The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-23 00:00:00

GERMAN OPERA.

0 Thursday night was performed for the first
jg time
in
!hi3 country, Spolir's grand Opera of Etzust. It
,i-npo..sible to give a full description or its great 40d var
beauties on a first hearing ; indeef.l it must be heard scr:ll
bef,re its magnificent mus;.c can be properly
ciated. The story is well knorcn, and in its present, I°' .
resembles the melodrama of Pau ttes, performed at 13-eui 7:2;
lane some ten years back., to which Bishop coinposexl so
very good mute, thouk;ll not in an operatic form.
For the benefit of those who may not know the sto •
we will inform them that Faust has
contracted an unb °?
Inc Evll One, which endsin his destructio
,
but till this is consummated, he is permitted to work sum iter,
miracles for his own ends. Separating lovers, demnlishi
.!.,isties, vanishing in the air, sinking in. the earth
p:lrt and parcel of his rower.
di id
But for the music—Hcrr Poeck (AVephistopheleg) ,
ample justice to the part assigned Km. The OPet!i;i;r;
duet between him and Faust was beautifully sung, b"'' " Stifle noch diess Wutliverlatigen," at the oloa;„ •
f the third act, was admirable, ar‘d so delighted the au
fiance, as to elicit a second
er.core. We were Poet
amused by the enthusiasm of a wag in the gallery, whol
he third conclusion of the song,
called out, " 14Weny
devil 1"
Tne grand scena "Ja ich fuhl'es, treue Liebe,' 911
be Madame Fischer, is full of the peculiar beautieteo.
Spohr's. instrumentation ; the singer well sustained bar rem
potation in iti performance, and was loudly apPlau.4
the conclusion.
In the Incantation Scene,
soo.
lody, interrupted now and then by the wild song 01 -; off"
at-
hags. The music in this scene is the most ginal in the opera.
The Corals sung behind the see at the marriage of
Sycorax sings a delicito.u:e
extrecti-
il.unigmede with Graf Hugo was encored.n The
and the quantity of acting required,
difficulty of the music, the little rest allowed the singers'n°
easy task, yet all this was well done by the German* the
must have been rid •
splendidly seconded by their beautiful band. With t
exception of the Finale, which is deficient in hrillig:eig
we do not hesitate to say, that Faust is equally great -
Der Freyehutz and Fide4o.

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We Understand that a preliminary ineetin,
Metropolitan Anti Corn-lavr Delegates will talk, place at
Brown's Hotel on MondLy next, at one o'clock.
The Great Emporium and Centre of Fashi"- •
'
'
as Messrs. Wells and Davy have styled their new
and
ci 1140°11sitrsiA,
fel silk and drapery establishment, 43 and 44, °
is a title amply merited. It is decidedly one of the
structures in Europe, and appears to be stocked ad's an
endless variety of the choicest and most magni
ladies' dresses. If only to see the splrmdid-shop,
.0 fid, and
repay a visit; it is fitted up in thg most novel,sce
costly manner imaginable.
rroblS IN
:".!,'I R JAP, ES ALEXANDER'S EXCEIRS- _
- lately
WESTERN Ararca.—Considerable attention having
been directed to the west coast of Africa, erring tot ae constant.
~..
and important discu-sions in Parliament, regardirig the sl
pression of the slave-trade, and the proceedings of ,the French
.:.,
nut awrt,i,
led es for
seaarthoief
hGoodani s Ho .fot7psi
the ail(937fge.f,
an'i.njtjt-11:t:11)1irentg*elnondsisoet notice
c;
et
hlfteraosm sustainedcolonyits su(letrahinnetgt i s still
;‘,,r:&on of the farmers in large bodies into the wild.a of tYie in+
rector acid towards Natal; on all these aceouros a more fave.r-
al,lo opportunity could not have been prese•dted for prodwAng
a scc.:nd and cheapest e,lition of this work, which is annov.nee
i
f,;.• immediate appearance.
His Serene Highness Prinee Leininlen landed
lyas,,tois.vieliii,itieigi
tat
pursue Dove h
Dover firsom Calais, ar4 proceeded the Royal
her Majesty. journey to town this day, on a visit to
We are authorised to State that his Royal High-
ne's the Ds e of Sussex will take the chair at the ensuing an
nivor,aty of the Jowl' Hospital, on Thursday, the 28th inst.,
bring the first occasion during the last fire years on which kis
Royal Highness's health has permitted him to preside at any
pulihe festival,

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