The New York herald., 1874-08-26

tulrO term our excellent Governor Will
grow in favor as the strongest republican
candidate.
Tho Approaching Season Of Italian
Opera.
In few weeks the New York public will be
, enabled to enjoy Oh entertainment which has
become an essential feature OF the amuse-
ment season, and which in popularity is not
excelled by any other attraction on the stage.
The hearty encouragement that New Workers
are ready to extend toward everything in the
domain of art based upon true aesthetic taste
has been signally shown in Italian opera.
Great as is the risk and responsibility of nur-
turing and fostering such an exotic Of art in
this city, yet no impresario can complain of
the entire willingness OF the public to enable
him to carry out his projects. When sordid
speculation and insincerity take the place of
true, liberal management, then the public
very properly withhold their support. The
last season--tbe most brilliant, perhaps, in
the annals Of opera in America-was a striking
evidence of the liberality of the public in art
matters when the proper article is submitted
to them, and triumph tor the management,
who, undismayed by the terrible effects of the
financial crisis that devastated the entire
country, bore out bravely and fulfilled to the
letter the alluring promises of their pros
pectus. Such course is eminently calcu-
lated to gain the confidence and attract the
entire support of metropolitan opera-goers,
and Messrs. Strakosch, in their prospectus for
the season of 1915, refer to it in a reliant
spirit.
With the exceptions of Miss Cary, Mile.
Maresi and Signori Del Puente and Scolara. the
company is composed of artists entirely new
to America. Mile. Emma Albani, who heads
the list, is a young American artistic, whose
lyric triumphs in Europe have been of the
most pronounced kind and whose name and
fame will not fall upon unfamiliar ears. She
shared the honors of the last season at Covent
Garden with Patti, establishing herself as
genuine favorite in London. Mile Heilbron
is Belgian cantatrice, who was the star of
the Strakosch troupe in Paris last winter
She will appear in some of the roles with
which Nilsson has been identified, and violetta
in 'La Traviata' has been selected for her
debut The first appearance of the prima
donna dr1matica of the company, Signora
Potentini, will be looked for with much inter-
est, as artists in that particular line of lyric
art are very scarce nowadays. The successor
of Campanini will be tenore di sent;nento
forza named Signor Carpi and Capoul will
have two substitutes in the lady killing line
Sipori Debassini and Benfratelli-'.young,
handsome and accomplished" as the pros
pectus says. Maurel will be replaced by the
Italian baritone, Signor Tagliapietra, and
Nannetti by the basso, Sgnor Forini Signor
Muzio, whose efforts last season contributed
very largely toward the perfection of ensemble
shoYn in the performances of "ATda' and
''Lohengrin,' will WELD the baton once more.
A more capable organizer and director could
scarcely be found on either side Of the
Atlantic. .'..' ~-fc|s.s4 .ss.-.
During the coming season more reliance
is promised to be placed upon the
completeness in every detail with which
each opera will be produced than upon
the individual excellence of any men,
Der Of tho company. This is as it should
be, and every one who is influenced by
aesthetic taste alone will watch with interest
this new reform in opera. 1t is impossible to
maintain harmony on the lyric stage without
the pretensions of a prima
donna or a tenor to the requirements of true
art. Many novelties are in the rkpertoire,
which is unusually large, and among them
appears conspicuously, although strangely
under an operate caption, the grand REQUIEM
Mass of Verdi, which is considered one
of the best works of the distinguished and
prolific composer. "Ruy Bias, " by Marchetti
and ''rhe Flying Dutchman," by Wagner
will afford an opportunity of comparing two
styles of music entirely dissimlar, and
Gounods "Romeo and Juliet, " to be presented
here for the first time in its complete form,
and the romantic opera of Meyerbeer. sIa
Stella del Nord, must excite considerable
degree OF interest in musical circles IF the
terms of this seductive prospectus are faithfully
carried out--and certainly Messrs. Strskosch
iulhiied equally ambitious promises under
less auspicious circumstances-th the public may
expect season of Italian opera second TO
none Of its predecessors.