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

lita MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

Slade -
1,11, trioiselle Favanti, an English young lady,
their real-name is Edwards, and who was a pupil of
deb„,Val Academy of Music, made a most successful
Acad" en Saturday evening. Since she left the Royal
a n.„,,!1'13' she has been studying in Italy,_and created
ite'''Zat sensation at Naples last season. The judg-
deeZ of the Neapolitan public was ratified by the
(perh:u of the frequenters of her Majesty's Theatre
oa sai 1315 the most fastidious audience in the world)
aturda
Ntssf. .y• Never was debut more completely suc-
beer the opera was La Cenerentola, and long
ti,
sufre the rising of the curtain the holm was crowded
in 4,,,t)ea__.tion in every part. The pit was crammed
tlkee'
who sittings were so crowded that
Woe
4were there could not get room even to turn.
Possible
The circle, from many parts of which it is
ontrible to get a view of the stage without standing
Pieter )°, was thronged, and the entrances were corn-
-4,, .37 blocked - up. The crush was terrific. The
•oia. _
now: aPpears in the first scene of the opera, and
ilikk t'g could exceed the enthusiasm with which Ma-
cortiolselle Favanti was greeted. She immediately
ialit4leed the beautiful romanza " Una volta c'era
ofe? and it was at once evident that her powers were
the ~eenarnon order. During the whole of this scene
tier ;4s Much and deservedly, applauded. Her man-
?reet tying this scene had prepared us to expect
Ized bngs ; our expectations were more than real
11%. Y her duet {'Parler voglio e taccio intanti," with
klbi.° (Signor Corelli). Never since the days of
hra,n has such a voice been heard within the walls
tsd r ALajesty's Theatre. It is, in fact, three complete
ceatPerfect voices—a soprano, a mezzo soprano, and a
totaZte. Equal to Malibran's voice in power and
the ~,,7,N and in flexibility, there ....s not that break in
Initalrdie notes which was the great defect in Mali-
note voice. In Favanti's voice there is not a weak
for e; 111 this duet she ran with ease through
no ~, coMplete octaves, and yet appeared by
ve,Ons to have reached the utmost compass of her
t tpd‘t is said that her compass is three octaves and
the"), and its flexibility is equal to its power, and
ioweeltse and rapidity with which she ran from the
to iht. notes to the upper, and then descended again
Nre-. 'ewer, was perfectly astonishing. The audience
top: Perfect raptures, and applause loud and long-
tiii tzedi such as is seldom heard within the walls of
' I e
ksa 0, acre, greeted the fair debutante at the conclu-
twit,. Lt.the duet. The audience were fairly carried
!sor'; ..13' their enthusiasm, and the scene resembled
lil\,e;le rapturous greeting with which a favourite
~itesi lved in the theatres of Italy than the cold ex-
4ist cilri °f approbation which is in general the utmost
Zieate abitual retenue of the Opera House fre-
e dr' in this country permits them to exhibit.
kt6e,4,et was encored and repeated in the same
lvtorie'„,"'ng manner. It was one of the most
'ssit'ul specimens of bravura that we ever
Nikko Then came the scene with Don Mig-
kcsand Dandini, in which she entreats the
vet f. 417 Permit her' to go to the ball if it were
Ireta 1, one hour
.only. Here again the audience
l'ovier7ePt in perfect astonishment at the wonderful
‘4elld flexibility of her voice. She ran through
kse, —4 ra?id passages with the greatest apparent
h ern . .
ger g...bel ishing them with the most tasteful graces.
