New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-23
MUSIC AND TIE DRAMA.
A WEEK OF OPERA.

MEEh Of O1EIA.
Saving so far as the appearance of Miss
Nevada at the Academy OF Music on Monday may add
ne element our operate affairs MAJ now be considered
IA having taken on phase which they will wearGnt tho
progress of the has solved the problem which the
presence houses representing two schools OF opera
presents. 1t would be rash to venture prediction so
early I'm the TO the outcome FOR the tastes ana
caprIces OF people in nothing uncertain "a IN
opera and Notwithstanding the experience OF past years
wa ara i'm Ignorance as TO what will be the conduct OF
that portion music lovers VINO hold the tate OK
such enterprises in their hands The lines nave been
plainly urawn by the performances OF the week 'at
lust past The representations of the German artists at
the Metropolitan Opera House have been typical repre-
senatons I'm their excelences well their defects.
and Mr. Mapesons performances have been In the sane
degree and in the scope typical ilaah perlofn-
ances The public have been generous In their patron
age OF both institutions and may. or at least ought To-
have laid the basis for the critical comparison upon
which the outcome would depend II artist consdera-
lions alone going to determine the maj DECISION
But we know that fashion will play great II nota
greater part than art in the verdict ana Win tnS eo
ment we confess inability to deal We can therefore
only perform our duty in recording our pr sslohs OK
the performances as they occur Judging them hy tho
standard which seems just and wise, ana walt Tor
the result OF the extremely interesting conflict t the
end II this result is he Of abiding influence In our
artistic affairs will have to be the product OF hteusehs
appreciation good and the true whichs 10 DO iouna
on both sides of the question III VIII nov VIC
order to admire the merorious representations nj tho
up,ovn house. that should despse the best features
~ the vork of Mr. Mapesons artists Even the mordi-
note admirers Of waners ought TO remember that no
Unrd of his was directed against what Is caleu the o@
couto by the Italians long rs this Del cd"'o was keW
within Its sphere, which Is simply old faShiohed lhiaa
opera When pretty melodies ara the hrst eohSuoi"o"
| md words are merely skeleton ON when 10 hans
hem then the Italian style with all It's sentimenaiues
a tho onlv vocal STYLE And far rs the training and
dveop,ng Of the voice concerned the Italian metbod
cannot be superseded and there Is no talk OF sulershs
% The Germnns who have developed their oern Ont OF
,hclr old Sngspiel, view the form from nn eh'itv
| different position. with them IL is the utahau' "ss
which "a of primary Importance and this being So
a..,r sc,s,nus beauty Of tone sinks into nn inferior
| ,,si,io, Il, trithfnlness of expression. faMMo
| ,i,,,tl,n ateps into the foreground ana itteNHus
,n,te AT the composers hrst consideration ms "S'
"a trne Of the German works given nj the Netp"h'hn
| M, monday and "Wednesday NJ Y "a OF WAGNER s'un
| Nt,.t,,, TIA ,ely Notwithstanding that lnnnhnet
aud rblelo have the outward seml lance ~ oreias
4, b.,, music without losing s denl % an haritna'
, 40, i,,s han,,s with rueity ani rihtonime W ~"
e,rpsssA to the PLAY setlphs- nihhed mn''ifh' wv.
nepheesn ~ Wagner therefore euhsiie''a NV WI" w.
snNlept bst asa the Language Win when We N'se 10
man, ~ tho seslne hashneases ~ eais hhahh'f VIVA
herman IA the sinsiag vt 90 hani,sps n'lls's Nv IVY
| 4. ana anita AZ that hNaNhse Misnpi iprneMfpN""
anal e.Isunpi TRANSACTIONS ~ Italian eip,as hsH"
| man and attempts W. pemraap upsmsh ei'p'sa "
Italian sty hpOauan the ingss ne.nAh ''s' 800
nat ha ,ads % p0niain 10 tAe measures nh''" e'"s
| Themselves naturally ana si'Ns'"i'3 WIN 'S H
now al tho Italian langNasa- ,.n-
- l,,g A. Nine Patti Miss Nevada speaking Ia an
uonattnn of what We believe will loo beadtiul ls''v,
anees on her parD and Nine sealehi slns al the A'"N
of Music the people who love beAntlim i'""a" ''s'
for the sake of beautiful Italian singing VIII 0""'
A. Nanleson's representations Just as they dld Wv
iIa tylk
matelless briancy so FAR "a the two prihe'PA' Wa"
,, o,neerned aud Yesterday afternoon wheh a'"o
patti gave her peerless representation Oh '"' -
verdrs La Traviata they Will 40 there peo'"s'
an tbe vexa.ion OF soul, caused by the other nleine
the troupe, they VIII get 0ho his"0'' '''''
kind that the world Affords ,...
" -, 4n r,,vment 4 In It's nature noble as thas
1t, comes f,on witnessing q representation IN "hica
,he nj chest type of music Is so ihtrlea'ei! "' -
drama IA to become part OF It's hle' anu '"o
,.rv factor employed in the representation are u'''
., realization OF the IDEAL which was peore '"0 -
a,A the musician is another and very aiher'n l'
,nreciation aud even love for the two forms o. o"
.,ont may exist in the same person, though ',
ma a, tls nature OF things that one should M IT,. .,
| ropt For the class To whom the hsner' .o,ora
| ro,,.e, with apyb0ly-thc broader lae" -" ,,,,d
| German school makes appeal there VIII 20 s1.oi.-
Keen ENJOYMENT at the Metropolitan IN sps have
,iu,ment Of Friday night the German si'e ' a,
demonstrated their ability 10 give iepio' ..usr
| 80 with which they are in synpalh! III p" :, 49,.
,I,oh nyesents more sides 10 the adnira''on
,ysr. than any operate representations OF ,,s D,r
:, y,ll have TO be admitted that many 'hs - til IN
have sounded crude In comparison m nn ,aIy
,I hraneies OF our best Italian se n common
"aet NJ phases which chance 10 DC ;n German
il as indefcnsble 10 sing out OF .ni,ness Vi
po' Italian and awkwardness ana WI as the IIor
~ ,in are the same In both LANGUAGES ~ the art.
RardreH Sote would say But IN , far is spirit
rs IN a its details In afeconate rcsu t 20 tho
w. the .uboriination OF all indyiduaI oaeratiou Of
~ artistic effect, In the Intelligent co % orerato
G the factors to end there nave poS e With the
Performances which We recall 10 especially
psnrosantations OF "Tannhaaser anu ~ fthe ts-
Fidelio The latter showed the iuii ~ Reethovene
nns Of the tiernan stage with respect 70 Of
onera IL IL known that the afY"i .a il presented
.Eideljo is weak. Only one ethiea ntes - peculiarly
in IL with vivdness. but 4 Is the idea w a,ins power
aaar 70 tho (crmansthat OF the sa' y,tiou. and
a 1--we II is n tale OF wltep S,ooraeaiion Of
beethoven bent all his energies 70 the
is9nGy has been the highest ambition Tito , III half
,n1ars FOR over half . century In snss snccess and
ays achieyed distinction ny the. +, A. easy
Frsaieia MSv this should be after .ds wss
| performance OF Wednesday. IN hs.tronic Il r0se "
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