The New York herald., 1879-11-16
ADJUSTMENTS.
AcapE,rY OF Mus,o-..rr, rpoyAronr ;"

ACADEMY OF MUsIC-''IL TRovAroRE.
Perhaps the management thought that after such
musical feast as aida" on Friday night any sort
OF cold lunch would do for Saturday. so "Trova-
tore was served at the matinee before q goodly
number OF people. who came with sound.
healthy appetites. and went away with
feeling that they were partially but not
entirely satisfied by the articles provided There
were those who objected to the repast. those who
wished to have the entire company and the
best opera in the entire repertoire at mouthful.
and these people grumb.ed at '.Troyatore grum.
bled at Aramburo and Adini and declared that they
should have heard aud all the old fsyortes
for their money. There were others. good natured,
contented old souls. who reminded the discontented
that least of the old favortes was in the
cast and that matinees are supposed to be chear
of hearing they should be satisfied with
even favorite-in fact. that they should take
pattern by the hero of the college song and not ex
pect too much operatc bread for the price of one
operatic fish ball. And so. the contented old
souls being in the majority. the house took every.
thing as 1t came and swallowed down whole any.
thing that was artisticaly indigestble. while they
regarded the favorites as choice morsels to be en-
joyed slowly and gazed at repeatedly before being
allowed to disappear. Consequently recalls wera
frequent and praise of the good things lavish.
As each one of the cast has lately been heard In
this city and Brooklyn their parts. there is little
new to say as to yesterdays performance Nine.
Adini somewhat better as Leonora than on last
Friday week, but still entirely unequal to the
part. being too deficient in voice to sing with
such company supported or rather overpowered
her. and not Of the vocal facility and n-
ish to do herself or the composer thorough Justice
she looked ir,, the character well: acted II
ture and pose and with the best OF
intentions; but as voice and method %
fort, she lacking in the first essentials. She
quieter steadier it might be said; she did not In
usual. but there still marked absence Of
finished: scholarly delivery Of the notes.
an Improvement in measure, though there was
faulty phrasing in it, the opening bars of the allegro
were sung with more power than formerly. but the
concluding phrases careessly executed. In the
finale of the second act Nine. Adini was much moro
effective than we have before known her to be
IN concerted music. and her increased allowed
uneqaa to the SUN liz except Wn
duo with the Count went tolerably the allegro.
before. being better sung than the andante. the
Nine. Adini during the afternoon. The rest Of the
music which she sang was on par with her former
efforts in the same direction.
when he first attempted the part OF Manrico; but
though he may improve greatly and succeed IN Il,
Of Of his s''' organ to sing % with effect such such
tenor scores as those OF Lucia or
''Trovatore." Yesterday all the brilliant points
which he can make in the upper notes were accom-
pshed, and the concerted music in " hich he has
part was carried through with stricter regard for
time and with better effect a result The "Ah 81
ben mio" the incest. the most finished
work he did. and the "Ah che Ia morte the nearest
approach he made to genuine sweetness.
In the other numbers Of the score he was neither
better nor less effective than before. 9lt So
OF the rest of the cast nothing need be said.
They all did we'll. and have been heard
often In the opera that 1t would be repeating not
twice told tale but exceedingly old story to tell
how they sang in "Trovatore." especially they
were heard only few nights since In the score.
The performance. because OF individual FAULTS
not remarkable for excellence. though 1t pos.
sessed some good points. Coming after Faust
LINDA and aida, it suffered. by comparison. in.
many ways.