HARVARD ག་སོ་ HARV COLLEGE "APR 27 1917). F. Parkman fee L Performers at Mr. Hawes's Concert, FRIDAY, APRIL 29th, 1825. VOCAL PERFORMERS. Miss STEPHENS, Miss PATON, NOV 21 1961 Mr. HAWES, Mr. ATKINS, INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMERS. Conductor, Sir GEORGE SMART. Will perform on the Grand Piano Forte Ries's Variations to the National Air, "Rule, Britannia." ACT I. DER FREYSCHÜTZ, Composed by CARL MARIA VON WEBER. GRAND OVERTURE. The Overture to DER FREYSCHUTZ is most appreciated when performed with the subsequent pieces of the Opera, as it consists of various subjects, beautifully interwoven from the different Songs in the two first Acts of the piece. On the rising of the Curtain, RODOLPH, (a Huntsman) has just fired his rifle, and missed the target: during the Symphony, KILLIAN, a Villager, fires, and hits the mark-the Villagers and Huntsmen join in Chorus. INTRODUCTION and CHORUS. Victoria, let fame to the master be given, Seek far or near— MARCH. During the performance of the March, KILLIAN is invested with a Star, and Bouquet of flowers-a rural procession takes place. SONG, (Killian,) Mr. TERRAIL, Why, good people, are you gazing? How this star and flow'rs adorn me! Never mind, I will not slight thee, While this Song and Chorus are performing, the Villagers are laughing and taunting RODOLPH at his failure. WALTZ. Danced by the Villagers in honour of KILLIAN's success beautifully concluded as the Dancers are retiring in the distance. BALLAD, (Agnes,) Miss PATON. Since each anxious dread is o'er; This Song is sung on the first appearance of AGNES, the Daughter of KUNO, Ranger of the Forest. GRAND SCENA, (Rodolph,) Mr. BRAHAM. And o'er me works its dark controul? Thro' the forests, thro' the meadows, Joy was wont with me to stray, While my rifle, never failing, Made each bird and beast my prey. Cloth'd in beauty's heavenly light. Now, methinks, beside her lattice, While her ear seems fondly listening Does fate rule blindly? Aid me Heav'n! During the performance of this Scena, ZAMIEL, the Forest Spirit, is seen in the background, who by his Magic power is torturing the mind of RoDOLPH with the fears of failure at the Meeting on the Morrow for the Trial Shot-on which depend his prospects as to the Rangership of the Forest, and the hand of AGNES. BACCHANALIAN SONG, Wine's the soul of joy below; Life is dark'ned o'er with woe, Love's the soul of joy below: Life is darken'd o'er with woe, Love and wine give life below: When it brings me love and wine. CASPAR sings this Song, to persuade RODOLPH to drink, and thereby accomplish his object of securing his attendance at the Incantation, and casting of the magic balls, in the Wolf's Glen at midnight. |