The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-09
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Speaking Of Madam Soptsg, the London .7fh,nsiHB
sus.--It wns hardly In nature that Madame Sonfag's
re.srresrance this day week In Linda a. Chamouni'
should te fairly judged by the manythat partizan-
chip aud tympstby should leave the FIELD clesr fpr
fair aud natural appreciation OF her powers aud her
genius so far AZ the public II concerned The rutnors
ofthe preceding days had been significant enough
BY the lady proved (becAUse wishsdl to he
ancient as Hipa-by others to be younger than fsbs.
Some she bad opeue her mouth, satisfied that
she would eclipse Mde Lind others that
IN. stood not moments chance Of favorable hearing
Ard yet allowing for asscciatons. ecoecti0ns and
fantasies which poetry forbid that We should ever grow
too old to retain and chcrishthe simple and surprs
ing truth s. that did returning artist stand less
in need 81 pleas Of miiratiunnever stranger bet
ter able TO abide the full glare II hard matter or fact
arifon tupposing her TO have arrived unknown to
fame. urloved by memory, than Madame sontsg That
hr voice has h. cared for like precious awe IL
evident An ansstmo note OF are missing from the
scale but nom below TO above the iioe the fresh
evenne and sweetness 81 the organ are delight
full IN particular the sunny geuality az tone from
tor y rsrity welcome in days when the capous Of
singing ordsn that the a'ist, shall make her effects
not with her natural but With her unnatural notes.;
whence. accordingly the fsrmer part Of the voice Ia
larasssd aud devastated to produce forced growth.
As regards power. some drsinution Ia TO be heard.
Nc,oribe.ss n should be reco.cted that the perfo
afcc ~ Saturday last must have had more than the
anxiety and some Of the uexperence Of debat Fur
tier Jet ~ he not forgotten that In Madile Sentags
day the orchestra Of Italian opera not half forci
bile IL he's since become while u T. not impossible
that the general tenderness and delcacy ~hich the
ether evening came Ger the carr with ali the peculi
atty and charm OF a contrast among the roughcr sing
e new generation may have been ne tone tss the
painters say In request score Of years since Be these
things as they may, me--ta US. the poets phrase
hes treated the lady Ike lover not like destroyer.
Dor the lighter repertory Of ossini-n such parts as
Rosra terctnieia MahLdd di Shabras, Elena, tyerfus
in all where her fellow singers should also be
delicate expressive and flexible rather than stentor
an-hisdame Sontsg's present volume OF tone would
amply and d,lciouely suffice. We we're prepared for
fatigue the part a LINDA q rather unususlty long
ore-arproech,d its close but none was apparent.
In point OF style We are yet more gratned than by
such high preservation Of every natural grace In no
singer born aud bred north q the Apswth the soil
t,rx of ads N -Dnmorcau-bAvp W
,njty ID the same mpeieness and elegance Madame
Sontsg has not laid by bee exquisite yoiub'ltty, her
gacing q luce d quest anuIs" IL brilliant easy.
aud play full her ornaments IN point or passage
"a high praise when " IL recnlecred that the
brilisnts which sparkled at Marlborough House were
set In totally different fashion from those nov ora
ct cur Queens court) her execution Of her passages
principally q meyya vccep " firm aud thorough
guing The absence of crodity-the detail
carried into all the minr portions and connecting
hnks 81 the nuscthe stuudness and truth OF express
titn displayed In the tecOnd u order Of