FRANKFORT.
THE opera of Robert the Devil has been brought out here at an expense of 8000 florins, and met with enthusiastic applause. Its performance will be additionally impressed on our memory, for, during its representation on the 3rd of April, our city was suddenly thrown into confusion by riots and bloodshed, caused by a small band of political fanatics.
Valeria, an opera by M. Aloys Schmidt, has been brought out here. While this work certainly exhibits some original and agreeable traits, it abounds in reminiscences of Beethoven, Cherubini, and Mozart. However, it has succeeded.