The New York herald., 1878-12-18
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OF Mus1c-"n r1Auro MAerco.

"u Flauto MaRco' was written Dy mozart IN ltci
under pressure Of the opportunities Of his Vienna
impresario. who in desperate strait and hoped
by the new opera retrieve his waning fortunes II
was he who prepared the story for the composer from
fairy tale The elements were not only interwoven
with traits OF populsr humor but also marked
by Masonic tendency, which strongly appealed TO
Mozart who > jealous Mason. The composers =
bcne violence. his enthusiasm for his secret order and
his zeal in making his opera the first great work to
express the eseentisl intellectual clements and
the generous kindly sentiment Of German popular
life, continued to excite hts inspiration to
woned degree and the result produced impression
altogether unprecedented by any similar event that
had occurred in the musical world of Germany a that
time The last written words of Mozart, in q
| letter TO his wife, were quoted from the
grand trio of IN F1suto Msgico"-"1be
bour strikes Farewelli We shall meet
again. But, whatever the measure Of success the
opera may have attained in its time, when il by
many approved az the masterwork Of the composer
il cannot doubted that il Is in itssif almost dst
of interest 10 musical anatcrs ia this country
as well in England and France. Spit- OF the es
auis.te music that abonnds in the work there srs
broad cxpanses Of recitative that excrnciatn1y
modern opera haDstui' The last important perform
ance Of Mozart's IN Fianto Magco In Italian was
given here during the Lucca Of opera. to pre-
sent that artist in Parnina to the Ast1fiamante Of
| Nine. Dc Nurska. There was no rre'ence
OF an cSs>up,k in the representations OF
| this troupe, and il is TO be doubted
| n any memory of the performance beyond Nine
Luccas powerfully dramatic rendering of Parnina
and Nine di Murskas faulticssly CORRECT 6nt coldy
| this representation of the work. Without some
| potent and special induccment in tire distribu-
lacking in drawing power Last night
| such attraction was offered with the appearance
naona appetite for anything scnsa.ional the public
Hockcd hear the two wonderful bravura pieces with
which the soprano part begins and ends II the pub
/ lie got something more than II bargatncd for in
addition, much the better for the public
Nine. Gerster had previously cstabishcd her
/ position as the leading exponent Of music Of
this clas and listeners could enjoy her marvellous
execution without any fears of her ability to touch
the In alt or 70 render the appalling staccato pas
sages as nuently she would sing the simplest can
table. Never before has any other artist rendered
these trying airs with such absolute such naw
less execution snch purity and trcIcss OF tone, and
witial with such emotional feeling and expression
/ Her singing not mere exhibition Of mechanical
technique ordinarily the uimd haie Of artist in
the rendering Of these songs but i was delicate
and absolute realization Of tho soul OF the conposcrs
work, impressive beyond comparison. in that
such Interpretation was altogether novel
and unexpected. The 'Ah infciice." the
hrst number was, of course, encorcd ;
and in tho second air. the phenomenal "Gli sngui
| d'inferno' the artist was interrupted before she
could finish the song by tremendous demonstration
OF enthusiasm and was obliged 70 repeat the brilliant
s.arcato passage with tho high before tho excite
rnent of tho audience was sufficiently aliayed
to permit Of her going on to the fnsie.
A
geno OF Signor del Puento calls for special prasr II
was arstically, tho most complete and satisfactory
effort the favoritc baritone has given MS, and the
recognition Of his effort in the encore OF COLOMBIA
| o tororfel.' fully mcritesL Signor Foil
| made a grzndly SURPRISING Sarastco. and sang
his two songs in tho second act with exceptional
power and finish winning q recall after the "Que
S,icstpo Mile Parodi Of course. not fully nj.
cquate Paminn, Ttc which demands mature ox-
| pcricncn and tho most finished cultivation. Sha
showed conscientious endeavor was earnest through
| ont and gave. altogether acceptable performance
| Of part ~ yet beyond her powers The artist was
| we'll received, especially for her rendering Of
| "Ah, 10 So" Nine. Sinico gave prominence to the
small part OF Papsgena by the finish Of her singing
and acting and Signor Frapoili made all that pos
sibie Of the thanklcss part ot Ismino. The minor
parts were 80 well given that the discordancc Of Nine
| Pissm, as of the waiting women TO the Queen
! was painfully evident The chorus was good
| except in the opening OF the priests Chorus :
| in the fourth scene Of the second act, where
IL near sipwrcck. but was rescued by the in
orchestra showed pslpablc evidences Of insufficient
| rehearsal The cellOs In tho accompaniments
| TO tho recitstivcs did some very poor work
IL il true the accofnpaniinents are trying. but
! what IN worth doing at all ~ worth doing
we'll and IL il known that this orchestra h. capable oi
cuts made in the second act and IL before the next
performance saturday Signor Artiit would Arrange
| similar cuts ia the first at he would deserve the
| thanks of the public. The production N the opera
| a. "a whole far surpassed any previous represents
| ton. and the spectacular features presented
ancc large. IL has invariably been ON Nine
| Gersters nights.
sTETNwAY HALr,-THg CARRrs MUSICALE.
! Messrs. Ferdinand and Hermann CARR gave the hrs
concert in their second series Of Ave nrusicales a.