The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-06-24

EXTRAORDINARY MUSICAL ARRIVAL - MADAME
CAsTELLAN.-A few days ago, Signor CASTELAR,, &C
companied by his young wife, Madame CASTELAR,,
with her father and mother, arrived in town from
Mexico, by the way of New Orleans At New Or
leans Madame CASTELAR, gave concert, at which
great establishment was manifested at her great mu-
seal powers the beauty and grace of her person. and
the suddenness with which all these burst upon
them. The New Orleans newspapers compared her
10 Malbran a comparison that may well take one
with surprise who remembers, we DO, that glorl-
GUS being fitting the horizon, like spirit of
Light and song.
On the other evening we had the pleasure TO hear
Madame CASTELAR, sing at a small party some OF
the gems Of the most popular operas, and TO our
own establishment and that OF others, we do really
believe that we have now among us an equal at
least, it would be profanity to say great
er than Mabran-a fair, young, beauti-
ful, graceful, unknown, drttste-a perfect ge
MUS in the art-who, on her return to Europe must
astonlsh Grsl, Persian, and the whole host of vo-
caists of Europe.
Madame Castellan's voice is of a most ex,raordi-
nary power and compass-beyond that of Maibran.
This voice comprises the purest and richest conrdl
TO, with the cearest and most powerful soprano On
this point there is living drttste to be compared
TO her. Her execution-her sklll-her expression
her feeling-are all equally great, finished and ex-
quisite. Her personal charms, and her personal
character and manner are OF the highest order-sim-
ple,greceful and touching. She is quite young, being
only about twenty-five years OF age-and possesses
all the unpretendlng simplicity OF manner which
distinguished Mallbran in this country She is
much about the same size, and possesses equally
brilliant eye, with finer head and better COM
plexon.
This musical wonder-for such we esteem hers
native Of the Lyonese, in the south Of France. In
her infancy she developed great musical taste and at
eight years OF age she was placed under Damarieu
CInti, the celebrated singer She studied till che
sixteen, at which age she appeared in opera at
Rome, Florence, Pisa, and other cities OF Italy.
About the age OF nineteen, she being then married
10 Slgnor CASTELAR, Glampletro-hlmself pure
tenor--she left Italy and proceeded to Havana,
where she only sung IN some private concerts she
went 10 Mexico, where she has been for two years
past, and there she enraptured every who heard
her. She produced the same sensation at New Or
ieans-bui a. put little value on the opinions OF
those regions on the outer edge OF civilization, we
regarded them not, until we heard her here
We have listened to Malibran for years during
her brilliant career-we have heard Gris Persanl,
Albeuazzl, among living Grtistes, and must pro-
nounce Madame CASTELAR, equal to all the latter,
and rising into the atmosphere of Malibran or Pasta
There is no exaggeratlon IN these opinions. Ma
dame CASTELAR, is young-not yet at her culmina-
iion-but she Is destined 10 run one of the most
brilliant careers that ever yet was opened TO child
OF song She gives concert next week, assisted
by her husband and Slgnor Pagg, himself unri-
vailed on the oboe-then all true lovers of music
can ludge ter themselves.
These are our first Impressions
Warm, rocking rich"
from the heart, they bubbled from its bottom on
hearing Madame CASTELAR, In several popular pieces.
IL is yet, however, problem in criticism whether
we are absolutely couect-whether, on listening TO
her IN concert room, or the stage we snail
have to make discount oi 10 per cent or repudiate
one-halt OF this criticism and we sheuld like the
musical connoisseurs 10 attend her concert for the
purpose Of solving problem in musical criticism.
and thus again restore us TO our former digni ty
cOolneas and cAlmness In MUSICAL attalTs.