New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-27
Won BULOW on VERDI.

Hans Won Bilow writes from Milan to the
A,osb,ro AHgemeine Zeihag about the producticp Of
Gnkas " Life for the Gar and Vcrdfs Bequen Mass
We translate that part OF his letter when relates 10 tine
Mass 1t has created an extraordinary sensation in
Italy, and is PRONOUNCED gross insult ~ the whole
people of Milan:
MILAN May 2l.-Two musical events which were to
take place close together, and To which not only
than local but even more than "a merely ieemSorary
tourists longer usual the cappie morale OF Italy
AT least the city merits TINS tte 3 account oI It's mus
now in the day OF Decline 1t deserves TO be known
earth The first of these evenswbch the foreigner
from the north and consequently for your correspond
emit by the most ntercsngtOOk place yesterday
evening in tue new Tearo da Verne. which is CON
,tructed with more regard to the comfort OF large
audience than to the laws OF acoustics; the Russian
Glinka, was given for the hrst time in the
Italian language II also the first representation
of this highly important, and In Its way classical work
outside OF Russian Empire, in all the opera houses
popularity when can only be compared with that of
Webers "Freischitz" III Germany The second Is the
monster representation OF senator Giuseppe Verdis Re-
QUEEN, composed by him at tie request OF The Municipal
Council for the first anniversary OF the death Of Ales
morrow morning IN the church OF San Marco whch has
been fitted up thcater for the puro,e and as an
poser himself the omnipoent destroyer OF Italian
tlsc taste the master who hopes 10 remove the last
10 his ambition. A. Is well known, Rossni's popu-
lrlty in Italy survives only In M, church music,
these works brought TO the hearing OF his country
men ~ prevent the possibility of performing
Rossini's OPERAS" TELL" the Barber" "senirams,"
"Muses" &c-in Italy the Ata Of Threats has been dill
gently at work, with the most complete success for
more than "a quarter OF century His most recent
ra in an ecclesiastical robe will, after the first
compliment to the memory OF the honored poet for
three evenings in succession, be delivered over to the
hands Of worldly enthusiasm, whereupon, without de
Law 1t will, company with solo singer whom he has
especially drilled Tor the purpose, begin It's wandering
to Paris, to 10 crowned in that Rome OF Italian
art Stolen glancrs at the latest revelation OF the
composer Of ''TrovatOre" and "Trayiata" have not
sharpened my appetite for the enjoyment Of this
"festlya" although cannot deny to the maestro the
testimony that this time he has brayey toiled and
drudged Among other Things the final fugue. uotwith.
standing the many yr0llke qualities, signs OF bad
and deformes such digent piece OF work that many
German musicians will be greatly astopished. In gen
era the sly OF his latest period Berlin Vienna
learned to know him by his Aida predODinates. IL
is that style Of which witty singing on the
Danube remarked that he had reformed himself
greatly TO LIS disadvantage" was also inv0luntary
reminded, in reading the what yOnmnous abrdge-
ment tor the piano, ~ that naive admission the la
mented GyrOwetz who declared that, after his mag-
nation and power Of invention bad iorsaken hn he was
capable OF devonghs musical pen no longer the SER
vice OF the theater but only " that OF the Church
Finally the sad spectacle tof the defeat OF Slave cu
ture from a musical point OF view might as well
say German cultured Yesterday evening. rendered Inc
incapable OF behOldDg III cold blood triumph Roman
barbarism-oue. moreover, that has been artisticay
prepared,