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Show FAIRY MUSIC. j WAfJSKK'fl OliKAT WO UK W HIT TEN ' TWF.STY-THUER YE.lllS AOO AND J JUST HEOUGHT OUT. i Kew York, Aug. 11 The Ilcrald'i cable Bjiccial giTes a detaiktl account of the liianguration Of Wagner's great musical festival at liayrputh, Bavarift, ami says: At 7 o'clock the trumpeter stationed in the opening or front ol the theatre, over the amphitheatre,' gave the signal fur tbe cwuunimce-inent cwuunimce-inent of the work, and tho echo ol, the long trumpet call hud acarculy died away toward the dUlanco whfm from thw mystic abyni tha opening strains of the invisible orchtttira ol Hans iiichler ll.iatwl through the hoiino. When the curtain rose, un the lirt Heeuc (tlio bed of the Rhine) the ellect was so 1 i full ko that it was dtdi-cult dtdi-cult for the audience to re-strain their delight. The thren Rhino nymnlis-niznj, nymnlis-niznj, Wolgande, Wnglinds and Finn, hilde, appeared gliding about Biuging and chiming each other among the rocks and water. Tho muicfc which accompanies, this scene, is uf that Mowing, undulating character that liti tho dreamy songs of nymphs and is full of charm. Woglintlo sings the opening menniro with the ilraue words, "Wuia, wuga, wogn. duwultsj" tho voice- of Mine. Lilhe Lohmann, which blended admirably. The last scant' reprRMented the gtls croising the wntor, by what was designed tu represent A ItAIKUOW 11RIDOK, into the palaco of Walhalla, rejoicing at the recovery of thi'ir go.ld Krrt; while from (hu dfpths below mow the Mweot voices of lim Jthiun daiihtnrs ftpOHlrophizing thw ring of gold, ol which they bad been robbed. Th concluding trio of the Nixii way very I beautiful. Tho scenic ellecU were grand hgyond doscriptioii. There wns no none or delay in tho changes in the scenery. Fvnrylhing worked likn a oharm, Tho linhling arrmigomcnls of tho ntago wro perfect. Tho curtain cur-tain fell on tho last srrno at JO o'cleek. 'J'ho artinls in nil tho details acquitted thomnHvus to tho salislac tion of ovnn Maestro himself, and Hans KiehUT desnrvoH all praisu for the admirahlo manner in which hu handled the orchestra aud led his 1 20 instrumentalists) saioly through tho intricacies in-tricacies of tho pieco. KltOM THIS MOUKTA1NH TO KKllJKI.lt KM f the dark aludo of Alhericb and his , dwarfs, was n sonibro change. Tho ropulsivo Alborirh monopolizpn tho greater portion of tho mnsio of Ibis Hcene, and it was ft novnrn 'enl for tho haritono voico of Carl Hill, in which, hew over, ho was miconwdul, 'J he Hceno onded with tho oapturo of tho dwarf king by lhd sun god mid fire god, J hie It to tho mounluins again is an agreenblii t h mgo especially. An in the Nehellifiu scene, overy pari ol tlio theatru wun In gloom. Tim hIh dr-uggtdin their unwilling juiiyuer, ' and forced bim to give up the ring and all bis other treasure. The curse which Alberich hurls after tbe ring is a grand piece of musical declamatioo. earda's raePincY jofthesad twilight of the gods is one of tho features of the work. The ap- pearance of Earda as she rose up in the midst of the gods was vory picturesque, pictur-esque, llario Lehman and Mitna' Lammert, who represented tho other two nymphs, were no less effective. The appearance of the dwarf Alberich : aud his seizure of the magic ring of gold formed the next feature. In the ' opening scene, from tbe waters ot the Rhine to the mountain tops, on: which the gods were discovered' slumbering, was a remarkable change. Here occurred a long duet in the waters between Odina, tbe sun god,1 and Fricka, his wife, followed with some characteristic music for the giants Faflner and Fosolt. As the scene progressed Freia, the goddess of love and spring, Frob, her .brother, Donner, Thora, Loge, the fire god, and Erdft were heard, each having; some PECULIAR INS I RUM KNTA L NOTE by which he or she might be recognized. recog-nized. This phaso, although generally gener-ally short, partook much of the character char-acter of the personages represented. The introductory work of "Khein-gold" "Khein-gold" has made a profound impression even on those who come with prejudices preju-dices against Wagner aud his work. The pariormance was a revolution in opera, the turning point, perhaps, in the history of the lyric Btage. . The first of the works of the trilogy "Die Walkura" will be presented this evening. even-ing. Tha Herald publishes three of tho most striking specimens of water nymphs and muses, and speaking of 'Ttbeingold" says that it was written 1 twenty-three years ago and public dress rehearsals of it given, much agamst the composer's will, at Mu-uicta, Mu-uicta, August 25, 1869, with tbe orchestral or-chestral accompaniments. |