Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-05-16
BIsoAorANr1's TRIUMPH IN PARs-We have

BIsoAoIANTI's TRIUMPH IN PARIs.-We have
already noted the fact that our fair country
woman, Elise Biscaccianti, had succeeded at
the 'Italiens," in Paris, in the role of AnsiRG.
in "La Sonnambula." We are not surprised, of
course, to learn that this has been the subject
of no little pride to the Americans in that city.
But it seems it was achieved in defiance of
many serious obstacles, and which would have
crushed any artist of ordinary merit.
We gather from the correspondent of the
New York Daily Times that Biscaccianti has
already secured engagements. The writer
says:
"In Italy and in London but she desired to
secure an engagement in Paris for later peri
cd, and in order to do so was obliged to give
a representation. But when and what was
she to sing?
THE Italian opera has this winter as many
prima donnas as pieces and there seemed ut
first neither spare night nor piece; for be-
tween Grisi, Frezzolini, Borghi-MariO and Pen
co, all the valuable time and pieces are occupi-
ed. The Sunday night before Easter, howev-
er, is exactly on one of these nights on which
people do not go to the theatre, and that night
was assigned Biscaccianti for her debut They
allowed her to sing 'Sonnambula." She had
but one rehearsal with the orchestra, and she
had one recital at home, which satisfied her
hearers that they had found, to use their own
words, another Malibran. On the morning of
the day on which she was to sing, she was Ia
ken with q Sudden hOarseness, which would
have prevented any other artistic perhaps from
appearing before an audience; but this appeared
to be the only opportunity to make her debut
at Paris, and she determined to risk the con-
sequences.
40 add to all these difficulties, the house
was not more than half full. The Italiens is
the coolest theatre in the Woodworking bat
q superior talent can warm it into bravo. 1t
is too fashionable to be moved easily to cheer,
and a boisterous cLague will not be tolerated.
But Biscaccianti was cheered from beginning
to end of the piece. Her debut was as bril-
liant as any that has taken place within mem.
DRY at this theatre. The Paris critics speak OF
her in the highest terms, and although they
do not admit that she is a Malibran, they place
her before Gris and Frezzolini, and Tedesco,
AID consequently in position which will leave
her without rivsl on the French stage. The
consequence is that she will occupy, in all pro-
liability, the place of prima donna at the ltal-
lens the coming winter"
Some of the Paris critics, wishing to get
over the Notifying fact that America has sent
a native prima donna to eclipse all theirs, ad-
vert to the fact that she received her musical
education in Italy. But this is not strictly true
Her musical education was finished in that
country, but the foundation of it was laid, and
goodly portion of it's snperstruoture was rails
ed, under the careful tuition of her mother,
Eliza Hewitt, in the city Of Boston, where the
now famous cantatrice was born and educated
We well remember hearing her sing, when she
was quite child, aud she then gave assurance
of the genius which has since SO fully devel-
oped itself-N o. PicdyUne