New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-27
MUSIC---THE DRAMA.
MADAME PATHS REMITTANCE.

The choice of ~semiramide' as the work Ill wiz"
Madame Patti was to effect her re-en,"'o ",
operatic stage of New-York after an lhterN" Va M
years seems to accentuate the fact that upon NC ,
shoulders rests an overwhelmingly large snare VI NV
burden Of maintaining the public interest Ill one ," "
Of operate composition obviously u "o"iu 10
unsafe even to attempt to estimate the proportion Vi
that burden which she carries unless 1t coma DC uo"'
under the protection which a bullctprooi '"'
mate might offer against the wrath Oh
those unhappily constituted persons VINO
think that differences in musical taste
must be wiped ont in blood mud. Let II sulloc
that it is Overwhelmingly large. "semiramde' Is
not an opera in any sense reconclabe with the con-
ceptiOns of the musicians who created the art forh'
or those masters who rescued 1t from absurdity toward
the close Of the last century, the two genial
Italians who divided the cloak of Rossni between Them
TO saw nothing of the latterdsy composers who took
their inspraton from Gluck. Mozart and Weber. IL
is a concert containing much pretty music In which
the participants are picturcsqneiy clad and tho
Stage is decorated. Last night there were
some fantastic features in the SHOW
The first part of the concert took place iii SoonohS
Temple over against the curtain which conceaicn the
Ark Of the Covenant from vulgar gaze The second
occurred in a Mexican garden frowncd on by Il hugo
Indian figure that the eyes of tneatrl'ai Oor'
ton had rested upon. and further embellshed by an
,r,or Of roses of the tmethc date is immaierial buI
let Us say Of the Grand Monarch. \ Drlilahu 's'o"
bage had gathered hear the concert ana us ENJOY
mcnt was not to be hndercd by any NUMBER oi ni'Dn
gruies of this character II was not inc P''o" WIZ,
rcrned over the city famed for its fabulous SINS ana
miracles of art that the people came to see but INC
ouccn of Song who has held undi>puted sway III hcr
realm for more than "A quarter of q century, ANU
they came not alone 70 see her. but 10 near ic' '1
10 listen again to Of the most lovely Nol'e9 INA"
a hundred year, have produced, To marNci AT her "'
f. wonder at the nnfailng correctness Of her musical
~ her achi
technical pont Of view; and then to forget all aDo"
the r,nuor and method and training and s''l OF '''e
ino,r il, the scu,uons enjoyment which the WeouS
that poured out Of her wonderful throat piVNuo'
and 80 il CHANGED that ID fortunate disDeh9''o"
which brought her forward in a work WHICH n''''
for a moment invited thoughts Of dramatic pfopreN
mp urro,ticty Had there been frequent scenes hNc
that If the first act in which that charmed N"," "'
t nood IT, tone, with those Of baser metal the pleasure
~ tb, ardicncr would have been l., complete I"i
proa, as Patti is n her sphere. She docs "o'
rise alnvc it, and is now less uF'l
oyer willing to be one among many Inc an ANU
the duets with lr-acc the only parts oi 9eniir@
midc- that concern her, the only numbers oi III"
scor. in which she cares to put forth her powers
r,i. di.po.ton caused much disappointment last
NIGHT for when the curtain fell after the first a''
ther. was much moumiul comment to the ehc't uIa'
her voice had lost sadly in respect Of power ana
vitality But the -un II satisfaction came ont
brilliantly i'm the second act. and every cionn was
al. ne.d hv the first notes of Belraggio' Then 10
va, di-ol,-cd that though differences. not Tor INC
better might Dee pointed ont between past ana pres
emf achievements -hc was still the peerless Paul
For the associates Of Madame Patti In the perform.
an,c brief mention must suffice though warm woNl' oi
rfAi-c were ucrijci by Nine. fiOhri VINO SAM
Ar.acc.v and who has a voice Of considerable beauty
t.it.n , forcing of fl. lower note, does not MAKE u
little vulgar i'm quality and great neNDiiW. HlShof
Nciui never an agreeable singer. iui now ult%lH
d,.r,r.-. was the dfcuO. -igNOf Narta~-a service
able baritone luf finished singer by any Weai'
/ tho N--ur. aud ~guOr ta-tcuary, tire OrVe, htN
.nrorou. and solemn Madame Pairs RECEPTION was
warm but a h'alucr reception was accorded h',
after the disappointment caused by tlc hI'l a't i"'
! I.cn di..ipaicd by her singing Ia the second.