New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-18
MUSIC.
ACADEMY or MUaC-RRNAS.


Verd,'s nictureS0ue and melOdious opera of
Frnani may be said to have almost outyed It's pop
MARTY aud yet on the occasions when II is nova
days placed upon the stage it never fails II it is well
presented to interest the audience Indeed, il would
Do hard e. say why ii has been much neglected OF
l,te years IL abounds IN brilliant scenes, and fine melo
dramatic effects and taking melodies, and the music
though pretty familiar, hardly he called hackneyed
In STYLE 10 differs greatly from Verdis later productions
n has ala his characteristic force, and in It's con
o rucuon especially IN tho formal arrangement OF the
principal aras, and the grand concerted hnales lot
e,oh act, t follows the pattern OF Bellni and Doni-
-. muoh closely than the composer has done III
so5 works as" Trayiata and the BaiO IN Maschera'
ia revival last night certainly successful, ana
al. hOngl Nine Nilsson not IN the cast the house
~ ~ wei dllcd and the audience was highly enthus-
ale n was an admirable performance on the whole
auh though magnificent opportunities for an easy
scenic display missed the opera was so wen sung
tat we have desire dwell upon minor deficiencies
TIE chief interest OF the evening attached to the Don
C1r0 ofM Maurc and it is long time since any baritone
with the exception Of Mr. Santey has made 50 great
Jill an NoBYOIk this gentleman did last night His
Fugng Is tIo very perfection of the French school OF
ast. and Il would De difficult TO praise too highly MS
noble bearing and fine defamation IN the CHIEF ttua-
Of The drama, his beautiful delivery OF sueh IA
NOUS numbers as the Vlen mecO" in the second Act,
Sas &c. verd ami" in the third the duet with EtriTa
o. me first and above all, the famous finale Of the third
st Carlo which ia perhaps the imOst erect
ItsVieca Of music Verdi ever wrote. NJ. Maurels sing
Ir- an this last created something like furore and
uter the curtain had fallen the orchestra wac called
buck and the whole number was repeated.
For Nile Torriau who undertook the part OF Eirird,
~ can also record distinct success, though less en-
latic one than that Of NJ. Maurel Young, proposes
tus endowed with a voice of beautiful quality, and
much better trained than d6butantes she has
rpp.rently fine career before her Her upper notes
rr clear and sweet tho mid lie ones delicious, the lowest
only lacking in strength and color ana though she has
netArg yet to learn she has bad tricks 10 forget
!er Gvlr d cnfrQii the welknOwn "Ernan, inyOlam'
made an excellent impression, and II she did not always
$50 90 t1o demands OF the situation in the stormy
Beas It must be remembered that she sang not only
against the entire dramas persona, but also against
ruthless orchestra Sis. Muzo hasyery little mercy on
Sh8lungs Of the artists aud 1t partly his fault that
Nile T,rran and then strained herself so far as 10
~. l.I,s og. 9. tgn. Sc: cam2asl4 - va ~ e
5tTaby good Erdnt although IN one or TWO scenes nc
was capital Sig Nannett's De silica careful and
pleasing but at all brilliant performance. Slight In
d gdual defects however lost sight Of In the gen
orally harmonious result Of symmetrical and well pre-
ged performance We must do Mr. srakosch the Justice
- say that steady improvement has been apparent IN
DIS work since the opening OF the season He Is
giving us now the most conscientious representations
have had at the Academy for many years, except
during 'ho short time that Mr.. Carl Rosa directed the
company which included his wife, aud Wachol, and
Iu Jsy.