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Part 1.-Concert Overture, Op. 126, Spohr; "Ave verum," and Chorus, "Kyrie Eleison," Herr Theodore Formes, E. Silas; Aria, Malle. Bury, Spohr; Grand Choral Symphony, Beethoven, the solo parts by Mdlie. Bury, Miss Bassano, Herr Theodore Formes, and Mr. Weiss. Part 2.-Concerto in D minor, Pianoforte, Master J. Barnett, Mendelssohn; Aria, "O, zittre nicht," (Il Flauto Magico) Mdlle. Bury, Mozart; Overture, (Jessonda) Spohr; Aria, "Dass mich Glück," Herr Theodore Formes, Spohr; Flute Solo, (Carnival de Venise) Herr Reichart; Overture, (Men of Prometheus) Beethoven. Conductor-Dr. Spohr. Subscription Ticket for Beserved Seat for the Series of Concerts, £2 2s. Reserved Seat for the Night, 10s. 6d. Gallery 5s. West End of the Hall, 2s. 6d. To be had at Cramer, Beale, and Co's. 201, Regent-street. WILLERT BEALE, Sec. BEETHOVEN'S SONATA, OP. 53. PERFORMED by Malle. Clauss at her Morning Concert on the 15th, new edition, edited by W. STERNDALE BENNETT. "Mr. Bennett's edition (used at the Royal Academy of Music and the Queen's College) is engraved and printed in a very superior style; is much clearer for the performer to read than any edition hitherto published." Leader and Cock, 63, New Bond-street, corner of Brook-street, publishers of all Mr. W. S. Bennett's works. Dedicated by Permission to His Royal Highness Prince Albert, K.G. NATIONAL PSALMIST. BY CHARLES DANVERS HACKETT, Mus. B., Organist of the Parish Church, Liverpool. 34, Church Street, June 21st. GERMAN PLAYS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, MR. MITCHELL respectfully announces that a SECOND SEASON of GERMAN PLAYS will be commenced at this Theatre on the 1st of July, at the close of Madlle. Rachel's engagement. Engagements have been made with the following eminent artistes-Herr Emil Devrient, from Dresden; Cologne; Fraulein Fuhr, from Berlin; Frau Stolte, from Cassel; Frau Steck, from Darmstadt; Herr Salmayer, from Leipsic; Herr Thomas, from Berlin; and a complete Company, consisting of twenty-four persons. Regisseurs-Herren Pischer and Birnstill, from the Ducal Theatre, Darmstadt. The principal productions this season will consist of "William Tell," "B of Messina," "Donna Diana," "Fiesco." "Torquato Tasso;" "Othello" and "Tam of the Shrew," by Shakspeare; and the popular Plays of last season-"Faust," "Eginont," and "Hamlet." The performances will be given on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, during the month of July.-A subscription for the Series, or for one or two nights a week, may be arranged, at a considerable reduction upon the nightly prices, at Mr. Mitchell's Library, 33, Old Bond Street. Herr Dessoir, from Berlin ; Herr Gabillon, from Hanover; Herr Frey, from A THE ELLIPTIC COLLAR, TO FASTEN AT THE BACK. WITH PATENT ELASTIC FASTENING MOST PERFECT AND EASY FITTING SHIRT, and, by a simple invention of the Patentee, adjusts itself to all movements of the body both back and front, either walking, sitting, or riding.-Price, including the Registered Elliptic Wristband, 42s. the half-dozen. The ELLIPTIC THREE-FOLD COLLAR, quite unique in all shapes, with Patent Elastic Fastening, 12s. the dozen. The Patent Elastic Collar Fastening can be attached to any Collar, opening back or front. Six sent by Post on receipt of 13 Postage Stamps. COLOGNE CHORAL UNION.-Most of the Compositions sung by this Society from the Works of Mendelssohn, Otto, Weber, &c., are contained in the "Orpheus," HELLER'S NEW WORK, 24 Preludes (in all the keys) for the pianoforte, in two books, at 4s. and 5s. each. The many admirers of the enthusiastic and fanciful Heller will hail this announcement with delight, particularly when they are assured that these charming compositions fully sustain his long and justly-earned reputation. They are far more than what might be understood by the modest title of "Preludes," for like everything that Heller writes, they are full of the most finished poetry and sentiment. Ewer and Co., 390, Oxford-street. MUSICAL UNION. DIRECTOR'S MATINEE, Tuesday, June 28, at Three o'clock. Quartet, No. 