The sun., 1873-08-07
Am USEN EvTS.
The Coming Opera sesse

this city bids fair to be one OF more than or
dinary interest. Three companies will be In the
| Geld, and 10 Is doubtful whether in any of the
| capitals OF Europe there will be gathered to-
| gether such a combination OF great singers. il
| is perhaps premature To speak with anv conn
| dence in relation to the details Of the English
| opera company, at the head OF which Miss X ol-
loeg stands but both Of the Italian companies
are fully organized. and the details Of their re-
spcctive seasons completed.
The company that is under the direction Of
| the Messrs. Strakosch will have the coign OF
vantage. as It's performances arc to be given ai
the Academy OF Music, which is always a centre
Of attraction for.the fashionable world. Some
| details OF the personnel of this company will
| doubtless be Of interest, as some of It's mem
| bers are quite now to our audiences, and somo
| indeed have only just entered upon their opera
| tic careers.
And frat as TO the prima donnas. or these
there are three-Miss Nilsson. Signora Torriani,
| and Signora Maresi or the frat named IL Is, OF
| course. unnecessary to speak. She rcivns a
| queen OF song by divine right and the good will
| OF all who have ever heard her. Since she left
America she has sung In Moscow. st. Peters
burg, and London, and her voice is said to have
| become larger Ia tone and her yocallzation
more perfect than when she was here, which Is
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whatever is really beautiful that it always seems
| to be growing more beautiful.
The other sopranos are new corners. Signora
| Torriani has sung at the Italcns at Paris. and
more recently at Drury Lane. She Is handsome
and young certainly, and, according to report,
an exceptionally good singer. Signora Maresi
has made her mark in Italy, both at Genoa and
Milan. She Is engaged for the tragic rjics. such
as Luerczid Borpd, and Aldd ln verdrs new
opera Miss Annie Louisa Cry is the contrato.
Her merits are also too well known TO need a
further reference
The tenors are Campanlni, Bonfratel, and
CapOul. The latter will be warmly welcomed
back TO this country. Campanints appearance
will lie looked forward 10 with interest. Since
he drst came before the public he has always
excited attention. In fact he is said to have
had quite dramatic life, his first appearance on
the worlds stage not being IA a make-believe
soldier but as a real one. This was when he
was only fourteen and when Garbaldi was col
lecting around him all the young, ardent, and
patriotic spirits Of Italy. King Bomba's dragons
ARE said to have left their sabre scars on the
young Campanini, but fortunately they failed TO
surrrc's either Tia" spirit Of liberty or the voice
whlch was destined TO be one Of the best In
Europe. This received cultivation at the con-
servntnrv at Parma and later at Milan. Gamma
operate stage, Mapleson having secured him Tor
the Drury Lane season two yeats ago. lie at
once obtained popularity in London which
has not since waned. We shall hear this young
artist In the prime Of his powers. He will take
the leading rile IN Wagucrs "Lohcngrin," a
part that lie has already succeeded with in Italy,
and this will give us the nrst opportunity OF
hearing one Of Wagner operas adequately per
formed In this country.
The barttOnes OF the company are Maurel
Del-Puente, and Sculara. and the basso signor
Nannetti. None Of these have. a. far as we
know, made any considerable mark except the
nrst named. though all bring with them good
artistic regulations.
In addition TO the long list Of familiar operas
which includes some but seldom heard. such a.
"Dinorah,' Hamlet" aud "Otello." the mana
aer promises, as we have suggested, to bring out
Nerdts "Aida" and Wagner's " "Lohengrin." Sig
Muzlo 10 to be the musical director. As to the
chorus, that II a most uncertain body, concern
ins which no wise man should venture TO pro-
phesy and of which as a rule we are inclined
to feel uncertain, not to say Respondent. The
managers say that II will be better than hereto
fore; let Us therefore take hope that II may he So
At all events Messrs. Strakosch seem to have
gathered together those elements that should
give US a season Of opera Of memorable excel
lence.