The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-25 00:00:00

,TAJESTY'S THEATIM

ItflL44Bllluiselle Favamti, an English parig lady,
the 7 real name is Edwaeds, and who was a pupil of
46403,11 Academy of Music, made 1. most successful
4 a Saturday -evening Sinee shet left the Royal
gre4,lll3' -he has been studying in Italy, and created
Iliellt
o'',sensation at Naples last season. The j udg-
%6! the Neapolitan public was ratified by the
(ilerhq of the frequenters of her Majesty's Theatre
ov sittliPs the most fastidious audience in the world)
%ski. rlay• Never was debut more completely sue-
rhe ora was La Cenerentola,' and long
,tostaerising pe
of the curtain the house was crowded
~illiv;'-'l4on in every part. The pit was crammed
14 minutes—the sittings were so crowded that
dwho were there could not get room even to turn
iki,...... The circle, from many parts of which it is
k tri:_ible to get a view of the stage without standing
kr, Was thronged, and the entrances were com-
h,rneY blocked up. The crush was terrific. The
tiothi•• aPPears in the first scene of the opera, and
dAkoiseg_,Fould exceed the enthusiasm with which Ma-
colkieene Favanti was greeted. She immediately
t44.4leed the beautiful romanza " Una volta c'era
ofilos' and it was at once evident that her powers were
the w"lnmon order. During the whole of this scene
ter ofas tench and deservedly applauded. Her man-
Nitt tit ving this scene had prepared us to expect
hlzszl h Lzigs ; our expectations were more than real.
11444iTner duet ~ Parler voglio e taccio intanti," with
kaib! (Signor Corelli). Never since the days of
of 4rtLul has such a voice been heard within the walls 1
ka,,aaajesty's Theatre. It is, in fact, three complete
tontqfect voices--a soprano, a mezzo soprano, and a
44:11., m
tti. Equal to Malibran's voice in power and
the 1).
, .'6l and flexibility, there is not that break in
41173441 e notes which was the great defect in Mali-
l'ote. l°loe. In Favanti's voice there is not a weak
tiltee 'n this duet she ran with ease through
ki b,... complete octaves, and yet appeared by
toie'e7s to have reached the utmost compass of her
4ttin!:t is said that her compass is three octaves and
5,„..9-1. and its flexibility is equal to its power, and
loit'el. and rapidity with which she ran from the
in
"th notes-4 to the upper, and then descended again
Nree.losver, was perfectly astonishing. The audience
PO4,,tl4l4„_,'Perfeet raptures, and applause loud and long-
!Gs Cy", such as is seldom heard within the walls of
%It ofestre, greeted the fair debutante at the conclu-
SL the duet. The audience were fairly carried
testa 4,11 their enthusiasm, and the scene resembled
* rapturous greeting with which a favourite
alltetehilled in the theatres of Italy than the cold ex-
-I%t Vf. approbation which is in general the utmost
t,;?etit:Ditual retenue of the Opera House fre-
'4e e in this country permits them to exhibit.
44tollitt was encored and repeated in the same
•
4tirtiae:A.N. manner. It was one of the most
. 'IQ specimens of bravura that we ever
~,, Then came the scene with Don Mag-
Nk:,,,ld Dandini, in which she entreats the
"It fo"', Permit her to go to the ball if it were
1/tre Lt one hour only. Here again the audience
kw„.4ept in perfect astonishment at the wonderful
141111 and flexibility of her voice. She ran through
S,:st rapid passages with the greatest apparent
'qqso4ll?ellishing them with the most tasteful graces.
Si lit 2ture was the most intricate, the most difficult,
the same time the most graceful, that could be
ed, and yet executed with a facility and an
tit absence of effort that was perfectly mar-
,hk ;rann! scd at the conclusion of the quintette, with
„ ene closes, the audience again testified
NtZtoiration of her extraordinary powers by the
It ii.gptUrous applause. The next scene in which
:Itetkars is the ball scene, and here again she
,81141ecl the audience by he manner of giving the
Ml, 4° quel don che versa."r This scena was alto-
‘tis Pne of the most extraordinary exhibi-
tkve:' vocal powor ever heard and was, of
'11141411„,, rapturously encored. Equally wonderful
;" manner of giving the concluding scena of the
4144-4 - It is a concerted piece, including all the
NI els, and sustained by a powerful chorus ; but
Ittur4all the voices, above the chorus, above the in-
'Lit &81 was heard the voice of Favanti, revelling,
?1141"4.ere, in its extraordinary powers. She was
Sr at the conclusion of the first act, and led
StanCorelli who by his exquisite singing and
the chaActer a Don Ramiro has added
Lkfilit° his already well-earned fame, and who
' to become a permanent favourite with the
ten. Public. In the second act we find her again
'6.e crentola, the Cinderella, in her old and mean
