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London, England, 1850-03-11 00:00:00

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THE SECOND VOLUME of EVELYN'S
DIARY AND CORRESPONDENCE.
NEW AND CHEAPER EDITION.
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HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE, 180.
The PROGRAM3IE for the present season is respectfully
satanilted to the Neallity, Subscribers, and the Patrons of the
Opera, with the eonfident hope that the arrangements will
merit the continuance of the approbation and distinguished pa-
tronage which have so pre-eminently marked former seasons,
and maintained the established reputation of her Majesty's
Theatre as the centre of refuted art and the re-union of rank and
talent.

ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE OPERA.
Madame SONTAG
win have the honour of appearing in several New Characters (in
additlon to the parts personified by this Great Artiste in the past
Reason), ens of which has been expressly written for her.
Mdlle. PARODI,
Mdlle. CATHERINE HAYES,
Madame GIIILIA_NI,
Signora IDS, BERTRAND,
A Contralto of great reputation from La Scala and other great
Theatres of Ita!y ; her first appearance ;
Sigiaora MALVINE, her first appearance at this Theatre.
Signora CAS.A.LON I,
Signera LUCCIOLA, her first appearance at this theatre, Signora
MALPASEIPA, Mdlle. SARA, Signora GRIMALDI. In addition to
the above combination of talent, an engagement has at length
been effected with the eminent soprano,
Madame FREZZOLINI.
THE• FAVOURITE TENORS, •
Signor GARDONI, Signor CALZOLAItI,
Signor MICHELLE, his lint appearance in London,
And Mr. SIMS REEVES.
An engagement has also been effected with the admired Tenor
Signor 110CA1tDI, from the Sau Carlo, Naples, his first
appuirauce.

THE FAVOURITE BASSI CANTANTI,
Sig. COLLETTI, sig. LIE LLETTI, Sig. P. LABLACHE,
Sig. LORENZ% his first appearance at this 'theatre,
And Signor LABLACIIE. .
Arrangements are still pending with other celebrated artistes of
the highest merit.
Director of the Music and Conductor, M. BALFE.
The most strenuous efforts have been made to impart complete-
ness in the cast of Operas by the careful selection of the secondary
parts.
Shortly after Easter will be produced a Grand Opera, expressly
wsetten for the Troupe of her Majesty's Theatre, by M. Ilalevy,
entitled "La Tempesta," founded on Shakspere's lyrical poem.
The dramatic portion by the celebrated author M. Scribe. The
Italian poem by Sig. Gianone. M. Halevy and M. Scribe are en-
gaged to come over to England to preside over the production of this
opera.
In addition to the most esteemed works of the Repertoire of
former years it is intended to produce _payer's " Medea," and as
many of the following Operas as other arrangements will permit :
Ricers " Prigione di Edimburgo," Lortzing's " Burgomaestro di
Saardam," and Auber's forthcoming Opera "Le Prodigue," which
will be produced under the superintendence of their celebrated
Composers
Il Domino Nero, of Auber ; the opera arranged, and the recita-
tives composed for the Italian stage expressly for her Majesty's
Theatre, by M. Auber. Gluck's Ifigenia in Auntie, Spohr's celebrated
opera of Faust, and the favourite operas of the past season—Don
Giovanni, Nozze di Figaro, Il Matrimonio Segreto, Lucia di Lammer-
emir, Puritani, L'Elisir d'Arsore, Don Pasquale, Cenerzlitola, Ernani,
I DalLpscari, I Lombardi, Norma, La Sonnambula, La Favorita,
Semiramide, La Gazza. Ladra, Lucrezia Borgia, Linda di
Chamonni, Otello, &c.; and Rossini's Conte Ory and Matilda di SlM-
bran, &c. he.
The greatest attention has also been bestowed upon the