, 1869-05-25

tseu Of ucz1ty one.iourth the cost Of the road.
1t u ,nua seen we &re cArtain to have ratlroadt
md profitable oues, In ArfanRaz RENO.
HEW YORK. |
Tho New Opera OF ELuratnc-Thc Gems
p1imcntnFY Benefits to RFouEhnna
Tho Eashlons eE SpFinE-A New
Rook on Cnltf0Tnia.
iTxox oEa srEC1AL CoKREsroSDES1.1
NEW ToKk. NAY 19-
The oltenpromHed opera Of Lurine" has n
last been performed at the Academy OF Ansts.
The legend oI the Lurl!ebeEg-be1orcst Of Aen-
delssohn-ts the foundation OF the tse.ie drama,
TO which, with characteristic grace, Wallace hAs |
given perpetual charm bJ musical pessonattona |
and m embodiment, prelnuea By m ovcrtuIr, !
that opena deliclous yestas upon the aneieut !
shores and thr crystal gottoea Of tho silver Rhlna
The trtt xct has lts beginning By moonlight IN
4 cxTt1 Of the f4TcE-sides
"All b kient mye the murmur
-. O1 The 1one waves, and the nightingale,
That N saGqes5 to the noonbeain
- Te1eth her love-!osn tale !"
Rhinebetg the river Ting tand the ba1itone).
aster I musical summary Of the scenery, sum-
mons his gnome to and Lu1ilnc; and sp-
preached climancaly By chorus OF
water nymphs, the beautiful heroine Of
EQ8 LN1ASutIX HfkPCaA9I FkAIA0& AfSA "AA
snslqua harp, and singing tho sweet ronnanza
"Tns Spell, whose echoed strain OFT recurs In the
after themes, And this familiar Rlr, enhanced BY
tts opcrnttc setting, introduces a tuk whose c1-
aulsiie Tenderness, pathos and passion require
rendering for which the 6tald sweetness and cold
brilli2ucy Of Aclulloeh and the dashlng brAyIra
Of States are nike inadequate Rhlneeerg, Bnr-
rowfuly listening, leans that hts darling chil0
has given her heart to the ca.th-bo1u and reckless
,xAA1-h -A4zn 1+tnfTHh ho4tf rT,$ $hh
Rhine naA become the scene Of cxtravasant feast
Ing and mad rcye1ry, To diaenchant Lurtine, and
cure her Of her fAtal love, RhlneheEg transports
her to the earth, that she may behold her ideal
amid his chosen companions, and In the disulask-
Ing revelation Of his omn gTpsset clement GhiSs,
the Barpn's daughter, me eAnxhile adnaErs, In the
mirror OF her gilded apartment, the beauty OF her
tace, but bewaus her tste in betng unloset
by Rudolphc,-when, confirming tho nat'eEI
With which tue parental basso has cndeavoted to
console her, the Count appeazs md Offers her hts
hand. But the consent to mAtTiagc, eagerly
ntyen. .s Withdrawn upon the frank avoWal ol the
bridegroom thAr he haA spent ais patEamnny.
Drain the Cup Of Pleasure drinking song,
admirably gwen BY tho chorus, a1tm1tcs tho por-
uco Of RudoIphe's castle; aud wheu+ In the GID
Ing skiN, the young Count il hailed By his COM
pan{ous, he Joins them to relste bis storJ--lls-
missing the thought Of 6hTa Witt contempt, and
singing the chAruts Of the 1abied W&tes-aprte:
HO.t bark In moonlight beamln9,
Lay stillcd By she note OF q fairy charm"
| Then Lus11ne rises from the waters, and. with a
| word OF Incarnation, gives him Eany ring. Fol
| lowing tn An ecstacy the sound al her begu1lna
| harp, he follows, heei1eaA Of the wa1nlng Of hts
compannons and the sudden rising of STORM thai
sweeps the orchestra With thrilling effect, and In
isa fur! drowns the longing crJ, 'tLurlne!"
Act second opens III tho crJstA dwell
tnK beneath the Rhine, resplenlent will
the strange branches, the glitteEing coloss
and the heaped treasures gathered BY tn'
gnomes. Following pathway Of melody, ",
md Rudolphe awakening from bis bed OF lly dow
ess and oyer-archlng eoraIs, and, having glad.
dismissed RhIneberg to ride the BunKen ship
merged By the Htorm, We are left alone with sh'
| losers, the sympathetic nJuphs, the garaands snt
the magic wine. GhiYa, dismal tn the castle with
out Rudolphe, calls for her ptunes and tateliu, II
stire sorrow In the joyous hunters cry, and n
have chorus beckonln& to the chase- Rhine
| berg, returning to his usurped domain chants ta
praises OF tathers love; strikes an&ily, at II
entrance, his sleeping gnome, and indignantly dis
corers Hudalphe wearing the enchanted riae
Across the hl!owa the companions OF Rudolph
glide slowly Ill their hast, cropping memorial Cow
era and stueI1g Ao save MARIA" #hose mud
drppe tears Familiar yuicas. aided BY nhlne
pczV. avenxing spen, call Kudo1phe back to earth
! and. laden with wealth fay1shed npoo biz
by Lurltne, and With the pronls
to meet her on the L1rlseberG
he depArtA, snd1he "Forgct-me-not" Of the love4
Is closed In = chorus tha1 usners In the dawn II
frcizhted bark ranshes tn tahlcAn1, upon ii
winding river, and the NJ Jmphs arc gathered sllen
| " around the fsintlnx Lurttne.
