New-York tribune., 1869-05-05
HUSIC.
wALLACE's LURLINE.

The possibility of an operate as well as
dramatic run is TO be tested week the Academy
OF Music, and shall whether the preference for
bouffe and burlesque over genuine opera is really
preference Of bad music good, or only popular
fondnes for fine dresses and gorgeous scenery and
tic stage pictures and the other costly adornments with
out which oGenbach would be but fat champagne, and
"The Forty Thieves" rather tiresome fooery We
opera at last decorated with all the glory which
paint and velvet and fourteen calcium lights sup
ply. The lyric is coming with all her best clothes,
boarder but prepared to stay If we want
her. The experiment is interesting one ana we shall
watch 1t with npatience.
The work which has been chosen this purpose affords
abundant opportunities for the spending Of money and
money being not so much object as permanent situ-
aton presume there will be stint. The bretto OF
"Lurline" is founded on the weknown legend OF the
Lorele upon which Mendelssohn commenced the con.
struction Of opera. dissipaed and ruined Count
Rudolph is beloved by the water-nymph Lurline,
and en1iced TO her home in the cayerns be-
meath the Rhine. She wins his affections and
loads him with wealth. Permitted, however, to
revisit the upper world, mercenary young
woman makes dead set at his heart and n band
OF Assassns make attempt upon his life. but just In
the nick Of time Lurline appears with her enchanted
harp her ruant lover, and bears him away pen
tent and happy OF there various subordinate
characters, such comic gnomes and harmonious
spirits OF the vasy deep and the necessary legs to in
long run OF the opera will be exhibited by such
attendant Dymphs as Mdle. Bonfant aud many Others
OF the gauzy ssterhood At least six pairs Of the legs
we promised shall be frst-class
Musically Lurlne generally considered one OF the
fan walaces operas produced in London
in February 1860 and made very decided hit The Times
said OF the first representations The success OF MI wal
aces new opera exceeded the most sangune antcipa'
tons. No less than pieces were redemanded ana
repeated majority Of the encores being so genuine
and spontaneous that though they inconvenenty pro
tracted the duration OF the performance they could not
in courtesy have been declined II is by far the best
dramatic work of its composer, and really valuable
addition to the English operato ropertory"
MUSICAL NOTES.
PATHS concert for the benefit Of the poor of
So. Petersburgh netted $1,000.
The subject of Arthur Sullivan's new cnntata
Is The Prodgs Son" Mr.. George Grove furnished the
words
Since Nilsson has been singing in Paris, the
receipts OF the teater have risen to an average OF o0
francs night.
The series of Monday popular concerts in
London furnishes the highest class OF music at reason
able price During the season Just closed out o. ~ G9 %
thoyen aud Mendcssohn, aud rs others were Dy MOZART
Bach ana schubert.
IL is stated that the Pope has given Nj.
GOunod three coDmissions-the competition Of mass
national and oral92 Ih6 last must be IN three
phlts, a. sc thfee cholfe-a ttTItsua C!VI
upon the stage an Internal chorus below H. ana aeeesa1
choir behind the scenes.
Rossini left an Italian copy Of the Old Ies-
lament which had 200 blank leaves nj the end Up0n
tho had written mctrical versions OF some
Of the beau u ~ the palms for which he intended
to composc Three thousand francs were offered
20 Iio,siui's widow for the volume and refused.
Schneider, the pTima donna, says that all the
stories about the Emperor uf Russia cling enamorrd
~ Pa put iu circulation by the Marquis de CanK
-ho also says that the Car was just as much ~ 3Ne
with her when H. her iu Pagt. in 1851, ana offered
her rich presents ho gave 10 Pat but she refused
them.
Paris wits welcome the performance of Wag-
ners uIuC iu that uty new opportunity Tor the dis
plav uf their powtfz How fortunate frinnfkcd
gentleman To his friend going away from the Theatre
lyuquc. chow fortunate that wagner was not painter
Why soI" " lie drafeus one with Ills music, ahd he
would have been SURE 20 blud ono with his antnss' .