The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-10-18

MISS ADELINE PATTI VIII give two grand Con-
certs in Richmond next week. The success of this
wonderful! artist has been unprecedented in New
York, Boston and Phllad elphia. We cop, the fol-
lowing from the Boston Post
BRILLIANT SUCCESS OF ADELINA PArTI.-A eel
eorated professor OF the art of singing has said
that there is no instrument capable of producing
voice, and that the glory of all other instruments
consists In the nearness of their approach TO It's
marvellous perfection. The truth of this suf-
holenfly exemp lhed last night by one, who ct a
mere girl has IN short season scared to an emf
nence more loft, than any lylio artis' ever at
for Sontag. great, gorious and unTivaled as she
was IN the spring of her life, did not cross the
compelled by reverse of fortune. ana in the 'sere
and yellow Leaf to resume her profession.
Like Sontas, NJ ss Adeiina PattI possesses one
o. those rare voices, muscail, termed a soprano
stogato which, brilliant and effective above every
other class OF female orsans, IS generally con
ceoed 10 lack the sympathy which Is so delicious
tralt IN the mezzo soprano; but In her case In
that OF Madame Snntag, this rule does not apply.
WITH those high. clear note :, Is mbodled the
tlment, the natural musical feeling, or as the
French term it, the '.fsu saere''- sacred fre-of
however brilliant or artistic the voice and execu %
ton we cannot realize tha' divine influence which
gr7sps the tenderness of our nature, and excltes
IS b. the nv ste ious wand of the AEGEAN, tho
sunlight OF joyful emotion, or the melting luxury
'f Brief it is this aness Ss
hing OF heart and voice, this nterpre Iatod Of
an universal language, which Constitutes the soul
of music "
Thsre Is no doubt that an union of a,t and ma
ture Is essential to tie perect preston of SEN
tlment, and herein the fair Adeina has been for
innate IN an education superior to OF her sis
| Ter worshippers at the shrine Of Eutsrpe; but
while she s the child of art, there is no labored
imitation OF sny certain style. but ths gushin ng
notes are developed, free and untrammeled. and
as natural as the outpourlnx Of the bird of
We expected much, and in ali candor confess
tnat ,he reality Ia hiied the cipaton the
| satisfy the verlest skeptic or gTumbsr. that vo
osst OF superior order nad arisen In the ric 6r
mament, and that no prlma donna tor by past
ustrum has displayed an equal gift Of song. She
executes the po lament, PASSAGES with exqalsi Q
taste and consumuiate art; gliding from one note
to auothsr. an0 sustaining and conducting the
voice without an apparent effort
silver, contour of her voice was remarkably de :
veloped but, To our mind, the crowning triumph
was reserved for the ce ebrated eontag 80 cho
Sons, exactly adapted To BRING forth ner bIilsnt
AID comprehensive vocal power. Here she dis-
PLAYED In an extraordinary manner, that which
musicians denomlnate the messa di voce, a swell
Ing and dmlnlshIng OF he VOICE a long holding
note, and which alike difficult OF execution,
but 30 nappJ IN effect.
But we tTespass upon the space to which we are
necessarily confined, and tue retore must condense
the admiration we feel for this child Of song,
wSuG employ the pen TO an undue lelsth: bu, we
here PIN our faith upon the future, aud prophecy
that the star of the ar hdelina will become xed
rs bright and lofty as the chosen few who in
spiret WI heaven s sweetest GIFT have be-
queathed their memory a legacy To maukin1
we do pot fhink that an picture we have seen
o. MISS rstti DOS Ter justice Yer form is 20
portion essential to perfect symmet-,. Her face
and features Temind one OF the Patti OF 70 mer
yedrs, now M 4dame Strakosch; thes are pleasing
and nt~iiIeent; but the ey O.. large, b az X and
lusirous. they interpret equal, with the voice the
sentiments and emotI ms of her theme; such orhs
lost Mark Anton, the Empire of The World.