The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-10-01

thing new In Italian opera here. The Mariners
artistic singing and praise Is also due to the
spirited rendering OF the address to Drama by
& I'D Ii lhs ~ SSss ss sas In
melody i2r the bssses-l9 the first act.
But the astentfep, eyes and ears OF the audience
were centred upo2 the little songstress who p9r
InqulsItors wss the signal for as hearty wei.
come than We have ever kn0H'n gwen 10 prima
donna at tue Academy Of Music Oh nef hfs' appear
There was not much for her to disr,~.v her great
talents in this act, but enough TO SHOW % Of S"e
voice or the mezzo soprano order even ia al ns
registers pure and sympathetic In tone and qniye,
vssco al Cana was brought before her In the prison
scene the lovely sIumber song, given with the
% onas inonss Of sast
lyric genius. Then the duet with vasco, in which
thought that her love is returned, was given with
an 0utburst OF JOY that reflected itself WILDLY from
the impersonation OF SelIEa by Nine. Lucca reached
Q climax OF excellence In another love duet, which
drew forth from every nearer hearty, spon-
fhe last great scene. where the iorsaken selika.
happiness for that OF her lover and rival sings her
death song beneath the deadly shade OF the Manca-
Asistic psssion' that Inspired her even
In the dungeon Of the nqusti0n to attempt the life Of
her rival now sinks into an abyss OF despair lighted
ietharW 0vercomes her and the poison steals
through her frame, ecstatic visions Of n home be-
sees SEES herself in ' bright lands, brighter than
even those Of her own SUNNY CLINE, wandering
hand In hand with the Idol OF her heart. Thus
a giori6ed face lying beneath the deadly upas
when the soul has taken Its night. II would be
OF Luccas acting In this scene. It's an epic OF hu
man passion. Luccas success was complete.
The next artist IN tine o Won IT ~
enace the recollection OF Mazzoleni, when no was
IN Ms but the with he
nobly responded to the impassoned efforts
OF the prlma donna. and In that delicious
10 Paradson e' which is u" envec Tasia in "c
dlapnanous veil Of string tremolos, his pure, rich,
adyantage His voice has all the eo,aisst QUALITIES
!!slI!y y ;qSs: s aspss5SScs { also pTSspos
Mile. LevciIle sang the roe OF Ines very com.
mendably, and, matg,s q thl9ness Of tone In the
apper notes her voice Is very pleasing and saisiac,
much OF the part OF the savage cniettain
a. his , Ben on the Italian
Sssko Sn requires more robst secvs
and passionate singer than Signor Moriami.
This was particularly evident in the dashing
MephistOphelan song, "Xng Adamastor,n In which
he scares the sailors. almost out OF their wits.
Janet, true, conscientious ARTIST made the most
Out vi Tue TOtP OF ION PcuTO.
The ship scene Is bother to all managers both
In Europe and America, as the nautical knowledge
displayed by the people the stage is generally OF
the crudest description. 1t is no wonder that the
poor ship goes on the rocks after such seamanship
as is shown by her crew. But Portuguese craft have
been prOverblally unmanageabie, and that Of
"L'Afr caine" is perhaps, no worse than others OF
the same ilk The minor roles were respectfully
The opera is . very heavy, rather cumber
some work, and not calculated to gam
popularity in Its general features. But the Seka
OF Lucca Is SUFFICIENT to lit every scene she ap-
pears In out Ofts masslvcness, and build up fairy
structure Of beauty and melody that cannot fail to
win the sympathies OF any audience.