New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-21
MUSIC-THB DRAMA.
AN OLD OPERA REVIVED.


Signor Angeles second opera was brough (
forward the Academy OF Music last night and in II
Madame yslds, fne principal singer OF the company
effected her entrance the operato her native
country Both delight the Italians.
im who flied the audience room, without dropping
into the current Of local musical thought taste
stone big enough TO change its direction force speed
The opera Miller" an carly work OF verdfs
which lived out It's first brief spun OF American life about
generation ago. II scarcely to add except
for the sake OF the record that Lusa Miller eeoDgs
to the multitude Of operate children for whom Tho
genial energetic and pnosoT hiesl Max Maetgek acted
as American narse. Like many OF hsr fortunate
sisters Lussa rrst pres nted herself eyes OF the
American people at Castle Garden. II before tho
enactment OF the law which enables Commissone FRS
| Of Emigration send paur criminals
among the immigrants to the countries whence they
came else this child Of a most unhappy mesailsnce
might never have become o burden on the American
public For her sake shonld have
ventured outside Of Ialy the climate OF Northern eoun
tries is too tor fraiL To keep her alive
requires degree OF bestowed her
IN infancy and which then protected her against the
unuoky influence OF the eveye. The incident Is but
little known and Ia worth relating.
Verdi composed Lusa Miller for the theatre OF San
CARO- in Naples With his operas Oberto" Sabucco."
II Lombardi' and Ernani." no had placed h.msff
at the heai Of italian composers and acquired enough
money TO buy pretty country called Santa Agata.
Here he conn letej the OF Luisa Miller and
carried IL down Naples for performance It was IN
ls49 years before his Alzira had made naseo
at san cart and his supersttiors friends attributed
the failure to the influence OF composer named CaIece
lsro who was looked upon M most malignant jeiato-
re-" operate MUSICIANS are as class supersttious
and fear nothing much tue eviI-eyr. Brignolt
always carried par OF horns as safeguard IN his
trunk. aud many a French actress when negotiating
with Ofenbac has stretched out her pretty fingers 10
ward OFT the perDcIOus in1uence OF his glance The
Terit weis determined that Tulsa Miller" should not
tewtched Azira had been. so they orgapizcda
door OF mis- hotel aud accompanied him Whenever no
vsntured into the street The oaefu CspreeiaTo was
be feared that neither The keeping OF horns nor
snyd ~ Las Msp" from righteous Contemplation at
nis its BIRTH Aside from tue fact that It, style
that Of period which darkness settling there 100
OBVIOUS an lncougrty brtween the dramatic and the
elements OF tue opera 10 admit OF pardon IL Is
never pleasant 10 look at such drspOing OF good tera-
ture as Lusa Miner sgDaizes, aud In tbs case the
offence is ali The less pardona1le because schlrrg
ar English garb The rapacify and ostrich
Ike of the opera writer's II ltsy are Illus rated In
that verf hs done Jence 10 no less than lOnr
schller's dramas {" The Mad OF Orleans Tho Rob-
oer-." Love and Intrigue and Don Carlos nrsdes
pundering Sh. peare Hugo aad Dumas younger.
Now he Is apreparing another assault ON shssesp.are
after forty years .rnlsce Idst as he attacked schiller
1867 after iHorlli,sion OF eighteen years For
tunate the hne nj electusl AID isuc temper wncn
acquired ho later ustnes the belief that
will be more reverence and COVER In iaco than
ia Macbeth" -
booded drama in the conscn ncees- hands OF
the italian paraphraser Or course 1t lost every good
tou t. az uaed Its mission IN giving suI port to 1ho
musical integ nmeIt with ~hicb Verdi clothed t. Foe
all that an andiCnfe Oan distinguish Iuisa Miller
might well bo Chinese story as German. inc
characerse phyTl9snomy o. every ina saua ID .ns
the cruel anu designing father ana ths plotting VIZ IN
sEy 51 nson Of sche. people gives place TO tho
superficial and conversational passion OF operate person
ages All the dramatic tood has been let out ami inc
veins axe llled win the waite. aud alcohol OIL serdIs
pharmacy ThOu-h the opera cafes from Nernls most
Grille period It's music Dc'rays his Maud unInstakauy
am compared tue cOlOess settling OF lone Tor
1t deserves PRAISE one My Question,
under. circumstance the greater part o,
what the conroser says wa, worth Say ing oIt ne VIII
scarcely deny that Verdi kne" how 70 say IL Al lmes,
roo music IL for IT'S kind unquAiinedl; good; 40
fresh, tunefu, vigorous and imP"ssoned US anything
. Aida" Blu. sucn numbers are rare and the general
OF edifying II there were I'VE times
would not atone for the injury done To drama Into
which great poet infused some of his finest hearts
blood.
owing in par, euerceiic~rd intelligent work OF
the the s oS %hs On The tue pgn
oil the band muon more SPIRITED ana precise ana
ths chors was xoisIiy nencent and there we're mora
incoDgrnes In the costumes ANA stage fhrnur thal
to enumerate. 1fsre were but few exhibitions
"0rt of the audience ana the Italian
cham ous found little TO encourage them. Madame
valia amIaoly received Ms - the Gu pm III New
York. and there lack OF the horal slfts which
abroad she vas known as Mss Wheeloek OK Boston, and
merit kBduess from her cOunt:ymen We eau scarcely
place the singers who are aiding greatly TO
the laurels which America began To accdnul tie Ia
the operate fell about the tune when Lusa Miller"
was nrSt performed mere, Dut sue 10 ueNtIthocss
vocalist NJ dDe natural gifts AMI her accomplishments
are worthy sDcere respect Her voice Is Father sua
ini ter suited roles IL which the musc lows I'm
rid, than those which passionate strss an the
irt site efec of her Is marred by marked differ
,Ucu in character between her register and tho
Medium hgn, rife voice Is Of charming quality
aSd excep In the low register. seems TO be emitted
WITH The limitation to the effectiveness Of her
mgDg to Dc physical rather than AL in-llect-
ill which Is not the with her acting Her
npersonatiDn OF the unhappy Lutsa Was exceedingly
Her hyplay moves IN extremely narrow
rcle Her face Is mobile AMI features AMI Bsuro
oney. oe Vicm rather ungall'ntly took on the
jo part - ths honOrs Of the e. oning yet after one
credited hln win ample quantity OF good inten-
ions would 10 dicmlt t0 tell why so much applause
vas bestowei on bm 'or his MISUNDERSTANDING. Mle
'raudi SignOr L1lloni nled two Important parts
With medu~-e anity. but OF the others IA the cast
haty bid he kind Tie opera will 10 rel eated on
at urday afternoon. On Friiey Loinburdl' sun
arlier work ot yerdfs, will be eIformed