New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-24

RITTER SINGING DONE BY THE CHORUS.
PERFORMANCE OF Mr.. LLOYD. TIRE ESeIIsl

TrNoe-TxE OTTER soLofsTs.
Cincinnati, May s3.-Mendclssohn's oratoro "st
r,u- was sung at tic second concert OF tho Music
FESTIVAL this evening. Tho occasion was ono which
.nabed the choir PIT its best foot foremost and to
.hahIltae itself Ia aconsldcrabe extent In The good
onlnion OF the wise men from the East, whose eN-
,sence was made miserable to-day by the unrestraincd
n,sposltion Of whole community to argue the case
,ised by few gentle structures on the choral singing
AZ the first evening. Great Is the depth OF mercy In
,,e providence that brought the welcome occasion.
c,.cinnati's muslca patriotism is not TO DO
.',end with Mr.. Thomas has guarded against the
,.osshnIty OF snch a calamity by putting his lieu
...rt Noes at tlc monster organ with authority
. ,vcp the foodgaNs of the thrtytwO- foot diapason
md all tho other registers whenever necessary, and
,,,mulatiug his orchestral forces With ventable
n.,tlavan ardor bit II the whole choral house had
.oms tumblIng aboit his ears 1t is doubtful II a
c,ncnnatan would admit tho catastrophe.
fortunately nothing OF tho kind Is to be
.,ronIcled The choir sang the opening chorus
snely and "Rlse up, arise' superbiy' mo
.or.I volume was adequate, the quality
s"a thu preclsion, admirable. II tho standard
cot bv the choral performances OF tho
sss,,va, ~ 1879 we've applied, enc might tlmidly
ercccst a few shortcomings, but Cincinnati refuses
a. have ANYTHING 10 do with the past. Her
rh,,osophy is epnursan. She is merry to-day and
e hound to be merry in July, even III 1t should
cot the las, node tree in Washington Park The
nro old Gins thit have been ruthlessiy sacrificed
~ make room for mastodon exposition building
hecan 10 grow seventy-fve years ago and
arc outside the Iale OF an enterpnang vandaps
sympathies after Us the deluge.
Edward Lloyd tic English tenor sang thousand
dollars worth of Relatives in the oratoro. 1t was
h,s Nrst appearance America, and he is under con-
tract NOT TO sing in any other American city on this
,,e,, The curiosity excited by his appearance was
croat and the pleasure which he gave unqucstloned
lie has a marvelousE pure and true voice, musical
instincts Of the highest order, albeit OF the simply
lyric type and his singing exhibits the utmost
refinement of taste. His manner is moro familiar
On the East, where 1t has had such
sb,e opponents as MIR simpson and Mr.. Courtney,
than here and one might imagine small portion of
tho 500 people who heard him tonight confessng TO
themselves latter they hd locked their chamber doors
and nut out the lights hat the Western ideal would
be approached IL lie had more dramatic virity
IN his singing The idea is one, moreover which the
recent seasons of opera at the Metropolitan Opera
House have created in Nsw-York. Boneless, sinew-
less. marrowless defamation is in danger Of
going out Of vogue In this sturdy, masculine
country and the suavo English style
AZ oratorlo interpretation Is not accepted universally
rs the be-all- aDd-cnda of music But 1T would not
be understood as undcrratns Mr. Lloyd as vocailSt
compllshments. There is net flaw In his mechan.
Ism bis phrasing is delicious. his enunciation
delight his emission of tones lesson to all eur singers
sBe thou faithful unlo deatn' Drough OUT ms
highest Qualities and created an ahDosdea sem
fesrs TO those unused to the melting moods and
with ii he swept the house. Mr. uoyd's voice
Is not powerful In tho lower register and he sang
the air transposed tone higher. $780, Still.
The other solo singers were Madame ,,,, Giulia
and Mr.. Maish, local basso with promising ma
tenal In his larynx. H. T. Il.