The Press.
London, England, 1853-06-18 00:00:00

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ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.
Wr have no novelty to report this week. lion Gio-
vanni seenrt postponed sine die, and we have nib 0E111.14
of Benventito Cellini. On Thuroday 3111 e. Rosin per-
formed the part of Alice in Roberto, in the platee of
Mlle..litlifune. Mkt. Itosio acquitted hersclf wry
creditably, and the substitution was att.rit matisfuctory
to the audience.

THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
THE programme of the seventh concert WS* 1121
WHOWs :

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Overture, Scherzo : Song, It ILL Chorus • NtAtuno, Muu tirti
Final Chorus ; "A illtbittudaer Nighei oresia," XutttlealwlMx
Overture, " Lecours." Befithuveu—Mutusals, " Elutes," &rett&i.i-
vea—Overttire, "Fretecliatz," Weber.
According to the strict latter of etiquette Tra tin
from any criticism upon the elements of a promenne
issued under the mysterious mandate, "by special
desire," and content tam elves with stating that the

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mrslcAr. f'NTON.

Philhartnonie hand never performed with greater
force, brilliancy. and genenil effect, though, from
Nome cansc log explained. her Majesty and the Court
were iireve•Ated front attending the concert.
To our mind, the execution of the scherzo in
Nietidelssolin's Michastoucc Night's Dream, unani-
mously reilenninded, was the most perfect piece of
orchestral pla lug we ever heard. Madame Garcia
iardot WA. received with the applause and favour
to the greatest dramatic singer of the day ;
and it k matter of regret that we shoal I lie com-
pelled to listen to her this year in the concert-room
Miss Tyne was unfortunately absent, from
~..were in lisposition ; her plae was but inn leiptately
.applied by 31allaine CaAtellati awl a Misty Chamber,
who 4-. iiervonslie,o4, though most excusable, wa,

split., pailful to see. An extra enneert i. to
-ken on Momlay, tho I.llt of .fttl.‘, by le.r Nltie4q*,
oanntand.

pro.zrainmo of the convert on Tites(l iy
:I 41.11% :

Ili 001.11 (Nu. IN). 11[600—Trio, hi 1). Op. 70, Plano, Rye-
II Nrt (X,,.51. Menilehimilin—Phincifortii %ulu,
,4111:1L14, rp. to I F. I I filen
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The quartet of Haydn, which is practically nothing
'wire than a solo for the tirst violin. was excellently
led by M. Nieuxtemps. We do not agree with Mr.
Ella that the trio of Beethoven is ilitfienit to he un-
derstood, and we think that the slow movement contains
melodies as striking and enMiliaßtinaa as beautiful
a. any to lie found in the composer's works of the
seine class. We must say we were rather ilisnp-
pointed with the execntion of the trio, for, although
the slow movement was well given, the di(fleidt awl
rapid passages in the first, and last movements re-
quire a force and distinctness of violoncello-playing
which M. I'iatti does not. possess. Mendelssohn's
qnartett was very successful. M. Vienxtemps' vigo-
rous playing and magnificent tone are well calculated
to display to advantage the works of a composer
whose style awl character it is obvious ho has
studied with deep and earnest attention. in all these
quartett parties we greatly miss Mr. Hill, who, we
are sorry to hear, still continues seriously indisposed.
We are inclined to think that. the instrument upon
which Mr. Blagmve played at this concert is not a
very good one. M. Hiller is undoubtedly an excel-
lent pianist, but the music he performed was not, in
our judgment, either interesting or
.judiciously
seleeted. We are sorry for this, as he is in reality a
%ery clever writer, and we trust we may have the op-
portunity of hearing him under more favourable cir-