, 1875-02-14

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acumeo "tnout .he I1hh % onenutns poPu'a. ~
mana9sl VI Gapeo oesEs "m.Gt nt.:s
, .ue Itttss ~ sn @ .s ~ ~ 1s eaen I. it ~.
kIno o. oaeis "as. " ~ o.hels oes1 aaap.au ~;
1ePteseutaaou ~ oeLacuso fragments o111ai'
a11as' Emu nence & may Dc oa.oa
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net sn tne Conuneht ohis, ont ~ Eng1anu'
s1 Wnute met lol lns nrsI t'no Win genu'ne; -;
thouSu not uu'se.ssi: ia!oe. neatis ioss.s y, ~
..ie ou Gusit1u pAilau osu caf:4eu' ~ =.
h he ut1al .nsencanee !nto Mncn ane "oaa5 ~
Tue aIiss wers compelea; ana osclalneu sais
-e s'o.44eIs ~a04 Ae'e, ~ 4-'1o ~. "s:ss-+
r. M t,,a. ha rn,,,d ra,sn the
1nl,o.,irs .1 ..aris ~ ha anoa in fnII drav1pg-
ron,, ar,7 ~eoe;rs 80 nnra J}aiian: ..seo CIo
.ntha G n +ha ns,,,rr Enawinc of 4 mutton
sa' a.ne' ~ ~ taJ pas, a.S - Hnw she clawed il
Wl,nn ~" ssa fan,5 hsrse,f alone" The words
49, .,.,s, -. e.. sonrann to nonnlar aria
~ -s,.a roca;ga .;th datirhted anplause. With
49, a.t ,aa,,;s e,anr,on IT thar comic char
acter.
And get, making every allowance Tor thelr de-
fects, q great deal of undeseryed obloauy hss o.
nor,,.es;.;nna le,u The charm Of pure melody is
LEGITIMATE, FATuRA1. AND UNIVERSAL
It ia that part Of music easiest OF compreheu-
sion, most readily enjoyed. Ibis does not prove
it to be pue11le, or attractive only to chiidlsh
CHS much thing OF beauty a. SINGLE rose
or violet great dramatist doubtless fanks
above writer OF simple !yr'cs, yet tue world
could very Ill afford to 1855 lta songe. Anotner
plea Tor these operas H. that they give scnFe 70
many exquisite voices whose owners utte1iy lacA
the power Of dramatic 1mpresston; 10 hsFe
heard Bngnol sing 'Com genuine. ana oh!
er; and why should it have been Denied US pc
cause be was wholly incapable OF playing Inc
chief part III romantic ofamas
Nevertheless. the popularity OF thus class OF
operas has, in ths last few years, Wansd bsfo1e
thst Of
ANEW TYPE.
In the masterpieces OF Dellini, Donizetti. Verdi,
and Ross1ui, ths plot ia frequently little nlure
melodies the language Is o1ten unmeaning and
trivial. But, in 'sFaust" aud Romeo at Juli-
ette." Gouuod had great inspiration. He made
the Two greatest poets OF Germany aud England
write his Nbret:os. The notes no logger rule
lmperiously the sentiment and language the
mus;c aspires earnestly to reflect tue thought of
these great masters OF the emotions. TIE pas
sion Of ..Faust," the tenderness Of Romeo and
Juliet" the pashos of "Misnon," ars the
passion. the tenderness, the pathos, Of
Shakespeare aud Goethe, interpreted bv music.
Tor. iu "Hamle," and "siiguon," Ambrose
Thomas followed the same pa.h, .h,-hdopted =
gimilar method, These four operas, whose pop
ularity has, iu tie last few years, exceeded that
Of ali others, belong to new school. often called
the Rom.rtic. To marx tie difference bstween
tbem and their predecessors, one NAV recall that
s.Troyatore" vas sung in this country with
meat acceutance by Psrecn and Dr;cuoli-the
Tonnded uerfec1ion of our great ballad-singer's
voice. and the siIyery sweetness of tho great
tenor = tones sufficiently filing The demands OF
the one.a- though the toxns actor and actress
could IN apulie6 to neither singer But M imag-
instion eau contemplate the two in the chief
roles Of q. Fxu1t or s.Micnon +" without sense
of Tia ntter absurdity and imposeibllity OF the
Situation. 70 Ill close opseryers Of the progress
n the Uric drama it wss evident that. in thess
Liter nrodnctg Il I'D taken hirher erouna. The
recant f. nresen1at,on of
1s1nurxaR1xn
r,,t.. - n,.in howevar fiat limo hafo,a
I. T.mst nr H - Hamlat !" had electf;ied Par;s
E;a,ssrs ~. hsd s+,,,c, ~ s,tno,s ~ +hs