New-York tribune., 1879-02-27
MUSIC AND. THE DRAMA.
THE OPRRA-LOHENGRIN.

NewYOrk Academy OF Music during the Nilsson season,
the experiment of such departure from operate ira
dtions regarded with many msg1vings There was
crowded audience on The first night aud The applause.
n not overwhelming. was encouraging and apparently
spontaneous But It was bv means certain at first
that Wagner had decisive victory. Tue galleries
radiant with delight; the boxes were In doubt
everybody deep ply interested In the drama and
the spectacle: many hestated TO admit thai
they were satisfied with music whose strange
forms and unfamiliar spirit puzzled them. After
one or two repet,tious ali uncertainty was dls-
pe'led. and IIhengrn became what II IA, ever since
remain d. the most popular opera on our stage II to-
day II possible 20 produce with due completeness
another work of the same class" Tannhduser,' Tor
instance. the "NeiscrsingcT," or even tho "FIyng
Dufchmau. we presume that no intelligent manager
would hesitate maxi the venture There are not many
of world ia which The music OF WAGNER Is nov
better understood kcenly reshcd than IN New
York; Iuo we doubt whether there Is any ther com
muritv which Tie Influence OF TINS great MUSICIAN mas
wrought . NOR. rapid change the public tasie For
our II - events the old school of opera has
lost It's charm. People VIII G. to hear Nine. Gcrster
ami cgur Ctupauiui IN almost anything, not on ac-
count OF music bat account OF tue artists we
cannot conceive OF two or three thousand pc pie being
drawn to the opera house nowadays 10y an'
spark o. enthusiasm for tho w0rn Conventional
isrs oi D,uizetJ or Beiin. or the earlier Verdi
II is good sign. Wagner IN MS turn will grow old
tu of LIS faults and mauuersms will De discarded py
Ls i-,ipc= hut Ac has Iv.u impulse 20 ort zen
uu@t lead 10 important results "Iu 'N' "'N,
ton WILL REGARD Lm as the IcuOYator OF deca! M
stage.
How gr.nd and ir'SA' Ahi ahiiii'ilh- '"i' '.'-'. |
music souut.d last night after tae UlntS "Ath A'-''
most Of tLc first season; how exquisite seemed ihe
arena OF IT. pure romance after the surfclt OF sent
aieBtansm and jungle Tie familiar strains of tie
beautiful Introduction disposed us Tor htfo'am
AID HF7;cry; and WHOM tie curtain I'S
upon ta1 splendid scene ID thc camp VIII. '-v 'S' "
bly, OF mailed Eu's1t'' thr'uel A't' 'n' ''"v'..-
p raid WI fis Uunpe'r' the oHEhL banners ''u ~"
euteriDg spears we Were trAn'I4t'd A'o WY '-"'
cat world nom th@t lAl4'i'eu "S '1o H'on'i"' 49,
ENuas and Edt4rlOs aDd o'N.f "E'N1'" ou'~
V.ih whom We nave h'r'y hia 80 n"'n 10 wv I'm"
grin" keeps Tie listener ia al atmosphere OF us own
for this rctsou quite as much as "h account Oh '
mrlod 1us beauty, u entrances the aI'fi"ou more
completely than a-} ot the operas ci the Ola ocA'' eA
cicsus certain spell even over tAc au-5sA una --u'
uau.
The performance last L'gif WIS lh " 80 N-l''.
delightful, and IN general lt compared 0f''Hf
with the tine representation given during tne
Nilsson season. In Ola, ESl Of Nine. Gerster we de
covered most -rmpathet'c. tender and fascinating
picture - one tHe loylest oi herones picture true
90 tue Ai-- ideal and lui ol apparently W'tniled ee
gaLCe and sweet simplicity. Ia the delivery of TIE
music s4e was certainly CONSCIENTIOUS and Do
.lfsaut, and IN certain parts Of the opera,
such al, the bridal cha4 Duct. aud the exr.taur Llal.
of The second acr size h ned into unexpected irgyo-. l.
We were disposed to dud any flulr with her singing
might oo.r. that she ace,leritrs the tempo
uud.y; t1t no one can come away from sJc1 grace
fc D.r-I tia u tu, spirit ot t4ulr-IIlIug. Ia spcaA
. -. -.-r c...r.-.,,'. LANE. arm IL. only
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lItdDulty is 10 ml.1td.u 4 becoming m"lcfa-
non We Inv. become 20 accustomed 20 regard
t % t--..., ., tb. ,.-..l -.,. - will fo ,,.-
MN as 'H' l-.''.' '.-.'' Wy Wv "
before any otuer 7Aii-u.s s 10 'HI' t'.e I' - Ao'
mtr. ~ GOOD he used To- be he Is better As be Tr
, ,, a.. bts..t ,ote. ,.rar ar,o- nor yy. nave tlc