BERLIN.
A YOUNG singer, Mad. Schodel, from Vienna, has made her first appearance at the Königstadt theater; her voice, which is of an agreeable quality, is rather weak, particularly in the lower notes; she has, however, considerable flexibility, and she sings simple melodies with exquisite sweetness and taste; her acting, moreover, is very good. There has been no novelty at this theatre of late; the operas of Melusine and Des Adler’s Horst have been the principal attractions.
A new opera has been produced at the Königliche theater, Das Schloss Candra (Candra Castle), by Joseph Wolfram, which was rather favourably received. The music makes no pretensions to genius, at the same time the opera contains much that is very meritorious; the choruses, if not beautiful, are at least good, and the same may be said of the concerted pieces; the arias, however, are weak. The other performances have been, Alcidor, Die Stumme, and Fra Diavolo.