The Express.
London, England, 1858-09-14 00:00:00

MUSIC.

I )RURY-LA.NE.

It wood apps sr as if Opera were destined ere long
to become a permanent institution in this metropolis.
Scarcely have the last echoes of the two Italian
Opera-houses died away, when Drury-lane Theatre
becomes the arena for a series of performances by
the Pyse and Harrison English Opera Company;
and if the current miaow' of a winter season at the
Royal Italian Opera-house should prose to be
correct, opera. in ono *baps or other, will exist
nearly the whole year round.
The old grievance of the young English school—
the want of opportunity fur the production of native
works—will ao longer be tenable ; and whatever
latent genius for dramatic music this country ma
posses*, -hould surely now begin to manifest itself.
At present the repertoire is so limited, that variety
seems only attainable by the introduction of adap-
tations of foreign works • and most of the English
opens recently produced an English only in name;
wanting in all those distinguishing features which
stamp a work as believing to a distinct national
school. While English composers indulge in this
iselectieism, and whet the sbaracteriatice of French,
Italian, or Germs =ins however great may be the I
skill and power dramas displayed, they are doing
loathing tame& the halation of a purely English
sated et he onefe.
. . .

That smelt a embed Is partible, distinct and indi-
vtdoal in character SD thine of Franca Italy, or Ger-
many, wu long arse proved by Purcell wimps
strong, original. and purely English genius'created,
eves out of as very limited resources of that
early period of the ut, a style of &swain expres-
sion se thoroughly national in character as that of
say of the oambers dames of other countries. "be
sow urn se types for imitation to our Zeilimh
composere. . . . . .

1t may be doubted whether English ogre was
ever produced with a more effective than is
attained by the Pyne and Harrison company, who
commenced their season at Drury-lane theatre Ira
night with Balfe's pretty opera of the Ross of °sa-
tins, originally brought out by this company at the
Lyceum seedy twelve meths sines. The met of
last night was much the mate as before, with the
substitution of Mr. F. Glower for Mr. Weise as Doe
Pedro. Mee Louisa Pyne, as the Queen, was in ad-
mirable voice, and lan with that exquisite
grace and refinement which have long siaos
Rimed her at the head of English stage singers.
hits was greeted on her appearance with prolonged
applause by an audience that crowded every
of the home; and encores and bouquets marked the
appreciation in which she is deservedly held by the
English musical public.
Mr. Harrison, as the Muleteer, sang with his ac-
customed vigour. Mr. George Hooey displayed a
degree of buffo talent surpassing that of some Wian '
artists of greater ferns. Mir Susan Pyne and Mr.
St. Albyn wen effective reprematativee of saberdi.
late parts ; and the concerted music, sustained by
an excellent and well-trained chorus, wont
admirably throughout—much being doubtless
owing to the decision and energy of the conductor,
Mr. Milks, who presided over a numerous orchestra,
comprising many of oar flat instrumentalists. The
choral sad orchestral, as well as the scenic effects,
were all on a male commensurate with the dimen-

sone of the theatre t and Belle's opera necessarily
gams by its transplantation from the Lyceum to
Drary-lane.
The programme for the season announces several
first appearances of interest and promise, u also the
production of Flotow's opera of Martha, an original
work by an American composer, and • new work by
Mr. Bette.

Are we never to hear Mr. John Barnett's yet
unheard opera, Kathlais, composed many yews since,
and said to be his best week ? Sorely this novelty
by the imposer or the Noestain Sylph weld be
worth the attention of the Pyle sad Harrison
company.

DRAMA.

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