, 1870-04-05

Ihourht he would be eiectet. anyhow, for he did |
not see many Of them round at the election
''ifsssslt III mees.lpg then adjourned.
AMUSEMENTa
HTnE Ri1rc P1UIE"
It is alHa5a pleasant to revive "reminiscences oi
operas, especially tn the case Of such gEand no-
sca work a "The Magic Flute, which has oeen |
composed upon such scale thai 1t u not ofIen A.
tempted Though, mu&ica1ly. ii ID one OF the most
besut1fnl In the whole range Of oEcraA It WIS
urst given IN this city II McSlckera Theatre 1anu-
sry II, with the following cst Of the leadtn1
,ol<s: Sa,ustso, ca1l Fnsnea; 7'1ns:no. Hlmmsr;
Pa7nfSa, Fredertci: Fnpsceno, Graf; Aonostatei,
LehmAns Fupes<ad, CAnisaa: QUEEN Of Mshs, Jo-
hammer. 1t was given sgatn On December 80.
1865 at the Opera House, with the following cast:
sa1us.ru, Herm auns; 7amtna, Pierre Bernard:
9eaa, D1iuba; Qu<e, ef Sight, Rotter. Since that
sasf @ esenins. G :. II The ceaeosiis Msansrs5@.
y asnE s and 1Gf Il a r iasrsa e
Gtssnalta ARnhelehos, whose recent perform
anees Of Der FrclschuH arc stu fresh 10 the
least, 70 whom We owe 30 much In music, arc de-
termined to Keep aliFe musical spirt In our
,na e. Sess 1ns pGpqa5
as.also very happy occaston tor Ar. QrosscuTth,
the new leader 0! the concordia, tor II gaye N
and a. * lis >i sommand Al of the baton In developing
lcst The Geaeorila broaeht to ,thslr YORK
e:'sziess9 es:ssies sa' aud
ss.etol Tier IT, ne.ssI aparsa sd.ru% NJ
Magic Flute " "oa the stage win richness and
elegance In al respects which nsve never been
eqnallcd here before In opera There has been
Tie cond1ctor has labored enerXetiealy amt
artuously, because It was to be his INST pnbllc ap
degree ., importance. The society, IN heatt6y
competition With the Ge1napia MRanerchoE, felt
IN unusual deg1cc Of pride aud enthusiasm N the
bs Ia ausaons sy Tie performance ei Der Ersss,
chGtzr Hence the chorus ras strengthened and
ana e oae4a ~ ane
- NM NJ. tzne.zlestsS, VI. Gacs, aiss dod.ticksf,
Messrs. B!scho1, Fo1tz, aud Holman Nothing
In fact, was let undone which should help TO MAKE
the performance worthy Of the work, and for this
the society dcstrvea crest praise. 1t has given Us
not only What VIC cannot furnish ourselves, but IT
has given tt to us with accessories such As the pro
Inter % Morx for psy, and pay onJ, The former has
been actnatcd BY i lore Of music and 4 desire to
promote and encourage The lntsrcsss Of an
stnYJ OF "The Magic Flnte,r for Il would he
almost Impossible to make 1t intellesble from the
oaen l!e,s.tos sspscy from he s,1on SnnSas
- II ii hsd been translated By scnoolooy. The
great want which hss always been tet II connse,
shau give the story with some show OF consistency
md some r1ctcnsions TO unisy. Al present aA tne
librettes a1e prsPostesoas and q dislo!ntea ea Tea
leading numbers arc the opening aria OF the bird
catcher, Fnpdge7o, r. ve9t':fHngsT; Iarninoa
A. A. e. .ts lie u ss5;: s T. 5s' .s END n Ct:
the following quintctte. with the tutn:sum aecom-
saa trg gss e. ps hs tTe @
und 0siris and In dit.en Hri9en Ha'len the duo Of
the two PRIESTS, Rs,eah7H tueh; the aria TOT the
gse xsa tie roeeas taa ara R Ra
% innny Duo 81 bet1een Faneg<no and Tapa,zsa. il TIC
! yet nowing harmony. With The e1esr
sn score and the lass alsa nd
which ar not intrtnslcalI din1eut, except n tae
\ matter Of expression, the music ef tho WORK Is
1hst lae coacSris Il IN ssnsers nave a.steIed Is a.
wen "a they have renecta great credit upon them.
