The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-28 00:00:00

Marriages.

MORT.ER—KING.—On the 25th bast , at St. Mark's, Re'
gent' park, James Morter, of Stratford, Essex, to Maria,
granddaughter of the late Thomas King, Esq., of Nelson
Rotherhithe,

RICHARDSON—WALKER—On the 24th inst., at St. Mary%
Lambeth, by the Rev. G. J, E.twin Richard-
son, E•q , of 13, Grange-crescent, Sunderland, to Emma
Phillips, second daughter of John Walker, Eeq., SPa"
more House, West Brixton.

Deaths.

ABERDEEN.-Ott the 22d inst., at Haddo House, Aberdeen-

sh+re, George, 5 h Earl of Aberdeen, aged 47.
BONE.-0a the 19th inst., at Albion-grove, Barnsburr

park, Mr. Bone, of 76, Fleet-sire-t, aged 70.
Dens —On the 25th inst., at 36, Tavistock-place,

Davis. Eq.
n
INcE.—On the 25th inst., Eugene S. Ince, Esq., M.-0,) of

Wilron-street, Grosvenor-place, aged 82.
JORDAN.—On the 23d_ inst., at Liz glade, Leighton BO'

z4rd, Lewis Jordan, E: q.
SLOANE—On the 22d inst., at Thurloe-square, Brorapton,
John Sloane, Esq., aged 59.
SToRR.—On Good Friday, at 8, Streatham-hill, William
Brumfitt Storr, of King-street, Covent-garden, aged
63.

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Miidleeex,.—Mouday, March ?A UM.

OYAL I TALIAN OPE R A,
IL, COVENT GARDEN.
Ir. GYE has the honour
To announce to the Nobility,
itry, Subscribers, and the Public, that the Opera Season
861 Will commence on

