Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-15

tions, was rendered with ftting beauty and
last evening, to a comparatively
good audience. Though the house was not
crowded as it should lave been, on the prOduc-
ton Of this magnificent opera, fns audi
ence-ths best of the season as yet, both in
numbers aud in musical tsste-Was present,
and manifested their delight at the spirit
and spIendor with which the opera Wss rem
dsred.
Robert Ie Diabls has long held prom
insnt place among the best operas of the age,
"a place to which its wonderful plot, into
which so much of the weird, startling and
unnatural is interviewer, and its fascinating
music, also SO weird, starting and almost
supernatural, justly sntitle it. Its sue
cess was great last night, owing
not. only to its intrinsic merits, but to the
spirit and power with which it was rendered
by the famous artists who appeared in it.
Formes, in his mastery impersOnstiOn Of the
inoarnate demon, Bertrsm, seemed to have
caught the very essence of the mslignity and
fsndishnsss of the fierce spirit, and made
the character one perhaps unequallsd in drs-
mstic power. His magnificent bassO Profundo
was displayed to glorious effect through the
whole opera, but most especially in the scene
at the cavern of St. Irene, and the closing
scene, in the terrific contest for the mastery
of Robert. The debut of Mile Cordier was
most propitious. She rendered the music Of
Alice in spirited and artistic style, and her
grace of person and dramatic power added to
her very marked success. We shall await with
impatisncs her appearance in her great role
of DinOrah on Monday evening. stofani as
Robert sung with the grestest power and
beauty and in the closing Scene his acting
and singing was truly magnificent. The
trios between COrdier, Formes and stefani
we're beyond criticism, and that celebrated
one in the second act was rspturously encor-
ed. Castri and TamarO had but minor parts,
but rendered them in an excellent manner.
Castri's avatinq "InUana 81 fato" was rem
dsrsd exquisitsIy.
The chorus and orchestra, under the ac-
complished direction of Sig. MuEio, added
greatly to the success of the evening.
Tonight Gounod's sensation opera
"Faust,"-now the event of the musical
world will be produced at the Academy Of
Music, with the following superb cast
Nine. Vera Lorini as Margaretti, Milo Mo
rensi as Siebel, Nine. Fischer as Martha, Sig
Tamaro SIS Faust, Sig. MOrslli in his famous
role of MephistopheIes, Sig. AmOdio as
Valentine, an ensemble of talent never before
witnessed here. The performance of Faus
by this company has been pronounced by thu
entire press of the West the greatest ant
most triumphant success, and We hope tha
our music loving community will awakel
and be on hand To- night to witness thu
grand production Of Faust, which has beel
greeted in aIl civilized countries and citie
as q musical and theatrical event. ,~r
The Paris and London press have beeI
unanimOus in greeting GounOd's "Faust" a
the ''musical fower' of the century, Flor
entino has pronounced it to be forty year
ahead of its time. Mr.. Grsu CHANGED to b,
in Europe at the time, and conceived thi
idea of producing it at once, and in style
worthy of the noble composer.
The costume, expressly selected by Mr.. A
Harris, the renowned Stage Director of the
Royal italian Opera, London, and ordered
by him from Msssrs. James & Combs, of the
same theatre, and Monsieur NOnOn, OF the
Impsrisl Academy Of Music in Paris, art
most miuuteIy the same as those used at thu
Operas, and they surpsss in splendOr any
thing ever used on any stage in this country
Monsieur Nenon would leave to no other thai
himself the making OF the costumes of ''Me'
phistopbelss" for signOr Morelli, who at thu
time was in Paris. Mr.. Harris intrusted tn
medieval armOrs to Mr.. Dairs, Armorer I,
Her Majesty.
The properties, all Of the most startling
beauty, have been manufactured by tn
attaches Of the opora. and everything has beel
contrivsd to render the production of tn,
Faust" " in Cleveland an unparalleled sue
cess.
signOr MuziO has been engaged in the re
hersals of this Opera for two months, an'
has brought his Orchestra, the Chorus an'
the Artistes to an unprecedented perfection
We advise our readers to cali early a
Brainard's to day, to secure seats for to
night as there will be s rush. Seats in th'
Balcony Circle can be secured without sxtrl
charge.