The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-09 00:00:00

we have too much noisy instrumentation Without
a proper regard to the importance of melody, and
in almost every act we are struck with its glaring
similarity with several motives of the operas of
Verdi. Peri has no need to imitate Verdi if he
will but depend on his-own genius and originality,
• of which he has an abundance, as we have seen
in his beautiful opera of Guidetta. • The critics of
Vittore Pisani have not failed to point out this
dangerous vice, in order to guide, him in the new
opera which he is now writing for the•ensuing
Carnival season. If this new opera will
he, as inueh superior to his, Gnitletta, as
piliditta, i$ to Vittoro Pisani, ,we shall have
Dext season ~ at otir Scala a chef d'o3avre that
In.ay rank among the beSt works of Rossini, Bel-
Doniietti, or Verdi. The greatest gems of
this opera are the symphony, the aria of the
soprano (Signora Galletti-Gianoli), and the duet
for the soprano and baritone; the second act, the
eabaletta of the tenor and the finale; the third act,
the aria of the soprano, which is a most exquisite
and original composition, as is also the' dnet in the
same-act between the soprano and tenor. These
pieces are nightly applauded, and seem to increase
in' favour every time that they are given. The
principal parts of this opera were sustained by
Signora Galletti-Gianoli, Cristiani Valentini, Ca-
_tpgni, and Della-Costa, Of whose merit I have
already
.spoken,
,excepttho stiptatio
.rhO is net*
td this city, This ,lady is net one of those
Wars"' that the rtianaerkhOre of lath years
inflicted of the silbsEribers of the Scala, being
iiapre &14tecl' for some of the small provincial
Oitibs than such a vast arena as this great opera
house. Signora Gianoli possesses a' voice of con=
siderable power, purity, correct intonation, agility
and exquisite style of imparting the most impas-
sioned feelings and brilliant colouring to every
hot she sings. The managers of thiS theatre
have every reason to congratulate themselves on
their, success, and the subscribers ou their unexz
pected good luck in hearing I§ingers of Considera-
and the Opera executed with such talent
, and judgment. The number of operas given up
to the present time are only three : Bottesini's
L'Assedio di Firenze, Rossini's Guglielme Tell,
and Peri's Vittore Pisani. Another new ballet
has-been given entitled Zeliska, but not possessing
the least possible merit. Last evening we were
once. more thrown into all the life, gaiety, and fun
of the most brilliant days of the Carnival—illumi-
nation, fireworks, municipal bands parading the
principal streets, the Corso and piazzas crowded
Ntith rich and poor, young and old, lame and blind,
from the chimney sweeper to the most superla-
tive and delicate dandy of the city, in .a word, it
seemed as if all Milan and his brother had turned
out to witness and chat about another of those gay
festas got up by the municipality, in honour of the
votation and anneXatidt of the Two Sicilits. The
only difference betiveeti the illtinlinations, last
night, and many of the pretions demonstrations
of joy Oil the.part of the Milanese, was the illu-
Mination Of the Duomo, not at the expense of the
.riestsi bat out of the funds of- the corporation.
'o give anything like an idea of the wonderful
grandeur and enchanting effect of this blaze, of
lights, is beyond the power even of the most
poetic or eloquent description of the pen; the
view of this superb monument of Italian art
from the Corso Vittorio. Emmanuele, its gorgeous
tracery, richly decorated turrets, and 'majestic
lantern, studded with thousands of lights, and
reaching the highest point of the needle, 'below
the feet of the Virgin; cannot be described;' and
must be seen to form anything like a correct
notion of the stupendous magnificence of the
View. The Milanese have every reason to be
proud of their city, if only for their Duomo, and
to be excused when, in an exuberance of spirits,
they say in their dialect, " Milan l'é la prim.
eittaa del mond ;" (Milan is the first city in the
world.) The crowds in the streets during the
day were greatly increased by it being the anni-:
versary of St. Charles, whose tomb is in the
Duomo, and opened on the 4th of November to
the public, to pay their devotions to the departed
Cardinal Archbishop of their city. The body of
the saint is dressed in the rich pontifical robes
of the Roman Church, and enclosed in a case or
Coffin of massive rock crystal. The Carolo is
gorgeously ornamented with rich decorations, and
splendid rilievos in solid silver, the value of
Which is estimated at about four millions of
francs. The two battalions of the Milanese
National Guards, which' had finished their
garrison service at AlesSandria and Bologna, very
happily returned last evening, finding their city
brilliantly illuminated, and were received with
hearty cheers from crowds of their fellow citi-
Y.ens, that were out enjoying life and lights.
In the. beginning of the past week, our Bourse
Was exceedingly inanimate, scarcely any busi-
ness being done, but towards the end the
news that the congress at Warsaw. ended
Without any results favourable to Austria, and
that that Power was determined to observe a
defensive attitude, at once inspired general
Confidence, which was further increased on
the arrival of the telegyam announcing 'the
surrender of Capua. This intelligence created an
immediate rise in all the public funds. Sardinian
Five per Cents., which at the beginning of the,
Week were .without purchasers at 79, went up to
80 for cash and 801, to 801 for account to end. of
December, and 81 to end of January. New Loan
of 1859 left off at 89. Lonibardian Loan, 1850,
Was very scarce at 89. Austrian Loan rather
dull from 581 to 59. The Lombardian-Venetian
Railway Shares made a long jump from 480 to
to 488 to end of month, and 490 to end Of Decem-
ber. Bank shares went up from 1235 to 1260,
and remained firm at 1255. '
otrFrance for three months 99.15
Londan., „
• • „ Frankfort, for_Cash 214 k.
), Ditto three months
Discount 41 to 41.