msa ~ a1
trances ana exits with ali the ease Of old stsgcrs
The chorus numbered el9htJ-four all told, ladies
and GenLcmen. aud, with their rich costnlulnss,
mAac a very elegant appearance
We nsvs aIe9 pSssh ,n on 1eSa soS Sp1 @
Asasha, as the sccent performances Of 1 "Dea
ihoss Impressions, except for the better: II tic
grand aras OF her part Of fumina she rose to even
greater heights Of excellence. Her hne form and
quick perceptions Of the dramatic and m1sica
| tdefs Of her role, and her nch, sweet voice. a
ea u e ,Ae axs .sc esa xh Merns .ns x
feror 70 her IN The reEs Of AoaAa ner @ustc 81 Il
M s2 o9 fn ens s.ass saa
Of these qua!itlca rss angNered IN her PER
eona1ion both dramatically and mns!ca!iy
4a5 ,s snaEi q Def ee e,asas a.. u sha g.
| appeals to death to release her trnm her sorfoTs
was marked y exquisite purity q iatona.ion AZ
thns1ss1c bursts Of applause dnE.nR The evening
| shower OF bouquets. and = call heforc the cu1
ta,9 At sas eiess 9t the 81 talsd st -, .,,. ,,t
most trying Folt, As III her Inuaic rnrs ve!J hug
ard Is extremely dit1cuit She acquitted hersel
hs sms eat IT. yeEs III es ed
quite nexlGle, and neve. nnplessaak Botn q - ns
ufn1cult nor,tuFt+ she sang Ia cNqut*tte STYLE n
nther ladies' did well, especially the three ladies
Nj. Mscho0 aersonasion vas sGs15tsc 70 ese.
one, aud only makes US regret that he has not d
sote4l himself exclusively 70 music. Had he doE
: on The iyr1c stasr. Fsw operate tenors VINO ha,
lnen here have combined 20 much dramatic fet
i
1teoron. HIS voice Is very even throughout.
t8ness notsA 20 sses ~ e.%1 tne,n ny snrs
= 70 them. but attzeks them Clearly and forc1by.
at these desirable qualities be ADDS great c1pre
] ston. and tsIe accuracy OF tone Aad tunc
: MI. Horuan brought 70 bis TaL OF Saynaro
tnssn1nccnt bass voice inits natural quaHsy. bros
reb. desH, ahu sono19an aaa ,.an.. Sa " ~ ~ y
fcose, although the part y often wr,t,en EsrI 10
But beyond ~ be did not re1ch ne excellence e
oshsL seo o m eEn aeu ans aaasor
snat prudncrd by meoy ether heavy bass toic,
! You constautlT imagine that he will get oil t
Eey, a. imagining Wish, we 1sgses II y 81, I'll, y
aiEs Ift and Tue !" t'e'sn hf'taf" aa!te". Mnl
} tarc for Jeass formed the fta
room were sung however, admirably. ne u \
addlctcd u siurrtne and jumping over aecldtnts
r. ns p;s .S.s 6as NV ~ p ssG
= expression. In nction he Is neAe! kna nnlap
- stoned; nsiltea, Perbar% Which MAJ g n.n1
T. the ehAFse!es o. sG'na" @ tIai W. .sirnIse ri
littlc mole fpa11fe1 ana .ess tnG1a ,t a&n.sS w
can forgive much however. 70 toaee o., o. u u
splendid natural aSan!s an o. ~, ~ ~
Il mude ~, =, -o,,tc,
~ fnltz Wis tupcfh4 fnrdet1so. aaa u snu11A .p
a7 dssy - 'Ita 1!tcp u .s ae 1ta n sdt
100 sS!e ~ n1 ~ ,ns1 " ~ s,ronnncr, suceeaes Of
W. 6ne u II. tne nes. MEn ~, ionIaat .nnx
1a0 snee % ID TIE eeneezs-soom would hsF'liJ lesd
. TO zasreet hc had 20 meea no9oss ,,,c,,,,x h.
fa TIE eEehssTa n1dsr Co., ~; .n% ni.Ies e ex
lenuT. TIE socleS ana ~ tseAsi. E nv s..paT
sao srG 70 oe gaetc r.1oura ~ - ono ana
az az III ny ~ yes,ner of ~ GeTmnnIa Tue o.
bic vii be repeated sMIsS M sssn.Rs; ses.r..
The rUot Mssss q tae aaseam asei:aes ne +
Ilquant modes RtrDAn Es5e t-te, o. I. 1e,e.r.