The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-05-11
THE DISPATCH.
TUESDAY MORNING. II. 1855,

TUESDAY MORNING, II. lass.
prarr or TaxnsRIlK IN PARIS. The following ex-
tract from the Paris correspondence of the Boston
Traveller, besides giving an account of the debut
of the great tenor, Tamberlik is worth reading as
q sketch of French enthusiasm at the opera:
We have had the appearance of NJ. Tanberlik
before Paris audience. lie trembled, believe it,
when he saw that maay .headed monster, the pub
&c, filling the Italian Opera house, Tor he was
afraid that his reputation might receive a blow
which would wonrd IL for many long day. Sue
cess hangs by 30 slight thread, An Indigestion,
an importunate dun, seolding wife, the cloudy
sky; who can number alt the gossamer lines on
which fame hangse No wonder the veteran trem'
hlsd, Tor whe coald vatIcinate the bumor Of that
audience disposed to be critical, easier offend
than 10 please (what Gao please the palied, whose
most exquisite sensation is the consciousness of
being NOS offended y The theatre was erammed,
Tor who koew the issue Of the evening, and what
pleasure IL would have been TO be able TO say,I
there | saw that Tanbeilik, OF such Boosted
fame al London, st. Petersburg, Rio, fail, sgually
fail prove verse than our thrd@rate tenors The
curtain rose, aud ~. Tamberiis appeared, tren
bling Ike 40 aspen leaf. Urisi was there too bus
(oh. FOR the taste OF Paris audiepceD the whole
object Of the curiosity of the evening, was to know
If ne could give the Ut dtese (or r. behoi , If he
failed in this note, he would have been Kissed
thoegh he had been perfect in every other partic
uisr. 30 the first act went oil lau'ely enough; NJ
Ts.nberlik was greatly sppauded Nine. Grisi
(who was furious in consequences OF mistakes Emf
lin madeI sang aud acted adm irably.
Between this aud the next act, the late corners
pour into their places, afraid they were after the
nj. Has he given il. Not yet. Thank Heaven,
I pay a hundred francs for my seat tonight, and
was afraid might miss that note rarer than q
black swan the al de porlte. u e p0itrine, Mon.
sesly. why that is what Dap 'ez gave ia his palmy
DAYS while Tnmberik gives an at dieZ. Hush :
hush gentleme if you please says another person,
he is going to give an admirable re. You could
have hea.T3 pin drop the curtain rose on
ou the second ACT. The audience seemed changed
10 marble statues. The duo between lago (Corsi)
and Cteiic (Tamberikl was listened to with
sbreathless curiosity, which soou became impati-
ence, when the audience found The Hste SO long 10
coming Nobody breathed, afraid lest his res
tYiratiou might make him lose the note. Here is
the famous StretI, whispered The old opera goers.
Tnnberlik sang with poignant grief and ferocious
vengeance:
MORO ma vendcato,
81 dopo lei MORO.
But he gave no d0!l lie came near being Kissed
but absorbed In his part, sure of himself
ne advauced TO the footljghts and beginning his
phrase with tenfOid energy and fury, he gave the
famous at dicze--no scream-no doubtful forced
souud--but full, round, equal, sivery irreproach.
ably accurate aud rare of power. The opera house
shook to its foundations, the orchestra aud pit
rose and cheered. The boxes appauded You re-
member to have seen Webster III Faneuii Hall -
/" Ii those pictures could speak j do
hear them speak, and all Boston hurrah itseli
hoarsei Such was the scene the other night at
the Italian Opera after Tamberlik gave his az
dieR