The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-04-25
Made,nolseIIe Parodi.
A London paper thus speaks Of Parodi's debut


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al the o'd Italian oPe'a'
AT length we have worthy successor to Mad
anne Pasta and those characters, such as Medea,
which require for their perfect embodiment rare
combination OF majesty, and passion, and tender
ness and for their proper vocalizaton voice of
great compass and fexibllity, equally perfect in
the middle in the upper and lower register, and
capable of expressing every phzse of passion, from
the most pathetic tenderness and the most heart
rending anguish to the furious bursts of anger, of
hatred and of revenge NAV again resume their
places in the operatic yepertoiye Mile Parodi
the pup and adopted daughter of Pasta made her
debut here last evening in the character of Norma
and we certainly are longer surprised at the fu
rore she created at Palermo and at the anxiety of
the Palermitans to retain her among them Such
an actress and singer has not appeared since the
days Of Pasta
Md'lle Parodi is somewhat above the middle
height with features of great mobility and cana
BILE OF every variety of expression. Her eyes are
magnificent, and her mouth full of expression, her
figure is commanding, her manners dgnified and
majestic-dignity and majesty are with her the
prevailing characteristics of the part; and, there
fore, when, as in the scenes with Adalgisa and
with her children, passion bursts through all those
restraints by which her strong will has hitherto
kept 1t down. and the prlestess Is overcome BY the
woman, the intensity of the passion is increased
tenfoid Dy the contrast ana NORMA IL all the more
aWe-ihspifing ~ tnese iihpassioneo scenes, from
s-S >~S P'S'eA' '''sA sAAo ~'eA'@i
haJes'ic 9sh'y whici On olner occasiohs she pre-
serves. ~ was i,lpossoie 10 pehou ner ior an m
stai "itiou' iee''i's 'na' AZ iehs.n wo hau uis'
ouso'ou sioas ao'e?a ~ sio cloni's eoeno, ~
w,on sue ', ao"s 5.s D,aon i a nam co
oaphs nH, ,,,in, ea "e, "a,a 1;a anu s
,oi net ..'.jo'.. ,.oi, no, usf
nuu @ n ,.ei iso st d'' y, ene
ra aau VII. VIZ, ct cn ha ~
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,vhaose hih.a ,as ,ha s,s,s ' 0''' a"o
Tho Cas,, nv ~ ',,ss ~; ,., ,,;.h .L. ;,.
Jvo,;on If ono ,uho hsI;a,,aJ IN ,ha f;,h ~ ~ u
oh. nrofa..aJ srhara 80 - ,.,. y. .':o'
,roduc,;nn IF ,nv rn.,. osn.,.a,aI saaI;; .ne ~.
bn, !, was the HEARTED, sddrass ~ tr,. hsI;aH
the de;tv of her worsb;n Tho ch.nas of $50. ~
sion of her features and of her rnsnnor - th.
,h,ls,,, which ;,nnoJ;,,al,, eiu. m al In - siie
me ritorpa was most adm,,,hle .nJ s,annaJ H..
at once az an aytiste not onlv of he ares,ss, an
but ,s one nos.essed nj Tho nou,sr If s,Iius
diving and developing the conce,,;ons of % ~,
yenins her features we're liz nm Viii m IT,,
1irl.Iike iov and nothing could exceeJ ,ha ha,,,n
and delicncv of her manne, of render;nn III; ~
ouisits air, The applause was rantnrons. an ON.
core was demanded. and on her onittino the stage
she was again called for and again greeted VIII
the greatest enthusiasm. In the concinding scene
of the first act, in which she deuounces Pollio.
never have we seen the expression of mingled in.
