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

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The Figaro Programme says:—" A duel with
swords took place three days ago at La Vdrenoe°
Saint-Maur between M. L— a literary man, and M. D."'
an advocate, when the latter was slightly wounded in rllB
arm, The cause of the meeting was, it is said, a discusEo
on Alfred de Musset, which took place at a dinner whirl/
every fortnight unites together literary men, advocarel
musicians, medical men, photographers, &c. Another due
with similar a capons was fought on the following day be
tween M. Rodrigue, an agent-de-change, and IV-, Ten/
Reveillon, editor of the .1V ain Taune, in which the latter re"
ceived a scratch in the arm."

A QUESTIONABLE TRIBUTE !—As the seventh 0°
the list of the Messrs. Routledge's Shaksperean Publicly
tions, we observe a shilling volume is advertised by
English Critic, under the title, " William Shakspere, •S°
an Imposter I" Rather a doubtful way of putting it, 1/13
venture to suggest—if this really be intended by the write`
of it as a Tercentarian tribute either of respect or adtuiriv.
tion.

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Births.
• el
BRETT.—On the 26th inst„ at Beckenham, Kent, the scl
of Henry R. Brett, Esq., of a daughter.
CATELL.—On the 25th inst., Mrs. Edward Strutt Cavell°
of a daughter.
HILL.—On the 25th inst., at Tottenham, the wife of 1100
Hill, Esq., of a daughter.
JANts—On the 24th inst., at 56, Portsdown-road, DDi„clfll;
vale, W., the wife of Kenneth Haweis James, Egl
daughter.

Marriages.
MORTER—KING.—On the 25th inst , at St. Mark's; SAE:,
gent spark, James Morter. of Stratford, Essex, to 10,100
granddaughter of the late Thomas King, Esq., of Ile'
Douk, Rotherhithe,
RICHARDSON—WALKER—On the 24th inst., at St. Mild•
Lambeth, by the Rev. G. J, Collinson, Edwin IticP.„,-,00
son, E2q., of 13, Grange-crescent, Sunderland, to ~,
Phillips, second daughter of John Walker, REq.s SS
more House, West Brixton.
Deaths.
ABERDEEN.—On the 22d inst., at Haddo House, A.berclo4
shire, George, 5,h Earl of Aberdeen, aged 47.
BON E.—On the 19th inst., at Albion-grove, Barns-b
e

park, Mr. Bono, of 76, Fleet-street, aced 70.
Davis.--On th:3 25th inst,, at 36, Tavistpck-placo,
Davis, Esq.
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4Cl3.—tin the _ .agena S. Inca,
Wilton-street, Grosvenor-place, aged 82. DO'
JORDAN.—On the 23d_inst., at Linslade, Leighton

zard, Lewis Jordan,
SLOANE—On the 22d inst. at Thurloe-square, BroulPt°l3l
John Sloane, Esq., aged 59.
STORR.—On Good Friday, at 8, Streatham-hill,
age
Brumfitt Storr, of King-street, Covent-garden,
65.

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I,llldicsoX.-_--MOllday, iiiil3ll 28, 1861?

