The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-09

Academy az Nudes The Barber or scvlIle.1
The first night Of the new opera company It the
Academy attracted audience respectable In numhsrs
and particularly distinguished for critical acuu,sn
The house was emnentIy fashionable also. and va
doubt whether moro select audience has ever bean
In magnificent Opera House than was congre-
gated there last evening Our readers are aware or
the facts that this company first engaged In
Europe for Niblo's Garden and that previous TO its
appearance there an arrangement was made by which
1t transferred to the Academy Of Music. The enthu-
siasm manifested last night leads to suppose that
the enterprise Of the committee Of management win
60 unrewarded
The opera was Rossnl's, 'sn Barbere di syigau and
1t has rarely better represen cd than on this occa
sion. Every is familiar with the slight plot multi
arous incidents and conf, situations Of this opera 1t
is mumcally considered the master piece Of the COM
poser and yet It'll not attractive opera in this conn
try, chiefly, presume, it has no dramatic
interest. Every is perfectly well OF the fact
that Bartolo is to be bamboozled and that Almavva
win marry Rosna The music, however, is light pleas
ing and elaborate at the same time This naturally
brings to the Rosna of last night Mad de Lagrange
Her biography informs that she Is thirty years Of
age-that she is French by brth-that she attracted
attention amateur by wonderful vocal powers aud
her rare touch as . pianiste-that, afterwards,
she studied the art In italy and that her
been a series of triumphs She has
pleasing and expressive face gave fair iupsrsona.
ton Of the character Of Rosina far acting goes
We should be at loss If attempted to define her
register Of voice. which through nearly three oc
taves from below the line to in alt She is there
fore equal range to Jenny Lind her lower middle
notes superior those Of Sonag when she sung In
New York. in mechanical execution and the art Of pro-
duciDg extraordinary vocal effects she is superior to
r...l l.
her voice is that it is not quite voluminous
would expect it to from its remarkable fsxbty and
compass It's quality Is therefore light but not thln and
generally pleasing 1t may be easily what artistic
Of this cabrs Tin respects the most extraordinary
singer that has yet visited us would do with the ford,
elaborate and ornate of Rosiua In the Una
she gave taste Of her quality In well executed
and spendid tril which brought down the house
In three rounds Of applause But her great triumph
in the singing lesson of the second act Her transitions
and vocal flights exqustely executed. Her voice
foated in the upper register like that Of bird and
whatever It is possible to do with delicious voice in
the highest state Of cultivation she did. The intro
duced music in this act-a Hungarian melody and
grand r0lse di bravra-was distinguished for the most
brilliant execution. The audience aroused to =
pitch of enthusiasm before in this house.
NINE de Lagranees deblt may therefore be considered
. success, in the fullest sense of the word
signor Morei, the Figaro Of the night, made most
favorable impression. He has baritone voice, full,
round and rich in quality. he sings artistcany and
without apparent effort he clever actor, and the
best Figaro since De Begins. Sgnor Marin, as Basio,
received hearty welcome, and sang a. well ~ ever.
snor Revere gave animated rendering Of Bartolo.
sgnor Lorini's Almaviva was respectable.
This company win appear on Thursday, in 'Luca df
Lammermoor" when the TENOR sgnor Nitrate, win make
his deblt This evening III Trovatore win be given for
the last time. No admrer of the lyric drama hould fail
to see It.