The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-20


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Nis- WILSON'S First Concert.
II Is long time since the Old World -on u,
any Of her great singers. 70 Is twenty years since
sic sent US erest one a. tho lady Who has lust
come to Ne. and then It was. as 10 this case =
Svcdc. u an execution wsre 70 BE- made
to this broad statement, It would have e.
be in The case Of Mnesmc Parara Whose great
ness 10 certain directions Of r7r MT is suprenr
The audience that gathered at stcinway HllI last
evening was certainly duly impressed with
the artistic importance Of the occasion IA
VS. not common audience, or en- Indifferent
ON, but represented fully tho critical. literary and
artistic portion Of our cihztra 10 was araat Il.
Numbers, Overlooking the large hail rrd anms hfT
the smaller one the connoctn 9 door M nr Thrown
open. IL was attentive, excited aud cxrsctant Tho
programme opened Crave'y and seriously. 4 was so
arranged MAT moi Ming frivolous or oven rlt SHOULD
Drcccde the entrance OF Miss Nilsson. First caIuu
the ever lovely Obcron overture into winch Vpa
Weber hos woven 90 mrch cf hs romantic sriii'
Thcn the " GrHi1s A0iDus 7tN,' the ntp trio
Of spirit. Aner these MIR. Niou1tamps pflNci his
ballad ani p3lonaiSc-a work that ~ performed
hero on Lis last writ. mud with which iis brethren
OF the bow have Kept Tie memory green at many %
concert since. Il is a composition molly con.
ccNcd, and was finely executed, nAd Ger
,anlY would have won its author REGAL,
under any other circumstances. But the
f,r the pri,aa donna md all the other nlembcrs O,
'he COMPANY. even VieuN'emps FOR this evening 20
least. stood in her shadow. ilardl, lld the doors
o0cu again to ADMIT upon the a'lGe ~ fair AMI
noble and gentle presence as ever la!scd
thclr threshold Miss Missions pictures loof like
her ia ,orm hut they ra even 70 eugg~si tho ANNA
ton and brightness and sunny beauty that CLOVIS
uron her cir face. She Is tan AMI slender and
graceful. blonde like most OF her countrvWomen.
nd yet not what DR.. Eolmos calls a washed-ou,
blonde, bat ono IN whom the color comes and
goes. She was perfectly NJ her ease, aud made
herself az once NJ home with her audience There
are some persons, a. We all know, Who have us
happy faculty OF placing themselves AZ once in
harmonious relation w,,h their public, vhik others
rninaiu forever cold and Isolated aud gym pa he
Miss Nilsson il emnen'lY ono Of the former class,
aud VIII crfrv The pOpulsr enthusasm vita,
nor wherever she goes. A. sh0 stood before tho
audicnc dressed WITH The most scrupuous simpici.
the ornaments In the hair being plain white
noN,'s' her blue eyes looking VAL kindiiners
10y s5o9 g sgT AND D SSr face T1dis with
purity and beauty that satisfied every expectation.
Tue lady ,wai greeted win the seartiest OF wei.
comes. When these had suUsiied, the suheneo
composed itselrto listen
Miss Nilsson had chosen with exceeding good taste,
and feeling introduce herself TO the public through
the medium of one Of Handel's most RELIGIOUS and
spiritual aones--the familiar aria, ANGELS ever
b,sht ana FAR II was sung by, Mss Nilsson
aver hcr own h.hion. quite unlike the WY ia
which IL IL ordinarily given-with more lib.
critic. with the time and ptrasing. with
IL SLOWED the great beauty OF her voice tho perfect
cN'nncss Of its r. lister, her entire Cmmand over
u. ana capacity FOR singing broad. LARGO cdatdbN1
movements. Subsequently Miss Nilsson sang
great soera from Ambrose Thomas Hamlet full Of
transitional emotion, being, N fact, Ophe.
lls mad scene. And In this she mani
Hstel 40 much dramatic power. a. TO make
e'cri one regret that tue prospect OF seeing her In
opera IL So r. mote.
An aria rom Vcrdrs 'Trsviata" oompletet the
solos sung by Miss Nilsson. These doult selections
showed how varied were her powers; how flexible
her voice, how faultessiv smooth and pure IN tone
and also Row powerful IN this lattcr quality Il was
most of all a surprise, for the reports from abroad
epOtc OF hers az ~ organ Of medium power
Sten"ay Hon have been peculiarly adapted to II:
certainly it, volume was all sufficient there
Mss Nilsson undoubtedly stands on the threshold
ct ~ great ach.evcmenis here as she has made
In Europe Tie close OF her concert last
evening was real ovation. Tho stage
WIS barrcadcd with flowers, nom pro,
lilious hltps requiring three men TO In
u en- on 20 the platform 20 tho sma icst bouquets
2 his was not much, however. This genuine test of
Appreciut ION was In the why IN which the audience
fIee % meet her when sho appeared in response "
'hc final recall
The wili waving or handaercniefs and tho Ciuas
.tn' ring thrOugu the hall sho oil plp ly That Mise
Nilsson had struck the key note OF American gym.