The Express.
London, England, 1847-05-28 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

Tx• Qt AT CANIBIUDOIL-1 be Cambridge Adver-
tiser says;—We may mention that it has been whispered to
us, on no mean authority, that the Queen will certainly hold
• drawing-room in the state rooms of Trinity, which w ll be
splendidly adorned far the purpose ; and it is not altogether
impossible that in the evening of the installation day there
will be a select ball, which will be honoured by the presents.
of her Majesty.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Last night Jenny
Lind appeared in "La Fiera del Reggimento," ' au Italian
version of Donizetti's comic opera " La Fille du It4riment."
This piece was originally written for, and produced at, the
Opira Comique in Pans, and has since acquired great
vogue in Germany, especially since Mdlle. Lind has per-
formed the part of the heroine, in which she is
said to have had very great sucoese. The piece
is certainly gay and amusing; and the *music on •
level with that of " L'Elisir d'Amore," end." Don Paa-
gushy." The scene lies in the Tyrol, during the °mum'.
too of that country by the French army. The opening of
the piece is picturesque. In • wild spat among the moun-
tains, groups of peasants are discovered, watching the course
of an engagement; the Marchioness of Berkenfgeld, the lady
of the neighbouring chltean, with her attendants, are kneel-
ing is the foreground, and carmen are heard in the distance.
The groups join in a chorus; the ladies imploring
Heaven for safety, and the peasant. breathing de-
fiance of their enemies. This is one of the best of Donizetti's
choral composition., and it was song with much affect. Sid-
pizio, a sergeant of French infantry, enters with Maria, the
heroine of the piece. Maria is a viranciii re, the " daughter
of the regiment," or, in other words, its adopted child ;
having, when an iufant, been found by Sulpirio on a field
of battle, and has been brought up among the ,uldier., who all
regard her as a daughter, while she looks on them as so many
fathers. Her lively carol was heard before she appeared,
and when she bounded upon the stage, in the person of
Jenny Lied, she was one of the prettiest and most piquant
figures imaginable, justifying the old sergeant's exclamation,
" Coepetto, come e gentile ! " Quaintly attired in the uni-
form of the regiment, with her blue locket (geed with red,
red petticoat, and mart little chepeau, she was the French
antler girl to the lite. The scene between them is on effusion
of their mutual feelings; the old man is ud of the pet of
the regiment, and she is full of joyous spint, military fire, and
warm affection for her paternal regiment. It forms the duet
" In vidi la lute, net campo guerrier," which Je nay Lind
sang with immense energy, and Nights of the most brilliant
exentution, working herself up, as it wire unconsciously,
to a pitch of martial ardour that was really exciting as well
as amusing. She was admirably sustained by F. Lablache,
as the sergeant. A bustle is heard, and a young peasant
is dragged in by • party of soldiers, who charge him with
being • spy, and threaten to hang him. He is Tonio,
Maria'a lover, who had recently saved her life, and gained
her heart as kis recompense. She intcrieres in his behalf,
he is set at liberty, and welcomed by the soldiers as the
Saviour of their daughter. To enliven their little festival
they call on Maria to sing their favourite song—the sang of the
regiment. A capital song it is; and it was sung with infinite
grace and spirit, accompanied by a chorus of soldiers. It
was received with acclamations, and would hive been re-
peated bat for the great vocal exertion which it evidently
required. There is then a pretty scene between Maria and
Tonio, in which, after treating his ardent declares of love
with a little playful pleasantry, she responds to them with
equal affection. Gardoni was the young lover and the
&tot with which this scene terminates—very tender and
anent in itself—was sung with exquisite expression, and
wereleadly encored. Maria's parent, the regiment, agree. to
her union with her lover on condition of his joining
their corps ; but at this moment the eirl'e real parentage is
discovered. It appears that she is the niece of the Magrhio.
mu of Berkenfgeld, who determines to take her home and
educate her according to her rank. She is thus forced to
leave her regiment and her lover; and the first act clean
with their melancholy parting. In this scene there is some
pretty music, especially a little trio ; and Jenny Lind's sweet
simplicity was very touching. We now find Maria
as inmate of her aunt's castle, in fa,hionable attire,
and undergoing a course of polite education. She is
unhappy under these restraint., and her only comfort
is the society of her old friend the scrjeant, who remains
with her. Her aunt wishes to marry her to advantage, but
