The New York herald., 1876-10-05
ADJUSTMENTS.


LA FAvoRIrA AT THK ACADEMY OF MUSIC
Last nigh. before large and fashionable audience,
LA Favoria was sung for the first time this season.
or the sixiyfour operas which Donizctti wrote in
bis brief career. before tho harmony Of his
delicate genius destroyed by the dis
cord OF the Bedlam in which be died, this
Is considered Of the very best II was written
the Grand Opera Of Paris in 1910, and coldly re-
cevcd. because OF cabal against the composer. But
the public champoncd the composer and defeated the
clique This might not have been the result had
the Paris company been OF the same
merit as that of the New York COM
pany last night Tho opera was unequay
performed, the third act being particularly weak,
while the fourth act especially fine This uneven
ness was due principally TO the nadequacy OF Mr. Al
bert Laurence TO tho part of Afonzo. II,
rs We believe is the case, Mr.. Laurence
had never sung the part before, allowance
should be mado for his inexperience, but
the disappointment not the less because OF tho
Tho responsibility OF the evening rested prin-
cipally upon Mile dc Bolocca who sang Lconora for
the first ,mc in this city, and upon Signor Brignoli,
who made his first appearance this season. Thcy
turned what would without them have been a compara-
tive failure into a positive success
With the beauty and voice which Nile. de Bclocca
Lconorn and she sang with all her innate grace and
brilinncy But the impassioned music Of the role
requires power than she has yet ac-
quired, for the Of the wrctched Favor
ita need for thor full expression ''the deep
voice of sad Mclpomene" II is IN such works III
Barbiere di Scvgla," which will be sung Saturday
afternoon, that Mile. dc Ecocca shines brightest
Yet II not OF absolute fault that sho
can be accused in 'La Favorna,n bu, rather Of
the scncc OF n greatness which D'Angri. Gaxzanga
and Ttcns have made known to Us. Signor Brignoli
was IN excellent voice last night, and there few
characters IN which he appears TO better advantage
than In Fernando Brignoh has charmed public
Tor moro Than twenty years, and has OF
contemporary vocasis fade out of sight and hearing
ana smost out or memory. while he still preserves
the s,ery voice while delighted previous generation
He has been almott miser IN music, and has
mizcd his slsllIuy that It has hardly lost
note. lie has not paid his uil taxes the
ir scores Of Verdi and has refused tho ordeal
ragr,r. Like ;ario and Tamberlik he has
ptAuu..-.. ty his II ,roughness IN and hts truc
! .sN g ago ssnor Br,saon last ny p's. illus.
WeA his c.2n process and reserved his powers
the last sp1a he received encore for tho
;,.n OF the .is. Sprito Genul"
Whatever M said against II, italian opera Is
roay the Ji the future, Tor 1t is tho mt OF
youth and md without these there can be no
future. II d. anguage which Is the easiest UNDER
stood, and b better interpreted by feeling
than by Ahlought Don .ett did not CON-
mand bis hc,hestra It army,
as Beethov lIod Wagner d., marching their music
all on IN, bu. he used IT an instrument OF
beauty. Tia great deal that dramatic In this
opera, cy tcyh tho instr 'mentation is hin, tho
phrases ~ the scenic .orms beginning to be
old. IN fourth act OF ia Favorta"
tho ~ iuncation, supplication, r,concilia-
tion, al az with marvellous abit' This is
the m. aAoslug, but tor the thought
we TIA II. His passions moro
more 81 and = lat bring
the phil, ~ \, stand hts
works. .ccessary 70 sp-
preciatS cnthue.ast!c dis
ciples spec :aclcs and
artif9
last righ Iaass svery
lar and and the
performs. iave
crbcd to pianist,
and Mr. ests. Tho
orches, in tho
Cents1 RI ial cline
unip pxs''~ timo flr)
1ssr Tho Bee
"a ~Soi Ibc House. /" In q
ecu|nc' rank equally high
most sublime produc-
language and possesses
Lim alone. 1t was the
h "a immortal ..Caorai
= .....I an Interpretation
w. cf pcrfcct'nr In all
10Y sang selection
Aendelssohn's .'l'm q
sgcr." In answer to
~ WI song by Rau-
.cgi tent method OF tho
singc5 ,minent the
seiccti. the pro-
gramrI san Saga" or legend
or n "a b, 10 ably treated
y. ca tx Brucl, ,sI one OF Heinrich
Lofn Fiul attempts ID the symphonic
limo. OF this syrnp,Y were given
by night, the ada t"Ingeborg's
La schcrxo t'sElve Light and
n, Wagner's 'Cen hal lnaugu-
n written especial Hsor America
6csire was played 'ics' the hrst
York. The verdict v, 4 70 long since
,on this grand work luliy indor I'd
al Steinway Hall last ghL Its noble,
res Its glorious Instrumentation, its
ETYEut SZ?Y ,cter found more appreciative hearers
.d'r ri ssibe IN Philadelphia Rubnste
90 ~ yet attractive ballet music his opera
OF ssLa.,a kookh," with the grand wedding march,
that may be placed side by side with that
OF Mendcssohn formed especial feature OF the bill