New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-15
BURTONS 7'IEA7'ER.
ITALIAN OPERA.

Tie first appearance IN this city Of Madame Coson
wa the signal for large and clever auditory. The
piece was TIE Darghter Of ne Reg5nerf. There
certain facial ,'gns which indicate pecularites OF
style Of speaking and Of singing. very wel. defined
mouth and clea-. elegant outline OF countenance are
ap, to be couuec,ed vita precision Of vocal delivery.
There il elninen,ly this concordance in the prins
donna Of as evening Her profile particularly good
and distinct, and all her vocal efforts are agreeable
thereto. Her voice j. not large soprano, nor yet
thin In quality II j. medium; but the power OF the
singer in caspng Ter notes and launching them splr
itcdly give the effect far as the ability 20 make hrr
self heard is concerned. of much more powerfW
voice. ln extent, il i high soprano, ranging up 10
and above &. The opera IN question Is quite ~ much
of fearful joyous inspiration. 50 the singer hsa
adequate opportunities for displaying the sentimental
cantable-the pas. onate sdsgio. This SeVere-snd
indeed final test OF ,he merit Of an artist-was -ls-
tained to the delec;aton Of the audience, VINO were
redundant in their applause. Ia her method
Of attacking her notes Madame Coson iss little differ
ent from any other artist nave had among rs. Ihs
sperty school but mostly grows out seyeraliy ot the
sha. dental and p ysologIca exscness o, her organs
Of ut,erarce and her temperament Parsian preciS"n
elegance tnesse characterize her method So TOO the
economy OF means which she habitualy displays.
We have not heard the part better done; and indeed
now considering her sge-;or she is young and fresh
her undeEiably good looks aud carriage, saucy and
elegant 10y turns, suppose $ has no equal IN this
particular character. Her SUCCESS with the audience
was complete "a she was called out after each act.
Her execution of the final air showed grea, command
of rapid execution in marked contrast To the we-sus-
tanned notes carefully shaded of the slow pieces. Her
toilet which should not be forgotten according TO the
exgence of artistic unities was uneSceptona0le.
pretty woman, weil-dreSsed Ind fine singer GER
tainly constitutes fair combination to make csptves.
The other parts of the Opera were filled by artists
well known 70 the community whom j. not reccssa.
~ therefore to mention
word to the management: We would delicatey
Lin, that the taste of the haudbis announcing Mad
Colson is vulgarly famboyant An artist is not like
an er,idte pig or a scientific ourangoutang, which
may require stupendou superiatves in advance by the
keeper The public should be permitted to judge
whether candidate for their opinion-we do not say
favor or pationage--has " beauty and genius and
not have that assumption crammed down their throet'
in the glsrng theaterblls. Indeed it would proper
for the press to withhold criticism grossly for-tale'
by such advertising. little, too should be left t'
the Imagination and to the virtue of surprise, on th
part of an audience and the oritics-and not such
sweeping assumption of impeccable excellence made
II may do for monkey-show, but it is immeasurabl,
beneath the quiet dignity of an opera-house The!
manage those things better in France. new opcr'
by Rossini or Meyerbeer, with Duprez or Falcor
as illustrators and the most accurate and superb o
stage displays il announced IA TRANQUILITY a. If modes
merit was the advertiser.