New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-06
MUSIC



Madame Kapp- Young, who made her re-
appearance on Wednesday, after interval OF five
weeks confirmed the good impression which she created
earlier the in tho Aricaine although NerdIS
IeOnOra IS hardly well suited for the display OF hei
most notable merits MeyerDeers Seika Inc 9JItedt'
we regret to say not a very popular opera in New
York and the new prima donna had sung only tWlco
when it was Withdrawn 20 make place for Romeo o."
Iisiia The audience consequently on wednesday was
almost as strange 10 Madame KappGoung as II INC o0
casou had been o veritable debut In spite however "
tho nervousness natural under tho circumstances %
cynced an excellence Of voice and method IN inc I''
act which won very cordial we may almost say an en-
husastio recognition and she did better ana DeIer as
the performance went Signor Pancan was uuuSuaS
good as ManroO, and after tho ID qed ~" eIVO9 Gu 'o
honor of a call before the curtain When TINS gentleman
ia In full possession Of his voice as he was last ghI ne
Is always an agreeable and spirited tenor Inc tower
cene as received with vigorous applause, and was re-
,eated in obedience 10 the general demand Inc eel
ebr,ted duet with Azucena tMadame Testa) IN the last
act was also encored 1t sung by both artists with
rare deloacy and good taste SgnOr Belln was as good
Count d Luna as the heart Of man could desire His
II Bqe lacks somewhat Of the meowness and rotundty
OF poor Amodios. but have never heard it e1ceed in
artistic finish, aud IL certainly won cordial recognition
Altogether the opera very satisfactorily given; the
audience was larger than it has usually been this season.
and the applause was hearty and abundant.
FRENCH THEATER-THE GRAND DUCHESS.
Mr. Bateman introduced to the public last
night new Grand Duchess Of GCrolsten in the person
OF Mile. Flcury LoDgchamps This is the Same lady who
,nder the name Of Madame Fleury is familiar TO fire.
uenters OF the Academy Of Music OF her success IN
Iew line OF character cannot say very much. she
looks pretty the errao duchess she acts with sum-
cient anmation and she sings some of the music neatly
and in good taste but she manifess no remarkable
dramatic talent and her voice thin and weak. She
was not quite at her last night and Will no doubt
Improve She was supported with aheartness by the
other principal members Of the company, who one and
al displayed than usual spirit and hary, and IN
tlOduced several new and telling points.
srEINwAY HALL-sIR. PFEIFFERS CONCERT.
Mr. Oscar Pfeifer gave farewell concert
last night at stenway Hail. preparatory to his departure
on professional tour through the Eastern and Western
Staos He played his welknOwn fantasia on LHcresia
Iorgia with more than his accustomed power ana
brlliancy a polka Of his 0wD and his fantasia on
Robert Il Dable Mr. PfeiGcr has very well de-
served popularity In this city, and we shall miss his crisp
and elegant touch and the solid artistic excellence of his
style He was assisted last night by Madame Alteri,
who sang a cavatina from Simon BoccanegrG--a ford
composition, well adapted to display the best qualities OF
her voice-and in the second part ballad Of Loders
hr VIM Formes the young German baritone, gave an
air from The Bohemian Girl, and a song by Fuchs He
has pleasant and sufficiently powerful and cultivated
voice. but his style is hard Mr. Bernard Lsteman
played two violin solos, and Mr. S. p. Warren at the
organ opened and closed the performance. Mr. Warren
better suited to popular audience than some he has
given before.
MUSICAL NOTES.
Johann Strauss is in Paris experimenting the
preparations for his opera, The Merry Wires Of Paris
Mr. Theodore Thomas's second Symphony
SOree advertised for Saturday evening at StenWay
Hall. The programme is a particularly fine one
Ullman is having great success in the French
provinces with his concert troupe composed OF Caroa
Fat Vieuxtemps, Godefrod, Berthelier and ketterer
For this, the last night of the opera, we are
promised Linda, with ROuCOm in serious part I0ln0r
row Mr.. MaretZek purposes going out IN Daze OF
glory. The BARBER OF Sric Is 10 be sung win PaIepa
aud RoncOni in the cast, and selection viii given from
Romeo and Juliet
A correspondent calls our attention to the
fact that several persons who disappointed by the
change opera at last Saturday. matinee asked to have
their money refunded and refused We do not see
THAT thoy had any night to make such q demand. Inc
change OF programme rendered necessary by the sickness
al Madame Parepa Rosa, announced on the bulls the
night before and published IN all the papers on
Saturday morning. beside which TIE TRIBUNE, al the
request Of the manager called attention 70 u in the nu-
fical column Anybody who bought ticket expecting
hear Parepa, after had been so publicly announced
She would sing, has no one 70 blame but himself his
disappointment all came Of not reading the papers