The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-01-30 00:00:00

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THE ITALIAN OPERA.

Another of Rossini's operas, '6 La Ceuerentola," was pro-
demi on Monday, and repeated, for the second time, on Wed-
nesday night; and it would be an act of injustice to M. Devin,
the stage-manager, not to add, that the dresses and other mat-
ters appertaining to his department. were admirably arranged.
The principal tharacters were thus disposed of:—Dun Ramiro,
Prince of Salerno, Signor Deval; Dandini, his valet, Signor
Boisragen ; Don Magnili:o, Signor Marani ; Thisbe, Signora
Campi ; Clorinda,. Madame Castelli ; Angelina, (Cinderella,)
Madame Kynthrland. The plot of the opera is founded upon
the familiar ntrisery tale of Cinderella .and her little glass slip-
per. (The performances on, both nights went of with great
spirit. Signor Deval sang with beautiful effect, and in many
of the scenes exhibited considerable talents as an actor, al-
thou,li the part of Don Ramiro is one that clues not admit of
much action. His " Ah, potessi iu questo gioruo" was deserv-
edly encored on both nights.
In Don Magnifico Nlarani had full scope for the display of his
comic humour, which' appears to revel most in burlesque, or
mock gravity. The DO7l Magnifico of Wednesday was a less
extravagant caricature of human nature than that of Monday,
and was, therefore, a more perfect piece of acting. We never saw
any thing more irresistibly laughable than his fiist appearance
on the stage in his nightcap and robe de chambre. His singing
-and meting in the seem, " Miei rampolli feniminini," In which-
he chides his daughters for disturbing, and describes his " mag-
nificent dream," cannot, we believe, be surpassed.
Dandini was ably sustained by Boisragon. This gentleman
possesses a vice at once rich and powerful, and, from the ease
of his execution in some rapid and difficult passages, must have
a considerable knowledge of the science of music.

Madame Kyntherland appeared to much greater advantage,
as a singer, in this than in the opera in which she made her
debut, notwithstanding the unsuitableness of her personal ap-
pearance to the part assigned her, the youthful and beautful
Cinderella. This, however, is an incongruity of everyday occur-
rence in theatrie*l representations; audienees, like little girls
who dress anti undress their dohs and speak to them as sentient
beings, are always imaginative enough to supply the deficien-
cies which nature may not have furnished or time may have
destroyed. In the present case the audience, very justly and
very deservedly. applauded Madame Kyntherlanit's perform-
ance of Cinderella, although she did not look the part. That
she is a good musician we have no doubt whatever; indeed, the
fact that she is so is indisputable; lint we cannot disguise from
our ears that her voice is nut one of first-rate quality. There is
a thinness, a want of rotundity, if the term be aVowable, end
melody in some of her middle notes which sound disagreeable
in her solos and recitatives. This detect is not so apparent in
concerted pieces, and in these she, therefore, appears to the
greatest advantage.
Taking the opera as a whole we are bound to say, that we
have to congratulate the lovers of music on having so good a
performance placed within their reach. The attendance on the
first five nights must have satisfied the managers that the gentry
of Liverpool are prepared to support the undertaking. But we
would suggest to them that they must not permit the interest
which has been excited to cool or flag for want of nutriment.
To secure they must deserve success. The great charm of
theatrical amusement is novelty,. if a succession of novelties be
prepared, we are quite certain that they will he supported with
an Itit.l.eased degree of public patronage. Let this be dune
with proper spirit and we shall soon have a regular Italian
opera company established in the town.