The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-28
The Oueras.

AIBoNI IN NoRMA.-Iast evening, Alboni appeared a.
the Broadway theatre in Norma " and drew such crowd
as never before eongregated within its wallis From
an early hour ON Wednesday, every seat in the
boxes was bought up and yesterday FIVE dollars Of
ered for secured Seats in the boxes parquete
Last evening the most fashionable Of citizens filed
the latter, and glad to get seat anywhere Hum
dred hundreds had their money returned to them
at the door, after every passage filed overAowing
with persons standing and wedged close together that
there was no possibility Of passing to fro. Among
those standing ladies' who seemed well
contened to bear the fatigue for the pleasure they de.
rived from the performance So much money never was
received before any single night in Broadway theatre
We understand the receipts amounted to b0o Norma
has ever been most popular opera with New York
audience, and believe with every other. The yayo
is 6ne tragedy, and the music is perhaps the most
glorious of all Btinis compositions. In addition to the
attraction arising from the opera ITSELF there the
anxiety to hear in it so great an Grtite Alboni.
1t is regarded by the critics the great test OF
prma donna in lyric tragedy There another cause
for the rush-t the last night but Of Alboni's
engagement prior her departure for Boston, and the
anxiety therefore great in proportion the last
moment drew
She fully justified the formed Of her in the
great role of the Dndess Thunders of applause and
shouts Of bravo" resounded through the house in
rapid accession and the intense enthusiasm pre-
vailed. Her triumph of the greatest ever
achieved by vocalist in this city. On making her en-
trance the STAGE she received with every de-
monstraton Of delight. She very becomingly and
appropriately attred and did not look too large All
were the tpoe Of expectation for the Casa Diva'
which is the great song Of this OPERA though only about
the middle Of the first act Nothing could be more beau
tifu than the action with which she introduced
her prayer to the goddess She looked up with
he vpos
Night" the virgin moon" and then she poured
forth those delicious strains of voice fresh az the
gushing spring and sweet the softest warbng Of
the lark when it to heavens gate. There was a
depth OF feeling in her tones that touched every heart
and the feryor Of devotion which she expressed in the
cnaane beautifully contrasted with the hope and Joyous
exuberance of the allegro in which she apostrophises
her absent Polio faithles but beloved Upon the
entrance Of the Roman after she had learned his treachery
from Adalgsa she is grand when she uters the words
Oh non tremare perado But it is in the last act
that she is most elective in the with the children
she eyinces all the tenderness of the mothers heart In
the last with Polio she is fierce or terrible
in action as some great ar1sts whom have per-
fom this part: but there was whitening scorn on
her countenance mingled with the expression of deep
anguish that to us appeared effective and
appropriate rendering both of the words and the
music while The wonderfully sympathetic quality Of her
voice expressed the deepest emotions Of her mind
and enkndlcd the in the minds of her audience
The great characteristics Of Mbonis Norma majesty
in the acting-tenderness sweetness and tremendous
power the recave and in the songs At the end OF
both acts size called before the curtain, and received
the homage of enraptured audience We have said so
much of the prima donna that have room left to
say anything OF those who supported herr nor is it ne
crssary, for Aboni is host in herself" This evening
Norma" viii be repeated and to morrow, the great
0rtiste proceeds to Boston
ironr cl
this brilliant oy7stc has made in her previous perform
ances of the role of Amna has caused the beautiful opera
OF Ia Sonnambua to be re-announced for presenta-
ton to night Madame Son.ag has already appeared in
four different operas in this city" Fhe Daughter of the
Regiment 1.-The Barber of Seville, Lucrezia Borga,'
and sonnambua has shown that her talents as
nm actress in every way worthy Of her fame
vocalist; but in none of them has she capvated
her audiences than in that which to be presented this
evening The announcement Is to crowd Nblos
theatre with the persons OF taste and fashion in the
mtrnty
MADAME SoSIAe's PRNATz CONCERT IN AID OF CHARITY
There is great sensation among the ladies' Just now for
the coming of Of the ionabe and musical event
OF the season which TO take place in Nblos saloon on
Saturday evening next We have before announced that
Madame sontag had consented TO sing in aid Of " The
Hope benevolent institution maintained by ladies OF
the first rank and fashion in this city, and several other
oytisfes comprising Rocco Pico vieth Mr. and Madam
Wallace &C. have also volunteered their services The
concert room accommodates 400 persons, and
learn that already zoo tickets have been sold among the
first circles Of society that those who wisk to avail
themselves of this occasion TO rid interesting charity
and 10 hear the great singer Of the day must make i'm
mediate application to OF the acting super
intending committee hours delay may deprive them
Of the opportunity. Report says that this is TO be the
concert Of the season and from the high character and
fashionable relations Of the experimenting committee,
we have doubt IL viii be the most select affair that
has ever of in New York We hope that the ladies
viii honor the occasion by appearing without their
onnsts.