The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-05-24
DeMURSISA,

Ifouss 81 our Hast Oiiixeps-Dob
Pssa male Tonight
OF the concert given by the DeMuraN
ia concert and opera combination nj
Tho opera'house last night, II Ia simply
impossible 10 write save In the terms
NJ the highest praise, Critics may
carp as they choose, but DeMurska
ballles adverse criticism. She IL the
peer OF Patti, and OF Nelson In concert
solos, but IL not possessed OF that ma
tural Amplitude or the figure Of the
former for dramatic effect, therefore
In opera II Ia possible she Ia not equal
to Patti, who Ia tho recognized queen
OF the operate stage.
II was both surprising and gratifying
to see the Dallas public turn out In
such numbers, including the ettfe
OF the city, IN greeted the grand combi'
nation of vocalits last night From
tho first number on the programme,
an English ballad, "Will o. the
Wlsp,n sung by Mr., q. Maxim, the ans
dlenoe was enraptured with the deli
clous melody, and attested its appreci-
alton by round OF applausea ut the
conclusion Of each number through.
out the programme. The programme
WAS OF Itself M brilliant M could have
been wished, and contained only the
best selections from the masters. Each
rendition was AZ near faultlebs
M possible, but the ceiling OF
the house not being favorable
for the admission OF voices with such
compass as those possessed by each
member OF the party, the performance
would have appeared to n better ad~
vantage but for this.
Verdi's beautiful aria "Ernani--In-
felice" mo. 81 exhibited ut once that
Signor Susini Ia without u superior an
a basso. His conception OF the au'
thor's meaning was perfect, while the
meditation OF his powerful, yet smooth
voice, was equal TO the maestros, OF
old.
Signor Brgnoli has lost none OF
the mellow, soft and rich tone
OF his wonderful voice, and just.
ly deserves the position he has
attained In America ~ her fav0rite
tenor. The "Romance from MarthA'
mo. 81 gained for him immediate pop.
ularity with the audience.
De Murska's first appearance was N
the rendition Of CARNATIONS dc Con-
cert from the Carnival OF Venice
mo. ~. TO every one present 1t was d
perfect surprise and delight. She free
ly sustained the reputation SHIT
brought from abroaI, aud may
now include the Dallas public In
her list Of devotees. II Is amazing Il
listen to her high notes, 80 perfect and
easy are they executed. She is ele
CANT In style, yet modest and unas.
Stunning, and II was impossible for the
audience to part with the closing notes
without attesting their desire for hel
immediate re-appearance. AS an
encore, she sang the "Sweet BY and
By" with Brignoli aud Susiui in the
wings OF the stage joining in the
refrain. This exquisite little song, sc
simple and familiar to almost every
child in the land, was invested with a
curvent of symphony which was as
weird and sublime M the Oratorio OF
the Creation. 1t was indeed simple,
yet uttered from the larynx OF such
master spirits 1t was heavenly.
Donizetti's music is always charming,
and better selection than the duet
"Belisardo" could not have been made,
In this, Brignoli and Susini took the
house ny storm. Their Contrasted voices
when blended together, produced d
thrill Of pleasure to those present who
love the divine art of music, which
was exquisite. Two male voices were
rarely ever heard to a better advan
tage.
Instead of "Robert lie Diable" mo
81 Of the second Fart on the pro,
gramme, DeMurska sang the "Last
Rose OF Summer" There IL an oppor.
tunity for the display Of the best quail
ties of the voice In this popular OLD
ballad, and 1t 10 contained in the re.
pertory Of nearly all prima donnas Of
prominence. 1t has never been the
pleasure OF the writer to hear 1t more
finely rendered than by this wonder
full little Hungarian last night
The ease with which she ascends the
scale from piano to allegro is remarka
BILE, and 1t ia apparently void of all eff
fort. In this song she reaches high G
as clear as silver bell, and with nc
diincult strain, which is abundant evil
dence of her wonderful power.
To the encore she warbled the valst
"Giorza" forever / love thee-pel
Sempre), which was certainly the
most perfect piece Of vocalism evei
listened to by the audience. Toward
the close she arose to supreme gran.
deur 80 remarkable were her bird.like
trills.
In nearly all'the numbers the words
were in the Italian tongue, so when
Brignoli sang the English song "Love
Once Again." the applause was vocif-
erous. Good Bye, Sweetheart, Good
Bye" composed tor the great tenor
by Hatton, was sung for the encore.
The Drnpramme NJ last niyht yoo