The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-30 00:00:00

Madame ALBONI,
Mdle, MARIA SPEZIA
(Of La Scala, Milan ; La
Fenice, Venice; San Carlos,
Lisbon, &c,—her first ap-
pearance),.

Mdle. BAILLOII,
Madame FRANCHI,
Mdle. BET',
Mdle. PO A,

Mdle. TRENETA RAMOS
(Of the Teatro Regio, Turin
—her first appearance),

ANGIOLA ORTOLANI
(Of La Scala, Milan ; L'Ori-
ente, Madrid, &c.—her first
appearance),

AND
Mdle. PICCOLOM I NI.

Sig, ANTONIO GIITGLINI,
(Of -La Scala, Milan; Carlo
Felice, Genoa ; San Carlos,
kc.—his first appearance),

(Of La Scala, Milan, - and
italian Opera, Paris, &c.—
his first appearance),
Sig, BAILLOU,
Sig. DE. SOROS,
Sig, GARIBOLDI,
AND
Sig. FILIPPO VIALETTI
(Of La Sca'a, Milan ; La Fe-
nice. Venice ; L'Oriento,
Madrid, &c.—his first ap-
pearance).

Sig. JACOBI,
Sig MERCURIALI,
Sig. LUIGI BOTTARDI
(Of the. Carlo Felice, Genoa,
dtc.—his first appearance),
BELLETTI,
Sig. BENEVENTANO,
Sig. NAPOLEONE ROSSI,
Sig. GIOVANNI CORSI
Director of the Music and Conductor—Sig. BONETTI.
Sous-Directeur and Maitre du Chant—Sig. VASCHETTI
Suggeritore—Sig. FONTANA.
BALLET.
Mdle. ELISA SALITIONE
(Of La Scala. Milan—her first
appearance),
Mdle. GIUSEPPINA
MORLACCHI
(Of the Teatro Regio, Turin—
her first appearance),
Mdle. ISABFLLA KAR-
LISKI

PMle. CAROLINA
POCCHINI
(Of the Karnther Thor. Vi-
enna La Scala, Milan ;

San Carlos, Naples ; Carlo
Felice, Genoa, &c.—her
first appearance).
Mdle. MARIE TAGLIONI,
Mdle. BOSCHETTI,
Mdle. KATRINE.
Mdle. TERESA ROLLA
(Of La Fenice, Venice—her
first appearance).
Mdle. LUIGIA BRUNETTI
(Of the Carlo Felice, Geaoa—
her first appearance),

(Of the Academie Imperialc,
Paris—her first appearance),
Mdle. CAROLINA. PAS-
QUALI
. .

(Of the Imperial Theatres of
Vienna and Milan her
first appearance)
And Madame ROSATI.

S;g. CASARE CHECCHETTI
(His first appearance).
Signori RAFFAELLE GAM-
BARDELLA, LUIGI VA-
RINI, LUIGI TURBINO,
and PIETRO BUZZIO Tof
the Teatro Rogio, Turin,
and Carlo Felice, Genoa--
their Sret appearance),
Maitres de Ballet—
M. PAUL TAGLIONI, Sig. RONZANI, and M. MASSOT.
Regissenr de la Danse—M. PETIT.
Master of the School of Instruction—M. MASSOT.

M. PAUL TAGLTONI,
RONZANI,
M. CHARLES,
M. PIERRE MASSOT
(Of the Oriente, Madrid—his
first appearance),
FILIPO SARA TTI
(His first appearance),

Madlie. PICCOLOMINI
Will arrive early in April, and, in addition to the characters
which last season she made her own, will appe* in a varied
ndattractive repertoire. •

rMadlle. SPEZIA
Will hay e honour to appear for tho First Time at the
ning of the Season in Donizetti's Opera of
LA. FAVORITA.

Immediately after
Madlle. ORTOLANI
WI1.), make her first appearance as Elvira, in Bellini's Opera o
I PURITANI.
Flvim Madlle. ORTOLANI.
Arturo

Madame ALBONI
Will arrive before the Ist of May, and will make her first ap•
pearance this Season as Azueena, in Verdi's Opera of
IL TROVATORE.

The Union of Three of these distinguished Prime Donne,
Madlle. SPEZIA, Madlle. ORTOLAN', and Madlle. PIC-
COLOMINI,
Will be effected in Mozart's Opera of
IL DON GIOVANNI,
Which will be produced with the perfection of ensemble and
details necessary to realise the intentions of its great author.
All the great Artistes of the Establishment will join in aiding
the efforts of the Director to do honour to the noble work of
the Sbakspeare of music.

Sign or GIUOLINI.
This charming Tenor will have the honour of inaugurating
the opening of the Theatre, and will make his first appear-
ance as Fernando, in the Opera of
LA FAVORITA.

The distinguished Basso Profondo,
Signor VIALETTI,
Will also make his first appearance at the opening of the
Theatre.

