The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-10-24
Ad.l,n. PATTI. Concert. Monday Might.

Adelina PATHS Concert. Monday Night.
We attended this concert almost as much
from curiosity As from any other feeling. We
had freq uently seen ApKLrNA PATTI, when
she was a beautiful little bright-eyed girl, not
out Of her teens, and had heard her sing like
a Virginia hooking bird. But since we saw
her last, she had grown to be a woman, and
had conquered prodigious reputation. Like
NILSSON, she has sometimes had whole ga
zetie TO herself. and like the triumphs Of that
great chief, her achievements have generally
resulted In eonqa.sts instead of ciesoyses. We
We're, therefore. strongly urged to go and see
IL all we had heard was true; II the syren really
was as charming she was said to be. And
we went.
Without pretending 10 critical Judgment,
or musical know ledge, we undertake to say
that PATTI fully came up to her reputation
We have rarely ever heard so sweet soprano
a sweeter we are sure we never heard Her
execution WAS highly skillful, manifesting
that perfection of art which consists In
avoiding all appearance OF art. She came
across no difficulties in the music which
she sang-or, If she did, she mastered them
with SO much ease that none but a musi-
clan could have known il. And then she
sang with SO much taste and feeling,
both of the music and sentiment that it was
easy for the initiated, even, to see that she
was a perfect mistress of her trade. OF course
she carried all hearts, especially those OF the
Young gentlemen, by storm. The success of
the latter portion of the en- terprise was greatly
facilitated by beautiful figure, pair of bright
black eyes, sparkling with exertion and
en- Enthusiasm, and a smile of inimitabe sweet
Ia nipr hoor var
features beautiful even in repose, irresistible
when lit up by the animation of success.
Miss PATTI sang the well known Cavatina
"Ernani, Ernani, invola NIL" from FERDI's
opera of Ernani, with infinite grace and effect,
eIiciting great applause. She was even more
| successful IN SoETAG's famous echo song, ex-
ecutng it with a brilliancy which would have
delighted SoNTAG herself. She was obliged to
| repeat on every occasion, once substituting
and singing with great arahness and point,
! the old ballad Coming Through the Rye"
| Her 1riumphs were not less complete when
she sang the duette of" Dunque 10 SOD" from
| the Barber Of Seville" with Signor BARILI,
! and in the quartette from Martha.
Signor BARILI opened the concert with
Largo al Fac totum,' from the Barber OF Sc
VILE the most comic of comicallties, and, we
should think, the most difficult tC sing we'll
We do not think it has ever been sung rs wei
in this city by any other person except BkL-
LETTI The two BARILIS and SignCr LOTT
sustained themselves admirably III the quar-
tette from Martha.
Our old friend STRAKOsCH presided at the
piano, with all the grace OF former days. lie
| is changed in nothing save that be is little
stouter and little graver than he was when
he first set the whole town half crazy, about
| twelve years ago. Few men play such an ac
compartment as STRAHOsCH, and he must be
a very poor chance who cannot sing when he
plays At any rate, he makes them all sing
and sing well, though he sing not himself as
NAPOLEON protessed himself capable of max
ing others dance, though individually he could
not take a step in time. STRAKosCH has lost
nothing OF the briiliancy and delicacy of his
touch
We are glad to hear that Miss PATTI will
give two more concerts before leaving The city,
at Corinthian Hail. They are set fer Thurs
day and Friday nights.