Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-04
ruroUeENo OF SONG.
The nilsson Concert at masonic
Hall.

The Nilsson CohCShs -.
Hall. sc
The grand concert Of Mile NILSSON,
which hiss been ,anxiously looked for and
enthusiastically mentioned In musical
| circles for week or more past, is over,
and ears may possibly intervene before a
Nashville people may ever witness the like
again Il is really rare occurrence TO
see Masonic Hall crowded as it was last
evening, and bat only once in quarter of
a century is an opportunity afforded of
Witnessing so much beauty as was congre-
gated in The spacious hall on this memo
rable occasion. 1t was really an attractive
picture in LIES drama-a boquet of lowell
ness culled from not only this, but the
adjoining counties in this Middle Tennes-
See of ours, long since celebrated for her
beautiful and accomplished women, and
among whom will be found a greater pro-
portion Of musical genius than any other
community of the same population. 1t twas
Just such an audience that assembled last
night and bid cordial welcome to the
gifted and fascinating child of song, who.
by her soul melody, has won all hearts and
created an enthuAasm that was equaled
only BY the advent Of her Swedish sister,
Jenny Lind, many yeafs ago.
at this late hour, we cannot attempt to
spesk Of the concert in detail. The pro-
gramne commenced with duet, 'tRata-
plan, by Signors p Brigncli and N. YER
ger, both well known artists, sad the former
by the way, great favorite here. The
opening" thus given was very well re-
ceived, and loudly encored, and TO satisfy
the audience they were called again before
the footlights. The next was q violin solo
''Bellad and Polonaise" by the world
renowned Vieutemps, whose charmed
instrument IN the hands of the great mas
ter, yielded 20 his bidding and brought
forth strains ''that might create soul
under the ribs of death" After the en-
thusiasm cresled by his magic bow had
subsided, there was fiutter in the hall,
ard BOW all eyes ara watching for the
fair-haired SBede. She walks out upon
the stage with ease md grace, and is
greeted with loud and prolonged applause.
/ There is a charm about her which inspires
at first sight. Her form is majestic and
| graceful, and in her fair, bright face, there
is something indescfibabfv fascinating,
added to which She has winning
smile and queeDly beariL 6 that i:
truly bewItching. She sings Una Woes
POGO Fa' from the Barber of Seville
which has often been exquisitely rendered
by other artists, but never given with suct
postic g;ace before. The audience il
perfectly charmed, and call for her sgain
In the encore she sang beautiful SGe
dish melody, which was as sweet and mu
steal as bright Apollo's lutte. The Ro
mama from theopera of ''Martha" by Brig
noli came next, and he was in exceIlent
trim. This is one Ct his best pieces. 4
storm Cf applause greeted him at the close
and he favored the audience with the ser
ensde from Don Pasquali, which was equa
to his best efforts. The next on the pro
gramme wss the aria-Ah Forse lui from
TTayiate, BY Nile Nilsson, which was verj
fine aud enabled the song-bird to display
the great compass and power of her voice
Nov came the event Of tht
evening. Upon re-appesring upon th,
stage the pianist struck up ''Old Folks a
Home" and the first notes of the ali
caused furore that we have never seeI
equalled. Applause followed appliance
Until the house seemed 10 tremble. Flet
cher of Saltoun once remarked that if
man we're permitted 10 make all the bal
lads, he need not care who should max
the laws of Eation. The celebrate,
1 H<~eAAOS was "AO Oh laN
when that familiar cir last night fell s.
suddenly upon the audience? 1t caused
thrill that viii not soon be forgotten b
those who were present, and the echoes @
that voice who sang so sweetIy, ''O0! tax
R1a to my kind old mother" will come t.
us sgain in years hereafter
Bat we cannot follow the proeramm
through. In part second Mile. Nilsson
sang cavatina from Lucia di hammer
moor, with fate oblg by Vieuxtemps
which was one o. The grandes
efforts of the evening. She wss called on
twice afterwards, and on the third encor
blvoTed the audience with ''Home, Swee
Home, which thrilled the hearts Of th
lovers of the divine art The programm
closed with duett "a Night in Venice,
by Mile Christina Nilsson and Signor Brig
nOh, which was most equisite. The Iiant
accom- paniments by Signor Bosini is de
serving of worthy mention, and before W
close we must not forget to say that a mag
nidcent Steinway from McCIures Tempt
of Music was Gssd on the occasion.
After the concert, the band Of the six
teenth infantry serensded the Swedisl
Nightingale at the Maxwell House, al,
the street in front of the hotel was croWde
with persons taking farewell look at tn
sorgstress as she appeared in the windo1
acknowledging the compliment of the ser
enade.