The Express.
London, England, 1857-04-20 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1857.

MUSIC.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.

I)onizetti's Maria di RoAwe was performed at the
Lyceum on Saturday evening, nearly in the same manner as
lest onion; the only alteration of any importance being the
appeeranes of Signor Ned Band& in the pert of Rio Count
& Chslals. The greet bature of the performance was (as it
▪ always been) the mapdharat soling of Ronooni in the
character tithe Duke 4 Cierreme. This is probably the
greftleet of him tragic parte—kg it is difficult to say whether
SIMS. is greater in lively or in comedy—and, indeed, it
any hi odd to have Acme mode the soccer of an opera
ate 111111111kebb be Midrib merit. It is a version
mate thbeted ha dna" of a well-known French
deame, a gloomy We, In the true Parisian taste,
of a peredioua friend, a Ihiffilon wife, and an injugod Mis-
laid, who takes a MAW reromp. The chareetare, strongly
burn in the ploy, are, nth ar saseptlea, mimed to mare
alstabee la the epees; seal the bibs* rapid and striking
la the 1141114 am isrethil sad epos wat by a great spratlty
of barb, emesempbee mete; sized, however, es in all
Dmisottfa works, with amosional pemegas of power and
heasiy. Ives the amber of Cleserease, though more
demigod boa the obi; Mee not stand forward very pro-
airway el the Wed ad, In which Ronconi displays a
apes of Seine aid eirmised by may ktmediea of the age.
Poem the rim* lit Chemists dleasease the WM letter
aid palm& whkk at lON weal the balmy of the
wale end Mend, whim he entirely loved and
tried, to hie final ezdemodes, having wrought hie
rem" "La morte ahi r Ramat wee appalling, and
MINI emery messier with epee sad terror. That some
dam is market for the salvation of e whole opera. In
!Mid Im sods la
vow re mamma interim by
expesion. He did not sing the aria d'intrata in the opera,
Ali, nen eves," but introduced another, which wee new
to us.

power of

The other characters we not stramptible of peat effect.
The frail heroine wee repeeseatad by Ifedsmie Row Devrioa
who acted intelligeatly and rag well, but made little im-
plode°. Signor Nei Nand& (who was warmly heard Met
eeimea) bed comedwable swan particularly in the air
"Alma we a oars," which be WV( admirably. But the
meet spplawe was harmed upon YdUe. Didiee, who acted
the pert of the Abbi de Goadi (afterwards Cardinal Kew
rim) Witla mock rivedty, and we loa4ly aucored in the
pot, air "Nan hoer° sincee." b width her toe m-
ash, wake was bawd to peat adeentega. The opera was
get up with the utmost we ad cmapieteneen The chorus
sad oreheetra were abatable, and all the emir amemoriee
etch and twleilal.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

DEVONPORT, APRIL 19.
Admiral Sir William Parker, Bart., K.C.8.,
emamareir -trebled impeted the Cambridge, 78 (gunnery
ship), Chabia A. Jamigham, cm Thursday, the 16th inst.
ThiCedmital war rassived with yards manned, when
the • maw mem rid M greet gun. and .mall arms.
la Cp. lank.= sad the officers, Sir W.
Palm mamma la high team et tmemmalation his satisfac-
tion et the mats at discipline d Ow dip sad of all he wit-
nessed. HIP Inspection laded three boars.

The Bengal Military Fund is in a melancholy
mar The Board of Cameral end the East India Directors
mar is tetra the rope sollard atrium to relieve it of its
admememotte.—Erisitaf Mykseartts.
Thu Admiralty bar jest giro orders that naval
airs webs is waft ettramegesem are to be alloyed Os
sift aft cd merlo whisk desk rest mod seniority entitle them,
la thee . They will able reckon
. Mrs r sr rne—en ',hick by Eta;
ANY be mods tetreapsetive.—U Seri ire 0 azettt.