The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-05
A M u S E M E N T S.
THE FIRST OF THE TTTIENs CONCERTS AT
sTEINwAY HALL.

THE FIRST OF THE TITIENs CONCERTS AT
sTEINwAY HALL
The first of the Ttens concerts given at Stenway
Hall last night Mile Titens making her debut in Amer
lea by singing the grand aria from der Freischutz,
large audience assembled TO soc and hear her. The
programme OF the evening long if not fresh one
and piece after piece listened with the character
istc patience Of American audience. In
musical point Of view only two of the ar
lists who took part in last nights perform
ance require special mention-Mme. Arabella
Goddard and Mile Titlens Either Of these ladies
would have been sufficient attraction in herself Oil
tho house. and the interest Of the audience not
only concentrated upon them, but the honors of the
evening almost evenly divided between them
Nine Goddard made her first appearance at the
piano in concerto in fiat, Beethoven Top. 73) and
she played one of Chopin's vases fat for a recall
1t would have been better perhaps If she had avoided
concerted piece her first appearance, as
by playing solo at tho outset she would
have put herself heartily in accord with
her audience and afforded satisfactory test OF
her execution. This she did however in the Chopin
valsc and in the Thaberg fantasia she played later
the evening Nine. Goddard's execution is very bril-
liant but in expression she decidedly lacks inspiration
Her touch clear crystal Her have such per
feet and harmonious relation to each other that they
glide from the fingers with all the melody Of song In
these qualities she surpasses any pianist have yet
heard what she lacks would require that she should
be poet as well musician. She cannot fail,
however, to become great favorite with the New
York public, for there is much that Is popular and
captivating in her art that she compel all the hom-
age she seems TO covet But the greater triumph
gained by Mile Titiens She down the bills
three pieces-the grand aria from "Der Frelschutz,"
With Verdure Clad, from 'rhe Creation" and Ar
ditfs "L'Ardita" Her popular success with the
Ardt valse In the first OF these airs she showed the
possession Of that great tragic force with which she
has always been credited, and III the selection
from the oratorio she illustrated the breadth and
scope OF magnificent organ, which has suffered much
less than one would imagine from the abors of long
and arduous career Occasionally faulty note could
be detected, but there is completeness her
force and expression in her singing which speedily e-
faces the effect OF the fault What she lacks is sym
pathy. Even when she is grandest she fails 10 thrill
her auditors with any emotion beyond sense of her
! grandeur Apparently she is as much queen
1 of tragedy as of song and though it is i'm
4 possible to concede to her the highest place
on tho lyric stage her position be acknowledged
to be what IL has long been regarded very
high and a very proud one. There other artists
! who are her equal and few who are more than her
rivals but IN the tragic elements OF the lyric stage she
Is unsurpassed As matter OF such artist is
comparatively tame in the concert room. Tho platform
affords real opportunity for the display OF her excep
tional powers ana the absence oil sympathetic qualities
4 in her voice, which can only be compensates
by complete and effective surroundings makes her sing
ing too much an exhibition of nero vocal gymnastics.
IL is only in opera that she do herself justice IN
\ her American tour and while we would not suggest
that she should iorego her concert she would
best serve her own fame and public need If she
scented and her manager arranged for her appearance In
some Of those grand roles which confcssedie
her In conjunction with the Wacbtel
company this clearly within tho range
OF practicability, If conflicting intercAts can
DO satisfied and the experiences oil last night show the
necessity of uniting the two forces for operate
son. One fact proves this even more clearly than a
long line of argument Excellent the entertain
ment at Steinway Hall last night the audience
tired of it long before it finished and the CON
clusion Of the first part OF the programme even was
| looked upon as a relief Both Nine Goddard and Mile
feps had been heard, and there the feeling that
the greater of these artses could not be properly Judged
or her art adequately unless she was presented
understanding and appreciation of her powers. The
second OF this series of concerts takes place
evening Mile Tens singing Handel's mighty Kings,
aria from "Euryanthe," and Arditi's II Bacio
! Waltz