New-York tribune., 1884-11-25
MISIC-THE DRAMA.
u1ss NEyApA's DEBUT.

:, =, tho Academy Of Music last nght' OH 'he |
- ~, erst appearance in America 10 ia
,h,s particular sensation Of PRIDE was no'
.s.r rovel For nearly two decades VIC NV
s''ee r,e.n singers TO bring honor to tner na'ion'
-, a, ,or,ign countries, but II was none 'no io's
- no so yividly and pleasantly rem'haeao Oh 'ho aee
80 a,o The poet Halleck predicted 'na' o"a -.
Ions eo,oo aay export Its poetry and whe Inc oo"'
would so'he o' a.. f,lflment American literature
Is rap"'' -, an n score Of names, beside the htera-
sah"s - w." o,d World; have scarcely pegm VINO
~ 'o'.ss hut already produce nearly So'ooo'ooo e
e.,ay This may not he enough 10 s'ih"i
Ions ,r, n IS quite enough TO stimulate our ports
F'.a r,,,duet Of Longworth's hills set Lohgeiows
~ -. singing Besides 1t is not the TENN part
"" s, we shall produce In the near iu'ure'
sy,oruIs alone has an acreage M s'e" 10
nce and her hllsides are as sweetiy Kissed ny Tue sun
yos,aes pocts have made the transition from WHO !"
.a.r and II we have not exported the nectar tseu
- eu ont some of its sweetness and sparkle III the
=, our songstresses. However we do not wsh 10
,,,ae that American wines have played part In INC
,uuiue of lovely American throas; the supec, oo,,es
nm only because OF IaIlecks remark ana because III MISS
Nevada we are reminded ofthe Pacific slope whence sue
was exported TO Europe to come oaeA w"
rarryiug the guerdon OF fame ana chailehsus 'o f'
OF her counirymcn and women
Miss Ncyada's IN Que Of the youngest ana ircshes'
Of long list OF honorcd names. When Max Mare,z'k
was sn at the head of operate affairs IN tlls c's ~
Whiting aftcrwarl Nine. Lorin was one OF the prsnE
est star, In his constellation Then Clara Louise keosg
.nd Minnie Hank caused Europe to wonder. on tne
,uera stage to-day Mime. Alban. Mile Van zandt 'uh'
fortunately under o cloud at present. Nine. valera
And Mis-. Gertrude Grsvod hold prominent places ID n
hearts Of the operagoers OF Paris ana Lon"on Ia
Cary retired while at the zenith OF her Pop". ,.,
left her name rous I'm the operatc annais Vi "
.ogIa,J and tho United States. Mile Aua r'i'S'
v,n Elsncr, a native of Cleveland entered Oh ar
which was full Of PROMISE starting rom 'hc i'"i'"' -
Paris where she achieved an unquaiiheu s"o'.'' ."
rcia ,it An untimey death cut 1t short The singers
who have kept Carl Rosas operate craft anoat "nu'
,,o .,orna that have filed the waste with mahagera
ls arc for the most part Americans, three of them
,omiug from the state-Ohio THESE arc only SUI"
shave won fame the operate stage anu .nc n'' ~
sluies only the best II could be doubled VITA tne nam"
~ tho stars of Lesser aud yot respectable m"HnF
1T I'm England the names Of Nine. Anloi
n,,,o s,erine Mira. osgood. Miss Hopo "lehh'
and Mas Thutsby have been associated Win most Vi INV
great festivals aud concerts for years
"A. have not mentioned Mmo, Patti though America
ha, LARGE and indeed unique claim upon her' Tor ""
IN tho eases mentioned America contributed ulo No'"''
iutopc the culture In the career OF the most brilliant No'a
lt Of tho present mc Europe contributed inc N"'o w"
Americn the culture. reversal OF the tul' "h'h "u"
nyiio comment II there were tmo nhd space" " N''
Nevada made her debut on the twenly'ifth "hN'r'ay
OF Mime PATHS nrst appearance III olo'h All" '"' '''
adds 90 the bhln,noy OF her success.
