The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-29
The Royal Italian Opera.

From the London Times, May Is
A new Amina does not usually excite very much Gu
rosity among frequentcrs OF the Opera There hav
been since the days Of Malbran 80 many Aminas an
nine teen out Of twenty OF them common place Even
announcement Of a new singer, irrespective of Amina,
LUCIA, Airline, Mariana any other character,
Italian Engsh mot excepting the Traviata hersef-
strong the reaction against preliminary fourish--s
a-days received with something like Indifference
How many Pastas, how many Crisis, how many jenny
Lindg Cnghtingaes :" OF course), have suddenly
forth suddenly vanished, at best remained n
tens 70 oecy seconf, third or fourth rate Position
The musical public has sunk into sort OF ethargic AMI
cynical ncreduty, the result of many sanguine hopes
present, may venture TO suggest, the most
pruoent way to obtain an impartial and ndulgent
hearing for aspirant to lyric honors is TO
say nothing In advance Mr. eye has adopted this
of action naction, with regard to very young lady,
who made her fret appearance last night as the heroine
of ia Sonnambula,' and who, we may add at once,
created such sensaton has not been paraleed for
years. 1t simply advertised, late last week that
Tuesday, May IA, Mile Adelina Patti would assume the
nar m ,m,r, m peI,n;s AL kH6wn opera apart from
those who had visited the Ied s.a.es o. .nose the
habit OF perusng the musical VI american jour
and thus although the house was brilliantly attended
Qt being subscription nightly, there were no symp-
toms whatever OF more than ordinary degree Of eA,
pectation. AS that divert.ng necromaScer, Gospadn
Frikell, used TO declare, there was emo prcrs-.-on
certainly there 'claquc"-no disposition 10
tcipate favor exort applause The debu,ank at
fret calmly, then more warmly then enthusiastically
but always fairly and dispassionately-judged and
she who 70 Europe AZ any rate was yesterday without
And now comes the difficult Part OF ou- task. ''ls
Mademoiselle Adelins Patti"it Will naturally be asked
IA phenomenon Decidedly yes. 'Is perfect
tistsr DECIDEDLY How girl scarcely eighteen
summers have reached perfection In an art difficult
that shc IL something better than perfect for perfection
her age could be little else than mechanical and might
probably settle down at last into cold abstraction, or
common psce technical correctness No; Mademoi
has the faults incidental TO youth and nexper
but thcec In single instance the semolance
OF being ineradcable; the contrary, they in a
grea, measure the consequence Of ardent ambition
attain 1t Jump what can only be attained with years OF
laborious application The management Of the voice,
the rounding of Of Phrase are all occasionally more or
less defective but TO compensate for these inevitable
accent, carnestness in every look, and an inteu
In every movement and gesture that undenably
let be under stood that qualities Of charm OF
nesncss and OF intelligence are not merely the prepos
sessng attributes Of extreme YOUTH allied 70 personal
talentwe may almost add Of genius but assuredy Of
natural endowments, both mental and physical far be-
Nademoiseille PATHS first appearance on the stage
seemed take the audience By surprise So young
Amina-youpg enough in appearance TO be the daughter
Of her Evno (Sgnor Tiberini)an ANNA, in short, not
yet done growng-had never before been witnessed.
Tho recitative care compagnen however, showed at
feeling might be found both naturally and gracefully uni
ted while long before the termination Of the air. "0ome
per me sereno" with Its brilliant cdbdieHd "Sovra
Il sen In man mi posa," n conviction unanimously
entertained by the audience that singer Of genuine feel
ing, rare gifts ana utclded Originality sloou ooiore tne
high soprano voice. equal fresh and telling In every
note or the medium, the upper az Hat, and even "f
ready command admirable accentuaton OF the words,
considerable htxiblty dashing and effective use OF
"bravura expression warm, energetic and varei while
never exaggerated, and last not least an information
cely at fauIt-such the valuable qualities
that revealed themselves IL turn during the execution OF
Aminas well known aposrophe 70 her companions on the
suspicious dag that s TO unite her 70 vno and which
raised the house TO positive enthusiasm thing that
must have astonehcd every the thorough ease
and "apiomb ian excellent torm) with which 80 yourg
stranger confronted go formidable assembly, In the
midst OF difficulties that at times apt TO unsete the
olues and most practced stage singers Too much self
composure, II might be Urged, for one Of Milo. PATHS
years. not that the ingenious confidence OF youth
when unchcckered by the susceptibility Of nervous
temperament often makes II unapprehcnsive OF danger
end cnrele OF results. Al any rate Milo. Adelna PATHS
frat essay vertabe triumph, and her ultimate
cess thus placed beyond doubt When the applause at
the end Of "Come per sereno had suDsided, there
was general buzz Of Satisfaction The consciousness OF
new having been Unexpectedly experienced
seemed universal among the audience who IN grateful
recognition might have addressed the nov songstress
in the language with which the village chorus apostro
yivi felicel questo
II comun vote, Adelina,
The history Of Madcnoisee Pat,is first appearance Ia
told the foregoing descent OF the curtain the
sgnal for loud and ong continued pauits. For the third
time Madcmoisee PATTI led forward by s,gnor THE
rni, ard then, In obedience TO general sumpaoas sbs
came On alone 10 receive frosb tcnors 10 coocluds