New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-18
ITALY.
DEATH OF sIGNOR LABLiCHE.
r,om me London Tine. Jan. g.

The London Tines. Jgh. -.
A teleprapbic dispatch has been received announce
inc h, d, a,h of Siguor abache, which took place al
Naples on Saturday. 1t WAS but the other day thai
We had TO record the death OF tie greatest dramatic
ce MUS Of France and We have now to announce the
loss OF one of the most iliustrous lyric comedians TO
whom Italy, so rich in that peculiar cas of talent,
ever gave birth. II generally known that Sgnog
Iablache had been for some time suffering under Sc,
we're ndispositon and that since his last professional
Writ 10 ST. Petersburg he had been conpe!ed 10 ee
sist from the exercise of Bis public avocst'ons But
the medicinal springs Germany, and the society OF
his distinguished friend and compatrot, Rossni, y
was asid and believed, had in great measure restored
him. Naples in the Winter, and Tore del Greco IN
the Spring were 20 effect the rest. Sgnor LaDlache
wss considered so far conyalescen, indeed, that his
name was advertised in the prospectus oi the frcnch
Italian Theaier for the actual season and tue aId OF
his colossal talent confidently antcps'ed by the
CONDUCTORS of the Royal Italian Opera tor th1opennS
of the new theater in Bow street But Lhomm.
grcl6sc a Dieu disO0se - LabIache not destined
10 resume the coursc Of his artistic tr.mmphs; ald
the lyric stage has been robbed Of oBe OF its most
brilliant ornaments.
k The artistic career of Loius ablscbe was from the
outset. one of uncheckered success. The ON Of a
French refugee, be was born At Naples on the oth,o'
December l193 and at the age OF T. was paceu III Tue
CORseyrotoriO to be- Instructed in the various Drahc5e
of music For music in the abstract, however, ne 1id
not in his early youth eyince any predlection HIS
passiOn wss the stage and Is related OF bim 'La Oh
eyelal occasions he ran away from the Acs9emy "
i'll engagements in the smaller Neapolsr theaters.
The exsp'e Of Iablaohe, il may rely upon csten-
poisIy authorities led to royal edct that 70 theatii
cal manager should contract engasenei Is win PugIs
OF that institution, unless by special permission, % unIv,
pain OF considerable forfeit. At the age Of 10
Lablache already employed IN the cspschf %
"Jg6o noJohtaao, at the little tbester San Carno; no.
and shortly at,erward he married the daughter oi RI
notti, All actor e renown AZ that period. AZ heseu"
he flied the department, but very speedIy aDah
dtncd tire line Of bgto pure of which We hsa recently
~ NJ
ambitious one of primo haSso al P,lerno Inc h,s.
essay Of Labiache IN this new walk was ID al opetau
Psves called "Marc Antonio which has Dc yer lound
IT. way 10 Cisapline Musical regr n. iis succ.sa
50 great that be remained az Palermo hNe !eai, d.,
ISL We heard Of him AZ the famous saih % E"tHn,
WHEREAS DaudDi in ROssInIs " Cenerebt".a -hIn
oIce obtained tie highest honors. HIS ianie quichiy
-presd ell over Italy and some time lstr al Iut Ut
established the erathy Of bis talent ~ M ou n.
ably pathetic mpeIsonHtOn Of the pfnclpai chaae.tI
IN Patr's "Agnese" (which III England nrst renueIeu
Tanluiibi fuuou-). From tLis TINE iorwarr It~- 10
bache continually rose in the fHH'ssion oI thS r. J
public Op,rss were Trltten ,fpIes7! loi III ~ 80,
among others " Elisa c Claudio, one oi tie i iaor'
credited works OF MelcadSne, the ehics oI the NJ M
roliian school Of musicians. tesh en2a5fIn nv
awaited him al Milan, Venice ard vienna. ~. IN w.
ast-Damed city the enthusiasm he crslea o; ~ va
that medal with most flstering inscript,%o1' % va
struck in his honor. AMER on absepce " -;
Lablache returned to Naples, when the hi's e
neid attached himto the Roysl tnsI' H. Re
cured Linn sn engagement 81 the san snee of
crested an immense impression by his pro 60,
other tragic part that Of Assur, IL h'ss, o',, m
irsmide." H,s Ee1t journey uss 10 Parma, wners ne
belp.d 10 VIII for Beliin-then young, n.cn, .,n
uni first tauIel', ny PERFORM 1at :" az
.sTly and now forgotten opera, esbeu .;1i isao :;
the prize Of s, that Lablache was iirs heard .:
Paris. where h success was prodsous, both a. singer
and actor, in serious and in comic opera from .ni
tine he only once revisited Naples u M
IAN sv. nd
by the production OF 'Donze.,i's hhsr Anofe,
in which be had the honor OF " creating Tue fei' "
the cbsrla.an, Duleamara. ,.o,er,A.,
co,rsIv o,,,rr,ed ;mned ste,y after his return 10
Psii,, IL ls34. TIE sensation be made i no: key to
he freo,:ep ror i i reo!.:e for Us - enter po FUR