New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-04
IsslnInlseenee. o opera slueerr.
PAsTA, mALIBBAN, soNTAe. JENNY END, LAstA GEE
AND CosTAs

AND GosTA.
The author Of "The Queens of Song - ia uub-
fishing in London Society a series Of papers on the
London Opera Directors" abundantIy spiced
with personal aDecdote. The last number relates
some Of the incidents which attended the first ap-
pearaHce Of MaIibran and Sontag in Eondonyirr
lS29. Pasta was then in the zenith of her glory,
and looked askance upon these new lights, bab
they took the town by storm, and Pasta's stgug-
gies to retain the supremacy were in vain.
The Kings Theater at which Malibran and SOa--
1 Tag appeared was managed by Messrs. LaurertT
and Laporte-the former an ex-director Of thes
Italian opera in Paris, the latter distinguished
french actor They offered Malibran sevsnty-fYe
guInea5 for each performance; the offer was aG-
cepted, ana 1er hrst appearance was in the chaE.
acter Of DesdemoBa OF quarrel and recon-
Citation between halibran and Sontag the writsi
says:
PaFisans as the rival of Madame Pasta Of M
dame Pisaroni, and Of Madame Malibran Notbia q
was neglected by Che manager which ceufd stia =
uate public expectation prior to the arrival f
the distinguished German soprano. Her heanF T.
her talents her dramatic power, her romano G
history were dllated upon in exaggerated tegTa J..
A thousand and anecdotes were circulate
regarding her. dukes and royal princes, it WI IS
said, were dying of love for her, end feea it
dneis with one another for the privilege of 81 J.
tanning tickets to hear her sing Paris, Bes1i a,
and oshtr great capitals were at her feet diamsH d
bracelets and the most costly gifts were offered to
| her ny empeTofs The various devices put in c.
te sceeeded SO well that the musical and fasl l.
iVii7Vso fotlu WRs thfoWn into q fsEmenf. ana
lie lshe u her deant the front of the theate
was Desieged by an immense crowd which wa ,
not deferred in the attempt to glance at the fan
songstEess even by the aestest toyT1eat5 AZ Ees,
and crushing, and the loss a. diyiayS artcleQ ri
wearing apparel: Before the season W., over
| Sontag quarreiled with Eaporte
% 4 foolish rivalry had existed l3stvz4or esn4ao-
and Malbran, of those bitter aginiosssiesT.hfc5
dsfgure the history Of opera AEs Fssis who vTa5F
then in London, brought about a4reooneFlation
all the more easily effected as the two singers "A
mired each other, and had nothing to do Win arig
mating the antagonsm which had been fosteres /
| between them by partisans. 81 Laperse took al Z
vantage of the newly cemented friendship to prt j.
duce pieces in which they could sing together.H
The London opera season Of 1880 was chief "
memorable for the appearance Of Louis Eablaeh e.
NJ. Laporte in the following season f183l] int o.
I-duced Rubin. the king Of tenoEs, and during he
same season brought out Michael Costas
In 1882 the king theateE passed to The dree tor
ship of Mone& Mason, by whom German ope74 :. in
its original form, was presented for ta, first time
in London. The famous Schroeder DeF rent
created an extraordinary sensation in the ope ra OF
g Fidello.n The production of this work VI g an
event which exercised marked influence o n tie
history of music in England. At the aA ,se Of
the season Mr.. Mason brought cut ~ RObsr;
le Diable,n which was then farming the b sadss Of
the ParisaDs To mount this piece cost thai irefsoi
six thousand pounds. The scenery was pai nteta by
the Messrs. Grieye, was exquisite, and xiii yte5
some new and ingenious effects. Thee ompsasel
came over for the purpose of supeFintesz ling th
production Of the work, but SO many d lays ant
disasters occurred that the Piece failed, nd Niaso
! withdrew ruined man. Laporte theE res me
the dictatorship, and in two years tho nu sie q
Belni began to be popular, and GFisiNa "A ep rare
! to sing In 1885, Lumley, q youngsI icit a. an
peared rs an assistant to Laporte and in Ii ss tn
I name of the Kings Theaser was.a lten ed, I1T con
!; mand, to Her Maiestys Taeater. VIII the. aeaso
q of lS4a Mr.. Lurnley became ezclusia g manage
: and for twenty years held the mos pren1iner
j place among the operate directors The write
+ continues;
If II enter On detailed chronicle Of M. Inn
leys management would be superfi8 GUS as-he ha
p told his own story so recently. as dso ranntel1
He introduced to England for Tho irst time man
i distinguished singers and dancers, nd sever ne'
Y operas and ballots. Among the sing ers were Jepr
IS Lind, and the Mesdames Tadol mi TYezzolir
O. Sophie Cyuvelli. Parodi, CAST elan, Cssrolil
le Duprez, HccoominL Tietjeus, tGa rdoni CaIzolal
IL Fraschini, Ronc0ni, Beleta, For nasar ~ audit
'e Giuglini,. The priHeipal dancer who es9vear
K for the first time in England 'iu ring lis manap
at ment were Rosati, Ferraris, u ellie Grasn. Ma
Taglioni, Adele Dumia4re, G dy Stephan. Pf
ne chini, and ST. Leon, with hume rous miror sta
cd He introduced, after their lie ngthened absenC
MADAME Sontag.and the ettteGeal Tartieni.
ne ''aIr Iumley'reled fer su, ,cGss in this seas on
ne ls4T, on the coming Of the Swedish Nfghtin gal
me- She did come, and created such All exejttnoe
gle that, although nearly Tenity years hgye eiiar
aW since the April night within her fist notes "
DO heard, the scene is vigidly rtsmernt r adj IN III
s. who simply knew by hearsa y of tia -terrors n
y Jenny Lima crush - -