New-York tribune., 1874-12-25
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
MUSIC.
THE MESSIAH.

few wears ago the performance OF Inc
Messiah" was much part OF the reeuiar
ot Chrstmas Day church bells IN the morhihe a"u
roa,, ,urkev for dinner The New York Harmonic So
e,a,v vould not have dreamed OF omtting TINS anhu
..,,nnv IT WAS st once the crown Of the twelve
onth., labors and the most sacred Of the societys
traditions The gitterng Christmas treo. the saVory
pudding and the festive dance. never temp'ed 'heso
ladies and geniomen their self appointed tash anu
there were hundreds Of excellent cHens who m 'e II
sort OF religious duty TO take plce' Tor themselves "
all their families among their aui'cnca' ono naruiy
knows how 1t happened that the good Did custom
died ont But several ChristmIses nave coc and gone
without the oratorO aud the HAr nouc Society tsel
q thing OF the past. Possibly when PE'ps u'eu 'ne
lovers OF oratoro grew discouraged. for they KNOW
would never sound 10 them again a. II hau sounueu vi
old.
To-night Dr. Damrosch and some hundreds OF lis DIS
cples the celobIatOn an W. with an true oV'r
OF Art must Wi ,h them merry Csiiva, and triumph
ant evening We had the pleasure Of hearing their last
full rehearsal! the other day at S;clnway Hail. aod 1t
was full OF promise Two three hund ed singers were
In the chorus but many more are expected 10 present
themselves tonigt-t comcIucd f'rcrs of tho excel
lent Oratorlo Society of this c v whose z'a. TASTE cu
ture and good voices W. hy' often commended and
the Handel and Haydn Society OF Drakyn, both these
organic itions being under D.. Dimroschs direction
The accomplished conductor has taught them to sing
with excellent spirit, aud he has succeeded In
ODtaiDmg from his 0rhrs:rA nuch more
vigorous mpathetc Interpretation Of Handel than
orchestrt- TINS city accustomed 10 give u.s. Miss
Lbbie Whinery who takes the soprano solos. Is West
ern young lady who has studied abroad anc recently
made her debut IN Boston. a and flexible
remarkably good III the upper notes though the
lower register weak The thnS may be said OF
the barlioue Mr. S.oddard NJ, DrL>dil lis 10 give the
alto SOLOS and Mr. George simpson hlS the part which
a. has lcd often the sa SfactI0n Ot the public.
MUSICAL NOlES
The opera company Will rClppear on Mon
day with LVAcngrin.
Popular concerts are sill gwen At ASsOcia-
tlOn Hall every saturday ait rnoVm.
Franz !dchnir has iuSt produced at Munich
= Bah 5L.te" lOr the cH,stri, IN Six move
aIents.
The .Ne,c- FORK MssicaI Gazette. edited by
Chester q Allen and puUiI-urd by BiSOw Man. has
been discontinued al the end of It's eighth year
Nine. Nilsson has broken her engagement to
nng at the l.Ii"rai Opera HVnSc nj Vienna. because
fhe ntenHunt d' manded thnt she shoud sing III Ger
Rrainard'> Musical World pays a weil-de-
cO,. I..t Ia, 80 uLo .i.rtt.I uupr,i Idted
treatment OF WaGu' ri>n in Pro-; lu'r, second Volume
u .ectercs on tae History OI MHS,t
Z a collection of hfiy-tLrtc cadenzaS. written
eNke, for The pannfOrte cnnccrrs ~ G"h M2aI Beet
h0ven. and Weber mas just been 2a1aucd III Ltpsc by
BreltkOpf lI1.tc.
Miss Minnie IIauck is meeting with contin-
Mt0non Zerna ~ DOu Giovanni" anl ROSiHd III the
Barolerc." the B"riu press sp"dks Of her perform
snCe with high praise
Thomls's second matinee will be given on
sead thr selection pt vou>y dru"unced. M0srheeN
grand duo. H,undge To Handel. with his pupil. MI
RaGs Louo:s" symphony ana the Bach Suite III B |