The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-31 00:00:00

Alt JRgi TYlt4
snA.sos 185.
In announcing the arrangements for another season, the
Director of her Majesty's Theatre cannot but refer, with sin-
cere gratitude, to the success which attended his, fforts, un-
der very trying circumstances, in. the season of 1.856.
Dramatic Opera, which in_eyery foreign State is fostered by
Government aid, is, in this country, denied the suPport which
is extended .to other department's of art; and-it is to the
Patronage of the upper -classes,'Wlio have rallied round, the
establishment, ,that the country owes the prosperity of a
noble lyrical institution,' Which no unsupported individual
efforts could maintain in a manner worthy of its old renown.
In acknowledging the munificent assistance which enabled
him to conquer the unpreCedented- difficulties of last year, the
Director cannot sufficiently express •his grateful appreciation
of the delicacy with which it was bestowed; . Support was
freely and nobly accorded for the_Sole purpose of insuring the
prospe.rity of the institution, and the counsel which added to
its value was never .acc9mpanied by. a word to shackle the-
discretion or impair the authority of the direction. To this
the success of the past season is greatly-owing ;. and from the
generous confidence with vrhich,thersubscribers have renewed
their subscriptions fOr thepresent year, without awaking the
publication of the annual programme, the Director derives
the assurance that he has not altogether disappointed the
patrons of the theatre,"and thde 'he may rely on the continu-
ance of the cordial encouragement by which he has been
hitherto upheld, and under which it is hoped still higher
triumphs may be achieved than• were immediately attainable
on the restoration of the establishment..
The enthusiasm which welcomed 'the re-opening of her Ma-
%styli Theatre Was not confined to the subscribers. The
hearty interest and genuine appreciation displayed by the
audiences who throngathe house from the first night to the
elosing farewell demand the warmest thanks of the Director,
which he will endeavour practically to express by renewed
efforts in the service• of the .public.,
The Director is most.anxious to acknowledge how.much he
-Is indebted to Muddle Piccolomini and all the artistes whose
talents contributed to the success of iast year, not merely f3r
those efforts of genius which won the sympathy and admira-
'Von of the subscribers and• Abe public,' but for that high
artistic feeling and honourable fidelity which .secured the
audience from disappointment, and enabled _the Direction to,
produce the, entertainments promised for each evening with-
out a single change of performance—a fact without precedent
in Operatic history. • •
The advantages peculiar to her Majesty's Th?.atre—its cen-'
tral position and associations now rnore.than a century old
--give to it 'a
natural: pre-eminence of which no occasional
circumstances can ever permanently depriVe it. These ad-'
vantages will be turned to' account by a`Company combining
the prestige of acknowledged genius with 'the attraction of
Itew candidates -for the highest rank of their profession. Those
who last year won favour at the hands of strangers will re-
appear to claim the cordial recognition which an English
audience never refuses to established favourites; and the
direction has been further strengthened by an accession of
new aspirants of the highest order, whpse merits are already
acknowledged on the stages of Italy 'and who only await the

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Although, in an Establishment especially devoted to Italian
Opera, the compositions of Italy will naturally predominate,
the gems of other schools will not be neglected.
Ballet will continue to be supported by the most famous of
established Ar'istes and the most promising of those who are
ambitious of the salliellitinction.
It is hoped that the organisation of Ovary department will
prove completely worthy of that state of renewed prosperity
to which her Majesty's Theatre has now attained.
The following are the arrangements already completed
OPERA.

Madame ALBONI,
Mdle. MARIA SPEZIA
(Of La Scala, Milan ; La
Fenice, Venice; San Carlos,
Lisbon, &c.—her' first ap-
pearance). • •
Mdle. ANGIOLA ORTOLAN'
(Of La Scala, Milan; L'Ori-
ante, Madrid, &c,----her first
appearanc6),

Mdle. BAILLOTI,
Madame PRANCIII,
. Mdle.
. Mdle. POMA,
Mdle. TRENETA RAMOS
(Of the Teatro. Regio, Turin
—her first appearance),
• AND