The New York herald., 1869-05-10

Rossinis Petite Messe SOlenneiIe at ST.
Stephens Churcr.

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Rossini's Petite Messe soiennciIe at St.
Stephens Churcr.
In our first criticism OF this much Wanted work
we said that Is necessary for mass to be given in
church like st. stephens in order to form full
Judgment OF It's musical merits and its adaptabllity
to the religious subjects it is supposed to illustrate
second hearing OF r last night in the magnificent
church in Twenty street confirmed our first
Impressions OF 1t. There some exquisite gems
In 1t, such as the duet Out TONts, the Satutdrts
and the Aonus Del but the rest will hardly compare
with hundred other masses that precede It,
st. Stephens was crowed last night, and
a work that has received what we deem undue
notorlety. The performance was, on the whole, un-
rhe t6o Snoras rus sang with the
or sentiment. Where the marks soto pOce or
p,dntsstmo occurred they gave out the music with
all the strength OF their lungs, and in the fugue at
the end OF Gloria they were obviOus to the necessity
OF phrasing. In the Agnus Del, instead Of giving
the response, Dona no,ts pacen, IN the subdued,
prayerful manner which the music demanded they
sang pretty much as a number OF Sunday school
Home" or some such delectabie melody. sigpor sipor
Boeti utterly failed to develop the spirit which is
conveyed IN the solo, Domtne Deus and Antonucci
was not as good as might be expected with such a
voice IN the unnecessarily long bass solo, QuO,f1n
tu sotus. The soprano solo, CrucEus, lies too low
marred by the nartstlc organ accompaniment Of Mr..
Schreiner. This nOrcedu has evidently been written
d
Kellogg in some Of the soprano parts throughout the
mass was obliged to sing an octave higher which in
the concerted pieces quite changed the character OF
the music. The organ prelude showed that the organ
lst was not on good terms with the instrument. The
Satutarts and A0nuS Del, as rendered Nine. Natali
Testa were the gems OF the mass. The artist
seemed to feel the spirit Of the sublime words, and
she threw into the music soul, expression and reli
gious fervor which is rarely heard in churches
The best music Rossini's work fell to her lot and
she proved herself worthy OF 1t. The mass, how
ever. Is by no means on q par with the works OF
pOsers OF church music. With such choir as that
OF St. Stephen's and with such an 0rganst Berge,
something might be made out OF the cbOrusses; but
Italian opera singers, as general thing do not in
cude religious sentiment among their qualifications,
and they gave sufficient evidence Of the fact last
night
Italian Opera in London-NIiss Keiloggs Re.
turn to England AnxiousIy Awaited.
LONDON April 2S, 1862
They are fighting like cats and dogs at Covent
Garden. have only been there once, and then l
never saw such house, though 1t was "Linda'' and
the first night of Murska-and she sang charm
ingly-there was no applause or enthusiasm and the
house was half empty. The few people there were
apparently frozen. Nilsson has made up her differ
ences with the managers and appears on the Sd Of
May. Patti comes shortly after, and then there will
probably be some neat lighting as hear Nilsson Is
more jealous Of Patti than ever since her great sue
cess In St. Petersburg last winter.
Slgnor Montelli opens the Lyceum on the Sd Of
May with fair prospects OF success, only the house
large enough & nv He s mas goa & very gooa corn
but even then he has done well, for he has got
Mario, sardoni and three others; Trebelli Demeric,
Lablache and two other cOntrat; Kraus OF the Paris
Opera, Volpnl and three others; Verger, Vialett
Gasser and a strong body Of bartones, bassi, &c.
The orchestra and chorus are almost entirely from
Her Majestys, under Tito Mattel as conductor.
DESERT, Of Her Majesty's Is stage manager and
Henry Hersee acting manager.
mad a long talk with SlgnOr Montelli q few days
ago, during which mentioned Miss Kellvgg's name
to him In connection with operate matters IN Lon.
don hon 10 a WQ
made up her mind not to come to England this SUM-
IA story put about Dy Mapleson, no doubt; for
he had been most anxious to get her to Join his
company. We are in hopes, however, that Miss Ke-
logg WIN be with US again before the season Is very
Old-hat is II she can be persuaded TO come, which,
we trust, Is not quite impossible.
Musical and Theatrical Notes.
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams tonight ana
on Wednesday evening, at the solicitation Of
q number Of Puritanical Brooklynites, will appear
In the drama OF the Emerald Ring'' at lhe Acad-
emy Of Music IN that proud city Of 'the Heights"
All the original effects and paraphernalia together
with the original cast Of characters will be exported
from this city for the occasion.
The great European Circus also pitches Its tent In
Brooklyn this evening, near the City Hail. where
will remain to delight the inhabitants for whole
week, after which It Will start on Its rambles
White Plains on Monday, the 18th inst.
The Elise Holt burlesque troupe closed Its engage
wednesday evening next will endeavOr to delight
the stOtcal " "BrOadbrims" Of the Quaker City
with the musical whimsicalities OF Lucreta Borgia
NJ. d." The troupe is under the management Of Mr..
H. Wall, and will hold forth at the Chestnut street
theatre.
Fisk Jr., not content with his poetical "Tempest"
at the Grand opera House, has been raising tem
pest of quite different character at the Fifth avenue
theatre. He has been indulging somewhat extrava-
gantly 1t must be confessed in the luxury OF alter
ing his managers at that gilded establishment. The
sprighty Birgfeld has been decapitated, Starr'S
hrii fort
gentemanly Bagey has received the "sack," and a
new state Of affairs has within the past two days
been naugurated at the establishment above referred
TO. Nobody appears to know what 1t all means.
Can 1t be that the 'wzard Of Narragansett Bay Is
taking in sail aPprenensve Of hurricane instead
Brignoli Is now chirping his way up the Valley Of
the Mississippi, charming the unterrlded unrecon-
structed" into docility by the svery strains OF his
voice, and holding the scaly alligators spell
bound by the wltchery OF his music On Friday
evening last he closed his engagement In New Or
leans, upon which occasion he sang IN 'Trovatore"
at the French Opera House. supported by Mile.
MARIE w e e and ana
Signor Brgnoli as he Journeys northward up the
great river will stop at all the principal cities on the
route the Inhabitants OF which he Will regale with
series OF grand 0peratic concerts.
Mr. Max $. Pinner, young native pianist, arrived
In town on Saturday from Europe where he has been
studying for the past four years He Is soon TO ap-
pear In concert
the parts and manuscript OF The Bells OF Shandon"
which drama was written expressly for the inimt-
able Dan by John Brougham ana Henry Morf0rd.
Mr. Florence Will appear In the piece after his return
from Europe.
"School' will be produced atthe Concordia opera
House. Baltimore, TINS evening, with Messrs. 1heo.
Hamilton, J. b. Polk and Miss Blanche DE Bar and
Mrs. II. r. Gratan In the cast. Baltimore Is getting
to be quite lively place.
The worrei sisters will open at the Mobile theatre
on Wednesday evening In their highly successful
buresque OF "The Field OF the Cloth OF God Their
engagement In New orleans, which closed on Satur
day evening, was a highly successful one in every
particular.
Mr.. Grau's company, from the Theatre Francais,
closed o successful engagement OF two weeks IN
Chicago on saturday night. They Will delight the
citizens OF Porkopois tonight with "Geneveve."
The coming OF the boufYers has for long time been
anxiously expected by the good people OF that city,
and the g0od-natured bouers, to oblige them will
remain in their midst for one week.
Miss Dora Harris, young American prfn,d donna
OF great promise, will make her debut at Steinway
Halle tha tuQt nv nj