, 1874-08-23

"tlIten. Unpleasant as tAe story IL, tue luus1c
is yividly dramatic. The reckless gnyety Of
"Questa quella," the tender pathos OF - E il
sol deli auima," and. .Vegla DONNA" the
dramatic sceao whore the Jester is searcbing
for his daughter, and the admirably con
btrncted quartet in tho last act: one
in its way. in the whole range OF the
lyric DRAMA may be cited as some Of the choicest
| uIorceaux iu tile opera. "EiEoletto" was pro
duced in London with Ronconi al the jester and
| works of OPERA wherever a baritone Of nuy his-
trionic capacity is included in the company.
Verdl'B fame was now thoroughly establ bllehed,
! aud lie was universally admitted to be the true
Succession OF Beiliui and Donizetti. and, Indeed,
| now that the Achilles of music was "sulkins III
his tent amidst the peaceful glades OF Passy,
tie representative composer Of modern Italy.
His ne1t wolk still further advanced h's
reputation. OF I'll 1fovatore, produced
| at the apollo Theatre OF Ro1ne on the
| 18th OF January, 1858, aud brought out the fol-
| loan,g year in Paris, and in London 10 1888.
/ there II but little need to speak III any Detail
Attacked by most critics, denounced as full OF
plag1at1sus. aud as badly written, +" Il Trova-
| tore has always been q popular work, and no
prn,a donna rests satisfied till ahe has sung the
! part Of Leonora-
Verli's next work is the one which made him
best known in England. q; La 'fraslata,
Funded on the unpleasant "DAme an1 Camo- Q.
! Venice III March, loj3. Three years iater, allie
| pccoonaiui, d piYuante actress. but
singer OF no pre:eusions to any real
merit, Introduced tie frail heroine to England,
| AID, owing partly to her clever acting aud to
| the cry Of immortality Tnicl our virtuous press
j at once set up. La Traylala soon became
! popular. IL December ot the same yoa:. lille
| IIcco]oMinl played the part III Paris. and the
opera SOON became the lase: and NOW every
I pima duiun Uf ANY note attempts tho character
| OF Iiolet.a.
| The "rraviata" was followed by lies
| Vepres Sicilienaes." grand opera III i've ACTS
/ brought out IL Paris on the 18th OF June, 1893.
five years later at Drury Lane. The French
style was no: congenial to Verdi, anl tho
work has never been very popular.
:'Si,none Bocc4negra," written atter tue
| elaborate fashion Of Wagners schooL produced at
| Venice, March II, 1856. aud "Aroiuo" new
! version Of "StiTel,o, al4 next works, were both
! failures. Ha WAS luck1er, Lo@eyeE, IN I'm
| Dallo in Maschera," which, written originally III
1855 for the Sun Carlo Of Naples, was prohn.ted
| by the eeusor as the special lnssanca OF hng
! Eerduanl. Transferred iu the course Of the
ensuing year to the Apollo 1t Rome, it WAS we'll
received, and though inviting comparisons with
| tiis " "Gustave Of Alber, has always bceu popu-
| Lar both in Loulou sud in Paris.
| Three more works. La L Forzs del Dcstlno
| written expressly for the Imperial Opera Of St
| Petersburg. aud played theio Oh tho llth
! OF November. 1859; "Dor Garloa." produced
at Paris in March. 1867; aid - Aida, com
| posea ~ sNe 1eA0ee' W sno 80 - -, ~ - 49, ~ 49,
Grand Opers OF Caro- and produced theie ':t on ~
/ the 9th OF Decennet, 1S7I-complete The List OF
Eertl's operatic "ofhs. "a folza uet oons.no
was brought out At Drury Lane' ~1th strong
| CAST during Nr: Maplesons .ianaso!lehs' a''a
| nr. Gye has given u . Don 1arlos; J. OF ons tne
heavy llbretto Of the first, and tho want Of mel
t oay OF the secnud, prevent their becoming pop
! uar additions to the repertoire OF those houses,
though "a La forzn det Destlno con'a!as soMe
fiuo music. notably the scene in the Inn, when
| t{,o n;cr;tn's c},uut il heard putalde, the duct
! wnen the heroine see"s auinsslon iu,o
| the convent, winch was maouinceotls
sung by 1itlens aud Rok'tansky u Aon-
don. Aad the muFlc VI tne Iaet aes
great CITY, has hitherto been neelectca 10 hon-
dou tor au on Slous reason. Ine cou'pe's1i ua3
! learned the TAiue OF MS "ora. ano.E.ole:eeu
| his liglts! Ectdta last WORK IL the eaulop
Mass IN nonor oi .nan%ont, t,a,;, ,,,,,s;c ha
Az the representative Of Italian music, no *as
sserndAle Danue1t, to send IN compos!1t;on 1;t ~ 70
be performed as the opening OF Inc so-caleI ~
ternatlon E1hsoiton OF lso1. eus d 70 na'us ~
contributed was Of 80 fan:astic ano peculiar
nature that 1t WAS declined. ,,.
The composers labofs nave ptousnt MN
fortune as we'll 81 1aue. - rs "a "a
tive village OF hosseso, ug nutno'e 'ao
xhom tue "lse CHARITY oi olsnot nalaz11 d ssua W
aliiau ~ NO" one oi sne cn4el !auue9 r. 10 40.
| tors, anu - La Sltia del f1o19ssote 'tta' 20 ono
OF the sghts OF lno place. Uur.ns an au1 +I,11
occupaton no shout "as "ofe nanra Goaun pnhr 1nIp
that OF VIVA = Il = AZ auaktaH ~ ~ uuoel
Which we're GouGea!e1 co. 1no 1nl''aA7 - 't''o11'
EmmanaeG @ 11e ,h. vard holds among COM
Ahe posas'on snat ,s.i 49," ~ snt;,,a aoa1rata,,
posera il at present d,tncult 70 aenne accurately
must % Jug oS pIee ae nav fs1iy
ara, an4 ~ 'o's isspeIs H;,at1; w. A"4a - has
win bei1inl Ana oou1zstI III ae .I.e
beeu accused Sar o. rolnlns I1a1s InIi 10 tbe tbe
solces o. atr.;n %oo1[n ha nnta ,,onn tbem and III
excessive sttan he pu.s upon u 'ue, e ,t,udod nud -.
some respects tue aecusaeun antans - ur,san ghar
HIS voice-parts ate not petnaps "ia..en d ha sr
than those Q! olnee c1l,oseis' o az u;,,aars s
talrls pleaa tnat !peel eises n1'
quite as 1; neavy c that Vsr wrtas IL
against bnt moGA tnas e:n' ~tees 20 ~
~ ana un'ocal. u eaoAt * th s,,oeoad'n9
VIII eas1 9raanenv Violent an and sorneute
III conceptlop 4 feaoV 1nsrance L, VI tols oceu1a
IL Loo, see,a IN than tss onenine noras
eau oe more srsce1n aS snnu sne sIsia oe"s ~ tho
nehs ap4 ehe heenut; fo,;1; :" :. " a., ~ ~
wosda, Dolcl 1u.lo ueY,us +sfa su,ar ;,
!nS But tno , eogu,es qraes;at Dithnnt' 11 mean-
!s clumsy ano neaA.sI; i; ~ r'tnonn s1..ard and
ing or chatacei apt - IL t',;s ro.Ta.t =, 1ra