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA,
COVENT GARDEN.
Mr. GYE has the honour to announce to the Nobility,
Gentry, Subscribers, and the Public, that the Opera Season
of 1864 will commence on
TUESDAY NEXT, MARCH 29TH.
The forthcoming Season will be the Eighteenth of The
Royal Italian Opera, seventeen years having now elapsed
Since its original establishment.
It cannot but be a source of pride and gratification to the
Director to reflect that he is again enabled to place before
his Subscribers some account of the arrangements which
he has made for theit entertainment, well calculated to
sustain the pre-eminent position held by the Royal Italian
Opera among the greatest Lyrical Establishments of
Europe.
It will be seen by the following slight outline that the
company of Artistes is of unprecedented strength. Ic in••
eludes, each in their paticular emploi, the three greatest
Prima Donne, the fur most renowned Tenors, and the
three most celebrated Barytones in Europe; while the
Basses have been reinforced by the two most esteemed
Arhaes in Italy and Germany.
Mademoiselle ADELINA PATTI.
Maine, A DELINA. 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,
as it well be imagined, the display of her wonderful talents
Was received with the most unbounded enthusiasm by her
colupatriotes.
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
Geetry,while the Public, notwithstanding that the prices of
admission to the Opera were raised beyond all former pre-
cedentin Madrid, filled the theatre to overflowing on every
tight of representation.
On the 19th of August last, when the Congress of Ger-
lerail Potentates met in the City of Frankfort.on-the-
ajaer Madlle. Patti received the distinguished honour of
nag ePecially summoned to perform on the occasion of the
Grand Gala Fete given by the Authorities of that city to
the assembled Sovereicens. As expressed in the joutuals
lrinhees.ly, Madlle.
Patti - literally sang to a "Parterre de
there Madrid Madlle. Patti proceeded to Paris, and is
"ere fulfilling her second engagement to the satisfaction
and delight of the abonnees of the Thatre Italien.
The Repertoire of Madlle. PATTI, of unusual extent for
630 Young' an Artiste, now includes the Operas of " La Son-
manabula, "
"
" Luci di Lammermoor," "La Traviata,"
4` Martha,
"Don Prisquale," "Dirorah," " Barbiere,"
"Don Giovanni," "La Gazza Ladra," &c. In addition to
Madlle, PATTI sill appear in the characters of
d'Amore," and in that of Maria in "La
d
same, at thee'agimento " which she performed, for the first
17 the first time,
close of last' season • she will also appear, anti
in the part of 'Susannah in " Le Nozze di
garty4 and in Margherita 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-
zleMisiv as candidates for public Favour.
About the save period that Madlle. PATTI made her first
appearance at the Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden, the
Musical world of Germany was sounding the praises of a
Royal
Artiste who just then had made her debut at the
'-"Yal Opera at Berlin. This debutante was Mdlle. PAU-
Ilict LUCCA—her youth, her beauty. and her wonderful
oecot soon placed her securely in public favour, and in a
"erY short time the Prussian Government presented her
itect an engagement for ten years. The Director of the
°Yal Italian Opera was naturally anxious to afford an
APorrunity to his subscribers to hear so interesting an
rtiste, and towards the end of last Season, was enabled
.t?. procure (by special favour) of the Royal Hef-Theater-
rrolion of Berlin, permission for Madlle. LUCCA. to give
tee representations in London. The success which at-
'tended the young Artiste on the occasion of these three
Performances will not easily be forgotten by thc-e who
Witnessed them. Madlle LUCCA returned to Berlin full
of honours and succeeded in obtaining, by Royal favour,
annual conge of three months ; and it is thus that Mr.
,?.3re has been able to secure her services for the greater
portion of his coming season.
11 Lunnie will make her debut in Meyerbeer's
P ra
utter "Les Huguenots." She will then perform the
rcha-
aat of Margherita in Gounod's Opera
of "Faust :" en
of Cherubino in Mozart's Opera, " Le Nozzeth di
Pear° Merrywar that of Mrs. Ford in Nicolay's Opera,
ao Wives of Windsor • and lastly the great
L''e of Catarina in Meyerbeer's &rand Historical Opera,
L'Etoile du Nord."
Mademoiselle EMILIA L &GRUA.
It has never been the habit of the Director of the Royal
talian Opera to herald forth the praises of Artistes about
snake their first appearance at his Theatre, however great
tuaeft continental reputations may have been; and in the
toa,se of e engagement of Mademoiselle Lagrua it is not
intention to depart from this custom any farther than
tai express a ye y,confident hope that this Artiste will sus-
in London the reputation which she now enjoys
road. viz. —that of being, in the Opera Serie, by far the
gi'oateat dramatic singer of the period.
_ Mademoiselle Lagrua will arrive early in the Season,
;ho
Make her first appearance in the character of Norma.
.!,•„ma will also sustain the character el Leonora in "La
vorita," Donna Anna in "Don Giovanni," Leonora in
eeel;t4eliot" Desdemona in " Otelle," Leonora in " Tro-
eret" and the principal role in Verdi's new Opera " La
h(s)rza del
Destino," which was originally composed for
r Peter burg her engagement at the Imperial Theatre of St.
g.
t. Amon. those who, this Season, will solicit for the first
114° the approbation of an English audience are—
Mad
'emoiselle DESTINN
(From tlete Imperial Opera of Vienna)
Alademo;.selle GIUSE [TINA TATI.
(Frfma the Royal Opera at Lisbon)
Mademoiselle GARULLI
(From La Scala, at Milan)
Signor SCALESE
(From the Theatre Italien, 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-
!idered as a debut, unavoidable circumstances having ob.
i‘ged him to return to Germany after having appeared but
three times at the lt( yal Italian Opera in the Season of
802. Since that time Signor Wachtel has become at-
tached to the Imperial Opera, et Vienna, under an en-
g'igernen.t of six years duration, interrupted only by a short
annual conge.
_e5,..1..-411or WACHTEL will make his debut in the character
"L. Manrieo, in " Trovatore ;" he willithen perform that
e Arnold() in " Guglielmo Tell ;" and a!terwards the role
_f,,
Jean de Leyden in Meyerbeer's Grand Opera, " La
'a-toPhete."
Notwithstanding these new engagements, it will be oh *served that the many favourite Artistes, whose talents have
7°.l°llg supported the Royal Italian Opera, have been re-
_ained, and that the Director is thereby enabled to re.cast
2a._t!.,' of the Operas, and to impart to them an unpieee-
"Hed strength and completeness.
TMademoiselle MARIE BATTU, now holding the high
ies‘ition of chief Prima Donna at the Academia Itnperiale
eVlasique in Paris, will perform for the first time, the
t!acter of La Contessa, Mozart's Opera of "Le Nozze
suiltro.le•areet Mademoiselle BATTU has kindly offered to
siee also the part of Adalgisa, in "Norma," on the occa-
sion of the debut of I`./lademoittelle LAGRUA.
et.lemoiselle kNTONIETTA Faucet will sing, for the
of
Lotirae,l;le Ir...ft of Bertha, in " Prophete," and that
ei.dna r-•"".rri, in " Don Giovanni."
le it" era° ihneEE will sing her original part of Pregiosilla
sign, orea del Destine."
,char, Jr RoNcose will appear, for the first time, in the
4erer a delof
esPasquale, and in that of Fra Melitone in " La
rz Dtine "
signor•
T_. TAMBERLIK will appear. for the first time in
feland, in his original part of Don Alvaro, in Verdi's
t)::: Opera, " La Forza del Destino, and, for the first time
Six years, that of " Otello."
Lalonsieur FAURE will perform, for the first time, the
aaraeter of Nevers, in "Les Huguenots; that of Figaro,
1.03 Nozze di Figaro ;" and also his great role of Peter
i"te "Geeat, which ho erformed upwards of 100 i,ghts in
c.,11,0) in Meyerbeer'sp Opera, " L' Etoile du Nord.'n
'3'gner GRAZIANI will perform, for the first time, the
11.aracter of Guglielmo Tell; that of " Il Conte in "Le
,10zze di Figaro ;" and his original part in Verdi's new
"ste,rat " La Forza del Destine."
NAUDIN who so firmly established himself in the
food opinion of the Subscribers last year, will, in addition
his other parts, perform, fors the first time, that of Elvino
1;1." Sonnarnbum," and that of Roberto in " Robert le
Signor MARIO will perform, for the first time these
Right years, the part of Nemorino, ins' 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. GTE feels assured that the subscribers will be gra-
tified to know that he retains the invaluable assistance
of Mr. COSTA..