TUESDAY NEXT, MARCH 29TH.
.he forthcoming Season will be the Eighteenth of The
Val Italian Opera, seventeen years having now elapsed
re its original establishment.
t cannot but be a source of pride and gratification to the
ector to reflect that he is again enabled to place before
Subscribers some account of the arrangements which
has made for their entertainment, well calculated to
tain the pre-eminent position hele by the Royal Italian
era among the greatest Lyrical Establishments of
rope.
t will be seen by the following slight outline that the
UPany of Artistes is of unprecedented strength. It in
des, each in their particular emploi, the three greatest
Lula Donne, the four most renowned Tenors, and the
es most celebrated Bar tones in Europe; while the
'!'es have been reinforced by the two most esteemed
tlates in Italy and Germany.
Mademoiselle ADELINA PATTI.
hared. ADELINA PATTI will return with fresh laurels
during the recess. This young Artiste has,
r.ing the past winter, visited her native city of Madrid, in
ach capital she was born on March 19th, 1813, and where,
it well be imagined, the display of her wonderful talents
s received with the most unbounded enthusiasm by her
npatriotes.
Madlle. PATTI was honoured by several personal inter-
'WS with her Majesty the Queen of Spain, she received
Illy distinguished marks of favour from the Nobility and
fltrY,while the Public, notwithstanding that the prices of
paiardon to the Opera were raised beyond all former pre-
lutin Madrid, filled the theatre to overflowing on every
!at of representation.
Oa the 19th of August last, when the Congress of Ger-
-01 Potentates met in the City of Frankfort-on-the-
Madlle. Patti received the distinguished honour of
fundpecially summoned to perform on the occasion of the
Gala Fete given by the Authorities of that city to
e assembled Sovereigns. As expressed in the journals
totem"
:the day, Madlle. Patti literally sang to a "Parterre de
Pr °ln Madrid Madlle. Patti proceeded to Paris, and is
4e,a111, Milt/1g her second engagement to the satisfaction
fibs delight of the abonnees of the Theittre Italien.
Repertoire of Madlle. PATTI, of unusual extent for
~,,..71• ung an Artiste, now includes the Operas of " La Son-
rule," " Luci di Lammermoor," "La Traviats,"
Jartha," " Don Pasquale," " Dicorah," " Barbiere,"
Don Giovanni," "La Gazza Ladra" &a. In addition to
c7e, Madlle. PATTI Min appear in the characters of
• 1114 in "L'Elisir d'Amore" and in that of Maria in "La
!Pia del Reggimento," which she performed, for the first
at the close of last season ; she will also aear, and
; the first time, in the part of Susannah in " Le Nozze di
I°o,l' and in Margherita in Gounod's Opera of " Faust."
It , Mademoiselle PAULINE LUCCA.
"5 indeed a rare event in the annals of the lyric stage
ttt two young Artistes of extraordinary and commanding
„I is should appear for the first time almost simulta-
4lusiv as candidates for public favour.
About the sable period that Madlle. PATTI made her first
3Pekrance at the Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden, the
lu'ival world of Germany was sounding the praises of a
ol4' Artiste who just then had made her debut at the
Opera at Berlin. This debutante was Mdlle. PAU.
LrccA—her youth, her beauty. and her wonderful
e aeon placed her securely in public favour, and in a
reirty short time the Prussian Government presented her
an engagement for ten years. The Director of the
royal Italian Opera was naturally anxious to afford an
PPntrtiluttY to his subscribers to hear so interesting an
L,.,
—stet and towards the end of last Season was enabled
ji Procure (by special favour) of the Royal Hof-T heater-
!ultert of Berlin, permission for Madlle. LUCCA to give
brae representations in London. The success which at-
erf the Young Artiste on the occasion of these three
!it °nuances will not easily be forgotten by thce who
Ltlessed them. Medlle LUCCA. returned to Berlin full
..„'°lleurs and succeeded in obtaining, by Royal favour,
annual cone of three months ; and it is thus that Mr.
I,,Yret. hats been able to secure her services for the greater
Madlle.
of his coming season.
)ne LUCCA. will make her debut in Meyerbeer's
aretra " Les Huguenots." She will then perform the cha-
hater of Margherita in Gounod's Opera of " Faust ;" then
of Cherubino in Mozart's Opera, " Le Nozze di
..gro ;Ma fterwards that of Mrs. Ford in Nicolay's Opera,
ole e erry Wives of Windsor • and lastly the great
r,.!..4 Catarina in Moyerbeer's drawl Historical Opera,
• .e.toile du Nord."
Mademoiselle EMILIA. LAGRUA..
h
[tar alt never been the habit of the Director of the Royal
,0 °Pere. to herald forth the praises of Artistes about
,_ehilake their first appearance at his Theatre, however great
Le._er continental reputations may have been ; and in the
intentf the engagement of Mademoiselle Lagrua it is not
4).° on to depart from this custom any tarther than
express a ye y confident hope that this Artiste will sus-
fll London the reputation which she now enjoys
eatd. viz.—that of being, in the Opera Seria, by far the
~eat dramatic singer of the period.
mlTAdernoiselle Lagrua will arrive early in the Season,
sh`.! make her first appearance in the character of Norma.
• will also sustain the character of Leonora in
r avorita in
it pitp , Donna Anna in "Don Gievanni,". Leonora
Desdemona in " °tench" Leonora In " T"ro-
• lt" and the principal role in Verdi's new Opera La
Orzda del Destino," which was originally composed for
Peert uring her engagement at the Imperial Theatre of St.
ersinarg.
methtirae g -.else who, this Season, will solicit for the first
the approbation of an English audience are—

