, 1874-11-17
ADJUSTMENTS,


THE DE alugslA CONCERT.
The public will not havo torgotton tho fao
lhat ycur ago Afax MaretZcl proposed to brinl
fauIthe Lucca and lima do 1fursln here At tht
heau ol al opcratio combination. Caught In
STRESS OF bad luck, however, In Ctucinnati, HIa
te!zeH losie courage, mud, foaring that lie wouli
iall Ill C1cago hecauEo lie lad failed III tho for
mei CITY. ho turned about and put back 10 Now
York, ~heIo Ito succeeded iu demosh,ng biz
company In marvolouBly short sraco Of time,
fsntl sinen thai ilo lns kept ont Of tho business
and il now devoting his attention 10 training
aulatsuia in New York City for tho operatic
slAso. Do Vlvo picled up tho thread wh,cL
Alarotze'k dropped, and, mating Do a1u,ak tho
bend Of conccrt-troupc, gathered about lor
such artists as Sauret, tho excellent young VIC.
linist. WHO WIS hero with Mario imno-
diately aftor tho fire; Lis pretty l.t]o
wifo, Teresa Carreno-9aurot, WHO las
been tayoiitc with tho American public eyer
since aao was chld old enough 10 ait upon a
piano. stool; Feuauti, The lively and Jolly bulro,
who first came to Chicago with tic lanlcutod
parcra-lsosa; Habelmanu, who IL very we,l
known hero anu aaelano Draga, wloue fa,ne
Ind ,3receded lin aa 'colo ylrluoso aud COM
poser for that instrument. Ho has started out
upon n tour for tho Beaaon, aud ts reYtyiug tic
old'tlmo oferatic concerts, Which lave almost
gone out Of vogne si1lco Theodore Ihomas has
invaded tho musical field with niH incompatible
organization.
Tho most vindictlvo onomy Of music could
hardly lavo mado worse night for tho debut Of
cantattico-mnl. rain, fog, aud drizzio pre-
willing III about equal PARTS, and equuIly dan
gor3us TO thraa:s icct. auu sMrstH. Tho result
HnF, that there was not as large al, audience
present rs tlete woald have been un-
der more favorable auspiccs. aud get tho
attendance was good considering tho weather,
anu WIN llsade up very hugely Of cunnosseutH
WHO gave evidence OF thor nplreciatlun III tho
tnost enthusiastic manner
>. 10 Muraka was OF course tho centre Of attrac-
tion-tu Lie ladies by tho richness or llor toll
lGtte aud dianiends, to musicians by The marvel
OF her vocal utility. Although slo lad met with
very painful accident to ,,er fopt fll inp tho
day, she o!d mt allow 1t to interfere WITH her
hptc9lance, md, although sle wuH suffering &C.
Verely through the eveusuy, sue Suppressed uny
manifestation of 1t. Her tuice IL oua OF oxtraur
olnary compass, aud as accurate ag tinoiy.
tuheu instrument, and, iu addition to this,
It has 3 hexibillty au wonderful a.
That Of Laborlos voice, mud moro
remarkable than that of Carlotta Patti. as
It ~ less metallic. 1t IL not always musical, mud
l'sh voce, but ita elasticity, endurance, absolute
accuracy. and alap. ability IL the most llo.la n,u-
sic, are simply WONDERFUL, uud make lor nIc-
nonosou in the lYrle wolId. She dues not capti-
vate one: but elo astonahcy, especially in tic
" Lucia mad scene. which eho ovuaupn,u with
eseiy conceivable vocal establishment. auI
makes marvel OF vocal skill. In Ills ur,a n,n
sings tho calauza written for Frox2ol.1i.
which. atshoueh not so brilliant md B1owy az |
aome' especially tho one winch N;lssun sang
arm met with most enthusiastic rccop- I
t.oa. and in reply to tho encore she |
sang Abt's familiar ballad. "Good Night, NV |
peaieat !,. e Ghd." Her nuluher i'll tie second pnrt
har ss i'll snlls, aud tr,ls, aut ali siuds Of vocal
atthcultloB, and secured for her shousa OF
- b1avo " al over tho ball. For her second
anco.o she Eang quaint htslo hungarian song |
with admirable effect. Her euccess throughout
he CONCERT was signal one. aud was accom-
'l'sl1ed entirely BY ler wondcrul tccbni,tlte. Wa
tIyo Ind scorcB Of artists hero WHO Lave suue.