The admired Tenor,
Signor BOTARDI,
Will make his first appearance early in the season.

Besides the principal executants of last year, the Or chestra
has been strengthened by the engagement of, amongst others,
• Signor PEZZE,
First Violoncello of La Scala, and
Signor GIRALDONI, •
First Contrebasso of Bergamo, La Scala, dm
The Chorus will be numerous and effective.

In addition to the union of operatic talent at the opening
of the season, the inauguration of the Ballet portion will be
made by the fascinating Artiste,
Madlle. POCC FUN'.
The most successful Ballet,
LA ESMERALDA,
Will be revived expressly for her debut.
Early in the season, Madlle. EOSCHETTI and Madlle.
KATRINE will appear

MARIE TAGLIONI
Will arrive early in May, and will shortly afterwards appear
in a New Ballot, composed expressly, for her by M. Paul
Taglioni.

Madame ROSATI

Will appear in a Ballet Divertissement from Auber and Scribe's
New Ballet of
MARCO SPADA,
Now preparing for her at the Acalemie Imperialo Paris.
Principal Artist to the Establishment
Mr. CHARLES MARSHALL.
The'Costume DepaTent rnder the sole direction of
Mme. COPERE.
Executed by M. LAUREYS and Mrs. MASTERMAN.
Principal Machinist, Mr. D. SLOMAN.
Head of the Property Department Mr. BRADWELL.

The Subscription will consist of Thirty Nights, and the
terms will be as follow;_
Pit Boxes ................ ..... : ........ ......
.... 150 guineas.
Grand Tier ........ . .. 20 „
.................
One Pair ................. . .................. 150 ~
Two Pair .................................... 100 ••
Pit Stalls .................................... 25 ••

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The THEATRE will OPEN on TUESDAY, April 14, when
will be presented Donizetti's Opera of
LA FAVORITA.
•

Leonora

SPEZIA

Baldassare
Fernando Signor GIUGLINI.
To be followed (first time these 10 yelro
by the favourite
Ballet of LA ESMERALDA.
Founded on Victor Hugo's "Notre Dame de Paris." •
La Esmeralda Madlle. POCCRINI.
Claude 1:rollo S'gnor RONZANI.
AND

Pierre Gringoire M. MASSOT,
Applications for Boxes and Stalls to be made at the Opera
Box-eice, Colonnade, Haymarket.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. -diaj-15
EXTRA NIGHT.—THURSDAY, Aprill6,
SPEZIA,. GIUGLINI, VIALETTI, BENEVENTANO,
POCCHINI.
Opera—LA FAVORITA.
Ballet—LA ESMERALDA.
(For particulars see bills.)
A limited number of boxes in the Half Circle Tier have
been specially reserved for the public, and may be had on ap-
plication at the Box-office at the Theatre Colonnade, Hay.
market. Price One Guinea and One Guinea and a Half each.
The doors will be opened at half-past seven ; the Opera
commences at eight.

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 efforts,
L un-
der very trying circumstances, in the season of 1856.
Dramatic Opera, which in every foreign State is fostered by
Government aid, is, in this country, denied the support which
is extended to other departments of art; and it is to the
patronage of the upper classes, who 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
D:rector 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
prosperity of the institution, and the counsel which added to
its value was never accompanied by a word to shackle the
dis •retion or impair the authority of the direction. To this
the success of the past season is greatly owing ; and from the
generous confidence w_th which the subscribers have renewed
their subscriptions for the present year, without awaiting the
publication of the annual programme, the Director derives
the assurance that he has not altogether disappointed the
patrons of the theatre, and that he may rely on the continu-
ance of the cordial encouragement by which be 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 welcmilled the re-opening of her
Md-
jesty's Theatre was not confined to the subscribers. The
hearty interest and genuine appreciation displayed by the
audiences who thronged the house from the first night to the
closing 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 Meddle Piccolomini and all the artistes whose
talents contributed to the success of last year, not merely fir
those efforts of genius which won the sympathy and admira-
tion of the subscribers and the 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
I n Operatic history.
The advantages peculiar to her Majesty's Theatre—its cen-
tral position, and associations now more than a century old
—giye 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 combininc•
the prestige cf acknowledged genius with the attraction of
new candidates for the highest rank of their profession. Those
who last year won favour at the bands of strangers will re-
appear to claim the cordial recognition which an English
audience never refases to established favourites ; and the
direction has been further strengthened by an accession of
new aspirants of the highest order, whose merits are already
acknowledged on the stages of Italy, and who only await the
verdict of the subscribers and frequenters of he: Majesty's
Theatre to confirm their fame.
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 Artistes and the most promising of those who are
ambitious of the same distinction.
It is hoped that the organisation of every department will
prove completely worthy of that state of renewed prosperity
to which her Majesty's Theatre has now attained.
The following are the arrangethents already completed :
OPERA.