New-York tribune., 1869-01-05
MUSIC.
Ia PERICHoLF.

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tnere y no possible objection to the new omar, ,e.I
,,, s " moianty Itbears favorable connpar,.on a.
'"S i'~>su even with the noderu school o, e.,,.s
."".a ''''uouS as that school Is IN ali mater, ~
>, a. o,ds, wiih the popular co,ned,e,
OF on olner day, as now tolerated unon o, "
ier'fLoie' ~ model of aeearv ce,,s ,v ."Nv 20
companions ~ Opera Boui'e and II ia w., ~
Ihete are Two or three passsces 4, a.. ,a "','a ~
""eh 'n"! pe called "insHnationAd bnt go
'heso are dehcatey worled and a m.,den ,.,,r
e'pu Z" young iaules' boarding SCHOOL yrals
hardly call tRcm "ohJcctionshle, No fa.,,sn.s'
young gentlemen will into raptures over " Ia 70.
chok, beeause their rapture shocks their youn, Ia
freRds claFmlngly. No school girls will be dS,, !.
see " La f0fchole" because their elder brotbe,s 80
nssured them that the performance not ft for ,s
iady's presence. "La PtrtchoIe' n too f,ea go
wiekcdness TO excite curiosity. and going Inv,
eesiacies over 1t cannot he regarded a. evidence
OF That fascinating tendency TO vice which our fashion
uple young men are generally anxious exhibit. Iftho
pie'o Is almost free from the usual Gsle Impurities
the action, costumes and situations are entirely 40
Ine plot OF the now opera IS very simple The scene IA
the CITY OF Lima La Ptchols * street singer 90 is
ifqto, her lover Dan Aid,es De Ri5,ira ylcefoy Of
Peru, falls IN love with La Pscol,. She IS suffering for
iooc ard consents TO 40 to has palace csortg lover,
as she supposes forever Tho immediate attendants
OF the NcerOy. Doblemen Of hts Court, rcfaind him
mat law forbds ms making any but married women
inmates OF the yieeroya palace. They are accordingly
ordered to hud husband FOR the new fayori.e within
mar an hour pain OF losng their Official hOnOrs
i1quo, meantime, learns OF In Irichoes deserticn Of
nm BY letter from hor and PROPOSES to hang himself
Iie 'ceroy's oiiicer meet hin at this jnncture, and
after getting him intoseated, persuade him marry
Nceroy ne" faVoi1te LIT IolSie lecogn zcslin, and
gladly accepts her husband. lie fails TO recog-
nize her, however, brt tire two are married at
the close Of Act l. The next act Gnds
Ifqnto returned to hs senses, but al inmate OF the
royal palace without the rcnoet idea how he thcrc
He soon discovers l situation and learns that lao has
married the mistress OF Don A'dre He is tainted by
the courticrs but bis chagrln Is suddenly turned
10 anger when he meets La PefcLois, aud
learns that she is the source Of his disgrace.
as well as false TO her promises OF love. He up
Drads Aer before tho Yceroy. casts her away angIily
ahd dencs tie eOurt-is finally cast into prison. Ia
the last act la Psrteko'e uses her influence.
with Don andres TO get PirelLo released, while ,
pretending TO he very angry with him She ovorcomes
her lovers unpleasant impressions aays his suspicious
and regains bis affections by process peculiar 10 opera
bOuffo, but hardly strong enough to be called
probable" IN any other kind Of dramatic
work. few words an embrace or two
and smile does the whole thing The pair suadeDly
appear before Don Andres In their original costume Sn6
declare their intention Of going about their business
The yceroy relens blesses tem aud the green caEain
descends with q chorus
This plot filed In OF course Ia true opera boue
style There chorsss OF peasants and chorases Of
court ladies' apd choruses OF gentlemen. Thersaro
comic incidents and comic costuues There bDsi
lesaue royal dinner. There Is ballet But with al
the evident effort tho part Of both
the ibretts and Oenbacb there Is nothing throughout
The piece that heartily and irresisbly comical The
subject lacks the first necessity Of o burlesqne Tho
audience has no preexisting reverence for the
persona ge5 involved which shocks them into laughter By
he impudent familiarity OF buriesque When Agsmem
aud and Meneaus and tho Priest Of Jupiter come
upon tho stage in state Of hilarious joy fresh from
classical reve laugh in spite Of ourselves It needs
wit the part OF the writer TO conVse an andencs
with merriment The cool mpudenco which outrages
all the unities and bnngs the great Charlemagne
md tho modern locomotive together ccmpels US
10 laugh Tho story Of b 10 Beard too. makes
n very comical farce. lCoaise IL Is popular
y known as q tragedy. Bat la Pcrteho's'
has no advantages OF this kind No one has any respect
for an old viceroy OF Peru and no one Is humoroaHy
shocked y,hen he is brought Into ridcue. His Court
po familiar 10 us and the OF cOurers
the moro antics OF many The Drettist was
obliged stage trick to create laugh and
then, and the intention Ia constantly apparent
The music Of Ia PGictole' is, IN its choruses,
strongly oGenbacio as al, its companions So strongly.
indeed are the composers pecuiianties marked In
nearly all his operas that charge Of has
become very common. 1t would puzzle us to
Distinguish between the cboruses in piece aud several
Others we have heard There seyeral very beautiful
airs. curiousiy enough OF sad rather than lively
. feffdln beginning Mitu 1<o SVHyoosSst
'ehueh'' .>ane Ipdistne" recur. in egeh act
y. Az ,ntor~a,s ana !" always pleasing. Sweetest
Of an Merriam, Is melancholy Air Ia Tsres,. iu "a.
first act cher anla" On the whole. ofgenbscb
seems TO have under depressing influence OF
tame subject which prevents the burlesquc from being
amusing e has contributed fewer musical ideas to ths
than TO any OF his other works.
Mr. Batenan deserves all credit FOR the brilliant mount
ing he has given this opera The part Of La Peco In
tha hands OF Mile. Irma challenges comparis0n In
vvacty interest with any other Of Ofenbachs lead
ing roles. She makes it very charming and very
delicate In action and has opportunities to show
serious and comic power Her clear sweet trust
worthy voice has always been charming 70 u.s. Aujao.
hearty In action and strong in voice as ever Every
duet aud every leading actors encOred last
evening Leduo does the beeAn with the stupid old
Vlceroy Even his exquisite OF tho ludcrous falls
10 make II comical We laughed at LagriRoul because
his face always reminds OF his High Priest OF Jupiter
Messs Edgard and Francis made much they could
OF their small parts by /" nake-up" and action
OLE Bulls CONCERT.
The return of Ole Bull 10 NewYork was
welcomed last night at Steinway Hall by an audience
which was not only numerically large but musenly ap
preciaye and enthusiastic The reception accorded 10
The chief performer indicated how firm hold he has
uuon the popular heart. and how eOqaeLty the magic
of hs touch and the natural pathos OF his style SPEAK
thnt pstnctye love for the beautiful which inspires thc
better class OF American audiences ana wheh ior years
past no one thoroughly awakened as the gsoA.
Norwegian genius Despite the adverse influences OF oad
weather and rival attractions Stenway Hall was neafH
fl!ed Ole Bulls part In the programme consisted OF
Concerto In minor and variations on Beuims
Eamo dhg che Famo, with orchestra ana
Nocturn with piano accompaniment an OF his own com
position The best OF the three movements OF the Con
certo was the second lovely anddnte, In which the
pathos and yoceke tone OF the violin were moro adm
rhlv exbihtcd thnn e ever heard them before There