The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-20
The Coneert---Last Night,

The Burtis opera house was about one
half or two-thirds filed last evening, on
the occasion Of the Patti concert, a large
portion of the audience being from this
city and Moline. To US the great attrac-
tons were Carlotta Patti and Mons. san
ret.
The singing of Nile, Carlotta Patti is as
delicious as ever. The wonderful fexibil-
ity of her execution and crystal purity of
tone have made her worlds wonder
There is a certain bird ike joy. a buoydut
sweetness, in her singing that gives her an
exceptional name among the nightingaleS
of the concert stage. When to these are
added the most absolute precision in exc
cution and perfect mastery over all the
most elaborate and ornate tricks Of vocal
ization, we have a voice and method in
themselves beyond competition. The
want of warmth and passion the human
element inspiring the perfect voice. is still
palpable in some degree Il Is treat To
hear her if for nothing else than u realize
the wonderful capacity of the human
voice. The effective point in her singing
/ Is her remarkable execution.
Carreno is a good concert pianist. but hv
no means a great artist She does mt
give herself up to her work, plays some
times listlessly, and sometimes as if it
were mere job, to be accomplished as
soon as possible
Sig. Scolara acquitted himself creita-
bly,.
/ Miss Cary pleased everybody, and is
undoubtedly the leading contrallo singer Of
our country
Mons. Sauret is a violinist of unusual
excellence; especially the double. and in
octaves and the long staceato were given
with precision and grace not often heard
He is the fortunate possessor of magni-
fcent instrument It's harmonies are IN
surpassed. He wields the bow with I'M
restrained ease, reminding one of Eieux-
temps technique, yet at the same time
/ phrasing in sweeter cadence than the latter,
or the more inery Listermann.
Mario has been associated with the great
musical triumphs of the stage for the last
years to greater extent than any other
tenor the gifted Rubin alone, who stands
almost unapproached in the records Of the
lyric stage, excepted Mario was at the
meridian Of his greatness when Rubini left
the field of his triumphs, and the former
then stood without rival, the most artis-
tic interpreter Of greater number of roles
than any other contemporary. Mario 5
farewell to the operotic stage in London
was one of the most enthusiastic ovations
ever paid to an artist, and since that time
he has lived in retirement till the pressure
OF circumstances Obliged him to return to
the public, who had so idolized him. in the
less ambitious role of the concert singer.
Despite the wear and tear, the rack and
ravage OF time, he uses the voice still left
him, through stripped of its virile and pow
ertul graces, with as exquisite an art as
signalized his best years. But no art can
conceal some truths, and no kindly sympa-
thy of an audience can conceal the fact
that Mario no less than others must weld
to the memorable effects of years No
longer does he take his notes with that fire
and daring, as if he were a Titan storm
ing Olympus, which once shook his audi
ence with such passionate thrill of ad-
miration With the most perfect finish
there is yet a languor and feebleness that
cannot be gainsayed, The voice lacks the
crisp, keen, ringing power, which ma es
the most invigorating sympathy in an au-
dience, and each note leaves on the ear
such an impression as an object yelled in
mist does upon the eye The general judg-
ment OF Mario's voice Of to-day must be
that he is but the shadow of what he once
was, so far as effective power is concerned.
MIR. Levi has resumed business at his