The Nevada journal., 1852-11-26

ter studying here some months, she was
advised to proceed to Italy as the best
theatre for obtaining the dramatic re-
quirements indispensable for success on
the lyric stage. Miss Hayes according
ly went to Milan, where she placed her
self under the instruction Of Ronconi.-
At some of the reunions to which she
was invited, she met the once celebrated
Grassani, aunt to Madame Grisi, through
whose influence she was introduced to
Signor Proyini, manager Of the Italian
Opera at Marseilles; she was at onco
engaged for three months at that house,
where she made her debut in IPuritdni.
The curtain fell at the close of the op-
era amid the most enthusiastic plaudits,
and upon her re-appearing before them
she was greeted with storm of ap-
plause. The stage was literally filled
with boquets. making perfect flower
garden around the embarrassed debut
anie. Her second appearance in Moses
in Egypt confirmed the favorable i'm
preston her debut had created but she
still continued her studies under Ron.
conf
From Milan, Miss Hayes proceeded to
Venice, where she first appeared in Lu-
cia dt Lommermoor. Here the excite
ment incident upon her appearance was
unparalleled. Even in that nation of
musicians, tho city was perfectly crazy
about " La Hayes" and the critics Of
the Venetian journals from whose fat
there is ne appeal, pronounced her tho
greatest of living prima donas. But our
limits will not permit US 10 60 into de-
tails, though volume might be filled
with an account of the series Of triumphs
she passed through.
From Venice, she returned to Italy,
singing at Bcrgamo in Lucia, and other
grand parts, and also at Florence and
Genoa at the latter place she met tho
true Queen of Italian Seng,n Catalani,
who predicted wonderful reputation
for her.
Miss Hayes arrived at London in
April, lS49, and Immediately made her
first appearance at the Royal Italian
Opera House. We have thus briefly
traced the vocal career of Catherine
Hayes from the early period when her
first audience cheered the child-song-
stress on the Shannon's brink till pro-
nouuced second only to Jenny Lind, by
the coolest and seye-est critics in the
world.
+" If to Grisi and Adelaide Kcmble, it
is given to astonish by the sublime gran
dcur of their tragic acting the passion
and the thrilling beauty Of their vocal
ism; if to Alboni, mighty in all the
meaning of the word be granted amaz-
ing attributes of power, and voice, Or
gan-like in blended depth and sweet
ness; if to Sontag be confded the charm
of pure and delicate expression welded
to hute-like execution if to Jenny
Lind, greater than all, the Queen of
Song be given that purely beautiful
perfection of vocal meiody-that true
sunshine spoken blending light and
loveliness, and feeling which never till
her advent came from human throat-to
Catherine Hayes have descended the
deep sensibility, the mournful pathos,
the healt-speaking expression which
characterize her native music. Her
voice is clear and beautiful soprano of
the sweetest qualities in all it's ranges,
ascending with perfect ease to d in Al
to, and in its freshness, mellowness and
purity, giving no token of having at all
suffered by the excessive severity of her
Italian discipline"
Ii has been well said of Jenny Lind,
and Catherine Hayes, "The one, like a
gem, flashes upon the sense, and emits
a thousand rays, each glorious in itself;
the other like u flower, is redolent of our
sell, and gradually diffuses sweetness
lround. Or we might compare the for
9ign artist to one of her native land
'capes, baskiDg in splendor and clear in
is outline and objects beneath starry
ky; Miss Hayes beautios are those of
ler native cline, with its features Of
tenderness melting into light, or dark
,ning into shade.n
But we have already exceeded our
limits; the great cant1dtr'cs will soon be
acre to speak, or rather sing for herself
md in the interim, the most energetic
measures will be used by the agent in
California, to prepare the American
Theatre, where it is intended She shall
ing in manner befitting the grand oc-
,asion. As yet we have not learned the
system Of arrangements to he pursued,
aor the prices fixed upon but we shall
ay before our readers the particulars as
hey come to our knowlcdge.-S +.
Wig.