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London, England, 1856-05-06 00:00:00

and he trusts that the renewal of the enterprise under more
prosperous auspices will be accompanied with that favour
and support which no frequenter of the Opera needs to be
~,„.10iglind.ed were for so many years aceeidecl to a brilliant AAlid
kneceastal management. se •
The secession, in 1847, of Many, of those performers who
had long been attached to the Opera ?louse was the com-
mencement of a long and arduous struggle to maintain the
fortunes of the old house ; and it was not till the wealth of
four successive competitors had been fruitlessly lavished upon
the rival theatre, that Mr. Lumley was reluctantly compelled
to retire from the contest.
From that time to the present Mr. Lumley's efforts have
been unremitting to re-open her Majesty's Theatre upon a
permanent basis, and to restore the Opera to its ancient
home. He has received liberal encouragement from every
side, and, effectually aided by noble and generous support
from a quarter where the refinements of art and taste never
fail to find a patron, he is now enabled gratefully to announce
the immediate resumption of performances.
At the present moment there are vocalists, of an excellence
seldom surpassed, who have never been heard by an English
public. Of thes.3the elite have been secured for the present
season.
Her Majesty's Theatre is marked out by its size, its situa-
tion, and its convenience of access, no less than by old and
interesting associations, as the appropriate seat of the Opera.
In the acoustic properties, so essential to the effective pro-
duction of the lyrical drama, it is acknowledged to surpass
every other stage in Europe. In consequence of some happy
accident of con.truction a result hasbeen attained that science
has failed to explain, and that no architect could engage to
reproduce, by which the faintest tones and the most delicate
♦ocalisation penetrate with unimpaired clearness to the re-
motest recesses of the vast edifice.
The arrangements completed and in progress, both in Opera
'and Ballet, will, it is confidently hoped, he thought worthy
of the former reputution of the Theatre, and of the just ex-
pectations
of its distinguished supporters.
In consequence of the late period at which it was resolved
to open the Theatre, the arrangements, satisfactory as it is
hoped they will even now be found, are not yet fully com-
pleted ; and negotiations aro in progress from which impor-
tant accessions are expected.
The following arrangements have been completed :
• OPERA.
MADAME ALBONI,
Her first appearance in London these -five years.
MDLLE. PICCOLOMONI,
Her first appearance.
MDLLE. GIITDITTA MDLLE. FINOLI,
Their first appearance!
MADAME AMADEI, MDLLE. BERTI,
Their first appearance.
And
MADAME • ALBERTINI,
Her first appearance.

In addition to the above talent, an engagement has been

effected with
lIDLLE. JOHANNA WAGNER,
Her first appearance.
SIGNOR SALVIANI,
Of La Pergola, Florence, his first appearance.
SIGNOR BOCARDE,
His first appearance in England those six years.
SIGNOR MARIANI,
And
SIGNOR CALZOLARI. .

SIGNOR BENEVENTANO,
Of La Scala, Milan ; of the Italian Opera, Madrid ; and the
Principal Theatres of Italy ; his first appearance.
SIGNOR VARIO, SIGNOR FORTINI,
SIGNOR BAILLOU,
SIGNOR ZUCCO VI,
Of the Principal Theatres of Italy, his first appearance.
And
SIGNOR BELLETTI.

MADAME ALBOXI
Will immediately arrive in Louden, and will make her first

appearance on
SATURDAY, 10Th MAY,
In Rossini's Opera of
CENERENTOLA.

MDLLE. PICCOLOMONI
Will arrive in England on the 14th of May, and make her
first appearance a few days afterwards, in
Verdi's Opera of
LA TRAVIATA,
Produced for the first time in England.

MADAME ALBERTINI
Will arrive in London about the 20th of May, and will make

her first appearance in -
Verdi's Opera of
IL TROVA TORE.
Leonora Madame ALBERTINI.
Azncena,
Her first appearance in that Character.