New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-24
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA
MUSIC.
NIIaaOM-kUuA.

LoS us spare oufseiVos o description Of N.
festival aspect Of tAe Academy Last night wan n.
great event toward which Ars and sosesy hsye 80
loo he'd forward with % msch anxiesy erowred
ton with rinh tulnens u h enough 70 say In. -.
ever NSv.YoRk could show Of beauty ana tvt,s...-.
vas there to welcome Mss Nilsson. To rsdis.o. J,
JOwes sad spaskias eJes shsd ulster over Re -
Fui dress huttsred n the boxes aud regmen Of yo.,
men about town, intessDesssd With myriads Of m.,.
tenors and battered baritOnss made aA effective -.
ground Sor the glowing picture. Thqa ltslAa Oo.r.-
dead, eirs, hundred tmes within IA ~.
I've years-cams 10 life once mcfs "a
phenomenal yigor, and Mr.. MAretsck, via n,
buried &c 20 many times that .he has become sort !.
lyric undertaken, presided from the orchestra own
brighter musical resurrection than he has eva "
messed before Luoia 70 said to be one Of MIN sas.o,
svorte roles and we doubt rot that in least two sea..
Il will rank among her strongest AnfSet Judging NV
what we have seen and hoard st her oeacah Ne s.n
ton whether was well chosen TO show heAbest pova,
or 70 give full play to that lndescrbabs peseaal el.
which moro than voice OF action, u tho secret q h
success 1t win be accounted rank hsresy, suppom
10 nav that the r act was rather dsappoinns bat y,
believe that II tho enact truth. Tho entrance q
Lrctq Nas OF course tho ngnal for Q hearty
round Of applause and liberal oerfng OF aovsu sAs
oame upon the stage In quick resolusa way thintns
apparently more Of tbs business Of tho part tAAa "
huuloDcoy bno Gcnu6I kTBOStuI uBtuo DoN0ululy oAd
and tho deep eyes seetnng 10 light up the cold ptrt
ussed fAoe With the peculiar Northern beauty Of vALA
abe has SGT her admirers raVing Her opening csyas
was given with much intense action than w IN
accustomed to see fes Ltsesd, IN her conception na
the simple, trustfui, loving girl Of tbs ooavenHoasl
prms donna. bot nervous passionate. and We shOald
imagine, rather wllful hefolnean uncomfortable sot
person 70 be In love with, but with predisposiAsa
insanity, which, not pleasant Is appropriate. via
tho entrance Of Ed9ardo she passes into somewhat
softer mood and the latter part Of the dust e. V&Ano
to sull auraD 10 Thoroughly sweet. tendef, and Asu
Ing The whole business Of tho second act IL To We'd
ding with Arturo the return Of the absent lover and U.
despair of Ltseia at the discovery OF the fraud
of which she has been made the victim
Tho alternations Of anguish and melancholy
In the first part of tho Act arc admirably indicated A
terrible scene Of the close 10 superb Here when ala
tore on the wedding vsf throw herself at ArtTOs ie
grasped his hands, chung TO him TO her last hope and
almost fought with him he tried 10 tear himself away
one felt that that the eroe consuming love which sp
In every look and gesture msst turn TO madness VA
defeated Of its object The effect upon the audience Sn
electrical It was mpossible to mistake the demOnst
tons which followed they were the marks Of real euthu
sissm. In the mad scene the action WA perhaps aH
finer An actress raying In white muslin 10 generally
Of tho most ridiculous Of objects; but the madness
of Nelson's Lucia Ia something awful and
the same time pathetic. There Is no HO
lenoe. no rant no horrible grotesque fancy u
simply tho mad melancholy of bewildercd brain and
broken heart, bearing through AL distractions Id
rNAmoft of o great sorrow. There was something vi
and painful In the exquisite cadenss with the hu oo
cato which IN the midst Of this number as NJ
of such beauty must DO out Of place In mourDu ees
pany, and tia closing melody, "spafgi d quAick
pianto," with which LteiS finally disappears from tie
aoaue left An mpresson too deep to be soon forgotea
Yet with al these dramatic trumphs, doubt w
have said already, whether "Luota d IAmmeruOOt"
ahows the best that Nilsson DO. We reason
last night 70 modify the opinion have heretofore
pressed Of her style Of SINGING Astounding Is It does w
crude phrasing, extravagAns contrasts and defective
intonations nor was her voice ofsn heard In the purity
and fnepess for which 1t h&s been justly admired
Her success ives that Of actress rather than singer
But we must admit that after the first act it Was suc
eess Of the most pronounced hind.
The rest Of the company must be dsmssed for tonis
with brief mention. Brgnoh exerted nimseh to III
utmost % Ed0arao, and went through tho trying Id
soene with no little credit 70 himself and satisfaction
the audience. The now baritone, n. Barre, cannot
said to have made o profound impression In any W.
His voice Ia TOO Light for tho role Of Aso, and As mai
a. an artist q evidently not Of the highest But hVS
funny 30 see him shake himself when hs wants 70 give
emphasis 70 the music. The chorus numbers sbOa! a
and the orchestra the Same.
BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
In the face Of great difficulties and discour
asements the directors Of the Brooklyn PhiharnOaH
society have At last organised series Of concerts To-
tAe season Of 1sf2 and the frst pablo rehes,sA Sn
take place on Wednesday afternoon the concers eea
1xed for tho 18th Of NeyemRer ne ne e S.
Boethoyon's Fourth symphony Men1eissoonI Is
sina" overture, and selections nom Wagners Looea
grin"