New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-21
MUSIC
TIE OPERA.

At the Academy of Music on Friday and Satur-
day there were crowds Of that Dense suiocatng Kind
which are seldom except on 1.-THE evenings OF the
Philharmonic concerts. The attraction on Friday was
Martha" with Madame Parcpa Rosa, Mrs scguin, Mr.
Castle and Mr. Campbell in the Cast-and the attraction
on Saturday matinee performance OF Tho Mar
rage of Figaro" Miss He-see unwell and Lad TO
Ont ont both her solos but otherwise tho opera well
given and the audience INDUCED Tin applause TO an ex-
tent unusual at matinees. Tie public Is learning 10
love MozaIt's beautiful work, and we have little
doubt that after few more hearings 1t would be pro-
nouuced of the most popular operas on the stage
The people are in advance of the critics or course II
gentlemen do MT like Mozart they much TO be ped,
but not to be argued with Ii they refuse to accept the
general verdict which places The Marriage OF Figaro
among the worlds great works. they arc WrctChed nu
steal outcasts be but this is free country, ana
why should We burn them for heretcst ii they talk OF
the u,lty of attempting TO reyivc Mozart after tho
mucb better things Of Verdi and Bake O, let US hope
tbev do nj know that Mozart wrote Don Giovanni"
,ba, Don Giovanni is to-day OF the most uniNer
sally popular OF all operas If one critic gayey iaIoms
us that the Figaro is not equal to "The
bohemian Girl" let us remember That Tie
same authority coniesses that Mozart mad
a good method which Is very handsome aekno"ledE
neut and does equal credit to the writer's head and bis
nort et the re are some false criticisms upon hozar,s
work which are hardly matters Of taste Nhen inc
" very nice old gentleman wrote this opera says one
the orchestra was Il poor affair, aud 80 the scores
are tbn;-the fact being that when tie very nee OLA
gentleman wrote Che % years Of age ana lie died a
s te orchestra bad already received It's enormous ue
veIonmeut from Haydn and MozartS scores are remaka
bic for richness and variety OF course the orchestra
a hoo, improyel since then; there has been progress
IN ihe manufacture Of instruments; peIoIneiS
ran now execute passages when century "Ho
woud have been impossible; Rossihl mas in'lo
duced into tho orchestra instrumental SOLOS Apu
Beethoyen has taught the capabilities oi inc oeo anu
some other instruments; but because Mol@lts too''
we're not az good as must his work De eane" iu
frori His scores lack resonance. Gays one uhpee'ci
Well SO does the nuc lack resonance TO ah ear "ccuo
toned 20 the locomotive whistle. The tot enc sPee -
not half as resonant as the vulgar fanfare III aust
and If you want TO hear II you must 70 III OUT OF 'no
lobby and whisky Is stronger than Lehr! "" 'N i''''
| and peony five times as bis rs moSS-fo'c' b''
| ofti A Sunday paper complains that the Figaro i
nothing but pleasantly and rccltauyc though lCio ~
not scrap Of rcctaiye IN the whole Of It, except il
prelude 10 the DIRE SOM and another to INC D'' non
II l. pure melody all tho waylthrouehf ono o'9
That has been made to no performance al Inc Ao"' "
wen taLeu-it needs q smaller house. bht eve" WEN
thls ana some few o,hcr drawbacks us p!'h"'"o" "
bec" true sonrco OF delight and after hearing " 'O"'
! tnes Wr arc SD. reluctant - I,t - -.
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