The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-14 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

On Saturday evening Madlle. Alboni, fresh froth
her recent triumphs in Paris and Madrid, made her
rentrie at this theatre after an absence of two years.
Long before the opening of the doors a crowd was
assembled outside, and no sooner were they opened
than the crush was terrific, and an uninterrupted.
stream of people continued pouring in without inter-
mission, until the pit and gallery were crammed to
suffocation in every part. Before the commencement
of the performance every stall and box was occupied.
The opera chosen for her deblit was the
Cenerento/a, which she seems to have made exclu-
sively her own ; and no sooner did the curtain rise,
discovering her seated by the kitchen fire, than an
enthusiastic shout of welcome arose from every part
of the house, and was renewed again and again. She
has returned to us not only in full possession of her
wonderful powers of voice, but with those in-
creased and improved by continued study, so
true is it that true genius is constantly
in a state of progress. When Alboni left us she
possessed two voices, if we may be allowed the ex-
pression, one a contralto, unequalled for its rich
mellowness, the other a moat sweet and exquisite
soprano ; each in itself was perfect, but there was not
a perfect union between the two—that union has now
been effected, and Alboni now possesses one of the
most marvellous voices ever heard, of immense com=
pass, of surpassing sweetness, of unequalled flexi-
bility, and perfect throughout its whole con:pass,
from the lowest note to the highest. Sbe was
encored in the " Sprezzo qui don" and in the " Non
piu meats." Never have we beard the " Non piu
meats" so brilliantly rendered as it was by Alboni on
Saturday evening, and never have we beard more en-
thusiastic applause than it excited. She was not only
encored, but was called on three times afterwards.
The piece was strongly cast. Calzolari sang the
beautiful music of Don Ramiro with exquisite taste.
Lablache, as Don Magnifico, was glorious; and Ferranti
made a satisfactory Dandini. The beautiful divertis-
sement Les Graces followed, in which Carolina Ro-.
sati, Marie Tagliuni, and Amelia Ferraris were ad-
mirable as the three Graces.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended
by M.j ,r the Hon. James Macdonald, honoured the
performances wiih his presence. Amongst the noble
and distinguished individuals also present in the
theatre on this occasion we observed the following:—
His Highness the Prince Demiduff, the Marquis of
Clanricarde, the Marquis of Worcester, the Earl of Car-
digan, the Countess of Glengall and Lady Margaret
Butler, the Countess of Chesterfield, Earl Bruce, the
Earl or Malmesbury, Earl Gifford, the Earl of Lonsdale,
Earl of Mountcharles, the Prince de Troubetskoi,
Viscount and Viscountess Dupplin, Viscount Cranbourne,
Viscount Enfield, Viscountess Newport, Viscount Cal-
der], Viscount Canterbury, the, Baron and Baroness Von
St enz, the Count de Burke, Lord George Paget, Lad)
Keane, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Lord Stanley ot
Alderley, Lord Southampton, Lord and Lady Ernes,
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