N:irrj.t/ire was the most intricate, the most difficult,
tithe Same time the most graceful, that could be
,ui and yet executed with a facility and an
.4ettrt absence of effort that was perfectly mar-
hieh ; and at the conclusion of the quintette, with
1411, the scene closes, the audience again testified
tnoit kirniration of her extraordinary powers by the
Ilk: araPturous applause. The next scene in which
tyleettars is the ball scene, and here 'again she
A.,... d the audience by her manlier of giving the
ie quei don che versa." This scena was alto-
% • one of the most extraordinary exhibi-
%loq vocal powor ever heard and was, of
NI 11;._ rapturously, encored. Equally wonderful
~4t ,„,y: manner of giving the concluding scena of the
441.4; It is a concerted piece, including all the
4vve ~`°,ll, and sustained by a powerful chorus ; but
gtikri all the voices, above the chorus, above the iii-
44.,_entsi was heard the voice of Favanti, revelling,
t‘'re, in its extraordinary powers. She was
'4;14,, for at the conclusion of the first act, and led
‘etir., , by Corelli, who by his exquisite singing and
Peati in the character of Don Ramiro has added
b 414 fl to his already well-earned fame,
and who
Ictig7l to become a permanent favourite with the
"k Ce Public. In the second act we find her again
I..ktoe ecrentola, the Cindrella, 'in her old and mean
.tellehikud engaged in the servile. offices of the'
L'nd; Exquisitely ,did she give the beautiful
Ni" " Quanto sei caro"—there was a quiet
itia,,. 'e' 4411. expressive tenderness about her manner of
ls delicious nzorc be
eau that contrasted au-
is4With the•dazzling brilliancy of her execution in
;11' Lv'itra passages. The Prince arrives, and offers
'to hand, and then comes the far-famed passage,
o,!,seti? che incanto e questo," in her execution,
'4t 721 she surpasses even her former efforts. The
31474 was, however, the great triumph of the
NI Yv hen falling at the feet of the Prince, and she
siketier the pardon of her father and her sisters, she
17!sultli-di,..:. " Ali I •Prence. Io cuda ai._ v. ostu pie,"
0 b.,fnce, notwithstanding the astonishing power
Y, , already exhibited, were taken perfectly
in4t2Prise. Never have we heard such
1,71f5a,,41 execution—the rapidity with which she
'Alia the lowest chest notes up to the very highest
~,..4
' ti, the scale---the lavishness of her fieriture, the
its, range of her voice, its wonderful flexibility
ike'elicious purity were such as have never be. -
'Ns. 4 equalled. The far-famed finale "Non pm
„,c...followed, and, unexhausted •by her previous
Z4idiVlademoiselle Favanti exhibited in this trying
Nti!eUlt scent the same extraordinary powers of
Ltuilastlei and the curtain fell amidst the most
t,Ze:.applause from all parts of the house.. The
ia'N called loudly for its repetition ; again the
tttlit ht°B,,, ei and again did Mademoiselle Favanti
L7t tcr auditors by repeating with even greater
she
• at first this splendid and most difficult
b,wt;, ,le was called for at the conclusion of the
19Iltet,"`1 bouquets innumerable were showered
e
,ttit The stage looked like a parterre. Th
'lle,' -llwas most enthusiastic, and the debut of Ma-
e
e Favanti may be considered as the most
4)41,41 that has taken place for years. Her per-
*, 1.11 andeommanding, her action very graceful,
I,itli ter features handsome and expressive.
00-e„gzu'd to her voice, we consider that
Vlett:ri, sweetness, flexibility, and compass,. it
even 'een equalled. It is a more perfect voice
,t,,lSte Malibran's. She has not yet, however,
gibie a tithe part of what she will hereafter be
ittidic'ef achieving, when a better acquaintance with
It'txtnce shall enable her to do full justice. to her
ittt
i, .t thar,aordinery powers. It was evident last
U. li're ' she was suffering from the nervousness
Okiiiell.St necessarily accompany a first appear.ance,
5t1t...4 Prevented her from doing full Justice to
h., t 444 the cantabile passages. In the bravura
tiN,, this nervousness, however, entirely disap-
Of C,: Carried away by the spirit of the scene,
likvethib:ut justice to herself and to the com.poser,
tie her Ited those extraordinary powers to which vire
kli '''re alluded, and which kindled the enthnsiasm
la,}l4l.:42_dienee to a perfect fever of delight.
leii."!'clied her art in a good school, and is an
%N. be Musician; and with her unparallelled powers
lihZ, aadel‘tirely her own fault if she does not be-
Akr it, the at no very distant period, the first
ktili,, ktee"eworld. The other characters were well
*lSitti to ei. We have already spoken of the Don
kit@ p.leorelli. Dandini was ably represented by
YsiZtllisitc'ni., who made his first appearance before
VI Tim audience. Paltoni poasesses a good sound
!pt' 11, Went through the part more than respect-
tit kttq,e duet "Un segretto" was admirably sung
N, 6,o9"l"altoni and F. Lablache, who, as Don
8, ketti. was exceedingly unctions and amusing.
