The New York herald., 1868-02-21


Singular Dramatic and Operatic Develop
menss In the City.
New York is the greatest cosmopolitan city
in the world. We have here large classes OF
people of all natlonalities and languages, and
they bring with them the peculiarties, tastes
and habits Of their native countries. The con-
sequence is we have the drama and opera in
various languages and in every conceivable
style. London is village compared to New
York in this respect, md Paris, which has been
considered the most cosmopolitan OF cities, Ii
overshadowed This winter we have had the
Italian classic drama with Ristori, the German
classic drama with Janauschek, the French
drama, English drama in various styles, and
the Greek or naked Black Crook drama, and
there have been English, French, Italian and
German operas. Now we are having, or are to
have in few days, opera boufe at the Frenca
theatre again for all classes and particularly
for the French italian opera for the stock
holders Of the Academy and the people on the
east side down to Mackerelville Italian opera
at Pixies for the fashionables on the west de
down to the denizens Of the fat and bone
boiling region on the North river; and last,
though not least, Murray Hill opera, or opera
di camera, at Lyric Hall, on Sixth avenue.
Such is the bill of fare in the way OF amuse-
mems which may be seen served up daily In
our advertising columns something, in fact.
to suit the tastes and localities of all our citl-
zans. II must be remembered, too, that this
costly luxury of opera thrives here under all
its various phases through the support given to
it by the people alone, while in the metropo-
Titan cities Of Europe the governments have to
keep it up by subsidies.
But, more than all this, we are creating
school OF music and singing which will not
only make us Independent OF Europe for
artists, but will enable US to supply the
Old World with all the warblers of this
most delicate and ydra dvis genus Of which il
may stand in need. We have sent the Euro
peans already Patti, the queen Of song, besides
Van Zandt, Kellogg, Harris and others, who are
growing in popularity. Then we have at the
present time in process of incubation any mum.
Der Of the finest quality of singers, with some
Of the most accomplished trainers to bring
them up to high operate pitch. America bids
fair to rival Ialy as school of the divine art
The material is here, and there are already
some Of the best masters with us to work it up,
The opera di camera at Lyric Hall is in
tended, we understand, to bring out some OF
our native talent In the performance last
Friday Of "Lucretia Borgia" Miss Merrifeld,
Ann mir tha NJ 0fT orL
Miss Landeman, another American, took the
part Of Orsini. The singing Of both was en-
Enthusiastically applauded by full and appre-
ciative audience. We might name number
of other ladies here, amateurs as well as those
who are becoming professional, having the
finest voices and best education in music.
Miss Hauck, the pupil Of Errani, one 6f the
first masters In any country, is well known a.
q successful de5utante in opera. MISS McCul-
loeb, the pupil Of Torriani another famous
master, has also met with success in opera. Il
will be remembered that she took the part Of
Adalsisa to La Grange's Norma in excel
lent style. We understand 1t is likely
that Mrs. Lumley, the niece OF Mr.. Lumley.
the we'll known London opera manager,
who has q Gne mezzo soprano voice, may
shortly make her debut at Pixies Opera House.
So we 60 on manufacturing artists AMI bring
ing them out, both for our own use and the
European market. But we are making great
progress In musical art in other respects as
well. We have some Of the finest composers
as well as performers. We may m ,ntion, with
out being invidious, Giorga, whose waltzes are
equal to those Of Strauss, and whose other COM
positions will compare with those Of the first
composers Of any country. This gentleman,
who is at present an organist at one Of the
Brooklyn churches. should transfer his labors
to wider sphere Of usefulness in this city.
In fact, all around us there Is an amount Of
musical talent developing which promises TO
make the United States, and pre-eminsntly
this metropolis the centre of this kind Of art,
just as this country is becoming the centre Of
trade and ideas. George Francis Train has
not astonlshel the British more by his Young
America audacity than we shall astonsh Eu-
rope by our prime dome.
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