New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-16

forth, in 1920 his last and noblest opera William
Tell a work tul of his characteristic
sraces yet so broad and elevated a,4 in
top 80 intellectual so delicate, and clearly and
cbarmingly rhythmiCa that it seemed like "A new
musical revelation. PERHAPS 1T was well Tor los
sni's future fame that he was lay enough to rest
here i'm the very zenith of his powers. The applause
of the whole of Europe could not tempt him to write
another work for the stage he declared that he could
not excel what he had already done, and was content
10 be Judged by p0steIity as he stood. Yet William
Tep at first was not marked sue
cess-iudeed was very nearly failure: and
i was not until the revolution of 1880 put the people
into the patriotic spirit of the drama and the tenor
singer Duprez gave adequate Interpretation to the
music. that Paris knew what magnificent cOmpO-
sitiOn he had presented TO IT. The discovery. how
ever came too late. ROSsini had already Quilted the
direction of the theator IN disgust, and withdrawn
into indOlent retirement at Bologna. lie had been
appointed "InSpectOr-General of Singing" for inc
kingdom of France, with the promise of pension
Of 5000 francs IN case the Office should ever oe
ished. 1t was abolished by the Revolution OF io2C'
and RoSsmi, by dnt of pCIseyenng appilCa, ,oai
ut last obtained the pension. Nmle ne was Sls"s t
in this business he lived, II Is SAID III nc M,
wTetched manner in Paris. and at the same tiL ~
actively cnrching his house at Bologna WIN t1e nc
raTeSt and most Sumptu0us Injuries llo tT'ot
years he passed principally in thls C"P ,a,s lis,
suffering great deal from sickness ana mel Gus US
ease and separated from his wlte' 1oI "h oSo az,
senCe. however, we believe he nlau9e5Su 80 ~ In he
himself Once i'm a while he visited Tarls uuI no
sfrsoJ IL ,oet liberal proposals for new compost
tons and affected horror for the ar ~ W0.i nc %
made himself UStIIous, ana coilellpii iui w
tation i'm which he used 10 take Coihlcll S
1jLt 0rce he broke silence with ms "Stdbdt mater
rroduced i'm 1871 but written elgit years carrier IL
=. oScood;nolv beautiful but lacks the solemn ana
ecCIesestical spirit that belongs TO the most mourn
Si bymn of the Church, and added nothing 10 the
comDoSer's glory In 1915, SignOra COlhEun being
dcad Rossini married Madame Olympic PelilSler and
after that time pass ed most of ms days IN IailS'
where he recovered his youthful CayetN ana became
the center of an adninng group whom ne IeNeu
10 entertain with Jokes and anecdotes ana lelulS-
cenceS of musical history. The visitor no the lIenCh
capital never felt that hc bad seen IarlS UNI ne id
been admitted 10 ROSSinlS receptions, WhcIe the
genial old maestro was sometimes beheld amuSInga
beyy of ladies, and something's passed the eIchlhS
a,eeu i'm his armchair, while ms VIE entertained
the company. The best music by celebrated atll>lS
and titled amateurs. was almost aiWdNs 10 NC u'"'
here and many a yOuag performer obtained through
RossniS kindness. the nrSt recognition OF ms Talents
The French feuillrtOniSts could generally hud
nj ROSsini's abundant material for sparkling paper
on social topics. and foreign correspondents rarely
failed to pick up a Sprchtly auecdote. Ont Story
often told OF the composer, IN ms ou age rep lI'S
him rushing out of l.ls house. harehtdutd anu ll
dressing and slippers, and turning the crank oil
a hand-organ TO show the street artist the proper
tempo of an arr from William Tell I'm lNI' sort OF
pcsicci0 of some of his Youthful compositions was
produced at the Bouttes ParlslcnntS. ANA about
two years ago he finished grand mass Nilth
has been performed i'm Paris, but We believe
never published. On the occasion of the J'dih
representation OF William Tell last Winter. the
artists. orchestra. and chorus of the opera waited
upon him in a body. and gave a Serenade which par
took of the character of popular ovation. = statue
was erected TO his honor at PesarO 1904 and dcdl-
Gated with great soemnlty, and he received 90 an
ferent times of his life nnumeTable decorations ana
Similar hOnOrs The catalogue of RUS>luls works
comprises thTty-eielt operas two or three masses.
zine Cautatas, and great variety OF miscellaneous
music
Mrs. Mary Booth Goodrich. widow Of :. {. Good
yicb ftLc widely known and lanepted Peter Parlc d-d
in the sXy-second year Of her She was buried az
southbury. near her husband to whom she l"a been
most devoted