New-York tribune., 1875-10-19
MJTSIC-DRAMA-FINE AXIS.
NII,SIC.
MUSIC.
THE OPERA-wACHTEL.


Tho famous tenor received a maghihcen'
,,e last night ON Lis rcappcarance in America 'he
"0 ,. hai,, crowded To the utmost limit hy the most
,nn,astic AMI demonstrative Of audiences IN "mcn
,,r,lv Herr Wachtel's own country people hi'ou '"o
os, conspicuous part. The crowd indeed was so"i"'
,,slv great and a. the hour of O'Clock approa'"'"
enc entrance TO the opcra-house was beSet Dy SHu
ing mob and the outer lobby was terrlo' scene "
et,s;on The police at last refused TO let any more
ma IA until the pressure about the doorkoepers "hS
.xhai relieved II the excitement continues, u VII
~ reces.ary TO put tickctakers AT some add'oha {"
,rances and make better police arrang' ments
Tic oporo was The Hugucnots," in which 1t VIII oe
rmenhcred Herr wachtel created the lveliest lnpreS
Ion dprine the memorable season with Madame faIepa
posa Miss Phillips and Mr. Santley. lie is the same no"
,r, no WIS then His glorious voice has ioS'
not particle of its charm. HIS aouns lS
"a nessionste aud inspiriting as ever Ills Helho0S
bavo not changed think in any degree e'her ior 'e
hettcr or the worse. He is still the most mashcuc o
,o,ors taking criticism captive and carrying people
v in sort OF frenzy Of admiration, often against the
- ,u5rmept II was in the fourth Act of course that
=, maJo his great sensation. pouring forth IN pfousoh
All tho phenomenal gifts which have made him famous
uu.tling ali the best qualities of his rude out iae-
onale effective style of singing ana ealing INTO pa!
his highest dramatic powers His Is schsa'iohh
aud oycr-strained sort of art, we admit out II
tells. and il his vocalism is not always IN
,ho host taste his singing at least in sdch
rs this great duet Of the fourth Act fired by
nuine feeling for the music and warm appreciation OF
Tho itnation lie was supported last night by 'dten-
6, to whom we can give hearty praise for one OF the
.,ue oualities we found To admire III Rdo"
uiss P,npenheimer throws herself into the past
auh the enthusiasm OF real dramatic
.,st and ves us an Interpretation very far above the
.omuon She has a good fresh voice is free from most
,fthe mannerisms which usually disfeure the WORK OF
German vocalists appears to be young ana mas an
agreeable stage presence II her VGeHtneis affair sample
NJ her abilities Mr.. NcucndOrh may be c0ngratuatcu
upD securing to support his tenor prima donna ot al
the reduise strength and atractveuCSS The oher ne"
members of the company. if they made no very d'Sunct
impression were generally pleasing. the queen bcihg
nayed by high Soprano Miss Goldberg, OF fair bnt not
remarkable talent the Page 10y Miss KuStcr. mc2zo
soDrano Marcel by MIR Fassbcndcr strong but rather
rough bass NererS 10y MI Gunzburgcr, and 81 BT7S Oy
our old ac0uainance Mr FranOsch who made mu6h the
least satisfactory of the drdnais persona. MI Nenen
dorf has an orchestra Of about fifty pieces. containing
excellent material. The chorus is about as usual
PIANO FORTE RECITAL By NINE. GODDARD.
A pano forte recital at Stenway Hall by
Mime Aiabela Goddard is announced for next Thursday
afternoon This will afford musc-Oving people an
opportuuy to hear an excellent artist under more favor
able circumstances than have hitherto surrounded her
In the Titlens concerts her abilities thrown away
fol he u1av