The New York herald., 1850-04-01
Our Londo. Correspondence.
Lospos, March 7, 1850. y

In accordance win your request, am now ga
fhering up the materials 10 send you over a sketch
Of the life Of the greatest singer who has ever ap
peared upon the English stage. The accounts
however, differ so much, ore from the other,
which have appeared in the English journale since
the first appearance Of Jenny Lind before tine Lon.
don public, at her Majestys theatre, that there is
no little difficulty in separating the true from the
false, and arranging what may be considered
tolersbly correct history Of her life. This, how
ever, is invariably the case with all who have cre-
ated for themselves reputation such az that pos
sessed by Jenny Lind Anecdote after anecdote
has poured from the press this country, each of
them possessing some kinship with the truth,
which renders II almost impossible totally to dis
card them, while IN. all discocred BY some
slight deviauons from exacutude, consequ uent upon
the difficulty of obtaining exact Information, or
on the personal predIrct,Uns or antipathies Of the
writer in question Such, for example, are the
thousand reports concerning the marriage said TO
have been IN contemplation between Mr.. Harris,
the brother ct MIR Grote, and the greatest of liv
ing sofna"os-r-po,'e which had but very slight
degree of truth III anN at them this degree being
only visible in tn ah ctIuo If Mrs Grute tor Jen
ny, and the necessary intimacy whch subsisted
between the fair sopgstress and the family OF her
friend.
Ii is time, however, 10 commence nv task-a
pleasant one, | will aomlt-in recounting the life
OF this lady.
Jenny Lind was BON some twenty-six or twen.
tyseven years since, tor sb- has not attained her
thirtieth year. Her native town ~ Stockholm.
she Is the dauehtr "f poor parents. Both of
them are still alls', aud nov living in Swirzer
land. They are proud at thelr daughters rrpu-
tation, Yet they pr'Iid.r stll at her atiec-
tonate T. ndeTDess and hal love- having long since
been placed IN aiil"r ce ny her exertions. While
yet child, her voice aud rar for music attracted
the nouce Of cei~brqt-d cayst ,neister al Stock.
holm, who took her under his tuition. After some
Ilme be Iefmi'i,d h'', s'Il child TO sing in pub
nc she was thrn y sadrd as n Juvenile prodigy,
although is probat- 'hat, al this time, few pre-
saeeC her after CT, bfIIy. such, however, was
her growing reputation at Stockholm. that she ap-
peartd IN two utras at th- aye ut fourteen, with
success oi the most orlant osdrr, although, of
course, TO hohhy like ihe extent which the
after more compt'- ,,eopnenr of her brilliant
genius obialntd ID i"r ntT Ia perrin aud IN London.
she was, al ihI- tn4', only child. aud the ac-
counts which ale gwen, eau out be held valuable
as an sueufy of her subsequent success. Suon
after this. Jenny LInu's voice broke;-it appeared
compleuy desIfo,'d, aud she was forced 10 re-
sign the hoie which, ch'id che was. she had
hiheTto enieitaiDs d. 1T standing. at son. future
day, at the very h-at ui her prUfrssion. She has
herself said, and in,s | ctnuot doubt, knowing the
passion which she ha ioi misic, that this was, in
spite ut her j"uth, al the tr, of the biterrst
trials which II Was pussible ~ encounter. Free
quentiy has she w-,t h-fself To slrep, under the
Imprt ssicn that the vocal stage was barred against
her. IL may, uevert1' lrss, br conceived that this
was one al the ur st forum. II circumstances which
could nave hsW'-hro 10 chlld posse sSed ot sucn
uDcoub;td end tfauscrtOrDi ~ MUS III id she con-
tnned 10 posseSs viU- suihCirnt tor her position
che would, probably, have ~"ru ~ out ere she at
tanned The ,minehcr procured for her bv her after
extTtions. For more IN IN year aud n halt, or
two Year,, DID ihI- loss Htil ct her. She would
stIll sing, IN her hut chanb-r, but when she did
so, the tXeIi"n war 100 geutraily followed by
tears. She itl that her voice Was forever q Que.
IL may he lmagIu.d how k-.ny this cut the soul
= OF ohe whose whole smbn'on had been devoted tn
The cItetion al II Trputaiou as rndurbg AS that Of
any singer who had appeared upon the operatic
stage.
The tprn IN her destiny was, however, near at
hal q. One day, as shr Was singing, It seemed TO
her that her voice was clearer aud treer than It
bad hitherto been Sar stated with delight. Her
old and lorgqueBci'rd dreams returned to her.
