New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-24
III USIC.
WILLIAM TELL AT THE ACADEMY.

Last evening the beautiful house WA
crowded crowded with all that was brilliant fashion.
literature and art In NewYork The feeling had gone
abroad and was caught through the country that
city, whose taste, growing each day In deicscy ara
fastdiousness had adopted and nurtured with lie sIn
Malibran and Patti, had discovered and set the seal
of its enthusiasm another great artist, and that too
tho rarest and exquisite piece OF musical sevres
tenor The Irsh peasant who discovers IN fairy legend
four eayed shamrock and scatters bliss around Las
not found richer In the field OF fortune than
the manager who delve from the mines Of music the
rich ngot of great tenOr. The great opefahouses OF
Europe wealthy In sopranos and bartoDes are desolae
Of tenor Mario has grown mouldy, and 1t has beeA
left for Maretzek, who has run as many risks. ana
made as much travel In search OF the tribu-
tares that swell the Nile OF song. as all
our African explorers to light on the coming man. IL
true that Lefranc welcomed with enthusiasm In
Turin and Man where he first heard by Maretzek.
but Che first great center of music which has recognized
him, as II the first to recognize Malibran, Patti Bad
ia and other great artists who I'LL an emblazoned page
in the history OF song, EewYork Up to last night
the feeling difficult to define strong In musical
circles ell through the country that great artist
had been found. The performance Of list night has
fixed 10 into abiding conviction. From parquette TO
dome in the densey crowded house. to whose many
lovely women and exquisite toilets relief and light
there seemed 10 dwell feeling Of eager interest and Gu
riosty But from the moment that the SOFT rich tones
Of tenor in his opening air or D Matilda had stolen
over the the house. It subsidized into settled SEN
tment OF delight The role of Arnodo has at last found
here what find nowhere in Europe. in 5ignor 10
franc worthy interpreter The music Of Arnodo seems
to suit his voice perfection His strong dramatic talent
finds here a at field, and his broad, easy, natural
style Of singing ts most adapted sphere The trio, for
instance "Troncar de-" In Act II, which Ia generally
transposed fiat, last evening sung in the origna
key natural thus compelling SgnOr Lefranc to soar to
bis high sharp which he did with the most exquisite
ease gracefuness The splendid solo In the last
act, 90 mute as del panto," which has always been
omitted this side, also renstated and was rem
dered with sumptuous vigor which at commanded
admiration Madame Briol. in filing the role OF Matilda
contributed much the effectiveness Of the performance
and signOr Reyna as william Tell, with Colletu Fossau
and Barill, added their excellence TO the best per-
formanoe of Rossinfs masterpiece yet seen In thu
country The orchestra gave the score with
precision and strength. The chorus fall wedrilled.
an effective and doubtless Mr. Maretzek VIII feel ha
interest to give many repetons Of performance which
Is In every honor to art I'm this country he Will
find on the matinee that the appreciation OF such
production Is not confined TO this city, but will gather In
the country grasp. Even amid the enthusiasm OK
the great artistic triumph of last night 1t was pleas
ant to find universal feeling OF rejoicing In the sue
like Mr. Maretzek who not less In its hours
of loss and darkness than In such moments OF triumph
as last night for twenty years steadasty and un-
falteringIy upheld standard of music in New-York