The New York herald., 1872-09-17
ANU S EN- EN- rs.
Patti and Mario-Tho Opening OF tho
Musical Season.

Patti and Mario-The Opening OF tho
Musical Season.
That the public mind Is excited to the highest
pitch OF enthusiasm over the glowing prospects OF
the present musical season seems to be patent
fact. Certainly, II any doubts were entertained
about the matter, the spectacle at Steinway Hall
last evening would be sufficient to dispel
them. The occasion was the opening OF the season
by Mile. Carotta Patti, Signor Mario and concert
troupe composed OF entirely new faces. The
features in the expectation OF the audience were
the two artists just mentioned. or Mlle CarlOtta
Patti brief mention will sufflce, as her heightened
concert tour in this country three years ago
familiarzed the public with her talents as a con-
cert singer Her selections last night were
eminently suitable for the exceptional brilliancy
OF her voice. the latter one, Proch's air and
variations, being heavily charged with vocal
fireworks. This Is the air In which Madame
PeschkaLeutner reused the SOons OF the Hub at the
Jubilee. We certainly prefer PATHS method of sing
ing 1t, as 1t is less overpowerng and adorned with
more artistic shading. The first selection, the mad
scene from "Lucia," was sung with clockwOrk pre-
cislon, the only perceptble fault being a slight
metallic ring at the end of roulade, caused by
the utterancc OF what might be called an explosive
note to finish each phrase. Mile. Patti made
an erroneous selection In the FIRST encore In
singing "Within Mile of Ednboro." This little
scotch song demands a peculiar expression and
naive simplicity which the 1Orid school of the fair
artist is not possessed of, and the same may be
said OF all such ballads. Mile. Patti was literally
overwhelmed with baskets of flowers II may be
well said OF Mario, we shall never hear his like
again. What recollectons that name brings
up! 1t carries us back 20 tho days when
the immortal quartet, Malibran, Rubini,
Tamburni and Lablache made 81 Pur,tani"
dream or Paradise, when Braham was In his
prime aud long before any OF the great singers OF
1t were bridge between the past and the pres
ent. Once the idol OF the world, the greatest RaOu
Almayiva, Gennaro and Fernando that ever lived; ;
now Mario in name In London, where. thirty.
three years ago, he made his debut, he took such
Afr, firm A. hold on the affections Of. the
tone OF his glorious voice remained But alas the
voices OF tenOrs cannot last forever, and we regret
the Raoul or Amaviva OF former days perceptible
last night No one that has ever heard Mario in his
palmy days could utter a word Of unkindness
against him even when these days are
past but Q feeling of sadness cannot be re-
strained Miss Cary was warmly welcomed back
as Q chill pianist here, played Mendelssohn's con
certo in G minor and Liszt's fantasia OH 'Faust."
s has aaaces ySnns sdy Sst st ers
the parlor 'Aes0Sa or saoa she roaSd likely
especially with dlsagreeaby blatant orchestra as
a background, her style cannot be consid.
n rW sn ,. ne grca5s r
OF Vieuxtemps named N. Sauret, who dis
played very remarkable talent as violin
ist. His technique is as near an approach
to perfection ss has been heard IN Steinway Hall
since its foundation, and he gives promise OF q
strongly marked individuality in expression and
phrasing which will place him yet at the head of his
profession. His selection was Ernsts fantasia on
Hungarian airs, which was superbly played. For an
encore he chose q pr0digOusy difficult transcript
tion OF the sestette from "Lucia," which, with the
exception Of uniting portion of the pizzicato
arpeggiO accompaniment in the commencement, he
also rendered with success ROncOni also lent his
inimitable buIo talents to the concert. II FOrmes
were only there, what meeting would there be
Of the great ones OF bygone days-Marlo, Ronconi
and FOrmeS? +-.