New-York tribune., 1886-11-13
MUSIC-ART.
skIDAr IN GERMAN

.o.,a.,. than one the high-watef
nsrh in Italian Opera was reached In .ns o''' r,.
X.p,esou brought out aida " ct the Acsne'ns o' -
savsra, ysars aso with . cast that nAs ne'' -
~oualisa sinca The occurrences ~ 'ne s ,s,
S,osrx House last evening would seem 10 ihai'.'' @
:. .nsctaeular senss the same win oe
sru. At the production Of Ada In German inc oi'.
of Intelligence concerning the prspAfA~ou' ~. ..s
opsrs which found their war into the no"'p"po' p"
encouraged the hope that Vercrs mAsserp'eoo "o W
80, IN splsndid style, but IL 10 dououui
vbetler auybody who saw last hignts P~k"
.n,,v Uas prepared for such extraordinary sump
tuouspsss as disclosed In IL herosi'sr'
a, lesst until Merlin waves his WIZARD wand over 'no
Ns,ropolItsn STAGE Ada must stand nrst IN respect
At p,o,uresqueness and scenic grandeur among the
on.rss which New-York 10 privileged TO enjoy. Inc
.,srv of Goldmark's Solomon pales before the magn-
e...cs of yerdPs Pharaoh, and the pomp
and circumstance OF John OF Leyde"s corona
tion sink OF sighI 10 ooeoi'oe
aha stsss drsss the costumes which the Me'fopo
tan management have brought together to decorate
Aha ia task which it would bo rssh to undertake
They are much richer. as much more varied In Color
and design than those Mspeson regime a. those
ware superior In respects to the flusy tnse anu
tawdry habilimenA Of the ordinary latian operas
One feature 10 particularly noteworthy na"e''
the fairly consistent effort TO sccentuate tue
Egyptian physiognomy Of the drama Liberties nave
been TAKEN and would not assert tnAt 'ho
ducon could many respects stand tho eriticsms
Of an Egyptoogtst but the public arc accustomeo W
much greater and numerous anAchronsms
and fneongruities than they will discover In
ths German Aida" And the brilliancy OF
tina spectacle sxtenuates, II does
not Justify ths departures from strict archaeological
accuracy. .
1t 10 pleasant to record the fact that the new Aida
IL no, merely show piece. verdis music Was nney In
terpretcd last night There Is superficial and conven
tional passion in verdrs to which most German
Artists seem insensible. but to lts Drosd
and genuinely dramatic effects they did full
,u.,,cs on this occasion. Herr Seldrs
reading was not essentially different from that to when
We are accustomed. and reflected enough sympathy
with the work TO dsprove the insinuston which mas
been made ainst him To the enect tnat MS
appreci alton Ia limited TO Wagners dramas Ol the
Individual performers Frau Herbert-Forster, Herr
Flscher and Herr Robinson divided the nonOrs
evenly. The former ihtensined the good impression q
made the opening night Herr Rooinsons only Iault
was extravaganza OF omotOnwhich mas always Oeen
his besetDg sIu Herr Fischer brought out the sol
beauties Of the OF his part in his really nODe
style. To the tenor Herr Zobel, unfortunately
We can hearty praise only for his appearance
His In proportion 10 his stature ana tnoug
It rings effectively at times. sounds squeezed anu
thin and he depended upon always IOr correct
linton alton Brandt deserved the applause sne
received for acting than her singing Every
act repeatedly interrupted By applause anu Io-
lowed by recailA
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