The New York herald., 1872-11-10

hight and shadow is placed, provided there be light
bestowed always and unhesitatingy on one or two
artists, the safer to pull down the Others shail
try to give a short outline OF the merits OF the
singers as far as can until now Judge them, ana
mete out Justice to the best OF my ability.
:, Aosat Lucca, who is universally acknowledged to
shores, We shall speak later II say universally
acknowledged, must except one paper, in which
an arneson rea, ai arn from any schoolooy wnat ~
SeiecIs i ne mas discovered IN her singing showing
ms ich are 70 ssfection and making state
Consistent with the fact s Say ea'ey im
cannot prevail with 9 man who Ssss not even
to guess what else his reasons may bel will
leave him to himself. The punishment may b.
Miss Kellogg, an experienced well-trained, skill
fu singer, with brilliant flexible voice and
charming stage appearance Is an extremely valu-
singer she lacks richness and fulness OF the organ
better acting superiority OF inspiration and that
singers Of the highest order attract and impress
their audience. That she is next to the star OF the
opera, the best acquisition that could be made, 1t
may be said that had TO be made am able to
prove. admit that her method Is defective, tnat
she cuts her phrases, takes very frequently her
notes en- dessouS dreadful habit; that her upper
notes from the f upwards, begin to trembling. and
other little defects which with great care she might
avoid. For all that she was by no means bad
Donna Anna, as some papers would have IT, and 1t
must be borne In mind that the part is one OF the
most dinicult and most trying ever written. Miss
W,
this alone is worthy of high commendation-gav
the air with a thorough appreciation OF the great
composer's meaning, which Is Dy no means to be
underrated. She Is not grand enough for certain
parts, and has not sufficiently that power OF charm
Ing her audience which made Nilss0ns Travlata
such an attraction, but Miss Kellogg Is very de-
serving artist, and repeat 1t, very valuable
acquisition.
One thing the exacting critics ought to bear IN
chiefly, matter of money. At 0 late hour when
the best singers are already engaged, they cannot
in Europe only in May last year. they were
thus from engaging
parts. But is the American public aware OF
the prices which singers ask and OF the limits OF
payment. which the managers OF the Academy Of
singers are expected to be on a par with, or at
least nearly approaching Lucca their salaries must
VI as Be % in Se 1s
while In London the regular price is a guinea,
nearly doubled on PATHS nights, Lucca or
Nilsson nights, that IS to say about eleven
dollarsY In St. Petersburg, where never a
."Don Juan" was given with such Ter
New York, where the orchestra is ten degrees be-
low the New York orchestra, the regular price Is
twelve silver roubles, or $10 In Paris, where the
$1,000 francs, the receipts never reached 700 900
francs, the subvention paying the rest. But who
subventions the Academy OF MusicG A great num-
who have right, whether they use 1t or not, to be-
come competitors actual rivals In the market OF the
gagements, sometimes cumbersome and annoying; (;
but where Is the compensation for the space taken
that is % for the diminished income, BY those per.
outcry has been raised against the gentlemen OF
the troupe-Abrugnedo, Moriami, Sarapani and
ViZZan
Moriami has good voice, sings well, though
sometimes In questionable taste I'VE quote the in
excusable change he makes at the end OF the sere-
nade), and, though not up to the mark OF Don
Giovanni good actor But who sang and acted
Don Giovanni wellG We simply say nobody from
tlemen sang the part to Perfection. There is, we
know it well, one perfect Don Juan-that is Faurc ;
but he is not to be had until next season. and then
perhaps the very least he would take would be
200 gold. Are the subscribers willing to In
crease In proportion to the number Of great singers
they demand, the sum OF their subscription
Then there come Vizzani and AbrugnedO. These
two gentlemen have reused the anger OF critics
and others on anything but reasonable ground.
showed at the general rehearsal OF the Aricaine'
though sickness. which in this season catches men
Ss the @ 81 s
before the public. 1t is but fair to allow him to do
80, and to Judge him then.
SignOr ViZZani has neither great voice, nor is
| he an extraordinary singer; but far from being
| bad, his Italian pronunciation and true emission
singing always In tune, with acommendable know
| edge OF music, make him an agreeable singer
Moreover, he was the only one to be got since
about q hundred theatrical managers have created
greater demand than the supply of tcnors can be.
That some critics have made up their mind to
sacrifice him to their ire becomes quite evident,
Wnen reau In paper tnaJ lie Is "perIeCtIy exc
crable,n though the same paper q few weeks ago
called him "a remarkable improvement on Capoul."
Sparapani has got warm, sympathetic voice,
sings well, must Improve In acting and particu-
larry in pluck before the public, who are so gener-
Gus and hospitablc in America that he really need
not be so frightened before them.
Janet Is good singer, with a frank, clear, full
| voice. sings Italian well, though he might some-
times mind his words more carefully. He acts
well, too well In some instances, for he makes too
much fun as LepOrellO, who Is ridiculous coward,
who ought to make the public laugh at his expense
and not laugh at it himself. In other parts Mon
sieur Janet has proved himself q conscientious,
useful, talented artist.
Mile. SAM has suffered, as is generally known,
| from severe attack Of diphtheria, and has but
| within these last days sufficiently recovered to
show that she possesses FULL thick, warm, true
contralto voice OF rare volume and timbre. Hel
| Spanish blood warns occasionally to true intense
dramatic feeling, and we maintain that there Is nc
European theatre that can boast of possessing q
| would have much to say about Lucca but she
cannot be spoken OF in few words, and the limits
| OF this article don't allow me to give the space
actresses. Great Is here the anxiety o
amateurs to decide as to who is greatest. Luccs
or Nilsson. say Lucca, because the great ar
tistc power is more important than the mere
charm. Michael Angelo BuonarOtti is greater thar
Raphael Sanzio d'Urbino, Beethoven is greate
than Mozart, the eagle Is greater than the nightin
gale, and Lucca, who Is an eagle and nightingale
Is greater than Nilsson. who was the charm, tn,
great dramatic or vocal power OF Lucca
Finally l mention chorus and orchestra
Neither OF them are perfect but continued drilling
| is necessary to make them That leaders like
/ Mr.. Carberg, who swing the arms round through
the air instead Of marking determined, decisive
| beat; who follow instead OF commanding the time
| OF the band; that such men, In fact, who have not
| one of the numberess qualities requisite to make
good leader won't improve the ensemble OF chorus
| and orchestra Is perfectly certain. Bands, like
| armies, are made by their leaders. Mr.. MaretZek
| an experienced musician an excellent leader, full
| OF energy too full sometimes for certain move
ments), and having his eye on every singer and on
every Instrument at the moment Of enrce, ''s the
| right man in the right place." Let us give him
chance to realize our just expectations
NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 1872. MUSICUS.
MUSICAL REVIEW