sllll more Borl aud expression, mono who have
ltsplaycd Euch marvellous sklll in couuucriny
6uch ocganco and brilliaucy of ox
'cuton. Those WHO fail to lcar hor will
lllaH HomettnpE thoy may always regret. Tho
'thor Soca!lHts welo alr. Habo'suann whose cf-
ofts were not very remarkable, and Farrautt,
ho lo7iai bullo, who waa ia capilul voice, and
lang, lls sihgs bot.er than ho did years ago.
Ihe Instrumental features Of tho eyeniut.
iere unusually attractive. Frou, legitimate
lusical polut OF Sie". they wero in fact tho bes;
arls ol the programme. 1sarcly l,aa coucortu,t
ieca been p!ayed better III this CITY than tls
leldelsHohn trio in g nsiuor for piauo, violin.
nd cello. It was played not only by three art.
ts who we're lnaste.s of their instruments.
ut ny three artiss wloso charactot-
.aes n's ar, are gfsco; seo;or. elegance aoa rens-
fo Mendelssohn's music. which combines tl1eso
!reo qualities, and wAo, thereiore synapathlzel |
~ ~ each other III their playing. Braga IL q
QUO player to dssht 'nuHician. 10 is ucither
whose hands tho cello fairly BUGS, stlI wi,o
'seops tho yoice~quaiitce Of tic iustrnraont rs
other player Inns ever doue hero. His tono Is t
ot narhed by great depth or breadth, hut it il r
onaoflatly pnro, clear, aud elegant, aau tho ,
iect Vi h's pianlssinlo playing Is simply o. !
1ihite.. at tho Same time, ia variety Of =
prcsslon and III RESOURCES Of teCt.uiquc. hin
yio il very u'ai kcd. 1IIB numbers Horo OF y
own coMroa'tlon, including q souvenir !, =
Free "a ~ the!aes 1,,! from hounambua." for tho i
asMlng littlo dgncc-nloyemont,. and Lies
iioux Faronno," aud "Nogrlta," a Spanish
ng. sauret t'lays with u'! lls old elegance aud
flty, anu Carfeno llns developed from 4 rlu1,-
II evening e,1ccess among critical n,tlsloiaus 6
lnaiked aH ello haa lad thcrto IN a popular g
~. 1hs next concert wi! be gwen "Wednesday :,
Qting, with the following excotlene Programme: !,
rAnT1. i
ITO, III a. Tor piano, violin, and vfolon- -
as Iirre Sabrtf, hofs H,7et and Spnor Lragg
Song, 1t Onght Not TAl:s to Ie "..N XIII | i
Herr 1htuiorf Uutsm0nN *
F1olonceliu aolo, " si,onl0 u H4roua,nca. ! IL
1'eo BFAEp
Af1h1r t'aetan0 AfHgG 4
AGtG, " SemirHt.,lde ~ n,.,,,...... Rossini n
lihe. itn,n ID Nuraka,
Violin sole, L. Streghe .pacan4m |
lioa.. k7ni !suHret.
cavatlna, " Ctnpreutoia !" Tops,n,
SiJaor Ffryant
Duct, for piano md vioi.. -. d
A1at EnFFfH1.SsHTlt and .Hgty. NaHyet. q,
Arla "pto.sux-clercR," for soprano aud ct
Hnrot1 nt
., 3Its Tina 10 .Nnrsta a,ld jlous, Suurtt - ~
F1olonscio solo, "Vioeltcs dcH Alpee," ~
Si1hor GuttuAo Hraaa. al
Song, "Tho Na,ltlersr rsr",,,,,...... Eesco u
. Herr Thraiarc uate{u,iun. WV" tc
Piano solo, Silver SprinH". .Mnaon m
.I1Ht. EtyTtIto-SuHryt, ~ -
'aS;; uon t4sIua'e ...:...........p .pontzeti -
THE ACADEMY or 1luG1c. ~
he drawing movers of Inn steetocrlor ,,ouo | g