Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1850-10-08
Jenny Lind.

We have heard this wonderful singer On Thurs
day evening last, found way to the good city of
Boston, and at the proper time, were most fvoraby
seated in the fremont Temple. Being directly in front
of the fair performer, and to her as to mark
every variation Of feature and hear every information Of
her voice, we were prepared give her an impartial
hearing. Our expectations, of course, were highly |
raised, and anticipating something, if not SUI
perhuman, at least of the very highest order of human
effort After splendid overture by the orchestra, and
finished performance by Sgnor Beleti the great at
traction of the evening burst upon our vision.
Her personal appearance charming. None of
the prints that are hawked about the streets give
one the least just conception, either of her size or form
or expression. Elegantly dressed, and graceful in ev
cry melton, she Immediately introduced herself to the
kindest regards of her audience. There is rare
sweetness in her expression. The play of her features
is exceedingly beautiful. There is magnetic influ-
ence about her eye which be described but to
be appreciated, be seen. But her voice-tat is
what most particularly concerns us here.
Tier first performance that evening would have been
regarded as wonderful in any other singers but we con-
ess TO an emotion of disappointment when she had fin
ished it. There was not such marked superioritv
over others that have heard as we had anticipated
In the second piece, she grew upon that we found
ourselves ciapping for with the most earnest
Of her admirers. LIN the duet with Beetti she was
playful, brilliant, dashing, and charmngly attractive
Her last effort perfectly enchanting 1t was the
'Bird Song; and she sung for the first time in Boston,
We cannot describe it. To say that she sung as sweet
y as bird, would be marked compliment 10 the lat.
ter Such tones from human voice. it was never our
privilege to listen to before. Her warnings and echoes
her rills and shakes, her unique and diversified en-
belishmens, at once astonished und delighted US.
On the whole, we regard the concert on Thursday
evening as an occurrence in our musical life, long to be
remembered. 1t impaired to us new idea of the ca
pabiity OF the human voice. To say that our highest
expectations in all respects realized would NOT he
exactly true; but was no fault Of hers that thew were
not We felt that she should have had at least one
piece that would have called into exercise the deenl
earnest and serious part of her nature The ideas tb
she was called upon TO express, she expressed (y adj
mrably; but she evidently has power to reach higher
conceptions than she required to reach then and
to evoke deeper class of emotions than any wbicb re
sponded TO her magic tones on that occasion. What
would we not give to hear her in Handel's al know
that my Redeemer liyeth, ''Colnfor We nv people
We are living in the hope that such pleasure is vet in
reserve for us.
Let all who can, go and hear her If they 20 with
any thing like reasonable expectations they cannot fail
to be grathed We hail her advent amongst us as en-
inently suspicious to the cultivation of a higher and
more correct musical taste. s