The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-27

Foreign Theat seals
NADHAoIsELLE DELAA0TTE, THE CELEBRATED
PIANIsT.--The grand concert OF Mdlle. Gabrielle
Deamotte took place on the last week of June, at
Willis's rooms attended by very fashionable audi
ence. Mdlle. Delamotte made her appearance on the
platform, accompanied by Vieuxtemps and Patti, to
play the grand trio Of Nendessohn, for pianoforte,
violin, and violODcello. If there could have been
any doubt about the superiority Of Adlle. g. Della
motto as peri ,rmer of the classical music, her
execution Of this magnificent composition would have
completely set 1t at rest No other than the author
of the work has before combined such fine bril-
lancy and rapidty. Mdlle G. DelamOtte took the
first allegro the sciersa and the finale At the true
MendelssOhn speed 1t was impossible for fingers to
go faster. Her rapiditv of execution was wonderful
and it was not mere mechanical excellence which
trio. The ensemble, with Vieuxtemps and Patti,
reached the highest possible perfection. Mde G. Dea
NOTES poetical reading and finished execution OF
Beethovens grand sonatos, Qor the pianoforte have
already been mentioned IN appropriate terms. Hav-
ing established her supremacy an executant OF the
truly great school Of music in the trio Of Mendelssohn
and the sonata OF Beethoven, it an easier task
for Mdlle G. DelamOtte to show that in the roman
tC' style, she could set competition at Defiance and
she executed with force and brlancy peculiarly
her own, the fdntasia in one Of the most snowy
and striking mo7cednr Of Lucia di Lammermoor."
This remarkable display Of executive force was re-
ecutant was recalled with frantic plaudits. Mdlle.
Gabrielle Dclam0tte leaves in few weeks for Am.
erica.
The London Herald of the 18th inst, says The
professional friends Of NJ Julien having united to-
gether to present that gentleman with some token Of
their respect previous to his departure for America
gave concert last night at Drury lane theatre over
which the maestro himself presided. The house
was crowded. and the reception that he met with
when he took his accustomed place in the orchestra
proved that the public, no less than the profession,
entertain the warmest feelings Of regard tor who
has been frequent and active minister to their plea
sures. The fittings provided for the bal nasqn this
evening were used upon the occasion, and the or
chestfa, which spreads its huge length across the
back Of the stage upon those popular festivals was
brought into requisiton now. The instrumentalists
mustered in great force-few orchestral players of
OF a more varied character than that usually
music to Meyerbeer's " struensee,'' the al
v,n's "Pas,orate" the !" British Army" quad
rille and the overture to Oberon were the princi
pal compositions in which the orchestra was con-
cerned. The directors Of the Royal Italian Opera,
mitted Tamberik Formes, and Madame CASTELAR,
to sing, and the " II milo Tesoro'' Of the first men.
toned artist the va sbramando'' Of the second,
and the o luce di quest anima Of the third, p-o.
the cases yociferous encores. MADAME Doria also
sang, and Herr Reichar played his " Carnaval vari-
ations, on the flute, as only he could play them.
Later in the evening Mr.. Sims Reeves was announced
" sing, HAcWist MISS DlTCu duu nisS DUlUy. lut
concert during the time we were present went of
with every symptom of satisfaction and the crowded
state of the house intimated the agreeable fact that
the pecuniary results were likely to be considerable,
the more so as the ordinary tariff Of admission was
increased one hundred and fifty per cent.
The Berlin opera house will be re-opened at the
end of the present month Madame Bockholz Fall
conf has been engaged to give series Of characters.
"Massaniello will be amongst the earliest produc-
TONS This opera has been prohibited during the
last two years.
great musical festival has just been given at
Liege; there were more than forty-two singing So
oieties present, numbering together above 1000
singers.
The MAESTRO Petrella, the composer Of Elena di
Polosa' and many other operas, has just produced
a opera at Naples; it is entitled, ''Le Mnere di
Frimberg" and was received with the utmost enthu-
sasm both by the critics, as well as the general
public.
Madlle. Sophie Cruyeli Is engaged for eight
months, in Madrid: the SUN named is $4,000.
The collection of Mozart's manuscript music, which
belonged to the late Herr Andre, of Ofenbach, is to
be sold, the price asked is Is O00n. (el250)
The theatre at Florence has q new opera, by Carl
lini, in active PREPARATION it is called ola Bice de-
Belza."
A new opera, "Editta d Lorno," by Litta, has
been produced at Genoa it is very coldly received.
Madame Parodi is singing at Milan. She is a
great iavorite With the public there.
'bascnlna, M opera Ny III IlSHoro, recentiy pro-
duced at Milan was total failure.
Thalberg is writing An opera for the Paris comic
Opera house.
A terrible accident took place at the Chinese
theatre, in Whampoa, on the 10Th OF March, when
no fewer than sixty females were burnt to death,
many others being severely injured 1t Is supposed
that spark from of the crackers set irc to the
mat roof, and from the combustibe nature OF the
materials the flames spread so rapidly that in little
more than quarter Of an hour the whole theatre
was in a blaze.
Mr. Elias Record informs rs that Sgnor Bot
tesini is On the Of departure for America, and
that N. Vieuxtemps meditatcs journey to the East
Indies.
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