New-York daily tribune., 1849-04-21
ART AND LITERATURE IN PARIS.
Alboni-LabIac che-R onc oni-Opern ut Paris
Meyerbser's Prophet -yerdis Failure
Leopold Re Obert-L LamarIlne- Hugo
&c. &c.
Correspondence Of The TrIbune

Correspondence OF Inc tribune.
PARIS, April = lsi9.
The birds begin to twitter about the caves OF
the Tuil-ries and the lies long and warm upon tho
spacious quays The children In their Spring dresses,
play in the garden Of the Palace the great nursery
Of The juvenile Bourgeoise. and upon the Boulevafds
In the warm twlights cit seda,e men smoking at the
little tables before the csl6s-smooihly SLIPPING eau
sucr6 and discussing the fs OF Charles Albert and the
coRde mos alton Of Albert, ouvrier ex.member Of the
Provisional Government and Of 8srbe'' from everlA''
log t. everlasting
These snging birds and smoking gentlemen marx
the beautiful beginning of spring Indeed the Winter
has been rather orgeliuness Of SUMNER than an In
dependenuy cold season and the famous Marronier OF
tle Tuieres garden the ambitious chestnuttree which
every year puts leaves before Us neghbors bud or
flowers when they only leaf, has been 10 full green
ness since several weeks.
AZ the birds begin however the Italians end-and our
season at the Italian Opera closed Saturday evening
For the first since how many rs has not been
heard in Paris Alboni has been ths star-snd, with
Lablache Ronconi and Cas- teaD, has succeeded In
alns the house--not 50 brilliantly say the regrettul
rememberers as ia the days Of Mabrsn snd Gris, bat
still with the sweetly scented, whteg goved er-
mine tippeted throng that haunis the Italian Opera the
world over II the lialisnS are good for nothing else
they can yet sing and It would seem as II In furnish
ing musical artists and psserca.ts for the world Italy
meant 10 retain ts superiority in something until a'
the fervid Mazzin believes and the grave Gioberh
hopes il will be crowned obce as the universal
Queen.
.Aboni you know ia contrslto, and is singing her
third season only Personally she 10 large with lace
Of generous features and smiling expression her
thick black hair cut short that when she sings IN
Semiramde or the drinking g-sopg Qs BrndisD from
Lucrezia Boreia her masculine attire 10 very sosurd
aod amusing She Is no actor and merely moves about
the stage until her turn sing Then II would be dii
6eult 10 imagine a contrslto sveeter. more flexible
more powerful or cultivated Ia fact her voice Is the
voice with which you would endos a handsome lat
Italian woman, full Of fun-ii itwere only soprano Ice
critics call it wonderful organ The style Of that re-
mark IS true because Is is oBy the voice which inter
est. The woman 10 pretty and pleasing enough, ('AV
ng virtues Know but she does not interest one ss
an artist Had she voice, she would have nothing
more, hich Ia rot the case with women OF genius
whose voice Is their AsuHm1d, as with Jenny Lind
and suppose, Mslibrsn and Grsi.
Yet i. she an exquisite singer. With such esse and
roundness and iuness the clear notes rise anc nosi
and sink that n the drinking song Of Luerezs one must
smile with entire deis single ornament only does
she allow herself in tha,-one trl, which 10 so long
continued 90 varied and shaded and iacie, that you
hear the bright transparent bubblng Of the wine and
are more beautifully intoxicated than II you drank IT,
She has attempted soprano parts as in " la Gazza
Ladr The score Of which opera was set into another
Key 10 suit her But ii not great success she
Wa. best in Cenerentos-" " L'ltaiAn Ia Algeri and
semrsmlde" Perhaps In It's way nothing could De
liner than the hnAe the nCH ps ns1sts CT the iormer
opera Ro.sni's aashns, aoUri'hing hnales are sc
mirsbly Adspied 70 her flexible and extensive voice
part OF passion pahos would not succeed because
she Is not percepuve artistic genius but pretty Aloon
with a wonderfully pleasant voice, and uhsPpAy IN a.
together too vigorous health There Is sq1iet simple
.elcpo.se,sion in her manDer which Is very winning
sne seems Ike . great good girl who cannot help
lsushng al Lablsehe's ponderous fun although she 10
acting before people and abe turns aside and laughs out
the ioke as pleasantly she advances the next moment
and cause. all the right Kids TO smi,e al the ett kids
into elegant muftied applause Of her singing.
AloonL first eontrslto at the hrst Opers In
the world could not leave and the season could not end
without lawsuit the usual diseordant male Of an OP
ers season The house did not close until the 3ls Of
March but our contrAto fat and fair led TO London on
the 26th February and opened At her hslesiys with
wonderful success in 'CenerentolA and mansser Ken
coni-sinser and artist a. well-shreT cut hint Of
1900 francs damages consideration fshe lost month
Bu, =, the Investigator il sPPesred that 'hs WAS en-
s.ged BY shs night BY the season At 1000 franc,
e.eh represen,st.on. and Roncon mus, pay the piper
He and Lsbaehe have since supported the house not
forgetting CASTELAR,, whom you viii not have forgotten
in the Urted States she has much improved, and her
voice /. well cultivated and managed but il ia not a
fascinating voice and she sings win great effort more
over ,be IA extremely Affected There Ia new young
tenor Bartoni BY name. OF pure horn Ike voice bsi
40 remarkably bashful that he will never succeed
Shall dare TO speak Of La5aehei Are words large
enough to sme that ton Of with bis vast voice.
rh;cn ,ntes everything inso hriersss drowning sing
sr, chorus orchestra and sudisnee' No has seen
"a, man or heard loud voice Until be has been oEsF