The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-14
A M q s e N E N T S .


Miss Rosa Mc(ieachy made her pubic debut an an
American prima donna last night at Stenway
Hall she appeared in an aria from la Fora del
Desrinon with chorus dans les ooAisses, and tho
power OF fateu seemed to be against her In this
selection. She afterwards sang IN the trio rom
II Due Foscarin with Benfrateni and Del Puente;
In duo from Roberto Devereux.n In the grand
aria for soprano from 'Nabico,n and In the septet
from la Refine DE Saba" with Miss Jackson,
Mile. Dubois, BenirsteIli, Lott, Del Puente and
Hall. Five OF the selections on the bill were By
verdi, showing the preference for the great
Italian maestro. MISS McGeachy's voice Is light 10
cahpre. out peariy and crystalline IN tone and sho
gives evidence OF considerable natural talent. Tho
school Is rather crude aad unfinished, yet as Tar
A. A. the training OF the young aspirant for prims
donna honors Ia concerned there rs hope for Inn
portant results when experience is brought into
requlsltton. The selections made by Miss Nc
"eacy were not Jualeous The airs rom the two
something more In accordance WITH the exigen-
cies Of the occasion The debutante cid not
appear TO advantage In either. Yer she gave
proof OF natural ability of snch high order a.
should encourage her to further and more desirs-
BILE efforts. Miss sophie Flora Hebron, planists.
La Cascade and Wie Pape's S' Bsamonas"
with finisn neatness, effect and brio Surprising
in such . young performer. Tue tenor. Benira-
tell. and the BARITONE, Del Puente. sang duet
from III Barbiere,n and the contralto, Mas jack
son. made SAD havoc OF Arthur Sulllvan's song.
Looking BacS.r This lady's singing was thd
most painful and ludicroos we have ever heard IN
puDllc.
Another concert was given at Irving Hal under
the auspices OF u company OF the Ninth regiment
vott Miss Brophy. MRS. Davidson, Miss Farren,
Messfs. Hills, Remmerz, Brandt, Pease and Eller.
Nine salvots true t prlma donna ,r oramstica
del Destlno" and in the quartet from Martha"
Her voice, full toned and surcharged with passion
ate expression, gave effect TO everything sne Ca
saved. Nine. Salv0tti has long held prOmlnene
and deservedly proud position IN concert In this
city. Mr.. Pease, graceful and brilliant piano
player, rendered two OF his finest trapscriptions,
'Mignon,n and .Crlspinon with that crlSpness OF
tone ease OF execution and entire ciearnsss Of
tnoI ough arIist
MarchettPs New Opera-s'Ruy Bias"
The last rehearsal OF this much Wanted work
took place at the Academy yesterday. The drss
performance Will be given tonight with the follow
ing cast:-Donna Maria de Neubourg, queen OF
spain, Signora Potentini; Caslda, lady OF honor.
Miss Annie Louise Cary; Ruy Bias, signor Carpt;
Don Sallustio Signor Del Pueute; Don Guistan0.
Sgnor Fiorlni. The stage arrangement OF the
opera is as fouows:-A l., Grand Hall OF State In
the Royal Palace OF Madrid Act H., Gardens
adjoining the Royal Palace. Act ILL.,, The Council
Chamber oil the Royal Palace. Act w., Cabinet OF
ion salustio. signor Emmanuel Muzlo VIII con.
Duct the orchestra and n. Van Hamme Will attend
70 the stage. The production OF THIS opera WIN 20
the first novelty OF the season and cannot fail to
excite considerable interest In musical circles
The music Is purely Italian, melodous, and abound
ing IN "reminiscences Of Verdi, Belini and Don't.
zetti. 1t may be considered As a WORK
Of the old Italian school, with little OF
the modern effects IN the Instrumentation.
There are many delicious nOrcea,sL scattered
through 1t and some grand ensembles. Being de-
vades lyric compositions OF the present day. It's
production will be all the more interesting. All
other except n Gomez n nav
deity, and 1t remains to be seen whether the old
forms and the sheer power OF melody can, even in
as the metaphysics and Overpowerlng MODE OF
expression affected by Wagner and his imitators.
Mile. Emma Albanf, the New American
Prim Donna.
The good ship Bothnia will probably bring to our
shores to-day one OF the most distinguished lyric
artists that this country has produced. Mile.
La Jennesse, known on the stage as Mile Albani,
was born twenty-iour years ago in Plattsburg,
n. Y. She Is not, therefore, Canadian. as the
European journals style her Sue lived for some time
in Albany as o music teacher, and she adopted tho
name OF that town when she began her operato
career. Duprez became teacher in Paris In 1858,
and Lamperti, or Milan. two years afterwards, un-
dertook the task OF bringing her out in Since
that time her success Ia the lyric neld has been OF
an extraordinary character Last summer she
at Covent Garden. The London critlcs speak 40
enthusiastically about her and her success at tho
sps l hniope that a'
one must naturally feel anxious to hear
her at the Academy OF Music. A few days
VIII determine In the metropolitan cntl-
served or not. Mile. AlDani makes her first ap-
pearance IN this country oh Monday evening" Ia
Lucia" an opera which win test her capabilities
severely. Everything seems to be In her favor,
youth, beauty, talent and experience. She will
afterwards appear in "Romeo anu Juliet"
"L' Etoile du Nord." "Mignonn LINDA" .Lonen-
grim" Hamlet" "RigoettO," "Robert lie Da0ie"
and "The Flying Dutchman."
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