New-York tribune., 1872-12-09
MUSIC AND TIE DRAMA.
MUSIC.
THE CLOSING OPERA sHAsOS.

THE CLOSING OPERA sHAsOS.
Last week was extensively advertised as tho
last OF the OF the Academy Of Music although b
was well known musical circles that was not TO 10
tho last and indeed the prospectus Issued 10 The early
Autumn had announced that the performances would
continue until the l2th Of December. On Friday nighta
sort of farewell entertainment was gwen by tae artists
who were yet going away and portions o. various
operas were sung the presence OF large sssembne
on Saturday there matinee Advertised IN tho ;ol
loy wing terms Academy Of Music. Italian OperaLuc-
en- Grand Matinee. Lucrczla Borga Uckots etc" Mad
ame Incca did sing, and there no intmaton
tho programme that she had int ndsd or been
pected 30 sing; but the LVcrez.o was Mile Teyie.
OF course ;here was q gTes,. deal Of dIssausfac-
ton among tho audienre; but tho managers
have apparently made, up their minds that the
people OF New-Tbrb will endure anything, and
DO not mu1h %onder at tllcir thinking 80. The
iust cosi1g-:or have reason to know that
viii reall( close this week, the Opera House being en-
gagged sitter next Monday farhas been very sue
cessu from money point Of views but artistieaiy u
has bec.l the most disappointing wo can rememoer no
aD o co he too strong the eareessness OF
most OF the performances, the vTetchedness OF tho
orchestra or the badness Of the chorus Operas have
been placed upon tho stage with mise en- scene that
| was both contemplate and contemptuous. Even tho
"Troyatore" was sung IN as company Of amateurs
could have done It, The leading artists, with the ex-
! cepton Of Nine. Lucca Miss Kellogg, ana perhaps We
should add NJ. Janet, who ia generally but not uni
formly good above the third rate ID e pro-
fesson IL indeed they rank as bgh as
the third rate; and In comparison VITA the
flaming promises Of the prospectus their performance
seems rdlcnlous Yet Nine. Lucea has proved an at
traction strong enough to on the house whenever she
has sung II there has been in her case none oil that
which characterized tie popular devotion
to MILE Nilsson, strong and almost universal interest
has at any rate been taken in her personaonsi IL mas
q rfrnafa a nf
herself and the mbecy OF her supporters and thus far
IL has apparently not diminished n tho least There Is
some reason that ~ may encourage managers 10
90 on giving MS worse and operas long as they
can find one brilliant mako tho fortunes OF thcr
season.
POPULAR CONCERTS AT sTEINwAY HALL.
Mr.. J. H. Bonawitz began last Saturday az
seinway Hall what he calls series OF popular concerts
Tie programme contained many excellent things, bus
the epitiet popular" applicable TO mono OF them
Neither was 1t applicable 10 the audience Tor tberc was
nobody present except handful Of connois'eurs' Mr
Bonawitz had vigorous orchestra OF 30 pieces Wa0a
payed o festival overture Of Leutner's, and setu-
manns beautiful Hat symphony The overture was
rendered pretty we'll but such work as tho Symphony
ought not to been attempted without better exc
cutans or careful preparation Miss sterhs co'
tributcd two interesting groups OF songs Inc nrs'
illustrating an ancient style which We might wish could
he revived embraced arias by Astorga salyat0r HOsa
and UanCcl the uint anu thliu poiohRho ~
half of tho eighteenth century the second belonging to
the middle or latter part Of the seventeenth she SANG
them with excellent simplicity aud sentiment ana tAe
Handel aria especially with considerable pathos' Aho
second eroup represented tho best modern German
school, and contained selections from Schubert Schu-
mann, List and Rubinstein. Mss Sterling always
makes up her programme Ike true musician, VIII an
extensive knowledge OF her ant AID profound reVer
enoe for IT,
Tie concert was moreover Interesting for the appear
ance of Miss Otii.c klauczek, young pianist VINO Is
practically a stranger halls, Though shc las once
already appeared BcoOkyn and once at seuhpiiFa'e
entertainment by the LcderkraEz. She played con
certo in y minor by Kalkbrenucr--not very strong
composition, but a very pleasing one - aud II the
audience had been dstressingy small to DC en-
tlusiastlc she would doubt have won an emphatic
testimony Of approval. Her execution Is sare iorc"e
and highly finished. sho makes no bnnders. she neg
lects 10 little grIces she has more vivacy we should
saw than sensibty. and IL remarkable for pro-
clson an endurance than for exceptional brdncy or
freedom A good. honest, conscientious, and we'll
trained performer she will be welcome acquisition 10
our list Of resident piauists.