and engaged in the servile offices of
.the
'llO Exquisitely did she give the beautiful
,;yam " Quanto sei taro "—there was a quiet
, ,L expressive tenderness about her manner of
NI. thin delicious morceau that contrasted beau-
kl,,4With the dazzling brilliancy of her execution in
%114/IJa passages. The Prince arrives, and offers
oev 'land, and then comes the far-famed passage,
ito,?6ou? che incanto e questo " in her execution
, t -"eo she surpasses even her former' efforts. The
ka -co
ot, 8' was, however, the great triumph of the
4.44,f0 When falling at the feet of the Prince, and she
,L,sklai r the pardon of her father and her sisters, she
'it 4:'!', "Ah ! Prence. Io cuda ai vostu pie,"
ilh! -41.,,eace, notwithstanding the astonishing powers
, 4 already exhibited, were taken perfectly
kolki 41,prise. IsTever have we heard such
41-,,,4l,execution—the rapidity with which she
Qts 41,tne lowest chest notes up to the very highest
Nell,.ule scale—the lavishness of her fioriture, the
kl 40 range of her voice, its wonderful flexibility
k delicious purity were such as have never . -
;4k:ill equalled. The far-famed finale "Non pm
b,.,‘°44 followed, and, unexhausted by her previous
adefeladeraoiselle Favanti exhibited in this trying
iNtreuit scena the same extraordinary powers of
mlik,°.°l and the curtain fell amidst the most en-
' „.• Cle
applause from all parts of the house. The
t111:11%11:' Called loudly for its repetition; again the
4t.j°3e, and again did Mademoiselle Favanti
L rr_auditors by repeating with even greater
t 4 ".'n at first this splendid and most difficult
klx, She was called for at the conclusion of the
‘lth:d bouquets innumerable were showered
kin:: The stage looked like a parterre. The
kL- ' was most enthusiastic, and the debut of Ma-
li
&Ikar,..,"e Favanti may be considered as the most
1,41 halal that has taken place for years. Her per-
kfitl;' tall and commanding, her action very graceful,
tilpith 2: features handsome and expressive.
I,: poi7Bard to her voice, we consider that
Clte,etr, sweetness, flexibility, and compass, it
It'll, ev been equalled. It is a more perfect voice
.10,411 Malibran's. She has not yet, however,
oi, a tithe part of what she will hereafter be
141:2_ achieving, when a better acquaintance. with
kittt extraordinary
enable her to do full justice to her
t Cracrdinery powers. It was evident last
thri h tilabt she was suffering from the nervousness
011;!ht necessarily accompany.a first appearance,
ilf,L" Prevented her from doing full justice to
0R,474 the cantabile passages. In the bravura
ill7t, E,„1,111a nervousness, however, entirely disap-
tly 441 "°, carried away by the spirit of the scene,
44%1iii1f4.11 justice to herself and to the composer,
4, the fled those extraordinary powers to which we
RI herfere alluded, and which kindled the enthusiasm
‘,q114., audience to a perfect fever of delight.
Ole stildied her art in a good school, and is an
e, be Musician, and with her unparallelled powers
r e ''' entirely her own fault if she does not be-
-0 itaid L
in 44!uat at no very distant period, the first
Itiltrtitene. world. The other characters were well
0 ~,' We have already spoken of the Don
%not Fienrelli. Dandini was ably represented by
.N,latii,- itk'teni, who made his first appearance before
ev, k„--4- - audience. Paltoni possesses a good sound
.kit. Ins went through the part more than respect-
The duet "Un segretto" was admirably sung
',lll.ni. ifleo44 Paltoni and F. Lablache, who, as Don
IC Nti was exceedingly unctions and. amusing.
:),:initttPlan is ripening into an admirable buffo.
Vtkrk,„Le of his father has descended upon him.
%; 0f no one who has so improved within the
kv.4144, Leers as F. Labl'ache. The ballet of La Es-
Ve wa-usticluded the ( tvening's amusement. The
to of No_ not only crowded, but crowded by the
tqatip,' and fashion. ' Among the distinguished
)ith aaitpi",e observed her Royal Highness the Duchess
If °pee, eu,„:tge and party • Lord and Lady Wharncliffe,
ltmliauvirf,." the Queen ilk. °wager's box; the Marquises
14-71)4 -v-tir,die and Ayleg ;bury ; the Marchioness of
kik I,e r•""fle Baron N. mann Baron Rothschild,
,„.1110. „.. ie a ,
Iski;ter4l:, imelmansegge ; the Earls of Pembroke,
the a-Of Chesterfield
I(ellmare, Ca rdigan, Belfast; the Conn-
le:st.,l be and Cardigan ; Baron and Ba-
tt'aZ,l'i Ad„Liirs, Bari in ,ess Calabrella; Lords Os-
-1444;) bh„"Pous Fitz cl arence, Auckland, Ernest
tht,al Ts cannon C 1
1 ' -bidl ,as dereagh, Elphinstone ; Ladies
' Plow eY Colbo me, Shelley, Joddrell, Os-
tit; 4048..,ifer, Henry 1 Vebb, F. Trench, C. Shaker-
Nish. 4111' L. Sta allope, Mrs. Murray, Charles

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