The Press.
London, England, 1855-05-12 00:00:00

THE PRESS.

by Mlle. Ney in the first act is charmingly sweet,
and a trio between her, Tamberlik, and Graziani,
very dramatically worked up; a song,•" 11 balen," in
the second act, given with the most perfect finish by
Graziani, is full of tender melody ; a subdued chorus
in the same act, undeniably novel and graceful; and
the opening of the fourth act., in which the wailings
of Manrico and Leonora are mingled with the distant
" Miserere," may for effect bear comparison with
almost any similar effort. Dramatically, the weight
of the performance fell upon Madame Viardot, who
was warmly welcomed back by the audience. Her
impersonation 3f the gipsy woman is startlingly
wild, and, like everything she does, elaborated and
thoroughly artistic. It may be considered as one of
her most impressive assumptions. Of the other
principle performers, Signor Graziani deserves par-
ticular notice for the exceeding grace with which be
sang throughout. The scenery exhibited some of Mr.
Beverley's most charming touches, and the dressings
and groupings were very pretty and tasteful. The
crowded audience, as we have said, gave the per-
formance a most cordial reception, and we have very
little doubt that II Trovatore will prove one of the
most popular operas produced in this country for
some time past.

HARMONIC Umoti.—The concert of this society,
at the Hanover-square Rooms on Wednesday con-
sisted of a selection of miscellaneous pieces, followed
by Acis and Galatea. The first part of the concert
consisted of Bennett's overture, The Naiades ; the
great scene, "Si, lo sento," from Sphor's Faust,
sung by Mme. Rudersdorff; and Beethoven's sym-
phony in A. Molique's reading of Beethoven's
symphony was very judicious; the equisite allegretto
was finely played, but the execution of the first
movement and the finale lacked spirit. Mme.
Rudersdorff sang Spohr's scene (the same she sang
a few week's ago at the Philharmonic Concert with
such eclat) magnificently, and was much applauded.
Acis and Galatea was performed with Mozart's
accompaniments, which are almost new to the
English public, having been brought from Germany
(where they were lately discovered) by Mr. Benedict,
and performed for the first time in this country at a
concert of the Harmonic Union last season. They
are full of taste and delicacy, and add greatly to the
interest of the work. The solo parts were sung by
Mme. Rudersdorff, Herr Reichardt, Mr. Miranda,
and Mr. Weiss. Mme. Rudersdorff was very suc-
cessful; she has evidently (as she has shown by
her appearances at Exeter-hall) made a study of
Handel's music, and understands his style. She
warbled "Hush, ye little warbling choir," and "As
when the dove laments her love," delightfully.
Reichardt, too, acquitted himself excellently, espe-
cially in the fine song "Love in her eyes sits play-
ing," which ho sang with tenderness and passion.
Weiss's Polyphemus is an admirable performance.
LYCEUM THEATRE.---Mme. AIMS Thillon com-
mences a farewell engagement next Monday, when
she will appear as La Caterina in the Crown
Diamonds, and her admirers will have an opportu-
nity of hearing and seeing this charming actress
and songstress in ono of her best characters. Mme.
Thiilon'e engagements is for six weeks.