The Express.
London, England, 1859-04-28 00:00:00

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ROYAL ITALIAN OPIRA, DRURY-LANE.
Mr. NW& ban truly Bads a " trassadoas "in
Me proinstkin at Is heats, tbe lest (we b..vs) and
artsialy ths lad work of pore Danzotti—the kW bright
glean elide inks belays it was destined biases. Tbs
draw Is very peihstle ; Word we know at ands( th•
whale vanes of the stage more deeply trees this Its atm-
trophy. Lad in mead to the mimic, it slaws that the
composer's powers in the last pried of his hie wen la a
Mw d, poems. Is the Anorak tam is ass only •
strata at bight isspiration d the masa% but •
Myr" inn sl ell lb. resources of art, Ibis In say of his
"venom weeks. Rio large concerted monomials are mom
deniaped; sod is his harmonies and Malnunsalniten
them is • eines sad variety, worthy not only of Rossini,
bat of Maned himself.

no Meese el Dnry-lane ties been esabled to modem this
Ise week in a mama which has ewer been monied in this
esantry. b bldg. Oaarducel he he. had the good
flattems, er geed isdpaist, to secure the posesesion of a
Matt based prise. Thu lady I. evidently young,
and Weal to the prime of life ; but she is an
Min el lofty matured powen and peat expert ea
of the siege ; nod this bong the co" it is really to
that she abseil make bar appearance among us quite un-
benieled by the vaiseid hose. But she is by no means a
solitary inalsets; sad hems we are led to believe that Italy
--Milk ens to bar evil days—the great " land of soup"
sustains math gains that has mine made its way snow the
Alpe. Name Guardneal his • face and person at once
amble and heastital ; her banns me mobile and capable of
great strength of enemies, chiefly, we should suppose, of
tragic feeling end passim. Her action is free and
graceful, with that spontaneous sit which NOM
to pooped from the Immediate impulse of the
emeesont ; a quality, shove all, which gives truth and nature
tediums*, representation. As • Mager she Is among the
very penal of the day. Nature has gifted her with •
lovely voles, of so " sympathetic" • quality that its simplest
tame thrill the been ; and it la es powerful as beautiful.
Notwithstanding .11 that Is said of the decay of the Italian
easel, fret nines, we believe, will deny that her method is
good, that her style is pus, sad her powers highly culti-
vated. Ono Were of her singing is her use of the eon
wards—a mews of impeesica often *bend; but used as it
is by her, wittiest suggmatfes er mosamion, its edict Is
indescribably pathetio. With sunk sifts of nature and of
art, it may be inmesed that her permeation of Leonora,
sumblasi milk *ivy's, ♦ Giuglial in Fernando, one of
tbs rd elf las pro, ash ea lisprescific on the audience
mink sons bows Wien whorled. Silence so profound that
yea WO ban lb, falling of • pin, broken by bursts of de-
l&W aialretioa, sullicieatly showed what were the
babe" of every perms present. Of Gieglici —so well
Mown Is the public—ft is enough to say that he named to
supra lissif, eating sad einglag with a beauty Led pathos
which we have no words to describe.

The saw prinelyal characters were excellently supported.
Signor Fared, who performed the part of the King, has
great merit both se so actor and a singer. lie is tall and
handsome, with the air of distinction which became the part;
hie voice Is one of the best be:noses we have based, and ha
balm how to am it like an tent. Signor Lenient, too,
who bad the part of the priest Baldassare, is an able per-
former, and a valuable member of the company.
Nothing wee wanting which was Demmer), for a complete
HiMlNik The arebsetrs and chorus were irreptoachables
showing the fruits et Mr. Benedict's skilful and careful die-
efptine. The lesser, wr beeatttel, the costumes end deco-
mikes eke► Ind aneepeiWe—ewrything, in short, was
worthy et a meekest theatre of the first tank. The perform-
awn at bet Wight wee the meal, the opera having been pro-
duced ow Tuesday. The house,both nights, was very fall;
and so attractive a performs:we will doubtless ham may
repetitkete.