The Express.
London, England, 1858-12-30 00:00:00

MUSIC.

OPERA tiONIQUE, 13i. JA111:11,13 THEATRE.
After an interval of several years, the perkiest-
woo of Freest Conte Operas, which aced to be anon

the pleseanteat and meet faehionable

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metropolis, have been resumed. M. RUMS; the abr.
preuesr, Las Mud a prospectus which promises well. TM
oompsny includes awns name of Parkins nobs; and the
rCortoire, it is stated, will ocopeismil the nod favourite
works of Amber, fibroid, Adolphe Aim, Ambrone Thome,
/Wiry, Boieldieu, end Oritry. The prim appear to be
similar to what they were formrly. The Melt of the
wars is not announced ; that, we prenuns, will depend re
the success of the omenn.

The theatre opened LW alshi with Amber's Opera, La
Part da Dial*. The perlarmeaes was a the whole satis-
factory. The aeolasstrs was eomplete sad mealiest, the
characters of the pima were weal eastelaed, sad the establish-
mat as to be well provided with sli the asommry mato
soceasories.

Th* part of Carlo Bronchi was perlbrmid by Madam*
Faun, from the Paris Tbettre Lyrimse—e miry handsome
woman, a lively and modal actress, sad a gager whose OW
qualities seem to be mingled with oonsiderabis halts, parti-
cularly in the management of the voice, from wide& ft derives
axoething of that hard, metallic quality, which is haquist
among French diger& Bat her *agendas is very *Mat,
and she is certelaly a singer of a high grim line. Odin,
Mathias, who was CalM., is likewise a very pretty woman
and an agreeable reigrusar. M. Foamy who emoted the
lover, has dm and passion as ea actor; sad though his mem
is not of gret-rate quality, he is a good meal midge

The enbordi••t• p•n•ww• reep;c4sbly lilledomed ths whole
performance was deservedly r•odtd with great favour by •
fon home.

STERNDLLE BINNETT'S t,MAY-QCZEN."—WheII
this charming pectoral was produced het autumn at the
Lena Festival, we expressed on conviction of Its remark-
able capability for chamber performana, and our desire to
hear it sung by a small vocal party grouped round the pi no ;
and with this instrument for their sole acoomperilineat. Our
wish was gratified two evening' ago, when the Nay Quart
I wee performed in this manner at a musical Niro given by
%per Ferrol, at his house in the Portland-road. Madame
:Ferrari sang the part of the May-Qtmen, Mrs.
Taanant that of the Queen of Ragland, 111 r. Tenant
that of the Lover, sad Signor Fermi that of the Captain of
the Foresters who persoustes Robin Rood. The caroms
consisted of about twisty voices —ems four or five to each
part. The performance wet; conducted by the compeer
himself, who acted as accompanist. Nothing amid be more
=crateful than the experiment : it showed that, though
Beneett's instrumentation is rich and varied, and tie chord
harmostes, in a hews hall, demigod a greet body of Muse,
yet snob a camber perearmanos ea this prawns every es-
sential beauty of the work. The solo porta were meg by
the above anoompliehed performers with Ida sad dramene
expreasion ; in the choruses every voles wee Olden ; and,
the &homes of piano end forte being carete/ly preserved,
the aim of the whole wee eomplets, sad gave the warmest
pleasure to a numerous dregs, whin Wended sway &dn.
guiehed amateurs and professional artiste.