The Express.
London, England, 1850-08-26 00:00:00

MUSIC
HER Hams: are THEATRE.
After the " farewell" performance of Senrday
night. the doors of hm Majesty's T sate were closed I
for this seams. That perform ince was et " monster"
dimensions, and very varied--something too heir- I
-g
watery, however, according to our 'otiose, to be
quite satisracton ; though it answered one purpose—
that of bringing into view, on the closing night, the
great stare of ills season. It began with the last
scene of the "Doe Forseari,' which exhibited Coletti in
the finest of his parts—a part, indeed, which he per-
forms with unrivalled excellence ; but a closing scene
of a deep tragedy, thus given by itself,
on have no effec,, the sympathies of the
&Wince not having been awakened, no the
powers of the performer excited, by what *night to
have geese before. Coletti and Mdlle. Parodt were
warmly applauded, as they well deserved to be; but
the last momenta of the venerable I)ege, and the
despairing agony of Lwereria, midis no impression
whatever. We have on all occasions objected to these
fragmentary performances; the existence of such a
practice, along with the use of encores and some other I
things, shows that opera has not attained its due rack
as a nob'. as well as beautiful branch of the drama.
" Ls Fitlia del Reggimento" followed, and was most
admirably performed. Sontag was delicious; spark-
hog with graceful archness and gaiety, and singing
with incomparable finish and brilliancy. She
never met with a more enthusiastic recep-
tion; and when the opera was over, and
she had c 'me for s ard u usual, she was
loudly called for a second time to receive the adieus
of the audience. Madame Fiorentini, the young
prima demo who has created such a sense ion, then
sang the great
" emu or soliloquy of Agatha, in the
Freischuts, in a minner which showed how
thoroughly she understood the music, and how admi-
rably she would perform the whole Character. We
suer heard the long-drawn notes of the pregkera
sustained with such exquisite sweetness, not the closing
plumage., so expressive of hope and joy, poured out
with such force and brilliancy ; while the whole
was executed with the chaste simplicity which Ger-
man music (and Weber's in particular) demands.
Madame Fiorentini of erwards appeared in the cos-
tume of her native Seville, and sang the famous
Spanish ballad, "La CsMeera." She was the
most charming Andalusian damsel that can be ima-
gined ; enrything was characteristic, from the roman-
tic grace and beauty of the song to the disposition of
the =Wells and the piquant management of the fan.
The audience were enchanted ; and, after the song
had been given a second time, took farewell of the
fair singer with acclamations and showers of
bouquet..
Besides these things there was a 'election from the
" Matrimonio Segreto," in which Caizolari tang the
air " Fria the spunti in ciel ranters" very beautifully,
and Latlache gave full scope to his powers of drollery.
There were, moreover, a divertissement and a ballet,
in which the charming Amelia Ferraris shone with
her usual brilliancy.
Thus has closed, with no small lelat, a season of
remarkable interest in various respects. We have
yet to make a few observations upon its principal
features, in c)njunctioo with the leading incidents of
the season at the rival house, the Royal Italian Opera.

OSBORNE.—This accontOishod and eminent
pianist, wham :masterly merits have gained an European
celebrity, has just received from the Kiag of the Netherlands
the ex ss of Chevalier of the order et "La C3uronne de
Cline," eject tribute to his merits u as artist.