New-York tribune., 1874-02-24

MUSIC.
.opENINa or THg OPERA gpAsos


The Spring season at the Academy Of Music
opened last night with verdPs fine opesa OF Aid .
produced with the cast. same scenery and thu
accessores winch gaye At suoh brilliant effect n.
the earlier psrt OF the Winter sig Del Puento was An
nounced for the role OF ADonasro be vas sick and
unable to sung and Marel accordingly 10 the ero,,
satisfaction of the audience appeared IN bfs
part. Considering that Aida" IS no Ionee, .
novelty. tho attendance was quite ~ large a.
could reasonably have been expected. bu, "A.
house was fan. aud evident that with Lara.
number Of those persons who cultivate she oper. A.
fashiona Amusement without much regard for N.
general merit OF the performances. attrsctron v,u
mpensate for the absence OF Miae. Nilsson "Aj5..
sung with special smoosbsess Isst ie,t, ana
the stage business was not neatly managed A. n b.
been before but these slight defects peraps t..
natural result OF the much travelling and knock,n.
about which the company has been forced 10 ena.,s
aud will wear of after Second night o. The ot,a,
hand. the principle artlsts OF the cast return "a
US in excelleDs condition. an1 each received .
cordial welcome on coming upon the scene. Sig Cam.
psbni in particular. VINO has suffered severely ro,
colds siucc he lett York. seems 10 be now IN IA,
best voice. aud night he surpassed his former a.
forts tho character Of R1daucs. singing his first aria
Celeste Aida" with than his usual purity and
sweetness. and making tue entire role remarkable for
precision, felnehi6hi. and spirit. me IorrsaI
has always imbued her part with true scun
Inent aud decdcy, and VIC missed none OF tho
former charm In her pofsOnatlOn last night nc,
did Miss Cary fall below the high leyel n, h
first assumption OF the character Of Amne1s "AidA"
taking IL all in all. IL brilliantly performed tb,
any other opera which has been placed upon the New
York stage for many years and 1t will be long before xa
see anything equal TO tuness Mr.. Strak0sch shonId
lavish money and taste and ingenuity the same way
upon "Lohengrn." It will be repeated tomorrow snd
on Friday Nine. Nilsson win make her lppearsnce In
Lucia"
MADAME PAREPA-R0sA AND "Lor IRis'
The following letter was written Madame
Psrepa Rosa Prof Ella. who endeayored to dissuads
her from producing Wagner's Lohengrn," which. a.
our readers will remember, she 10 have had the
honor OF bringing out at Drury Lane this Spring Tns
work has never been sung in England. though It has
often been promised. Madame Rosa intended aitsr'
ward to give 1t IN the United states:
"No. 10 WARWICK CRESCENT MAZDA Hill, W.
Nov. 26. 1879. !
"DEAR Mr. ELLA: Masy thanks for your Kind note:
but cannot alter plans now, aud everything 70
working well for creditabe production OF Lohensrn
Our pride and amour propre are In IT, aud nay husband .
such good harG-wOTker that am sure he Will succee1
in tins he mas done IN oher very diheut tasks you
must remember the first to produce In America.
travelling tour never being more thal Two weeks
place. and having the distances TO travel which
American towns are from one to the Other and te
you, produced Marriage OF Figaro, 'ODeron.'
Freischuz for the drst tune In English These are Dot
light works to produce. you know. 50 really am not
anxious We will do our best1we cannot 90 more; and
all the profession will respond am sure IN being inter
ested In our efforts; and we VIII give otner operas
will appeal the British public. We have riskec
alone our own hard-earned money To establish Ensust
opera proper way in England, so II we ike u risi
our reputation IN bringing out Lohengrln we ml:'
have some good basis 70 stand on or would NOT DO H.
Will incOse your friendly letter % Carl but he being
Prussan. do not think he Will have less pluck man
who being true Briton would never give iai Eita
very best compliments, and hoping You VIII send me
programme when aud whore you give the Lohengrin
''''''' ''' "EUPHRosYSE PARErA. Rosa"