The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-26 00:00:00

Mademoiselle ADELINA PATTI.
Madlle. ADELINA PATTI Will return with fresh laurels
gathered during the recess. This young Artiste has,
during the past winter. visited her native city of Madrid, in
'Which capital she was born on March 19th, 1843, and where,
58 it well be imagined, the display of her wonderful talents
was received with the most unbounded enthusiasm by her
conzpatriotes.
Madlle. PATTI was honoured by several personal inter-
views with her Majesty the Queen of Spain, she received
many distinguished marks of favour from the Nobility and
Gcntry,while the Public, notwithstanding that the prices of
admission to the Opera wore raised beyond all former pre-
cedent in Madrid, filled the theatre to overflowing on every
tight of representation.
On the 19th of August last, when the Congress of Ger-
man Potentates met in the City of Frankfort-on-the-
Maine, Madlle, Patti received the distinguished honour of
being specially summoned to perform on the occasion of the
Grand Gala Fete given by the Authorities of that city to
the assembled Sovereigns. As expressed in the journals
(If thee day, Madlle. Patti literally sang to a "Parterre de
Princs." -
From Madrid Madlle. Patti proceeded to Paris, and is
there fulfilling her second engagement to the satisfaction
and delight of the abonnees of the Theatre Italien.
The Repertoire of Madlle. PATTI, of unusual extent for
so Young an Artiste, now includes the Operas of " La Son-
aambula," " Luci di Lammermoor," "La Traviata,"
Martha," "Don Pasquale," " Dirorah," " Barbiere,"
"Don Giovanni," "La Gazza Ladra," &c. In addition to
these, Madlle. PATTI will appear in the characbers of
Adina in "L'Elisir d'Amore " and in that of Maria in „La
Figlia del Reggimento," which she performed, fol. the first
time, at the elose of lad' season ; she will also appear, and
for the first time, in the part of Susannah in " Le Nozze di
M
Figaro," and in argherita in Gounod's Opera of "Faust."
Mademoiselle PAULINE LUCCA.
It is indeed a rare event in the annals of the lyric stage
that two young Artistes of extraordinary and commanding
talents should appear for the first time almost simulta-
neously as candidates for public favour.
About the same period that Madlle. PATTI made her first
appearance at the Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden, the
Tausical world of Germany was sounding the praises of a
Young Artiste who just then had made her debut at the
Royal Opera at Berlin. This debutante was Mdlle. PAU.
LI ea Lucci—her youth, her beauty. and her wonderful
voice, soon placed her securely in public favour, and in a
very short time the Prussian Government presented her
with an engagement for ten years. The Director of the
Royal Italian Opera was naturally anxious to afford an
opportunity to his subscribers to hear so interesting an
Artiste, and towards the end of last Season, was enabled
ti,(,). procure (by special favour) of the Royal Hof-Theater-
!"lrection of Berlin, permission for Madlle. LUCCA to give
three representations in London. The success which at-
tended the young Artiste on the occasion of these three
performances will not easily be forgotten by these who
witnessed them. Madlle. LUCCA returned to Berlin full
Of honours and succeeded in obtaining, by Royal favour,
Sri annual conge of three months ; and it is thus that Mr.
Gye has been able to secure her services for the greater
portion of his coming season.
Madlle. LUCCA will make her debut in Meyerbeer's
Opera "Lea Huguenots." She will then perform the cha-
rtacter of Margherita in Gounod's Opera of "Faust ;" than
hat of Cherubino in Mozart's Opera, " Le Nome di
Igaro ; afterwards that of Mrs. Ford in Nicolay's Opera,
4`
lie Merry Wives of Windsor • and lastly the great
role of Catarina in Meyerbeer's Windsor;
Historical Opera,
" L'Etoile du Nord."

Mademoiselle EMILIA L &GRUA.
It has never been the habit of the Director of the Royal
Italian Opera to herald forth the praises of Artistes about
U.. make their first appearance at his Theatre, however great
their continental reputations may have been; and in the
case of the engagement of Mademoiselle Lagrua it is not
'is intention to dpart from this custom any farther than
!o express a ve y confident hope that this Artiste will sus-
tain in London the reputation which she now enjoys
abroad, viz.—that of being, in the Opera Soria, by far the
greatest dramatic singer of the period.
Mademoiselle Lagrua will arrive early in the Season,
and make her first appearance in the character of Norma.
1,11: will also sustain the character of Leonora in "La
vorita,"
" Donna Anna in "Don Giovanni," Leonora in
Desdemona in " Otello," Leonora in " Il Tro-
Pthre," and the principal role in Verdi's new Opera " La
heerrzda del
Destino," which was originally composed for
Pet Uring her engagement at the Imperial Theatre of St.
ersbnrg.
tip ra "g those who, this Season, will solicit for the first
e the approbation of an English audience aro—