ENGAGEMENTS.
Mademoiselle ADEL INA PATTI,

Madame DIDIEE.
Mademoiselle ANTONIE'I'TA FRICCI,
Mademoiselle MARIE BATTU,
Madame RUDERSDORFF,
Mademoiselle ANESE,
Madame TAGLIAFICO, and
Mademoiselle PAULINE LUCCA. •

Mademoiselle DESTINN,
Her First Appearance in England.
Madera iselle GIUSEPPI .s I TATI,
Her Fir t Appearance in England.
Mademoiselle GARULL I,
Her First Appearance in Engl.nd, and
Mademoiselle E3IILIA LAGRUA,
Her First Appearance in England.

Signor MARIO,
Signor T AMBERLIS,
Signor N UDIN,
Sign r LUCCHESI,
Sig-nor ROSSI,
Signor NERI-BARALDI, anl
Signor WACHTEL.

Signor RONCONT,
Signor GRAZIANI,
Signor COLONESE, and
Monsieur FA • RE.

Sig:. or ATTRI,
His First Appearanc in England.
Si';nor S(ALESE,
Ms First Appearance in England.
Signor TAGLIAFICO,
Signor PALL/VI?,
Signor POLONIN
Signor CAPPONI,
Signor CIAIIPI, and
Herr SCH NI ID,
His First Appearance in England.

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

PRINOIPAL DAN SMJSES.
Alademoise lA sAIXIO N
Mademoiselle ZINA RICHARD,
Math moiselle RAFFAELLI,
Mademoiselle ASS' /s; TA,
Alademoisselle CARMINE,
Her Fir: Appearance in England,
Ae.

Vae,erro al Piano..
~.(i. of the Military Band 1
~. ‘uaJldstremn)
,4e der of the Ballet
Mr. TH I RLWALL.
"hi‘g'nist ............... .
1, ores Master Mr. SMYTHSON.
hignor MAG GION
NiY,',lPter ................. Signor MONTERASI.
,41ter de Ballet ... Mons. DESPLACES.
.0-kathinists .
Mr. SLOMAN.

The
Orchestra and Chorm of tlic Royal Italian
Opera.