New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-13
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
END OF TIE PHILADELPHIA FESTIVAL.

lBi TELEGRAPH 10 iHt Nb.I
PuIIApRI PHIA May 1.-The Festival pro-
cramme this afternoon included Rats LeuoIe -
SYMPHONY. op. III and Bce,hoyens Leonora Over
ture. No. 3. Tor the orchestra; ." Deb vieui." from
The Marriage of Figaro sung b. Miss Emma
CrdnCh; An! s'csuuto,' from MeTcadan .c's
Donna Caufea.' sulg by Nine. sca.cai
the AHA " DaNa sra p&te.' from Don
Giovanni sung by Mr.. Theodore Toelt
a. It is enough" from Elijah" sung by Mr. Max
Heinrich; AID NJ. Chemists arrarg cement Of
Gouuoa's Nazareth" for chorus and orchestra,
ard the third and fourth scenes IRON Brach's
"HdysScus.'
Ice "Lenore symphony is based upon Birgcr :
celebrated ballad Of the same name. 1t seems
hardly necessary 10 say that IN this the orchestra
naintaiucG the high standard Of excellence already
fixed bY rs previous work during this Festival.
Tie vocal solo, were effectively sung and well re-
cc,ved: Nine. Scachi, though somewhat
hoar,c. again arousing the audience to the highest
pitch Of enthusiasm In response to determined
encore she sang an aria from BIzet's Carmen
Mr. IOedt also achieved a great success, receiving
an encore and an additional recall.
Mr.. Guchrist's admirable arran cement of "Naz-
aTeth" was finely rendered again and heartily APP
plauded.
The "Olysseus' excerpt was also again effec
lively done, Mr. Heinrich max ing much better i'm
preston than Mr. Remmertz. who upon the pre-
vous occasion. was evidently not at all " at home
in his part.
The evening programme, beng the closing per-
formance OF the festival comprised the " Tannhaus-
er" overture; "Voi Che Sapete from THE Marriage
of Figaro" sung by Nine. Sralcn; tue Recita-
ture and Aria, All in vain," from Mehuls Joseph
in Egypt" sung by Mr.. Toedt: the Semramde"
duet, "Giorno d'arrore by Mines. Boema and
Scalchi; and Memberships Symphony Can
tata, The Hymn of Praise" with Nine. Boema,
Miss Winant and Mr. Taedo in the solo parts The
"TannhauScr" overture was well PLAYED. but would
have been moro effective with moro brass to duly
offset the strings, numbering. ~ they did no less
than sixteen first violins. fourteen seconds, ten
vioas ten vloloncellos and thirteen double basses.
Nine. Scalchi. in solo and duet, renewed her
trumphs, giving in response to an encore for
the former the BrindiH from "Lucreza Borgia'
with great spirit and effect. The duet was also TO-
demanded Mr. TOedt'S rendition of the Joseph"
R-ci!atve ana Ana was charming and 50 enthusiast
tlcalv received that he had to decline the honor Of
a double encore.
In the intermIssion Mr. Charles Schmtz who has
directed all the orchestral pieces daring the Fest,
val was presented witha very fine viOloncello and |
The Hymn Of Praise fifty closed this
most successful cIe;S.iyal and was ren-
have characterized the choral and orchestral
work from the beginning. 1t were impossible to
bcSlOW 100 HlSA praise upon Inc chorus, ana the
Festival directors. MeSsrs Gilchust and Schmltz.
who >OnalIy trained It, II was nearly perfect rs
could be. Throughout all the difficult works per
formed there Were not more than one or two in
stances OF almost imperceDthn uncertainty, even.
whilst in the nam the choral singing of the five
hundred forty voices had The precision and unity
In both time and expression. Of the most
accomplished single quarte;te The weak point
vi the Festival was TO some extent, in some
Of ITS solOlSts. yet its success as
whole, was equal 10 the most sauguine
expectations Of us friends and stands rcbuk. o
many who might have aided in tie enterprise. but
preferred to stand aloof Especially is credit due
to Me>sIs. +. |. :. DHlcy, ). Decatur Smith,
and simon \. Stem well as their
iaithtue-saanagIng coadjutor. Mr.. Jacob Goscbe,
tor the uitlrng energy win which they have
abored for the Festivals success. 1t has come and
with 1t Philadelphia has taken another step for
ward.