The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-23 00:00:00

Bartolo Signor Rovere.
Antonio ... ..... Signor Polonini.
Basilio Signor Lavia.
Figaro Signor Marini. •
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Covent-garden last evening. To detail every
worthy of commemoration would be to go throrigh 0.14?
entire opera from the cornmencouaent to these ose. Grist
as Susanna, and Tamburini as the Count, stained the
most important parts in the opera, and certainly their
could not have been in better or more able hands ;"
a
excellencelin these two of their gre,l%test prsrts, arehtaet,
familiar to require specification Suffice it to say, that, tar
great as they have ever been, they w&o never Brea s
than last night. Grisi's " Venite in
admirably sung, and accompanied with .i-p!or as as"
Perebe.
[likable with the Page. In the duo " Crue, 4'
with Tamil • 'and in that with Ida steffocin''
urint,
Still' aria," she was excellence, and encored Ai ~,, ,
Her celebrated aria " Deh Vieni," from some ~..C`',-he
was not given, an omission we hope to, find ,sup,PlK" ,::-;
future
,performances. Tamburini's " Vedro nientr9, --,,,
ginocebiatevet Wt(ll..
sospiro ' was very finely sung, in true Dloza,rtian sti'e,,i;
and in the trio with Grisi and- Lavia, " Cosa Sento •
he was admirable. Alboni, as usual, &lighted the
audience, and received the usual flattering testirrionisla
of approbation. She sung the arias, " Non so pill ecifel„ ,_
sou," and " Voi che sapete che cos e amor, most sweetl"
and with great spirit, and was e;:cored with enthusiasr:o
in both. Her by-play as the lovea!ek page was adaw-
rabic, and so delighted the audience this!:
close of the first act the other principal pefforniers ar
Alboni,"
on the stage without her the calls for " -
Alboais
Alboni," became so vociferous ;hut, although chavgin*
her dress, she was compelled to hasten before thtea
to receive the congratulations 50 justly ree2i. ' •
Ma:111e. Steffanoni, as the Countess, wasj very well re- :.
ceived, and deservedly so. Her performance as rraee.
w , .m.„,,,i
rid eleount and artistic.
, ,t, . , She sung the aria, Asa
amor,' with exquisite feeling and tenderness; a$ ZIA.
the "Dove sono i bet momenti," in the second set. '-j• r
participated with Grisi in the honours of the encore °
when at dna
er
" Sull'.aria," and the applause bestowed on its deliyni.:
Marim's Figaro was exceedingly good. At the ec)s
•
mencement he appeared rather timid and neryeli. i'
nevertheless he gave the opening duett, with Grist;
"Cinque Dii.,'-ci," and the "Se vuolballare," with 11:311crY
effect. He improved as he progressed, until the de,,rel,
of that most magnificent of bass airs, "Nen Pie solindsurallii-
which he sung with splendid effect, and was .--1611
molted not only with a rapturous encon?, but a .1,,,
immediately after to receive the congratula•iiens of
five,l
audience. He was very fine in the reeita•t
~.Apried
" Tutto e disposto," and the aria following,
un pit' quegli occhi," which last night weze rest° n.
to their place in the opera. In all the ,cs° 11.
certed pieces, his fine bass voice told verY , ;00
Rovere's Bartolo was excellent; his " La Veatiletil!,: wag
executed with admirable effect, and loudly aFP'--d:as
and in the concerted portions of the opera, h.,e and
invaluable. Madame Bellini and SignOr% LaviaLay`a's
Polonini sustained their parts with great credit. ,art,at
" In qucgli anni" was sung admirably, and elicite" b„rted
applause. It is needless to say that all the conc.ot
parts and choruses were rendered with , gwag
effect. The beautiful finale of the first ac', At
one of the most perfect performances we have heal-Drift-
the end of each act and the fall of the curtain, thee led
'll..znitba
cipal artists were called forth to receive the we
ovations, and throughout the performance,_ tind egtrisi
close, floral showers were liberally bestowed uPi.eils—eni;
Alboni, and Steffanoni. A new ballet, composed vl--i-oea•
Casati, was produced for the Milt of Mdlle. -.11..0...-
who last season obtained so much approbation at Dr`euslic,
lane. The scenery is extremely picturesque, the. loa
good, and some of the groupings were very beauttfa
tho'
original. Nidlle. Fuoco was received with great °high
siasm, and her performance evinced talents ofdli• A /6
order. She was encored in one of her brilliant Ps - s
Fanny Ellsler. Her most successful efforts were sbliecih
de deux with M. Mabille, and a pas d'ensemble. in wiled,
at the
groupings were extremely beautiful. She 7°lool
the fall of the curtain last evening, to rece.ve A
ovation.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL I°

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CITY, QUARTER TO Tri,"., weer
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesteroN4a ti'
3,000 bales, including 2,000 bales American! 11! ;roll-
71d. per lb. The market was heavy, and "1113 i. 111-
might be called Id. per pound lower than last wee market.
Railway Shares business was again dull. The u eisS
was declining, and a considerable quantity of W
pressing. . ..00111
The day of the prorogation of Parliament is 1 tbero
characterized by much dullness in City circles, ll' oiao.
is no exception to this rule upon the presen t°e4
business being quiet in most departments. , her;;a
The corn market is steady to-day but not bigforeie
demand being as slack as ever. The arrivals of
..d,.
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In the English Stock Market there has again "pi to
want of buoyancy, and the " Bear" party, se!, pigit
have the opportunity of repairing some of the. 10,011;
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the 4th of August it may so continue, but
por
the near approach of harvest, and from prosellt 1.130 SOY
antes a good harvest too, whatever vague repo
00 the
circulated to the contrary, with abundant crops iiiiieo
continent, with a largely increased amount of ',wet '
in the Bank of England; and with the 13;ri- we
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