestion OF char
actor and those OF the rhapsodc school 1t IA not
always reasonable to expect perfect mutually OF per
sonation and sentiment. ANTOINE however, is with all
the extra prettness and ot his school, true
and touching character the fecund Donizetti could
OF his nlmberless spells or creatVeness
Ronconi steps the part vertable Antoine To order
He is not 1abache, but old as he is singer OF good
force and method peculiarly abrupt and explosive When
excited by the needs OF the situation still more than ny
the beauties OF the We see that he has uluch
rarer spirit than that OF the buo hardhood 40 often tia
most desperate article TO persuade laShlohSDN
world that it is jolly in spite OF ITSELF, hon.
and tragedy are necessarily artificial aud his cunning "a
humorst is not 10 be questioned In the part OF AhOu
he shows how tragedy IS allied TO comedy as hunos
10 pathos and how broad and genital nature can Apply
conceive and recreate BOTH while there is much IN s
that i'm Donizettis Maria al ROhGH Thus ha
an nestimable actor taken his farewell OF us, lhush "
the loss OF the American and greatly to the gam OF t
english stage on which he next appears under engage
ment of Manager Gye Another farewell scarcely less 70
ne % reapnear In her exquisite assumption OF
Amina prior to her departure for Europe
The Philharmonic Society's concert TINS eFenihs
will be quite equal the grand scale OF Symphonic enter
tainment with which this able society have all along as
tingushed the present season. Beethovens symphony
No g. LISTS Poem SymphOnique, heard ana enjoyed So
eral times and Webers Jubilee In f. sun more nspn
ana GuyOn pianists whom 1t is needless 10 cOhi1eL ~
good taste and Madame Rotter. anu MAJ Fi'N
Stems will be the solosts.
The Annual Spring-tide Singing Festiyal-an ex'
tepsive entertainment aid and honor OF juvenile mu'
steal cuure-s appointed TO take place at the Academy
ON Thursday afternoon next. II will comprise great
combination of young choristers fom the Orpheon scno
and Public Asylums TO the number OF many hunu,eu
under the talented direction OF Jerome HOPKINS whoo
efforts have often been given 10 the free ohor causes
Mr. j. A. Dawson, young and highly graceful pnnIs..
who has won laurel or two abroad, VIII De mr. hoP
knss principal assistant and Miss Beebe We'll knowna
O number of clever concerts ana Mr. Geo. hocA"oo "
Joseph Jewettswin appear yocaly' ~
We have intmation that Sgnor A. Barins
annual concert will shortly take place at Irving HAN
under the patronage of the Eight O'Clock Musical Clup'
II will be an affair Of amateurs; but as Mr. Bar Is one
OF our most accomplished teachers Will De an interes
ing fashionable onenot less worthy OF notce Dec
some Of Mr.. Bars meritorious compositions WI" ~
performed.
English gossip affords us two singular items OF
music The production Of John Francis BaNetta
Aneen, Mariner at the Birmingham Festival and tha
completion of MS opera The Sapphire Necklace, y
Arthur Sullivan, the most promising OF young Ehgusn
comnosprs The AtkenGttn, whose hostility 10 hladania
Scbmann hardly accountable on aesthetic grOunus,
homes TO be relieved from the doloful burden OF nes
husbands musc"-a remark as unjust In spirit as poS
sble not only great player but TO great coposer
We observe that FOravunu the younger mas Wii''en
COIuneiia. uow three'act comic opera,