New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-15

Frenchman. I am sure Is Fat and transparent
This morning read IN Chateau lands Memoir ;
doutre TOmbe = then reached Lake MaggiOi
where was so sad 10 1928 The charm and In
terest Of the lake Is more rouchiug thins for that
paragraph Yesterday merchant Of bronzes IS
surrd me that one Of bis statuettss, which was
graceful and pleasing, was by the frs. sculptor in
the world.
"C'est un Francois
Confinement Monsieur, c est an Francois
And VT Frepchman has never been greatest
Poet a greatest ;uIpror. or a greatest Painter -
Greece, Italy and England share that triune fame.
OF course this Is not to deny that at any period the
greatest illustrations OF the time are always
FreUch. At least TO the Frencbmsn, who naiyely
inquiries if Leipsic is not in Germany.
The Opera renews It's south. At the Grand %.
era thew nave secured the ponderoas AlbOa TO
push on the ponderOus Prophetic" to whom the
departure of Viardot threatened to be a mortal
wound. The hazard would have been veutored
only in Paris Ii is 70 designed IN the concep
ton of the poet and OF the musician for serious 70
mantle talent The Opera was delay ed from yea
IN year because Meyerbeer was not satisfied with
the hight and character OF any musical artist upon
the stage. And yet Alboni. who is tame In Cinde
rella aud who succe eds at the Italian Opers solely
by the intrinsic value of her fascinating voice, hai
achieved striking success. Although only four
wears in France the critics declare that her French
is perfect far surprising Crisis and Marcos anc
even the whoreson round man Labiache.
have not yet seen her but a delicate snd ap
precatng critic tells me that she has relied entirely
ups n her voice and what the Italians call the "sim
patic1D OF her chars ter. She represents an en-
,irely affecuonate and sefsacritcing mother vi
ardot W as a noble heroine
At the genuine French Opera the 3" Comique
the merie May is adorned with an exquisite
Dream of Summer Night" 1t is the work Of
Ambrose Thomas. young man, and bis second
Opera IL is Of the Auber school-for only genius
rich and fluent Auber is can ever succeed IN
dependeutly of him, with an audience whose taste
he has formed. The story OF the thing Is In the
true Opera region-that Of Don Giovanni and Der
Freischu z-the region of Imagination. Shake
spere, Falstaff Queen Elizabeth, Olivia and Ger
tain l. atmer are the ouly characters. lt Is oul
Twelfth ghts lady, "Meessoleeviah, as the vow
GLOWING French cal her.
The music is sparkling and graceful and airy
Were it sustained at the hight 1t reaches at In
tervals, it would be loved and lasting. But French
Imagination is purely political and besides that tbs
music is not sufficiently original, the story is no
richly enwroueht. The few first strains OF the
overture recalled Mendessohn's "Midsumme
nights Dream" And with it the ever fresh regre
that he could not have completed his "Lore Lei,
that Don Giovanni might not be alone in the
world.
Yes the little opera is charming,-snd when the
Tavern roysterers cry out VOLTA Shakespeare
qui vientl" although it be upon the stage and
upon the French stage, the heart stands still mo
ment and then follows with indescribable interest
to the end, every movement and look and word Of
the Poet, who is "dis6gured and presented by
Duderc-and not without some grace and beauty
-Shak spere's entrance upon the scene Is Away 8
preluded by soft, slow, airy accords those OF Pros
pero's isle or those others that have dying fall
like the South wind over violets.
The halooer of anthems is of course UNDERGONE
and overdone.-He is large within the limits OF
prupriety, whereas honest Jack FalstaH was ILL
mitably fat And he is not gentleman in the
royal presence, whereas Prince Halls companion
, has all the warrant OF fine wit for true Instinct.
But the very fact that it provokes serious com
psrson is high praise.-Those who remember
iJgaldes weet successes at the Comique will re
greet to hear that she suddenly Loaf her voice three
months since and is now searching for it in Spain
Her place in the theatre is not filled, bat mine II
your columns am sure, is more than occupied
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