The New York herald., 1871-03-27
ITALIAN OPERA.
Short Spring Season at the Academy--A
Company from Havaun-Thc Cuban Idea
OF Lyric Art-What We May Expect.

A short Spring Season at the Academy-A
Company from Havana-The Cuban Idea
OF Lyric Art-What We May Expect.
HAVANA, March Is, 1871.
The operatlc season at the Teatro Alblsu has been
closed, after successful representations
and the same company are now giving a short
season OF Italian opera at the Teatro de Tacon. Mr.
Chizz0la OF the Fourteenth Street College OF Music,
came here just as the Albisu season was clos
ing, and has made engagements with some OF the
leading members Of the company for o season OF
opera In New York. He has already departed on his
return, leaving his artists to follow him. and by the
time this reaches you he will be almost ready to be.
gin operations In your city. As there is much
musical taste among the people OF New York, In
spite Of the croakngs of certain cliQues and as there
will be considerable interest In the success in this
capital OF the artists whom Chizzoa is about to In
troduce to the New York public l have concluded
to send you short resume of lyric art in Caba..a
The artists whom Chizzola has engaged are
Signora Ida viscomte, prtn,a donna drdn,attca,
Signor Giuseppl Villan te'a0re r0bnsto. and Sgnor
Enrica Carozeli, teore dt grdzfo. It is not impos
sib]e that Kate M0rensi who was always great
favorite with New York opera goers may be induced
to accept an engagement also, and seek to renew
some Of her former triumphs. The interest OF the
opera season here centred about these artists but
as New York will have an opportunity to Judge
touched. 49, u .stiH ,stNf S--ts Stf.e
Havana is not what New England would call re-
proper to call 1t civilized cty but one thing is cer
tam, like IN most Catholic cities, there is much
to the lyric stage. operate management is s,is.
tained by subscriptions which WORK satisfactorily
as the suoyenton system Of Europe and insure
rich families may be seen In their boxes nearly
every opera Iight q & the season. The ladies go be.
cause they may be looked at, though 1t must he
confessed that the desire to escape for short time
from their cages at home is an additional induce
ment and the gentlemen find 1t ft opportunity for
their favorite advertisement OF gazing ut the wo-
men. But the passion for music is the leading I'M.
pulse and SO the opera houses are always crowded.
Society asserts its pecularlties in the Havana
opera house as well as in the homes Of the rich.
Ladies occupy the boxes only, the parauet being
times SIT Ia the tertutto or third tier, where men
are admitted: The general effect OF this arrange.
and beauty OF the first and second tiers are the only
silver Innings to the dark cloud In the body OF the
house. No assemblage. however distinguished can
of the parquet, and rush out to drink and smoke
and ogle the women between the acts, leaving this
part Of the house entirely empty But the Cubans
seem to like It, ana perhaps 1t is the best arrange
ment in q country where men are the veritable
lords Of creation and women only mems playthngs,
part Of the furniture Of their houses, and the most
precious adornments Of their boxes at the theatre.
Gg TO e IN yaaa IS wn an
seat, is an escudo, or 81 12N IN gold; and II gen.
teman desires his vile to accompany him ne has no
tickets being 81 rs each. Eleven dollars is very
fair sum for o nights entertainment, and, as con-
trasted with New YORK, the price js excessive. "a
The operas sung here during the winter were
"PoliutO,n Norma - "Un HallO In Maschera,n "Lu-
crezia Borgia," Lucia al Lammermoor.W "Mar-
tha,n ''RIgoletto" and Macbeth" visconti gained
her greatest triumph In s'Pouto' and the ..Balo in
Maschera" but she sustained nerself wen In all the
parts she assumed ana was applaudeq as an actress
cepsabe in .Pouto and Risoetto" and Caro-
zel was avorlte In every part because of his good
looks and graceful ways. The second season will
close here In o few days. The company was sue
ccssful in both engagements; but at the Ablsu and
OF the Tacon there was some Of the worst manage
and the orchestra was handled without knowledge
or skill. The three singers who gave most pleasure
60 to New York. Let New YORK accede TO or re-