The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-01-21
Letter from Boston.
Correspondence of the Journal.
The Great Musical Festival. The Opera.
The Wicked Rear, and his Death. The
Weather.

a.
The Wicked Rear, and his Death The
Weather.
BosToN, Jan. l6, 1859
After many mysterious illusions in all the
ldaily papers, to a,great musical event which
was dimly limited at rs about to be announced
to astonsh and electrify every body, the whole
affair has been divulged with the expected re-
suit of great sensation. The mighty mind of
P. S. Gilmore, who may justly be called the
sensational musician has alone been capable
of eonceiying such stupendous festival as this
i"peace celebration will be. Bat he has been
revolving the project for two or three years,
and having made his plans counted the cost,
and received the appreciation Of some wise
Judges, he has announced it with much appa-
rent safety, and it is pronounced 4 probable
success. Letters from the musical directory,
and authorities of Boston and elsewhere and
from other influential business men, encourage
him to carry out his design and offer their as
sistance in terms of cordial sincerity, which
must reaSSure the adventurous musician, whose
heart may not unreasonably occasionally quail
at the gigantic nature of the task he has I'M
dertaken. He truly says that it will far sur
pass anything Of the kind the world has ever
seen or heard. For at the great Birmingham
Festival last year. which was as tue as any
Europe could give, the orchestra numbered but
five hundred and the chorus fifteen hundred
While this is to consist Of one thousand instru-
mentS and twenty thousand voices, The grand
ioratorio choruses with such rendering would
be something sublime, but the idea of our ma
itonal anthem sung by such choir, with instru-
ments, anvils, bells and artillery, all going at
once as an accompaniment, makes one fear the
effect of such 50 racket of melody upon the
ears OF the multitude The volume OF sound
would be SO immense that it might almost be-
supposed to penetrate beyond the rocky barrier
which separates Us from the Pacific, and echo
among the snow clad peaks Of California The
Subscription price Of tickets for the whole
admitting three persons, has been liked nc one
hundred dollars, and the list has been headed
Iby Mrs HARRISON Gray Otis, who is always
lready to lend her aid and influence in any
worthy cause. The idea Of the festival,-to
Icelebrate the establishment Of peace; and the
iuse to which The proceeds are to be appropri-
lated,-tbe relief of widows and orphans of
isoders, cOmmends itself at once to every pa
ftriotlc heart, even il We are little increGulous
labout its success, or can hardly repress smile
lat the tremendous ana unheard Of scale upon
(which the affair is conducted
We are enjoying season of Opera at last
after long waiting The Old and well known
and loved German and Italian operas are more
ithan welcome after the teversh excitement Of
LOT the French school of music, and come back
to US with their lovely haunting melodies like
Il cool fresh breeze, bearing on its wings Well
| oiheii1"clou 'l'S ~" SoulldS- lit orchestra
is rather weak and unsatisfactory, but we have
some fine singers, AL the head of whom of
icourSe stands preeminent Signor Brgnoi, the
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this winter than ever, and particularly success
ful in his singing in ais old role in the e Trova-
tore which he has made so entirely his own
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W. mo,annhoII to th tn4ntrSs NJ 1,,
oasr, he a,.r I,a,, ,i,,n @ tha'
Ito trin in clad in antionated sf.ro roinaant
sornp fan ana laqn otbers NM, .tnnotalv !. IL
hustious &" ,othars with laroa lat ,,,dnoses ana
all lookinr as if no nusic ever stirred tbair
Isouis s.Beautv Is but skin deem. 7" 50 our IN
FAINT ljps were lamont to Usp. and this il A con-
sollng reflection in real life, but in this artitlc
ial world, with ourears drinking in the sweet
est melodies, our ewes also crave only beautI
full objects upon which to rest.
At the evening performances those who sit
within the aristocratic sphere of tile Parouet,
90 generally in full dress. that is to say the