New-York tribune., 1867-04-13
MUSIC.

The African, Meyerbeer's maturest WORK. was W
.oo1 last evening at the Academy, with cast not 80
powerful as that OF a season past but heNer'heess e
ciept and spirited respect OF the pOeuc anu uoN
naltv this work Of Meyerbeer is exceed by no ON
dSr~dnst of his Inspiration and science; ihe
sssI s,eve ~ the Inquston the orchestral tempest
That OSTs rosnee as Of neH and the noble Unison Of
Souns in last scene-we DO not Knew IN yhaV w
Nc shail have say concerning this excellent reprOdG
lion which scenery and appOintrnents was as
:SeiikG and the Os Me Ortolan has me 9 sane
pure vocal quality which IN sre os OF barmnE music
sf tbe part sigaor OIaandnis Neaso does not SufPS
tho place Of 20 vigorous baritone as BelnA 9ut MS ms
nee was in all respcCs intelligent, a"d tue III
preston ne has made Is n good one. 4 ,rorLs
of me stage and tae public for generation are s alf S
with lts bcss aud orst peIfolhanee tntt & eoIon
seDeTer ri Tbonfts me,odic and dramatic masterpiece
receives its artistic due. due of iis school, and
herein is both its fanlt ad It's NlftuS r., aSST
and % saIrneSt inmTI0ny of spirited off
into musical eauty In strains OF anguOrous raslo,
son OF an gEoble fisherman td pesedtde Qn0ote some
business matters OF the yen0noas pIse SsorteIy
SuTdeTs IN the most dellehtf of choruses GsnO is
Smtfen aast with sense Of propTiety and sings with
exquisite sincerity OF passion MeecO Dehghi I"nty ~
Than Sdo wRSR Hy phrsses occnr in Donisct broad
and sweet enough for any of the masters 10
low geni this oVeeoiOree Apollo deceycs us The be
rintinQ OF his song seems 30 flow out from fountain
head int before is done made aware tlat res
ervoir has been opened ON it, A genius 81 essehtla
gifts seems thus diluted for the sake OF pOpt
iarity; seems, and mOre-sO many OF the
InaestTOs good things syrens on the
heads Of nermaods the tails OF fishes! Nevertheless
IacreSid with all her crimes, is inspired Ine swce'
poison of a dusly runs through heT veins she
outbreathes the sigh of medieval Italy, and its mos
sangune sunset fushes through her song. Now
1t flows through Venice like lagoon into
wAieh the bodies OF uckless 4oyers or
rivals are dppedvho ceremony shriit Again It !,
an exciting debate in high uclodralna But Lnerezia :
dramatic well Hardly any stene that ltaY mas gVel
ms SURPRISES the passage between the Duke ana Lucfeza
With this preface wish TO that the late render
ing at the cademy of the best OF the season
Ths acknOwledg gment is particularly due 10 siS
nora POclrs inaEre and earnest efto1 IN IN,
title role and SgnOr Anonuccs vigorous ers0naton o
AIflso The full and stately recatve the nervous ara
OYue of the most Vtslized lost nothing Dy nt
slle delivery this excellent actor Madame Ieta
eleVer Orsni wantingj the single qualy OF melloW
ness III we except the fault Of the benOtO, when is Ike
wise the blemish Of n whole school
The German Radical Republican Committee Will
observe the second anniversary OF the death OF Aaha
IAneon ,y number of euiogies TO be pronounced Dy we
known German and native speakers and grand eOncef
nnder Car Anschz Lieut~GOy. WOodfordC oil Dugatllhe
Frederick Kapp and Sgsnund Kaufman are the orator
rhose+ The musical part OF the programme is mnsuiN
ch and strong and in every respect the memory OF LIN
.on will deserved characteristic OF Ouflhu
loving and LeedOmOying German citizens,