Mademoiselle DESTINN
(From the Imperial Opera of Vienna)
Mademoiselle GIUSEPPINA TATT.
(From the Royal Opera at Lisbon)
Mademoiselle GARULLI
(From La Scala, at Milan)
Signor SCAL ESE
(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 been.
I,lidered as a debut, unavoidable circumstances having ob,
'il,Red him to return to Germany after having appeared but,
°0 times at the R( yal Italian Opera in the Season of
18G2, Since filet time Signor Wachtel has become at-
'ached to the Imperial Opera, at Vienna, under an en-
'`gellient of six years duration, interrupted only by a short
4atllual Conga.
Signor A.cirrEL will make his debut in the character
f,;4Burico, " Trovatore •" he will;then perform that
"4p:told° in " Gaglielmoand alterwards the role
/) eau de Leyden in Meyerbeer's Grand Opera, "La
kt),phete"
notwithstanding these new engagements, it will be ob.
eerkN
• led that the many favourito Artistes, whose talents have
tain,,g BuPported the Royal Italian Opera, have been re-
eui and that the Director is thereby enabled to re•cast
drin• lit3r2f the Operas, and to impart to them an unpreee-
„ec4 strength and completeness.
holding the high
144:lenlniMelle MARIE BATTU, now. .
de V°ll of chief Prima Donna at the Academic Imperiale
character in Paris, will perform for the first time, the
vriacter of Contessa, in Mozart's Opera. of "Le Nozze
• garo," Mademoiselle BATTU has kindly offered to
aion's 4180 the part of Adaisa, in " Norma," on the occa-
of the debut ot Mademlgoiselle LAGRUA.
test arletnOiSelle ANTONIETTA FRICCI will sing, for the
of tittle, the part of Bertha, in "Le Prophete," and that
4 Elvira,Giovanni."
,-edarne DIDIEE Don
sing her original part of Pregiosilla
S
: La Forza del Destino."
nettgacet o
err .
ItoNcoter will appear, for the first time, in the
of Pasquale and in that of Fra Melitone "La
4mt,rze del Destine,
Sign()
r TAMBERLIK will appear, for the first. time in
sew Audi in his original part ot Don Alvaro, in Verdi's
the,;Pera, " La Forza del Destino, and, for the first time
41 years, that of " Otello."
Monsieur FAURE will perform, for the first time, the
4-,l4cter oe Nevers, in "Lea Huguenots; that of Figaro,
ih Le Nozze di Figaro ;" and also his great role of Peter
ael?reat, which he performed upwards of 100 nights in
8;8, Meyerbeer's Opera, "L' Etoile du Nord.'
111°r GRAzlmer will perform, for the first time, the
-,,,t,.recter of Gnglielmo Tell; that of " Il Conte in "Le
,464 zze di Figaro ;" and his original part in Verdi's new
13:P4 " La Forza del Destino."
Signor NA:nprzi, who so firmly established himself in the
la II': °Pinion of the Subscribers last year, will, in addition
inle other
ID e parts, perform, for the first time, that of Elvino
,148 Sonnambnia," and that of Roberto in " Robert le
"
ei-5,15110r MARIO will perform, for the first time these
al%4t years, the part of Nemorino, in" L'Elisir d'Amore;"
c's for the first time these seven years, his celebrated
tLaracter of Fernando in " La Favorite ;,' and, for the first
'me, that of Faust.
, Mr. GTE feels assured that the subscribers ranwll be
stance
of, e to know that he retains the invaluable sistance
°I Mr. COSTA.

ENGAGEMENTS.
Mademoiselle ADELINA PATTI,

Madame DIDIEE,
Mademoiselle ANTONIETTA FRICCI,
Mademoiselle MARIE BATTU,
Madame RUDERSDORFP,
Mademoiselle ANESE,
Madame TAGLIAFICO, and
Mademoiselle PAULINE LUCCA.

Mademoiselle DESTINN,
Her 1, irst Appearance in England.
Madem 'Belle GIUSEPPI•' I TATI,
Her Fir t Appearance in England.
Mademoiselle GARULLI,
Her First Appearance in England, and
Mademoiselle EMILIA LAGRUA,
Her First Appearance in England.

Signor M A RIO,
Signor TAMBERLIK,
Signor N UDIN,
Sign 1' LUCCHESI,
Signor ROSSI,
Signor NERI-BARALDI, ant
Signor WACHTEL.

Signor RONCONT,
Signor GRAZ TANI,
Signor COLONESE, and
Monsieur PA k,EE.

Signor ATTRI,
MB First Appearance in England.
Signor ScALESE,
His First Appearance in England.
Signor TAGLIAFICO,
Signor I'ALLA!i,
Signor POLONINI,
Signor CAPPONI,
Signor CIA_MPI, and
Herr SCHMID,
His First Appearance in Englar.d.

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

PRINCIPAL DANSPITSES.
Mademoi se 10 sALVIO N
14Pdemoiselle ZINA RICHARD,
Mad, moist Ile RAFFAELLI,
Mademoiselle ASS NT A,
N ademoisse.le CARMINE.
Her Firdt Appearance in England,
&C. do.

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Till ftLWALL.
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Mr. GODFREY.
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3i .
_ARTHUR SULLIVAN.
poorna Itiat;ie; .............. •;.... Mrr.. SMYTHSON.
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p..tei .................... Signor MAGGILI4.
iiaiter de liille.t. ............
Bi4n"ITARACE B.
achiniets ................ ..... ....
Mona.
The
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Oprra.