New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-06
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA
THE COMING OPRRA SEASON

~ 40 many years SINCE muslcal season has
opened In NewYork with such fair prospects as the n
ing Fall and Winter hold out to u.s. II womb IN r..h >,
interpret the plans Of manager for ono or two seas. .
an earnest OF the permanent estabsent OF eithe, IA,
gsh or italian opera In the American ractropo, hn,
for the present at least shall be spared As mi,srv A
ihproyised and shabby companies and hssdxomeuts
ventures OF which It seemed cruelty to ten heruth yest
shafsh word should prove the death Of them Two ana
possibly three rOupes ARC announced and snly ons
Of these be said TO lack careful organization hs
others Ia respects superior 10 recent comb
DatiOns which have been heard in our Academy Thev
with promises Of unusual pendors In sceerv
and Dress with novelties In music and with fresh axtsts
OF good repue. The opera houss has bccn altered and
newly decorated The public Is hungry foe its fashion.
able amusement and the prospect Ia that whatever 10
excellent in the performance will be keeny appreciated
and literally supported
ENGLISH OPERA.
The first three weeks of October will be de-
voted to the Parepa- Rosa company Of English ana
American singers. Mr. Carl Rosa has published his
prospectus the principal features OF which We have
given readers In advance. The chief attraction Of
the troupe Ia Of course Madame Parepa. Rosa, Whose
praises have sounded too often TO leave extended
comment necessary now. There Is probably no prima
donna living who exces in such wide variety o. roles
there certainly none who inspires her public with susa
confidence that whatever she attempts will be performed
with perfect art and with delightful ease She IA under
stood to have returned from Europe with renewed phy
cal health and In all tho freshness and strength her
extraordinary voice. She promises to repeat Obcrun
"The Marriage Of Figaro and other great operas which
she rendered so popular during the season OF issa7o
Madame Rosa will divide the soprano roles with
two other artists, Mrs Jenny Van Zandt aud
Miss Clara DORA. Mrs. Van Zandt az ma
tive Of New-York and q pupil Of some OF our
resident masters, deserves an especial welcome. She
made her debut a. Gida at the Academy Of Music In
1884, being then in her twentieth year She has been In
Europe for the last six years. and for four
seasons has filed leading position at Covent Garden.
where she seems to have been Of the most
popular Of the light sopranos Her Marguerite
this Spring was extravagantly praised by the
Engsh critics. and there will be general desire 10
her in the character In New-York The lady who
appears under the stage name Of Clara Doria Is dsugh
ter Of the celebrated English composer, John Barnett
and has sung great in Italy, Germany and England
OF her standing artist we know nothing She 10
young and said to be remarkably handsome. She win
make her first appearance In 1.-THE Bohemian Girl" Tho
first place on the list Of contraos belongs OF TO
Mrs. Zelda Seguin. Of the most charming OF our
American singers the heavy dramatic parts such a.
U7rca and Azucend, will be assigned to Mrs. Aynsley
Cook. Mr. Tom Karl, the new tenor, Is evil
IDENTIFY expected TO make q sensation. He
has been engaged during the past three seasons
at Milan, where Petrela selected him for the leading
good accounts Of bis ability tnore az 0rasta and
marvellous stories of his personal beauty Mr.. William
Castle will be enabled by Mr. Karls addition to the COM
pany, to devote himself all the more to those robuss
parts for which he has lately shown marked predieo-
ton Mr. Aynsley Cook ia to be the leading baritone.
He visited York with his wife several years ago, a.
member OF the unfortunate Lucy Escott English opera
Company which went to pieces at the Winter GARDEN
with rapidy unparalleled In the history OF tneatrca
but Mr. and Mrs Cook were In no wise respon'
sbe for that They went home again before anybody mad
heard them and must be looked upon now as srangers
Mr.. Cook, whose voice Ia said TO have an unusual
range, will share Of the basso ednanfe parts with
our old favorite C. Campbell while basso pro
Jondo has secured In the person Of Mr. Ellis Ryse
II he Ia real bdsso proondo land good one) he will
give musical luxury which we have long missed
Mr. Edward segun the arduOus duties Of bufo
and Mr.. Hall and Mr.. when take the secondary bsss
and tenor parts This Is unusually complete and well
balanced company, organized with much moro respect
than managers in America have generally shown for tho
many requirements Of an operate season. and there
to be reason why 1t should not give us con-
slant variety Of well prepared performances The chorus
has been enlarged by importation from COvent Gar
don, and is placed under the direction OF Mr.. Howard
Glover Mr. Rosa will Of course direct the orchestra,
which is also to be reinforced from London. large
sum of money hiss been spent In the importation OF
new wardrobe The will consist OF three sub
scripton nights and two extra nights in each week
with the usual matin6es Thursdays set apart for
Brooklyn.
The repertoire comprises "OberoD" 1.-THE Marriage Of
Figaro" Don Giovanni" Der Freyschdtz," "The Black
Domino" "Lurline," the "Bao In Maschera," Trova
TORE" Lucrezia Borga" Martha" and other standard
works. and several operas which quito almost
forgotten stage are also promised. Tho most in
terestng Of these announcements Is the production Of
Z" The Water Carrier" Of Cherubni, that "nObe old
man las MendessOhn called him. whose pure dignihed,
and yet melodous music refreshing after the tfins
sweets Of modern school and the intellectual severity
Of the other "The Water Carrier" though absolutely
unknown in America, Is Of the composers master
works. and Ia the only one indeed which has kept the
stage In Germany Balfes "6etanella" never per.
formed here as an opera, will be brought out for tbs
first appearance Of Mrs Van Zandt. Foravanti's Col
umella" will be absolute novelty, and Doni1etts
ANNA Bolena" and ROesinis "Gazza Ladra" will DO
most welcome reyiyals
ITALIAN OPERA.
The Nilsson season will open as soon as the
Rosa troupe has retired and Is announced 10 last 20
nights 1t evident that the brilliant social successes
Of Miss Nilsson during the past Summer are to combine
with other in making Mr. Srakoscs venture ex'
ceptionaby profitable and the exulng tone Of his pre-
limnary manifesto is probably justified. There can
hardly be doubt Of Miss Missions triumph In some OF
the operas assigned her. and in all her appearance b
certain to excite great deal Of interest She to DO
assisted by Mile Marie Le0n-Duval who has been for the
last year two acceptable light soprano In London
During the season which has just closed at Drury Lane
she was cast for such parts Rosna, Maria I'm the
"Figia del Reggimento Oscar the Page, and AargAer
ita, alternately with lima di Murska and Mile Mari
mon The oOntralto roles are all given 70
Miss Cary, who In her own line is always
excellent The new tenor, NJ. Capou TO US with
splendid reputation from London, and (what is much
better good reputation from Paris. His voice is light
and sweet his style the very ghtest and most sent
mental of all French styles his action the quntessence
of gentee French poetry and we-regulated passion.