The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-03
The Opera In London.
OPENING OF CONVENT GARDEN AND HER uAJEsrY's

THEATnR.
Prom the London Times, April Ill
HkR hAJErY q HKkrRs
To every one who entered the old Opera Housc ass
extraordinary beauty Of The decorations which me, the
eye 81 every turn must have been indeed surprsng Rich
emes capsS spread over ssArcases where once only
stanty doubling the VIEW Hobbies carpeed over IN every
direction, GIT statues placed At every available SPOT
UP sueosson e m.snSesDos S.s 'S = osos .. rsss
The sPscssscv generally anxious 70 proceed wsh ali sx
roughly resevssed, Sui thoroughly changed. ana
!hs s.ierp!sinE .Pirt q NE manager = revealed be-
specify The Improvements more in detail, Il NAV be-
stated that The whole Of the interior hes been nevIv
part Of house being whse ana gold and iho.e r.
basement crimson and red whe IN every ncne arc huge
mirrors reaching from floor TO ceiling the large stone hal
oeine literally lined with these costly Ornamental Tbe
grand staircase, reaching from the vestbue OF se,f
an mpoens oeea, covered, II Is, with velvet car.
pet which stretches the steps The ron baIustrsde
painted . deep mazarins blue, aterr ased Win sold
while The handras covered with crimson velvet st
on .n se o. nc nme color On the rst landing Of
stone nul paced large vase, nlsd with aquatic flowers
frem which Jet Of waier sprinsing IN front Of mirror
dhappotn the spectator who has sc through All hss.
preliminary spendors The old .aiher chair have bcen
number Of crimson sailn coucbes thst ap,rstx 49,
the general effect. The season Was inausurstsd WIN
ro,ov Martha and the ballet Of "reur des chsnps"
me cast OF The former vas the e af the nrrrv.
lane Italian Opera, nademoisee niiens per,ousuos ,s.
lady Henrietta and Giuen the farmer Lionel Par A.
miraoy sustained Their parts the lady exuItng in The ful
power Of her nne voice: the gentleman SUFFERING from
colo put conoeahns the misfortune with ali the skl OF
rssrosd Artist ssnor Ronooni had bean ezpected
ouVid rot nrve and the eccentric Lord Tristan vas &C.
cordially played By ssnor Casseln, while Madame IL.
mare represented Nancy, in leu Of nademoises vans
well disciplined, and the band und Inc conduct az rn
hon IN every respect complete. 10 short such 3 tho
kus Wen Tor the new Management Of the old theatre
ITALIAN orrRx
The season (the lSih snce old Covep, c.rs.n ss..,
spspps sS nv ogsrS somneoosa Yesterday
genial masterpieces, taxing into account u sress su 49,
M year And the brilliant reception accorded 70 The new
appearance before an knssh audience In he
the heroine vas judlcous and Although a. mIrbi hsys
Of the 0psra are absent from london the ho1s r.s ~
crowded, there vas remarkably rcod atsndspor rns /
&C.. - n,s though one or two instances
hsard IN london The orchestra could With dIssusy
s -, sv, raIs' ms .,,% more .d%ir.by thar before
ne ,omsvhs, intricate score hal sons n, VIZ
nd rot only ws the warm greeting awarded N NJ
nv ,s.,,,.s <, ~. Prc ,, ~ the oonsucsors desk
sc'ersuc and spsndid overture vas execusea hn,
hrccshcvt ne opsrs street attention 70 ontrasss ana y
h. deicae CARNATIONS OF rhi and SHADE became evdsrt
Inch the several reprvssn,suons Of 1889 hss M, r.
ucoeedcd IN attaining ms distribution q The Srawr,,s
signal ccnsequenoe-the change m one nssncs hss.,
eccdefy for the better ~ IN the other vss snr hs
nrse Inc pert o Hoei hcrtsure finder and ana rced
usbsnd Of Irnorah, vas IN many respects a. vii 80,
e5rnor craziani that the audience usray ~, s,.rt
overlook the anoss total want Of bs,ronic TALENT n ~
,lneaiion On the present occssion, however n Wa
tn acted and funG 70 rrfccton. NJ vsr-. m. |
igpsl Bcel At the opers oomiauc n no. .,',,n we
val IN his own country . sctlpv bsrs,c,.
o~ever 10 may hsvc n~srily fen eoas,,sa.s |
the hsmmsls OF an unfamiliar tonrrs h. |
arcey gave sHy indicaslous q II LAST sish,' ~ |
n. true, eyerythirx IN hs ,avor--r..rss, ~ a.. |
fmtri, soise, drarsf1 lrt4ihzsnoe esrrp~sion ara
snt dervsy AZ. rarres suc-fss N,s c5-,n,,.. s,Srs
cher psru, vhh vtch he's les irsr. cou rsrs.p,