New-York tribune., 1884-12-29
MUSIC.
THE ITALIAN OPERA SEASON.

Mr.. Maplcson closed his regular subscription
sea,on n, Italian ppera at the Academy Of Music week
ago last Saturday. Last week lie supplemented IL win
four performances at which, except on his benefit at
which Nine Pait appeared, there was smaller ch'rge
for the seats and for admission To the house than was
the rule dnring the season Thcsc three socaed popu
lar performances were ON the whole better thm the
general run OF the Academy representations, Nine
PATHS operas being of course left OCT OF consideration
They introduced two artists who supplied most decided
wants In Mr.. Maplcson's forces Nine. fursch-Mhdi,
m excellent dramatic soprano and sig. Gannni'
cspae tenor Had these singers been secured earlier
n Is possible that the record OF the venurcsone I'M
pesarlos season would not haye been one OF financial
failure. although THIS point we would venture M
prediction Not even the coming OF Miss NeVada, an
artist Of unpucstioned but peculiar merits. I'm whose
bohAlf 4, vas fair 20 suppose. her nationality would
mako elective appeal could stem the tide OF Indifference
o. those Academy representations IN which the magic nrt
on Nine Patti had no share The season Was but rce-
t.tion on q sonow what snact scale Of the last expert
snces on Nr Uye IN london ana demonstrated ngain
hbw c6mptoly hc tate o. itatn op,rt s IN the hands
~ Mihe Patti The significance 81 ths tc Is SO obtos
that n Is ns, ntrssatt tB dstnss ~ sec reciit 70 u hie
bn3 IL dtec attention B tie itttttstrs rftbeh which
fbri't aht SbN ibtt afc Ndiklrg b' tbephe' IN tit
etrtiheHt Ni'h tiethah 6,eia W ,hu iHtin t,inslt
trs WITT N'i iatt PBHs "a e5u,'neeHts Whlei rB
issst ~ sNsre ein e8ileiHtiatr WtA8 afpieAeHsiH-
Ani siaflH Ni4l 70 w NeeHMs ~ iiaaA 8e.4 a. lte
Aeaaelni v "a ifHs tAAl hF Asp'saiH A4e aHaglaeNl
lus ~ "'NF h'eef NV NNS' ftT1 hN s'1Nf
ElssQH dii Hpt safe hr AhneYs seasQa aigh9nsh sAe
Was sgrrpunded bl saa1y 81 Italian artists ihe ihe p
which We cannot eIpee. fr0m BIZ. Mapleaun, aud The
ELECTS of tilue aud wear upon her lpe0 have heea
rob repertorg that never large uf several u the
spociacaly Italian operas Ia whth the ialr esede used
10 shine But We leave the reader to his own speoua
tiOns on this point.
AIr MspiesOn ia the season just ended gave twenty
one evening and seven afternoon repr senatons aud
produced sixteen operas follows: II Bar5iere,' II
Trvyatore" La Travista" la Fayorits,' SENT
ramde," Eman" La sonnalnbula," Marta Linda
III Chanounis" RigolettO." Lucia al Laninernoor'
"Aida," Faust" CIispinO @ la CoiDare," Mirela
and "Gii UgonOtu." OF these SemrsiDide was per-
formed tour times "Traviata" "Troyatore and Son
nanbula" three times each. "Fsvorta," Iuca aud
aida" twice each. and the others once. review OF
the list Is not calculated 10 inspire one with either
surprise at the achievements or the man
aud his artists II Is the familiar list. ana except
Tor Mrea might be mistaken Tor leaf cut from tho
OF last year the year before AS for 3ounods
opera. which had haltng performance II was gwen
Ia such u spshOd manner and was 80 InaeAleu IN Tue
adaptation that Obliged IN Difference TO the
who wrote the book 10 ask for suspension NJ public
Judgment, II charge OF wrongdolng hah beon
made against man OF good character IN his aDsebce
AZ OIL ected. the many bDe promises maze al the
foolish aud never called for confidence. Such one
was the ronse that. LakiE6 would be gwen under
the personal supervision and direction OF NJ DeiDcs
the composer. Last season Nine. Gerster made siren
uous efforts % induce Mr. Mapleson TO produce this
opera going far believe as 10 oner To purchase
the hight OF performance herself She had studied the
principal Part Ia tho opera with NJ. Delibes. and ws4
anxious 10 create" u IN this country But the soofsoi