Lye Lnaatiften is ripening into .an admirable blip.
Nic.ict, ° his father has descended upon him.
.4!‘va ~,. offlle one who has so improved within the
kt•Nd4 'Years as F. Liblache. The ballet of La Es-
tOecilldiu
whs ded the evening's amusement. The
iitalot'rkli.'set only crowded, but crowded by the
lertny w; al1(1 fashion. Among the distinguished
\4lol4nta.Lf "served her Royal Highness the Duchess
ill' sgeeabiLfe and arty ; Lord and. Lady Wharncliffe,
„itylZAri, '—a,,„,the Queen Dowager's bei; the Marquises
"4e ',,ellev.-I;.`te. and - Aylesbury • the Marchioness of
o'' Baronule•lsT. an'n Baron Rothschild,
tot4te 44tIti 1 leum
'Pembroke,
),. a tfiem, ,te tnansegge ; the Earls of
N°tGli 'enulare, Cardigan, Belfast; the Coun-
lc, b esterfield and Cardigan ; Baron and 8a-
k1744e„ 1- .4,e Lagos, Baroness Calabrella ; Lords Os-
Stitt °Tuns Fitzclarenee, Auckland, Ernest
,bottit keannon, Castlereagh, Elphinstone ; Ladies
4y L$1,10;11eY Colborne, Shelley, Joddrell, Os-
yth qoas er, Henry Webb, F. Trench, C. Shaker-
-1442, 4'lll. L. Stanhope, Mrs. Murray, Charles

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—On
441ti11, -y th 4--t aIIEATRICAL FUND FESTIVAL. .
;1111-a'arr,,! committee .of this charity were engaged in
;ity 'z k'r,;'gornents to give effect to the festival to be held
,4114t,;"1141,118(ms' Tavern on Wednesday next. The secre-
'tsi-"Nls --tincing the names and liberal donations of many
tl), Itilt, 44d distinguisheclpersons who had become vice-
1404ttrktii,t('''it occasion to communicate to the committee
(011),.11rect iih'nfi intelligence, that Miss Burdett Coutts had
Llk ? haqtlfund with a donation of 50/. ; that Monsieur
P4'-3 4' t -*Zit vcrY kind letter, enclosing a cheque for
NI 1114terri.ute to a charity founded and endowed by that
411til,rarti Of his art, David Garrick, for his less fortunate
!utt,l'lr. At:t.,B;" that Mr. Webster, lessee of the Haymarket,
tit' tle vieVoZ, lessee of the Princess's, had consented to
lii," hat -Ali;rekidenta, subscribing handsome donations ;
ier4"s Itainforth, Miss P. Horton, M Buddene, en
'2l4llo4res, EtP2ano- forte, M. Ourv, on the violin, the Misses
I,tridekl;(l,olllessrs. W. Harrison and Leffler, had kindly
in. t4lli, intv_l,,olunteer their brilliant services at © fes-
ith, 4dr'd b' 41 Highness the President and Chairman will
kth rti ~Y the Marquis of Clanricarde, Viscount Itane-
, ,I`,latio, t..! lit Russell, Montague Gore, Esq., 31. P., James
titti Cq'' MP., ecc.
F. 4 ith CCIDg
,',ll, 0 - wa, ?r ON THE DOVER RAILWAT.—The
Ttrl I°,:le, 1 s''., /rightfully injured on the Dover lino at
Itlt4 4:_t Wedneeday, expired on Friday. His injuries
...' 16/ Preclticlo ail hope of rmey.

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