Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-05-31

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The usual bad weather that has of late at
tended the advent of each and every musical
novelty in this city, was paramount last even
ing, notwithstanding which Smith & Nixon 3
Hall was crowded by as fashion. Bile an au-
dience as Cincinnati and its suburbs car pro-
duce. The concert itself was not only the
browning triumph of this, but of every pre-
ceding season, and will leave pleasant me-
mento upon all who were present.
Upon this occasion Thalberg and Vieux-
temps were confronted with rival who
proved herself as great in song as they them
selves are supreme upon their respective in
struments. sa
Mile D'Angri, to a face beaming with in
teliigence. unites as queenlike a person as
ever donned the regal robe. She is of the
Oriental style of beauty, Anglice, clear
brunette, with handsome features, which ex-
press ands sympathise with every emotion
to which she gives utterance- Her style is
fauitless. as is her execution, and in dramatic
expression she has had no superior within
our circumference. Upon the lyric stage she
must be superbly grand, and it would be
worth journey of 1000 miles, to an enthus-
siast in the art, to witness her performance.
Her voice possesses that extraordinary com
bination of depth, sweetness and massiveness,
so rarely met with. Alboni alone excepted,
she has more comprehensive register, and
more decided fullness of voice, than any con-
tralto that has ever visited this country 1t
needed but the first few electric notes to
satisfy all present that her wonderful voeali-
Zation has not been magnified by fame. De-
cending to the lowest bass, she glides there
from to the highest notes of soprano; the
rich depth and mellow grandeur of the for
mer amaze and almost confound you; the
passages of the latter fall gently upon the ear
like the soft breathings of a summer eve,
captivating, enhancing and waiting the sem
ses into dreamland. AS matter of course,
she was encored in every place. In the pre-
sent case, this exacting practice was pardon
able, for with her mighty power she at once
took captive the hearts and senses of the
audience. We certainly do not remember
ever having witnessed within the walls of a
concert room such enthusiasm as was display
ed last night 1t was an ovation to genius
it was the hearts offering to Natures
sweetest gift.
Her opening piece "Ah mon FiLs' greeted
with tremendous outburst of braves,
brought tor the encore rollicking roundelay,
called, if we mistake not, the ..Zingarilla,"
the words in English, which she enunciated
as purely as one to the manor born. And
here is another remarkable feature, and charm,
in the vOcaliZation of this gifted artiste, her
clear and distinct enunciation, whether
French, italian or English In the second
part the finale from the Cereraatola mon Pin
Mestd, drew down another storm of applause
which this time was followed by the magnifi-
cent Brudali, sung as we have never heard it
sung before, and unless from the lips of this
magnificent cd1itdtTice, as we never expect to
hear it again. We have not said one-half of
what we intended as we listened entranced
to the witchery of voice upon which nature
and art have alike lavished their choicest
gifts, but the lateness of the hour warns US
to be brief She is one of the few whose like
we never expect to look upon again.
OF Thalberg and VieuXtemps, we can say
no more than we have said, were we to write
a volume. They are themselves alone, each
dispenses music. extracted from the very
soul of that divine science, scattering, as an
enthusiast near us remarked, "a shower of
melody" and which we will add, will here
after CLEAN upon the Imagination in a rain
bow mist of musical glory. As if the galaxy
of talent which appeared the first night were
not sufficient, we ind another artist added to
the list for the closing concert tomorrow
evening. Mr.. Ernest Perring, one of the
purcst tenor singers we have ever BEARD. will
assist in the festival, for festival, it is, and
thus convert the quartette into glntene of the
greatest musical talent that ever appeared in
u concert room in America.