The New York herald., 1850-06-13
Our London Correspondence.


Our London Correspondence.
LONDON, May 10. 1850.
IN, Fsyst Appearance Of Jenny Lind in the eharac-
Ter of Noytaa-her Supremary m Song Is at
length Dis71sted is Just ifed byths P,.biic En-
thssiasn i'i her Fapm.-VtrdTs aeo Opera is
Placed ia ReheaTsdl-1hs T. rcifsmsnt Produced
BE- it is something totally Unprecedented in the
-innais Of the Opera.
The night on which Jenny first made her appear
ance in England, in Brllinis tragic opera of" Nor
sia," was one that will be long and interestingly
remembered md in addition TO the attraction ex-
ercised over the public by the appears of Jenny
an g new character, and that character in which
Gua Grisi had earned her brightest and freshest
laurels, her Majesty had given her consent to at
tend the Opera in state. This the first time
she had done 20 at either house, since the secession
from Mr. Luney's establishment of the leading
members of his old Italian company. The an
nouncement OF Jenny, in the part Of the old British
Priestess would in lse have been enough to have
filled the house; but the presence of her Majesty
and the halt dozen beef eaters, and all the rest Of
the paraphernala of a state vista rare mark the
soyereign's appreciation of the great singer-was
alone enough 10 have tlled the house al double the
usual prices II may be suTmsed, therefore, TO what
an extent the public enthusiasm went in the desire
10 secure places As much as E25 or G30 were paid
to secure boxes, each Of which will only hold four
places. he stalls averaged five six guneas and the
the pi were literally fought over at two TO three
guineas Mr. Lumley must have cleared ON this
occasion rather more than Eo,OD above his ex-
penSes. IL was decidedly The best night OF the
season In addition 10 this, the mob who had at
tended round The theatre, To see the arrival of the
Queen was great as Ia lnterpose an almost in
surmountable obstacle 10 the entrance of those who
had secured places, and II was only by the eXer-
tons of The police, who had on that night anything
but scnecure, that they were enebled TO enter the
house.
Atlength, this, however, was managed and on
the arrival of the Queen IN her box, the company
appeared upon the sieee, and the nahohal anthem
was sung-Jenny giving TWO verse of it, which
were received with deaening applause.
Then the curtain drew up and the opera began.
shall not atlempt TO give you my opinion of hei
success IN ihls opera, as l go much beyond the
general APPRECIATION which was accorded her in il,
and which placed heI sinply on a level with Grsi.
Much as have invariably admired the last named
great soDgsuess, must confess that in ths-Cne 1.
her finest parts, IN m, opnion-she was far exceed
ed 10y Jenny. here was, indeed, in the Lind's
embodiment Of the rte, latte of that coarse and
energetic sly le WHICH had seemed, heretofore, to
contuin all that wos needed in the erring and fallen
prestess. Her point of view OF the character
separate one iIom that of her rival, If rival we
may be peTmiltt To coll one who has never, by any
means, shared the unbouuded popularity which has
ihen TO The lot oi Jenny and as a merely vocal
Interpretation al The part, At Is snguldTly different.
How strJ NICELY varied the points which are Sc
ieoted by tiLer artist In the duo with Adalgisa,
or we ought possibly 10 say, IA the scene which
pTcctdes that duo, Gfis displays her greatest nsp-
ration where the sPni Of Vengeance would appear
10 animate beI, aud sBe spnngs forward with the
ssagger prepared To take Ihe lives of her child
Ien. With Jenny III, different. Ii is in her heart
felt and grevOus OuicIy, when unable 10 consum-
mate their murder, she staggers back from the side
oi their couch, appalled, by her fell design In the
love for POIa, whIch II shown by the one the
hement passion aud intense bitterness. made us
realize the pangs o hrr suffering but IL is in the
miBgling sonow and bundled nature of the other
that We trace her passion for the fdithless pro-con-
sui. This opera, after running It's due number of
night, was; however, TO give place to production
which MIR. LuInley Intended 10 be the Gaping event
Ot his season. 4 bls Was the production of new
Italian CpeTa writteneXressy for the London stage.
The composersel, clrd w-s Verdi the subject given
him twas SchieIs" kohbers." The reputation of
the composer OF ETnani, Natueo Lombard Mic-
o'th and other operas, was at this time at ls NTH,
ana bad seemed IA JustIly his ,ction by Mr. Lum-
ley, as the only M drrn Italian musician who could
I've entrus with he iask of writing an opera for the
Ensish stage, or rather, sheud say, for the Itl-
han stsge ~ Englaud. Rossni was aud is now,
enjoying The ttium dignifaic Gt his country
seat IN the neigbhorhoud of BOlogne. Meyerbeer's
opera was ALREADY IA the possession Of the aoods
fgie. MtndessChn had pa missed 10 write one for
Her Majestys thedtTe but this could not be finish
ed until The next season, aud was unfortunately
uestintd never 10 be- completed. The death of ia
composer wss to render II impossible for any mana
ger 10 produce an oprTa iom the pen of the great
rst msster Of The uee. Mr. Lumey was there fore
cast uron Neidl. as DonnIzeiti had now for more
than two eais been incapable Of the mental cxer-
ton requisite Ia wiue. When it was, therefore,
Known that Verdi had completed his task, and that
the opera was placed IN tie hands Of the manage
ment, there was fcveTsh excitement Instantly
manifested about We production, which you would,
suspect, find sCme difficulty IN psralelng. All
musical Londop was talking about IL, and truth 10
say, all musical London wss right in its expecta-
tons. " was said ihtt Verdi was worn out-that
his lasi opera the '11ottih," had been a compara-
tive failure, owing "a The scarcity Of melody which
he had wrought luio IL. and that he was an cgeie
and extinct genius as composer. However, this
made little dfereBcr Ia the management. Shortly
ailer their bill v a. issu.d for the first night be-
lgvs Wa d.x Iul xh
announced for. The characters were as follows
Amahs, was ty Jenny Land: Carlo, (Chsrles
hoor,) wns slluII.d ro Gartoni; Francesca, Uhe
brother Of Charles Moor) was given to Signor Co
lri,i Massimihano. (od MooD was in the hands
of Lablacbe, and two miuor characters were en-
trusted 10 Signors Boucht and Corelli.