She clsrled her hands Chldiike, she painted 10
herst II The future; but Then, tearing Tor her capl-
city al ludeibg, che ran 20 her parents. They
laughtd at her, Tor tEcy could the improve
ment which had bsen crl-ctro ~ her keener ear.
Jenny IVES. ncvrrInrlr -. hot discouraged. Sne
ieli eNcTy Say that n voice Was brtterug ITSELF
and her Cd aspirations sgaIn revived. The capel-
Sfiater, her TONER iIeBd, of the first Who
perceived tie Improvement IN ner voice. He
would Rot, howrvtr, allow her again To az
pear upon the stage. she sang occ asioaaliy
al concerts, anu, us | have heard, taught
singing. until sne had, by peT,evrnng econo-
my. and the Kindness ot ihose friends who had
taith m her genius. acquired eneugh TO 20 TO
Psrls and s,ucy. IL wa now that she h I'D To per-
susde her Paien's To al NV her to go there, and
tins was enc ct the bard. Il trials she yet had to
encounter. The t0yrl msisiu here came 10 her a >
slstsDce. Thtir cOuss 1T was obtained; aud AT the
age OF rirets'n, az l nave heard, Jenny Lind ar
rived IN Prus. Her hTst yisit was paid TO Siguor
Garcia, the hnsb md vt the VI tdarns G. trcla wbo
some four or five yrars suce was singing at the
Pnnccfs's Theatre La London. This gentleman s
the greatest teacher ct thr day, aud has turnej
out ifcin his studio uf the greatest ARTISTS of
modeEn times, Jenny Llnd sang TO him. Her
voice was, ho1ey-r, eth w,ak-it had not vet
recovered Iis strength G'ruia could nudge her
voice, but e couid uut tell the extent ot her genius
or what - alter tupabIliues would b.. lie heard
her, and u'n .1ld htr- now tle greatest of livinl
toirdhf5, nn!s the g'tsi,st that the world has yet
pTCductd- itat Il was utterly usel,ss 20 think of
study ing tlifef tot me siage or the concertroom:
that htF voice ctuid never attain sufficient strength
ior the exsriions fsguisue IN them. and that he
would scNisr her 10 UIce to reconcile herself TO
this iaci, and % Ietiie tn'o pivaie life. We nay
Iutce Aow such oplniou afflicted the mind of
Jenny. Shc returned to her Temporary home, at
most inclined TO iOlnw hI, rdyice. IL is a hard
taSk, nrycIthtlsse, To gurBch the aspirations of
Youihiul grr'us. a hghts rect led her to SQUAD. |
Tr afrIts-.auon Of h,f uwu pu~rfs Ga the NOR |
10" shr returned To Gafcia, aud begged hun 10 |
give Ltr the Irquisi'e instruction. lie vas still |
unwillirg "a TAXI her money iur lessons which ne /
f,lt ictt be- usvs - To per lie rave way al last
TO ihc 4, solu'e ccteImiBstiun ~ the gir aud the
result was, that shs ent red upon regular course |
cf ttGcy with him Her voice nov gradually |
strengthened. and her teacher began to think |
favCrably of its cspuciiy and mrans, although
IL IL piohable that be never iur'sdw the rminence
10 whirh ais pupil would subsequently, atta'a. |
Jenny Ilrd wee nov inoefuiig able. SHE studied /
hard, fer she had that INT, rnal consciousness |
when never abendous genus She knew that |
she possessed In herself the power to make her |
present advantages the az procuring tor her |
those lcrcfs ter winch she had so long psntcd. |
lame sstm,d already within her grasp; aud sHe |
studs % those alone can study who feel In them
selves she power OF acquiring deathiess rrpu.
tatior. she iti that she h I'd this aud determined
thai u should not be lost through the want of any
effort II her own. confess that u is on this part
of her career my Feli look with the greatest plea.
sure. ] con zee the glh laboung In her own /
room. can trace her ptugress at her Instructors
IN my own mind, und watch the Developments of |
those sp' ndid powers which were destined. IN the
short sInct Of five six years, to entrance lstea-
ING Iuiure. Never wss there more wi.tul obe- /
derce ftndtr,d to the Inspirations Of human |
geuius then ihst winch has been given by Jenny |
Lind 10 thr dictates 81 her own resolution. Never
has il tetn more fplrpdidly rewarded than 1t has