The New York herald., 1850-12-10
MusiCat.

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there another large and enthusiastic audience to
witnsrs the rrrsonston OF Norma, by the great Pa
rodi There have been many representative, of this
character, who have dressed II in velvets and who
have only made alter all their pains only contempt
lille pretty Of the Druidess that Is very d
cult for pertons unaccustomea to watch the aims
Of an artist to understand the peculiar task
that Parodi undertakes. when she appears in
this opera As we have every reason to believe Pa
rod, In the very FIRST enters upon the lofty
rosition CT rude prlestess Of the Drudicsl in
osul where her original nature has been .ofseped by
IN intercourse with the Roman pro-eon.ul, but net
materially changed from that stern, inaexibe and
arch rriestess ought TO assume and preserve In
the p,sebce Of her people she loses all ambition
hbt the her sex in oring IN
spiie ths with and ration She stands with no
noeers 81 youth entvncd In her hair or blooming upon
muetae facrsd In the tyet of those who surrounded
hsr, snd calculated 20 inspire those feelings which
rule the br.aGts Of a rude, religious esnisieraey
even Tor single nomsnt doe. she FORGET those who
ioek 20 bsr sets for confident repose In tas faith in
which they have l~en educated Where Adalgisa
vsss her love snd Norma listens ParoGi does in an
attitude ,xprvr'ire q symTathetic delight, at mar
tetitr which uniisf In "a, circumstances the sarle
PLEASING histories which have robbed her Of hr
hss "a her faith and Of her honor then the soul OF
81 the hcur wh-n Polio won her heart b-sass out =.
irf,'itsiy uttered BY psroti In those deep OF
rsmNffes 10 fut cool fdotta.H Who forget
that fesp~ 81 trsvie intensity and gtsnieur-thst al.
tIusion Il hoTs and de'rAir of regrets ana OF an.
rui,h snd oi snssr without losing in such oblivion OF
All thst v great IN the vocal aud dfamatic art the
~oncsrui ssicacY % sxpf"ion the i.rvor Of ir,pre-
eaiios sud the many sonaic'ihg emotions Of that
zeal Slieh poured tn torrent of varied eloiy aud
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the ,csue csuld sny ote have doubted Paro5rs
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