Bateman Inaugural Concert: 5th

Includes program.

Includes program.

"Signor Brignoli sang M’Appari, from Martha, and ‘Good Bye, Sweetheart’ last night in a style far surpassing all his previous efforts. Madame Parepa’s O Luce, from Linda, displayed her remarkable powers of execution and voice more than even her oratorio pieces. Ferranti, Fortuna, Mills and Rosa were vehemently applauded. The orchestra, under Mr. Theodore Thomas, played the overture to the Poet and Peasant.”

"The attendance at this event yesterday was not as large as in the first four of this series. It is assumed it has to do with the elections in New York. The attendance was estimated from 1000 to 1200 people, which seem to vanish in the immense auditorium of the Steinway Hall. The overture of “Dichter und Bauer” was performed excellently. Brignoli’s voice still possesses the melting sweetness it always had. Unfortunately his phlegmatic manners during his performance have not changed, either. Moreover, his continuing education in Europe has not taught him the art of inhaling properly. Despite that fact, he has to sing dacapo after every piece he performs.

Parepa enchanted the audience not only with her glorious voice but also with her flawless and virtuous performance. Mills and Rosa proved again what skillful musicians and valuable addition to the Bateman ensemble they are."  [Review in the NYSZ continues on the next page but is not copied]

“The concert of the day before yesterday was one of the most brilliant. The more one hears Mlle Parepa and M. Brignoli, the more their popularity increases, and each of them, in his/her genre, offers the image of an accomplished talent. M. Carl Rosa, the violinist, forced applause, so to speak, by the perfection of his execution, for he often lacks charm, but if nature has denied his playing the gift of being congenial, intense labor has given him unquestionable skill.”