Nus. Nevada chose "Ia SOnnambula" In when 10
make her debut We have quarrel with the ehoioe ~
IA porhaps the best adapted ot any opera III her S' III
which to exhibit her peculiar sntS """
IN. ope in which she has won her greateS
,r,u,,,hs Four years ago last spring she
hogan bcr oper,o career with It in London and year
later she sung twenty times In succession "' La
scala IN Milan and established her italian reputation
II affords ample opportunity to exhibit the ART oil VOca
ization In all It's phases, and we are de"nhs WIN
vocalist as distinguished from Il dramatic singer
lo.ldes with all its nimsy sentimentalities IL Is
The and loycles of Bellins scores To meet It's
exaoons n large voice is not necessary ana MISS Nc
yadas voice Il not large To give It's music WIN MI 'he
beauty conceivable requires. however, voice voice
~ esrnd. ro e.ter of hexhiity and purity ana
of sympathcc quality These requisites Miss Ncs%AIn una
cer,aniy has aud she has allied with them gracefully
r"etc conception of the part and artistic intelligence
which be pcnde on to carry her sae a. & p ay ~ Ths
ineis"ce was shown fact that notwithstanding
That Si S t GIS'''o ecnyentons and offers the least
chance for individuality OF style, MIS- HIdo5 NcIdo51
SSsnnty' sss Tho manifestation of this merit,
forit merit lies in the general style OF ncr n
While It constitutes charm II also hicaGns @ "a iv
asainst wi,sh' we nrbs 5rg There was evident at
times. an inclination to ro dwe1 froorcn, ON usa
Of tbe eT9usitc mezza voce which she is mistress
st after this IT remains to be saia & ma ~ nti R nG
of the ovelies we have heai1 n ts olr v
In the second act developed dramatic nd iteh,lg no
which would have seemed new had not
Her Voice have said is small almost pa paTlSr
Nptfa "a
which is in nothing palmer than ID the ease
with which 1t seems t. be emitted. IL mas sweet
ness too, and there seems hardly luit 10 us
fexibility Her delivery oi 3r u2ria PNSsU lIsx
limpid and pure The flow seems natural and easy
that the impression Of dazzling performance IL never
ment In all things there Is symmetry ana
beauty, except severe taste. IN the
pecuarities referred which are most pardonabe OF
course in an opera OF this type We glad to welcome
IN Miss Nevada artist Of high rank
Nothing could exceeded the warmth OF the recel
tion that accorded to the fair singer Iho1shout
alter the All gunge the cheers and trGpos We're
reOubed until she was compelled to repeat the arr Inc
keen attention which the audience pal,d 10
that could have been offered. OF course many
OF the friends In the audience put they
By the only that entered fully INTO
out OF curiosity simply were agreeaOly surpnse1
and joined IN the hearty pauds The howcrshops nag
apparently been stripped OF their treasures "ch loale
the stage at the close OF the performance some VIII
complain that there was an excess oi thls sOrl
Of display. aud perhaps II there had been fewer
American flags better taste would have been shown
But We fancy that Miss Neyalas enthusiastic friends
mainly responsible for this international cOioihg
that given rather too much prominence, ani that
had the singer herself been consulted she wouu nave
sought check their eagerness TO show their admiration
Tor her In this manner The incident. however, mad more
than ordinary sgrihcance and the fact that hmeicans
have not had occasion TO welcome one OF their klns
u which the enthusiasm displayed itself
she had been caiiei before the curtain half dozen
times at the close OF the rst act ano the ballad better
than anything else, showed what degree OF sympathy
was IN her voice.
DER FREiSCHUfZ.
A fairly large audience were present last
h,gh, Al The Metropolitan Opera House, when Webeis
ijsr tteschftz was performed Tho enthusiasm ot