New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-06
MUSIC.
ITALIAN OPERATION GIOVANNI.

ITALIAN OPERA-DON GIOVANNI.
If the performance of "DOn Giovanni last
night was thorough and elegant piece OF work
"a the "Rigoletto" or the "TrovaOre" of the earlier
mart Of the week il was nevertheless very far superior
10 all recent interpretations in NewYork Of Mozarts
masterpiece and in many respects highly credtabe 10
the company 1t given without material curtailment
and with more than ordinary attention to minor details
IL went smoothly with two significant exceptions;
and IL was generally spirited. The characters
yere not all well cast-indeed they never are
In "Don Giovanni but the principal ones
were = good as 20 leave no room lor
unfavorabe criticism. Madame Rosas Donna Anna
Is always effective and last night she was in her very
best voice. the Letter Aria especially being equal to the
nobest of her former efforts the grand dramatic style
OF which this composition is such famous example
Wachtel was such Don OttariO as we have not
seen years III this character he lays aside the
briancy and glowing fire which we instlnctvey asso
ciate with his name and develops rich sympathetic
quality, especially in the middle register, for
which 30 much Of the music OF Don OHdrto
IS written He restored the "Dalla sua pace In the
First Act which written for the second production
OF the opera at Vienna, but is generally omitted
here: and he sang it with very charming
effect, though not so well as the III
mic tesoro" Mr. Sankey's Don Giorannt
Is perhaps somewhat lacking in vivacity yet 1t is well
acted aud unsteady is OF courss, ike all MS persona
tons thoroughly admirable. His easy and beautiful
delivery concealed the difficulties OF the " Fin Gu Fan
dal YinO," ana lent q new RldOc w eho ooiS"""''
Mrs Van Zlndt's Zerlino was a pretty piece OF
acting and neat and satisfactory exercise OF vOcaza
ton but Miss Doria in Donna Ecra had part beyond
the range Of her voice. Signor Ronconi as Lepore"o
reyeed in his customary low comedy, and was
in unusual good trim vocslly. Mr. Ryse
was the Cop,utndatore and Mr. Dubreul MdSetto The
concerted pieces were all finely given, and the chorusses
call for nothing but praise The audience was about as
large az on either OF the previous nights.
MUSICAL NOTES.
There will be two operate matlnees to-day,
"Trovatore at the Academy and MISS NlAsOh al Val
lacks - 3,
A concert for the benefit of the widows and
orphans OF the Masonic Society is to be gwen AZ ~
Wards In West on the evening OF the
nth The performers include Mrs fZnaga, MISS Nhln-
ger Mrs Dillingham;, Mr. g. b. Mills, and MI 0e0iEe
Simpson together with an orchestra MI AipiVes W
be the conductor ,
The Onslow Quintette will give their last
soree az the season at Chckerng Hall on Monday even
ing, the programme embracing Me1aesS0nh, r
quintet in nat opus o. so in in G. opus 60 and
madrigai and two part-sOngs OF Henry Lesiles'
The London Orchestra makes the starting
announcement that Mr.. Levy the coTnet player, was
knocked down by horse-car IN I'D seNcreiy in
iured He had little daughter, four years ou' 1" '
arms, who was killed
Mr.. eyes prospectus for the COvent Garden Garden
opera season announces the engagemMe n o. arvalho
Nine 6inicO, Mile, Scaei Miss Laleunesse .1e youms s
American girl from Albany, who sings un1s III, h ,,
md Mile ZimmermaDn. Tie tenors Include NIcOIhl'
Naudn and Bettni the baropee and passes, rauf n
Grszani, COtogni, Tagiafco ana lam p ro p"ns
ptonL' ..aielminsU and signor Carlo Corners II
Tuarauy' which the chief sensation ias. ye a.. az
Composer being Mexican and the scene oi tne seoiy
laid Brazil.