This gentleman announces himself as a pupil of Mr. Neate, to whom he does credit. On this occasion he played Mendelssohn’s fine concerto in G minor, and Czerny’s ‘Grand Military Fantasia,’ in a manner that gained him much applause. Mesdames Pasta, Devrient, De Meric, Puzzi, Mrs. Bishop, MM. Phillips, Donzelli, Haitzinger, Zuchelli, &c., were the vocalists; and M. Eliason played a pleasing fantasia, à l’Espagnol, on the violin. The King’s Theatre having been open this evening, Mr. Salaman was incapable of forming a very good orchestra, and Beethoven’s symphony in C minor suffered in consequence. A trio à la Tyrolienne was sung by Mad. de Meric and two debutantes, the Demoiselles Correldi, who accompanied themselves with the castagnettes! Neither the music nor the performance proved very satisfactory. The room was exceedingly full, but we doubt whether it was equally productive.
MR. SALE’s,
Hanover Square Rooms, Friday Morning, May 31.
A very charming selection, in which some excellent music was allotted to our best English singers, and equally good Italian music was assigned to Italians. This is just as it should be, and proves Mr. Sale’s discrimination. A new and clever madrigal by Lord Burghersh was performed for the first time; as was a pleasing song by Mr. Phillips. Mrs. Knyvett in ‘Let the bright seraphim,’ accompanied by Harper, was most deservedly applauded; but we wish that she would not add any cadenza to what is an aria d’agilità from beginning to end. Miss Stephens in ‘John Anderson,’ and Mr. Braham ‘In native worth,’ from the Creation, (sung by command) drew abundance of plaudits; as did Mad. Pasta in (the old story) ‘Ah! come rapida,’ and Mad. Cinti in Hasse’s fine bravura, ‘Sorprendermi vorresti.’ Sig. Rubini sang, or rather sacrificed, Mozart’s ‘Il mio tesoro intanto;’ and the Adelaida of Beethoven is too much for the physical powers of Mr. Hobbs. The concert opened with ‘God save the King,’ in compliment to the Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria, who, with their suite, were present in the royal box, and seemed highly delighted with the performance.
SIG. GIUBILEI’s AND L. SAGRINI’s,
At the residence of Sir John De Beauvoir, Connaught Place, Monday Morning, June 3.
All the strength of the Italian Opera were here, augmented by Mrs. Bishop, Miss H. Cawse, Messrs. Haitzinger and Parry, jun., &c. Mrs. Anderson, Mr. Mori, and Sig. Costa, as instrumentalists. The performance was well attended, and deserved the applause it received.
MESSRS. CHELARD’s AND ELIASON’s,
Hanover Square Rooms, Friday Morning, June 7.
This opened with the overture by M. Chelard performed at the third Philharmonic Concert, whose drinking chorus in Macbeth was also given effectively by the German party. Mr. Eliason played a violin concerto, the music by Rode and Mayseder, with much brilliancy of execution, and the violin part of a duet concertante with the harp. M. Herz played his ‘variations de concert’ on a subject from Guillaume Tell.