New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-15

,,,r Of the disgrdcod court fayorte. Noble ladies
,onedy sat entire day the theater TO keep their
oce FOR the evening" and kings forbade the piece 10 be
lsvcd in their dumIninns II forbidden In Vienna
"a wall rs i'm France but Mozart obtained PERMISSION 20
croducc Il as opera The librcttO prepared by
n, poptc the same who furnished afterwards the words
for "Don Giovanni" and who died a professor IN
columbia College, New.York. As so often happened IA
the days OF the great composers the opera became
.rhltct Of intrigue enough To overthrow Kingdom. The
singers 10 whom II had been committed purposcy ruined
the first performances but justice at last and the
music had triumph hardly less magnificent than the
hSt triumph OF the play. II has never lost its hold upon
che heart OF the people and the respect OF musicians
There question to its rank among operas except
whether 10 shall have the first place or the second
The lRrctto was turned into English by MT a. "roy
Mould, IN London. in lSiS aud we believe n.s
Is snb,tantlaly the one used last night VIC NV" NV
look for much OF the spirit OF Bcauinarc"'i' "' wv
,f,ti,re nor indeed would 1t be fair 10 expect moeh
grace or Wit or poetry even sense IN translation
,b u,ust consult first Of all the ruthless utuu"s VI
~,usic n Mr. Mould therefore has not made the pay
,f.,- ..ble without great deal Of assistance
ZION, tc actors, we must satisfy ourselves with pal>hS
him Tor sticking close he could to the text ana sup
pyfr. words which easily enough be sung The story
81, substantially rs follows: AhHGUrg promotes mar
rase between Figaro now become his valet and ST.
sauna. las wites maid. in order that he may the bet
Ter prosecute bis own designs upon NtSon"d'S
lie IT, informs her intended Of the Counts
designs, aud together they plot TO entrap him in
ms ucfIrious pursuit and at the same time TO shield
thtrbuo who Is making fool of himself by INDUCING
boysh passion for thGLCoUnteSs, penang lovely can
q. net 20 Ter eyebrows. and binding ~ his arm with
ribbon ch tied her cdgEOn 70 the CONSERVATION.
tevcvcr Of the innocent ,prators mature female,
N1fcea8 appear, upon the scene with written prom.
-c Of marriage given her by Figaro in some forgotten
moment OF folly. The Count the Doctor and Don Baso
support her claim, and Figaro is condemned either 70
we'd her or pay an impossible Of money ny OF
Ilmagcs. There is escape for him unless susanna
VII promise 20 meet the Count az night IN the garden
.c fcs consent. and DISCUSSES Chcrtbtao as girl to
10 her place; but the trick Is discovered
3TglIO. however escapes his threatened fate by the
rrcpo,tcrous discovery that his destined bride Marcel
..gq is ms mother. and Dr. BartUlo his fathcr,a dis
avery made of course, by the usual expedeu OF mark
20 tuc left ann. The little matter OF the assguaton IN
r. Garden however. is stll unsettled susanna and
.u, Countess change dresses; Amarira is scduced into
making love 20 bis wife, Figaro watching from be-
mind bush passes few moments from the depths OF
despair and jealousy 10 the nights of happiness Che
i1 gets b I stake few kisses from the object OF his
lIssou and the play ends with marriage, repentance,
..i'y, and general forgiveness.
The company which undertook last night the prcsc0ti
Ju u this work as their introduction OF the season, were
thoroughly competent TO interpret the lovely music IN
Which Mozart has embamed the story, and In many re-
pects were quite equal to the dramatic requirements Of
lie comedy Figaro ought 10 be actor Of uuctUous hu
uorapd Utruc vIvacty and Mr. Campbell who took The
mart Is moi that although ne il very delightful singer
Madame Rosa. however. as susanna acted with de.
m o spfchtIines for which even those WHO have seen
her do such things before prepared and To Tie
st act her fun was delightful The scenes especially
which she was REQUIRED to pass herself of as the
1,..fe Countless Miss Rose Herself and 10 imi.
fa.e that btre Iodvs gait stature and voice
d ,,,ar,, real NJ LAUGHTER Miss Uersec', role de.
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M sq.,.ae3 an the demands ipo,, her mowers II il.
. , tine ,li-i .c, that tloso demands are s,rious In
M g-t .t, docs ma, orroar at all and I'm the second
M d.. ..,, ,,y i, Whit t,usn and native Innocence
rr u 1,,., ttr,oti,.e Of all the characters is Cheru
l.. mn IN Mrs s.oliu Sine invested il with All
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y7yt Mr. .4ruiu as i5ty,,j, n dr,ukeu gardener and
NJ. E,iliuof AS Nnrreua did what little fen TO their
l, la a manner more or less cxccIent-Mr Nordblom
1 ST. scn lriur the hest Let US add that the cho-
~ ,,,g ,.,.. aud VOL dre.srd. that the opcra was
i l,,..r ,,a.ol NM, tb. st..o Than ANYTHING we
~ sc., ~ the Academy of Music in a long while and
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