In act third GmrA and the Baron are driven
Rudolpaes castle by storm, amld whose taundt
10 henrI tho hunters distant horn; and Rudolph
returns with u loving ballad,
any home. my heaEtH trss home -
In ylcw Of his darling wealth., Ghisa would fas
win back her rejected !ove1; but his heaz7 Ia 70
ever lost; aud in grief aud revenge she xnaschs
. | from hts hand the magic ring Wheseupen
. chorus Of aior1n-sptst1 nun down venGence-
. the appointed hour, upon the Lnrueberg BY noo1
, | lLtnt Lp.tIne leaning penAvel1 upon her haf
i l. siuSa lhat exquisite aadAntes
: ..sreet Spirit hear NY prayer"
But N vain ahe waits for her lover, and Il
: dIxnui gnome srpea1s to tel her that Ruaolphe
/ false, and to restore the mxGic ring. nu1
, hv the rryenseiul Gniya Into the Hve
: The scene ends With plAntiva quartz
. tina. prepares us tor the io1ouS contrast OF
! chorus Of dancers amid the bloom anil Eiant9i
a | ltxhts OF Rhenish fe.t- Aps1t from the Ersels
Il and uncorsctou4 Of the coasptt7tn1a wno hAra CO
b hned 70 rob him Of his treasures, Rudolphe ds
lor Ir1t.ne, md q duetto tollorn- wherein Il
= lovers meet aud pAsz, by 4 dramatic arenne
4 repEosch and d!stzusi and despais, 10 reconci
!. astos snd 4 transport OF love and delight. II
l. here, a. you EnAy imagine. that opportunity
= | given FOR The exercise Of dramatic power and
r. ! tsrMtJ On the part OF the YfsRa fsand The
:. canta11on; the drowning Of the eonspl1a:ors, vi
= scen1e t1auSIosu,At1ana, and orchestral cuiutr
I. hon; the nptu1e Of the loTs0; the lo!-croFn
I, repetition Of the edshrned ara "Plow on, nt
= on" md the chorus
d ats J,1ri1e, the KlozJ u tae Rhine"
~ ! conclude this ekRmtnE ope11
= Nhas been given Il the Acsleuy with di1ere
~ cxsss 10th In italian md English, with Approp
( a1s ard s1ta,ie scenery, and with the INTRODUCED
Of ballet led hJ Boolant, in the Gsotto Scene
To-Day, Erpush1m, who u aboat 70 depart
n. eAnfexnta, u 10 have . complimentary beue
"a With performance afternoon aad evening. II
m rcfcpt theatres. st Wallaeks, Csantomimt u
= rehearsal: whils 1t The utyu1Etc, H1npsy puml
II has been succeeded By Hickory psetory Do'
,e Ole Bail, Paycp4 IN oIato1,o, p:usneaade eonce
se and mpscal festivals o1eT eontendlnS ASt1acuoi
ID and II Booth Theatre the enGaSemeut Is closl
"a which hsa presented to In succession the 5ou
,d ful mpass1oued Romeo; the mocf1ng. eTu
IL mesaptyEcA and Epernas1rslly tFescaess
r. 1acp: and, most lA11ented, Cur naE Oshe
I'd | osheiio, xhose "E,age In Booshs pezsouar
r. no read, - Desdenoua rcsd II ~fu his utn'
i, gsvely rou1onc, taocsat1olJ poelc4 o'aFe
he cuutent {eaqAble Of content, far hoose hap7t1e
ae IS only he nohiest c4n beh with soul sce
"a whose cloadless World Of love passed soatac1r
"a angel md then / demon, Aod that set Id E7se'
se ~ though the poet would ua1sdI foErreE betF'
O. Tie oass o4 that fAta1 chamber the Moorish :
n tsnec Of 1estin!: -Everyth.ng + BON viii
zp destroying eouqanton:'
IN Meanwhile the Auniye1satiea continue Al
= tho nuEe1oua plccu1e salcs, foit ht2 fAUen of
IT. The galere2 and the exhibition II the Acade
ch languhg appeals 70 favor and ol2taSos. All
IL, nown to a momcnt11J advertisement amm spt
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