The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-12
The Opera.

The "Purani'' OF Belln done by Maretsek's com.
piry, at Nblos, las, evening The parquette and frst
tier nearly filed and in the tier but few
seats were occupied. The "Puritani" is heavy, and
though It is, unsteady considered, deliberately con-
sructed it is popular The delicious which
makes the sNorma and the "sonnambulA 30 much ad.
mired, is the exception in the music of the Puritsn
not the rule There Is no character to the
persons who figure in tte "Puritani" than in either
Of the more popular operas by the same CON-
poser. The argument Of Puritan' is interesting The
is laid la England during the civil between the
PurtaDs under Cromwell and the Cavaliers Of the man
Charles Stuart" The barytone, Ricardo (Beneventano)
Is in love with Flira Steauone) who has benevolent
old uncle, Sir Georgia (narini.) She is iu love with
ard behotlcd to the TENOR Arturo, (Salvi) who
Il attached TO the monarchical cause. He
tie Cusea OF England, (Henrietta Maria) and is
taken prisorer, very mach to the annoyance of
Elvra, who goes mad. sir Georgia is obliged to
ask the life Of the gentleman from the gru barytone
who mes in consent, and after series of uncomfort
able il eidens Arturo il Hardened, Evira from
her fit of insanity and virtue is rewarded it always
ought 10 be. History ard probability both violated
IA several and the total neglect of the pro
prieies which distngui hes the stage gers OF
the DANA and the artists engaged in its ropresen
alton, tends 20 agra, ate these faults, when with little
skill, they might be sinoothed In the representa-
mend sgnora stsanone sang the music of Elvira with
taste and feeling. She in fine voice. Her acting at
times above mediocrity, though she missed points
which night have been made very effective She never
got that she actress and that thousand people
so looking at and listening to her. In her
with her uacle (act frst,) where she learns that
she is really to be married to the man of her
choice the transition from fear to the fullues Of
joy not strongly marked; and In the brilliant ana
joyous polacca ";on virgin vezzosa" though her exc.
cnon was very fine, yet she lacked expression. 1t was
sefect and soul In this exquisite noccau she re-
csived fhowers of applause and In the finale
OF this act when she has gone ad from the loss of
lover, she acted with spirit. but far below her own
powers as we believe She preserved degree OF method
in her Madness and instead of tearing OF her bridal
wreath Gas she would be likely to do when suffering from
Jealousy, grief rage and dappoinmeut she removed 1t
carefully in orde, that her hair might be discomposed
Had it not been for the ouchngly pantve character of
her music might easily have imagined tn It she had
lost pet poodle instead OF husband. This all
for Elvira, and in the hands Of good lyric actress
second to that remember in point of effect In
the second act her madness has became settled grief
and here Stefanone better and the whole of her
muss was rathetically and beautifully rendered. Tho
style in which she gave abit closing with 0 lasciatem
morin,' natural, and she carried the honse away
with her in the 'vien, dileto." She mingled great
deal of touching sentiment with her brilliant
execution The last act is all for her and her lover
Here, where she should have been most excellent
every situation favors her, she failed. She meets her
lovershe learns that he is still constan-her JOY is sud
denly turned to asrm by the dangerous position which
he pacedhe agony of suspense is relieved by the
noancement of general amnesty and the lady, who
gone through sufficient amount of trouble to satisfy
any reasonable audience is safe in the of her be
1ovad me- &c
actress could scarcely overdo it. But none though
robsl white, (why do sentimental young ladies al
ways go mad in Whitley still SteIsnone, and not
much like Elvra she had been in the 6rst CT and
then the resemblance not striking There per-
cepbe change when she Is supposed to have
her senses She never seemed 70 BE anything else than
sensible The discovery that her lover actuated by
loyalty not love, in tearing himself her, did not ap
Pear to give her great amount of pleasure; and
though she did seem annoyed when the Puri
tan chorus eynced sanyunary desire for Arthur's
head yet her acting fell far short of the idea
AS we have said before she executed ths music finely
but she should throw Of intensity into her acting
signor Salvis Arturo highly creditable and his
decaey sweet voice seemed in fner tone than has
been OF late His rendering of the romanza "a una
ionte In the third act, really charming while his
acting was respectable Occasionally seemed to have
some hears In It, BeneventsIo msconceved the charac
ter OF Ricardo, which is a very Hne one He should
have given it more Of dignity and lass egotsc strut
and 1t was sometimes painful to hear his shouting and
STAINING His great wealth Of voice. (and is glorious
when he is NATURAL is ain thrown away by his man
ner OF uspgt The dress he was decidedly ont Of
character. His costume la Charles H. and he should
remember that the Roundheads left feathers lace velvet
and such vanities to the of Eela Marni sarg the
music Of Georgia in great style, of course and his ran
dering OF the famous elderly Song" (Suoni la
tro'ntd0 With Beneventsno was highly eHec
tive, and was encored. They gave the "Iiberty
shout with most refreshing and resonant accent In
the acting Of the other Marin seemed careless
and Indifferent though he has fine situa tons The
chorufes we're well done, and the Instrumentation,
which is glorious had full justice done 1t. With oil
its beauties, the opera went Off heavily and the only
enthusiasm excited by SteGanone's Son vrginv
(for its brilliant executon) and "Suoni la tromba"
(or its senment) If the artists had received more
encouragement, think they would have acted with
spirit and /. Is doubtless the that the cold
thin apparently upnterested audience caused In some
degree the listlessness Of the singers
Cor0ners' Inquests.
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