The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-18
ADJUSTMENTS.
ACADEMY OF MUsIc-''FAusT."


Margherita ... Mile Aiwina vaeris
Faust was sung last night at the Academy OF
Music by strong cast. which. good it was, only
needed Miss Cary's presence to mako it quite per-
feet The lady had been announced to sing
siebel's part. but sowing to circumstances"
&C., &C.. the management begged to present
Nine Labache in her place. Conscientious
and excellent artist that she is. Nine. Lablache did
admirably and was most acceptable substitute for
the indisposed young lady. The admirers of Miss
Cary will be relieved to know that she is not danger
ously ill. and Last night able to sit up-in an
orchestra chair.
The opera was not sung throughout with quite a.
much spirit and vim on the last occasion. the
voices seeming to be little tired. shown In
the singing of more than one of the numbers. In
two or three instances. however. there was great
improvement. and some of the fnales never went
better.
Mile. Valera uneven in the score. but did
some excellent work. She sfurred her music occa-
sionAly but surprised the house by her vocalzaton
in of the Her opening notes in act second
beautifully given OUT but the conclusion of the
brief phrase not well done Shehas not repeated
the charming effect she made on her debut in this
PASSAGE though it should always receive the
then bestowed on it. The spinning Song"
easily and smoothly delivered. and. if of the
lower notes had not been nasal. it would
have been quite charming. The "Jewel
Many of the notes were most sweetly sung.
but there lack of brlliancy in all but the
Guiding passage. The "Dameni Ancor" and the
"Sempre Amor" we're thoroughly well done and de-
serving of praise. In Valentines death scene
trying one for the prima donna. whose woe is ex-
give way to musical grief-Mlle. Valeria was
dramatically weak. The music Of the-Church Scene
she gave very well indeed. and In the Prison Scene
she both acted and sang better than any occaeion
since her debut In fact. the rare sweetness OF her
voice in that scene, her admirable phrasing
and finished acting were such as to materially
raise the accepted standard Of her excellence.
was IN g Dssssr voice ba sa1n S any
giovnezza' was exquistely rendered. and the finale
OF act first with Del Pusnte was done much better
the opera The "Salve dfmora was given the soulful.
passionate expression which he always acoords it.
effect. The attention Of the house was much dis
tracted during the singing OF the famous aria by
vb or s1asntg from an
irritated throat furnished an accompani-
ment in the way Of cough obhgato to Campanini.s
voice with regularity Of time that marvel
lousy accurate. but thoroughly annoying. All OF
Camparini's efforts during the evening were thor
oughly excellent. and again he scored complete
success.
Del Puente was hardly vocally heavy enough for
Mephistopheles. but he sang ali the score with an
artistic method often with surprisingly good
SUITS He sang the "DiO deli ORC" in hne style, but
in the concerted music, notably the male trio. his
against Campanni and Galassi the full harmony.
The serenade he did fairly; the solo in the Church
scene he never did better; his acting throughout
was always good and often powerful.
CiaAassi little out of voice. and the Medal
lion aria not smooth. though otherwise most
effective. The quality Of Galassi's voice is
such that If he is able to sing at all he
sings effectively. and he simply
rihe hoarse last evening, the usual result only
lessened. not destroyed. All the breadth of style
and the grand quality of voice apparent, but
the fine effects not so nicely accomplished. The
death scene was as usual, 'palpable hit" and won
unanimous approval. Nine. Lablache sang the part
Of Siebel very acceptably and the Flower Song"
usual. and it deserved to be. pleasantly re-
ceived.
The opera was we'll done-much better. taken
an entire work. than its first representation this
season-but it was not as meritorious q rendering
as might have been had from such cast.
But o. fatigue from previous hard work seemed to
be the cause allowance must be made by the public
for artists engaged last night and who have done
much to redeem the season from early managerial
errors.