she tells the serjcant that she will have Tonio, and neither a
baron or a duke. Tne old lady insists on tt aching her a
fashionable sang, and the music-lemon is a most amusing
one. The marchioness sits at the piano and accom-
panies, while the pupil begins reluctantly to sing. The
sergeant draws near, and whispers in her ear the burden
of her old regimental song ; this seta ht r off, and
she breaks out with " Itamplan, rataplan ! " marching
about the room in enthusiasm, to the horror of the old lady,
who is shocked at her vulgar military propensities. It is im-
possible to describe the rich, yet delicate humour which
Jenny Lind gave to this scene. In a subsequent soliloquy,
Mono is indulging in regret for ht r lust happiness, when
she hears the well-known sounds of the music of her
regiment. The soldiers appear, with Tonio at their
head; for he has by this time, by good canduct, risen
to the rank of a field officer. She welcomes them with
transport; and, in conclusion, her aunt consents to her
union with her lover.
Jenny Lind's assumption of the character was complete. She
never for a moment, in look or gesture, forgot the vivandit re
girl, whether indulging, in unrestrained freedom. in the
military habi:a of her nurture, or submitting unwillingly to
the constraint of artificial manners, and constantly breaking
through it. Her vocal performance was equally perfect, ex-
hibiting the mane power, beauty, and compass of voice, the
same brilliant execution, the same richness of fancy in
her ornaments and cadences, and the same variety
and truth of expression. But it must be added,
that the music of this part, and the part itself,
are of a lower grade than the characters in which she has
previously appeared. Maria does net leave on the mind the
strong and abiding impression made by Alice and Amines.
The other parts were well performed. F. Lablache did
great justice to the serjeant, and nothing could be better than
GardonPs Tyrolese peasant. Madame Solari was very clever
as the Marchioness, and in the singing-lesson scene, showed
herself to be a superior musician. The theatre was most
brilliantly attended. The Queen and Prince Albert were
present; and the National Anthem wse sung after the opera,
on the occasion of her Majesty's birthday.
ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—At length the Cogent-
garden management has taken a step in the right direction,
and, in the production of the masterpieces of eleseic opera,
is applying its energies to a worthier purpose than that of
mere imitative rivalry with the other house. •'llon Giovanni"
was performed last night, with • general excellence equal
to any performance within our knowledge—certainly
with greater completeness, much being included that
I has heretofore been invariably omitted. We could
have wished, in further extension of this principle,
not to have been deprived of Masetto's and Donna Elrira's
songs, " 110 capita, ' " Ah, fuggi," and " Ah, pieta." The
omission of the latter portion of the last finale we have
I always held to be justifiable, as it forms an anti-climax to
the tragic catastrophe which precedes it. „The opera was
east last night in many respectsthe same as in former
seasons at her blajesty's Theatre, Grin being the Donna
Anna, Peniani Etritna, Mario Don (Margo, and Tam-
burini Den Giovanni. Of these we need only say that
their performance was fully equal to what it used
to be. Boyer., as Leporello, had an arduous position
to sustain, having to contend agaiast our reminiscences of
several great artists in the character, and greatest of all,
Lablache. There was much genuine comedy in Itonre's
impersonation, but we oeuld have wished for a close r ad-
herence to the text ; for even in buffo singing, the artist
should not be so far carried away by impulse as to lose sight
of the passages, especially when those pasenges convey the
ideas of a Mozart. Mdlle. Corbari was a better Elrires than
we have been accustomed to ; the importance of the part
being generally underrated in the east. Signor Ley, as
Mimetic', being deprived of two of his songs, had not much
to do, but sustained his portion of the °Dec reed music effi-
ciently. Signor Tagliafico, as the Commends/ore, sung the
unearthly statue music impressively. Mdlle. Fanny Elsaler
and Millie. Dumilatce gave effect to the ball-room scene by
their graceful dancing oldie Minuet. The band and chores
were, as usual at this how*, perfect. The crowded state of the
theatre, notwithstanding the great attraction at the other
house, is evidence that there is 'public fur the art as well as
- the artist.

lINIVEItSITY AND CLERICAL NEWS.
Ozeoan, Yee 27.—Yeaterday evening Mews. B. D. Compton and
W. C. manlton, poellasetets, N Merton: Mr. W. P. Dicker, of
Oriel ; P. Oaken, of Balllol; and Mr. J. It. T. Eats" cl
Liza" were elected Fellows of Merton Whop.

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