New-York tribune., 1882-02-09
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MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
THE MUSICAL FESTIVAL.


An official announcement is made over the sigma
ture of George William Curtis. president and tho
other officers and directors Of the New-York Musical
Festival Association in relation to the Festival.
which Is to take place in the Arrnory Of tho
9TH Regiment beginning on Tuesday, Nav 2.
and continuing through the week. There will be
four evening and three afternoon performances,
which," says the announcement in a spirit Of cor
rect appreciation, by the character and variety Of
the works selected, the power and training OF tho
chorus, the force and fullness of tho or
chestra, the of of the solo artists and tho
mastery skill of the conductor, will offer at q
comprehensive illustration of the finest musical
works of the best masters and schools and the
pletest demonstration Of the present extraordinary
development Of musical art both in America and
Europe"
The New-York Chorus Society and tho chorus Of
the Brooklyn Philharmonic Society will be united
in the Festival, and will be assisted by societies
from other cities, including the Handel and Haydn
Society of Boston, the Ceclsn of Philadelphia, tho
Oratorio Society of Baltimore, and the Worcester
Festival Association of Worcester, making alto
gether force of 300 admirably disciplined voices
The orchestra will be composed of 300 musicians,
selected from among tho best performers in New
York, Cincinnati Chicago. Philadelphia and Boston.
An organ will be constructed by Mr. Hilborne l..
Roosevelt for the Festival Association, and Mr..
Dudley Buck will be the organlst.
The principal singers already engaged are Mad
anne Amaia Matema, Miss Annie Louise Cary
(whO it is said, will make her last appearance in
public at the Festival. Mrs. l.. Aline Osgood, Miss
Emily Winant, Herr Candidus, Mr. Toedt, Mr.. Whit
ney and Mr. TTenschel. The list of principal works
to be performed has several times been announced
heretofore, but since the engagement OF Madame
MatcTna il has been increased by the addition OF he
closing scenes of the Nibelungcn Tetralogy tho
death of SicgfTed and the imnolatlon OF BraaHhde.
MUSIC AT THE THEATRES LAST NIGHT
Besides Patience" at Havcrly's Fourteenth
Street Theatre and Manola' at the Fifth Avenue,
comic operas were heard at two other local theatres
last night At Booths the Boston Ideal Company,
formerly very amateuush in everything except the
music of Its pieces, gave bright and vivacious
performance of I.ortzng's "Czaar und thinner.
mann" with the English title of The Car andCar.
penter." This opera has maintained popularity
in Germany for fOTty-fye years which neither
the advances in opera-writing of the serious
kind nor the encroachmcntS of the bouile school,
have been able to affect LOr'zng, born to tho
stage knew how to make a good acting comedy,
and the direct naturalness Of his music, its unat-
fected righteousness and normal sentiment, keep a
warm place for ii in popular appreciation over the
water 1t certainly deserves IT, even tuOugn IL nad
not the piquant flavor of the best products when
have recently come from Paris and Vienna. with
Tom Karl, W. II. Mcdonald, W. H. Fcssenden and
NJ. W. Whitney in the cast justice to the musical
score was insured.
At the Thalia Theatre, where the ingenious and
witty Fraulein Schratt rested after an afternoon
performance of CyprieRne, the company gave
Snppe's Fatlntza" for the first time this season.
Frauein IIecht Frauein Seebold, Herr Klein,
n Al III lied no
parts. and all sang and played to the enthusiastic
delight of the auderce.