dignation and scorp more admirable deiineated
The expression of concentrated rape and contemn,
with which she rushes towards him the necnliar
tome of the voice almost cboLed hv tbe ;ntsrs;,, f
the emotion. TREMBLING and boarse az il were 9Th
nasson. were effects which since the davs of Ed
,nund K.,n mo ortiste has dared a,te,nn, nn,;l
,hsu ,ysrs ,,tenn,ed lac, n;ah, hv Parad; Un .nd
EIn,nd Ktean in bis ,ros. ,,lr,,, 1.rs NC 49,
more ,rue 10 nature never more edect;vs nevsr
more successful or living arttstss one and onlv
one. could have acted this magnificent scene as
Parodi acted it last night-and that one is Pasta.
l.r of her children was also perfect trumnb of
bistriopic art. There was something horribly fas-
cnat;no in the manner in which she screwed her
courage to the sticking place and then the sudden
revusion of feeling the tremor of terror that came
over that maddened mother az she started hack in
horror on beholding those sleeping children. and
recollectnp that she was their mother. was a per.
feet triumph of histrionic art. Again were we re-
minded of the glorious triumpbs Of Edmund Kean
agan were we reminded of the equally .glorious
triumphs of Pasta; and it is but justice to Parodi
to say that she did not suffer one jot by the remi-
niscenses which she had evoked. and the compari-
son which those "reminiscences had excited. We
have been SO carried awnv bv our admiration of
the transcendent powers Of Parodi as an actress
that we have not as vet paid honor due to her vocal
merits. Her voice is of great power. great Aexi
bilitv and extraordinarv comnass he,r;ru . yerv
Pasta. In her lower tones her voice ia a contralto
of great mower and richness There ia about her
lower tones th,t nscnI,r orShina or.,;,u ,rh;oh h
const;trta. ,h. ~ra,t cb,r,n of :, ontr.ito 80.
,yb;le her middle and unnar notes arc cls,r s;lver
lie nowerl,l and c,pahle of everv v,r;etv and
.haJ. rs s,nrassior frnrn ,ha soc, soynd C ,Iara,
'a.S;, " ~ ,,,,,;r, !, ~ ssn,. ~ ,h 80,
o'na.i 80. ~ ~. ,,os. hrIi;.nt '' AA'''
PoWenui 'oues VI ..I .,oss oI,l,'ant p s, p'asa M
atWI, I Ha. ss a;" aS.d % ooulu s'ls VIVA. nc
ever NA"hpidh S4uu nv oi'e, ahu sno Po'seSSes 'hs
aavantage over Mapran' 'ngae S ID no aeeG' IN the
Miooie 'ohes vi hei VOICE. usnout .he Whole
compass OF her register there is neither break nor
defect, and the middle notes are as perfect as are
the upper or the lower Ihe exquisite quality and
the great fexioiiity OF her voice. and the delicate
taste and discriminating Judgment BY which she
directs the perfect command which she has attained
over 1t, were delightfully."- manifested by the admra
BILE manner In which she gave the far-famed Deb
con te. Never have we heard this delicious NOR
ceau more exquisitey given than 1t was given last
night by M lie farodi and Madame Gluliani II
OF vocalizaton ever heard The last scene, the
browning act OF the tragedy, was also the crown
ing act OF the triumph OF nj lie Parod
10 fully appreciate tins marvellous piece o
tragic acting the eye should be constantly fixed or
the drt,ste, so that not the slightest change OF ex
preston OF feature should Do missed. WIN MIL
Iarodl It is the coun,enance mat tells the tale
Inc voice. the music aye, We may aimosl say tle
gestures, are put au4iihries 'nost mportant auxii
aries we ADMIT, put SUI ohIy a1Xhiafies) 10 ,ne
iiid nI lnirtoieu IN the features. never was Una
N u ~ n ,noie oealiY expressed tlah IL wus oy afou
III srh 9'a oLienoa III was pm ,hHeeu ora Ut
,,,, baas mno,e scene WIN 1ilio was one
,h;nm ,s,r;Gn ahnn' pl''os. ;'s ineie was sole
anarsv with ub;nh .ba o a ,,apassioisu' ' oie.au
hear her confession which cnn,rss, i'u rns, o,