Mademoiselle DESTINN
(From the Imperial Opera of Vienna)
Mademoiselle GIUSE PPINA TATT.
(From the Royal Opera at Lisbon)
Mademoiselle GARULLI
(From La Scala, at Milan)
Signor SCALESE
(From the Theatre Italian, at Paris)
Signor ATTRI
(From La Pergola, at Florence)
and
Herr SCHMID
(From the Imperial Opera, at Vienna).
The appearance of Signor WACHTEL may also be con-
sidered as a debut, unavoidable circumstances having ob-
liged him to return to Germany after having appeared but
three times at the ItA yal Italian Opera in the Season of
1862. Since that time Signor Wachtel has become at-
tached to the Imperial Opera, at Vienna, under an en-
gagement of six years duration, interrupted only by a short
annual conga.
of WACIITEL will make his debut in the character
43' Maurice, in " It Trovatore •" he .will:then7perform that
of Arnold° in " Guglielmo Tell ;" and afterwards the role
tf Jean de Leyden in Meyerbeer's Grand Opera, " La
rePhete."
Notwithstanding these new engagements, it will be ob-
served that the many favourite Artistes, whose talents have
6? long supported the Royal Italian Opera, have been re-
tained, and that the Director is thereby enabled to re•cast
many of the Operas, end to impart to them an unprece-
dented strength and completeness.
Mademoiselle MARIE BATTU, now holding the high
Position of chief Prima Donna at the Academie Inweriale
do INlnaique, in Paris, will perform for the first time, the
character of La Contessa, in Mozart's Opera of " Le Nozze
di Figaro." Mademoiselle BATTU has kindly offered to
srnq also the part of Adalgisa, in "Norma," on the ma-
44en of the debut of Mademoiselle LAGRUA.
Mademoiselle ANTONIETTA FRICCI Will sing, for the
first time, the part of Bertha, in " Le Prophete," and that
of Donna Elvira, in " Don Giovanni."
Madame DthrEE will sing her original part of Pregiosilla
42" La Forza del Destine."
Signor RoNcora will appear for the first time, in the
character of Pasquale, and iu that of Fra Melitone in " La
Ilerzi del Destine."
Signor TAMBERLIK will appear, for the first time in
England, in his original part of Don Alvaro, in Verdi's
116 w Opera, " La Forza del Destine, and, for the first time
these six years, that of " Otello."
Monsieur FAURE will perform for the first time the
character of Navers, in " Les Huguenots; that of Fit
garo,
iR " Le Nozze di Figaro.," and also his groat role of Peter
the Great, which he performed upwards of 100 nights in
Paris, in Meyerbeer's Opera, " L' Etoile du Nord.
Signor GRAZIANI will perform, for the first time, the
character of Guglielmo Tell; that of " It Conte in "Le
Nozze di Figaro ;" and his original part in Verdi's new
Opera, " La Forza del Destine."
Signor NAUDIN, who so firmly established himself in the
good opinion of the Subscribers last year, will, in addition
to his other parts, perform, for the first time, that of Elvin()
in " La Sonnambuia," and that of Roberto in " Robert le
Diable."
Signor MARIO will perform, for the first time these
eight years, the part of Nemorino, in" L'Eiisir d'Amore ;"
also, for the first time these seven years, his celebrated
character of Fernando in " La Favorite;'' and, for the first
time, that of Faust.
Mr. GYE feed assured that the subscribers will be gra-
d to know that he retains the invaluable assistance
of Mr. COSTA.

ENGAGEMENTS.
Mademoiselle ADELINA PATTI,
Madame DID.
Mademoiselle ANTON lEIEETTA FRICCI,
Mademoiselle MARIE BATTU,
Madame RUDERSDORFF,
Mademoiselle ANESE,
Madame TAGLIAFICO, and
Mademoiselle PAULINE LUCCA.

Mademoiselle DESTINN,
her First Appearance in England.
Madem iselle GIUSEPPINI TATI,
Her Fir t Appearance in England.
Mademoiselle GARULLI,
her First Appearance in England, and
Mademoiselle EMILIA LAGRUA,
Her First Appearance in England.

Si MARIO,
Signorgnor TAMBERLIK,
Signor N UDIN,
Signor LUCCHESI,
Signor ROSSI
Signor NICRI-BAAL, DI, awl
Signor WACHTEL.

Signor RONCONI,
Signor GRAM-ANL
Signor COLONESE, and
Monsieur FAuRE.

Sig., or ATTRI,
His First Appearance in England.
Signor SCALESE,
His First Appearance in England.
Signor TAGLIAFICO,
Signor FALL Aft,
Signor POLONINI,
Signor CAPPONI,
Signor CIAMPI, and
Herr SCHMID,
His First Appearance in England.

Director of the Music, Composer, and Conductor, Mr. COSTA.

PRINCIPAL DANSEUSEEL
Mademoise le AI.VIONI,
Mademoiselle ZINA RICHARD,
Mademoiselle RAFFAELLI, -
Mademoiselle ASSI,NTA,
liademoisselle CARMFNE,
Her Pirbt Appearance in England,
&c. to.

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