1, in G, Mozart; Duet à 4 mains, pianoforte, Mdlle. Staudach (from Vienna) and Herr Blumenthal; Septet, in E flat, Beethoven; Solos, pianoforte, Mdlle. Staudách; Solo, contra-basso, Bottesini. Executants-Vieuxtemps, Goffrie, Blagrove, Piatti, Bottesini, Wuille, Baumann, and C. Harper. Vocalist-M. Jules Lefort. After the concert the infant prodigy Arthur Napoleon will perform Dohler's Notturno, &c., on the pianoforte. Members will greatly facilitate ingress by providing tickets for their friends. Programmes and tickets to be had of Cramer and Co., Regent-street; Chappell and Ollivier, Bond-street. All free admissions suspended for this Matinée. Doors open at half-past Two, and the performance to commence half-an-hour earlier than usual, J. ELLA, Director. BOOSE'S NEW PATENT MODEL CORNET-A-PISTON PRICE SEVEN GUINEAS.-This Instrument may be taken to pieces and placed in the pocket. In calling attention to the above NEW and BEAUTIFUL MODEL which Me 3)SEY and SONS have just completed, and for which they have taken out a patcnt, they would beg to observe that with the assistance of the most able professors in London, they have succeeded in uniting in this instrument a Perfect Intonation with a Clear, Rich, and Brilliant Tone, never before attained to such perfection in the Cornet-à-Piston. It can further be played without the least effort even by one unacquainted with Brass Instruments. BOOSEY and SONS, Holles-street, London. THE GORGET SELF ADJUSTING SHIRT Illustrated Price Lists forwarded free. PATENTEES. THE ELLIPTIC COLLAR, TO FASTEN IN FRONT. J WITH PATENT ELASTIC FASTENING. 1. Round the Chest, over the Shirt. 5. Length of Coat Sleeve, from centre of Back down seam of Sleeve, to bottom of Cuff. 6. Length of Shirt at back. The first four measures must be taken tight. Say if the Shirts are to open back or front. If with Collars attached (3s. the half-dozen extra.} If Buttons or Studs in front. If Buttons or Studs at Wrist. COOPER AND FRYER, Removed Next Door to the Haymarket Theatre. Printed and Published for the Proprietor by MICHAEL SAMUEL MYERS, of No. 3, Studley Villas, Studley Road, Clapham Road, in the parish of Lambeth; at the office of MYERS & Co., 22, Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, in the parish of St. Paul, where all communications for the Editor are to be addressed, post paid. To be had of G. Purkess, Dean Street, Soho; Allen, Warwick Lane; Vickers, Holywell Street, and at all Booksellers. Saturday, June 25th, 1953. 1 PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING. Terms of Subscription, per Annum, 16s.; Half-year, 8s.; Three Months, 4s.; (Stamped Copies 18. per Quarter extra.) Payable in advance, to be forwarded by Money Order, to the Fublishers, Myers & Co., 22, Tavistock-st., Covent Garden. No. 27.-VOL. XXXI. BENVENUTO CELLINI. SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1853. THE opera of Benvenuto Cellini was composed for the Academie Royale (Nationale-Imperiale) de Musique et de Danse, no less than fifteen years ago. It was produced here in September, 1838, performed once, and put down by a cabal. The same fate attended it on Saturday night, June 25th, 1853, at the Royal Italian Opera. The opera was played, it is true, from beginning to end, but it was not listened to with sufficient attention to justify any verdict that may have followed the descent of the curtain. A strenuous opposition was maintained, by a well-organized and cleverly distributed party, from the first note of the overture to the last note of the finale. The party succeeded in damning the opera, but failed to show that the music was bad, since the majority of the audience were not allowed to hear it. Under these circumstances we decline entering into any account of Benvenuto Ceilini. Thus much we may say, how ever, as a matter of opinion :-the book is one of the silliest ever written, while the music, whatever its peculiarities (defects, if you please,) is interesting throughout-interesting for many reasons, and for none more than for its entire originality. We wish we had been at Weimar when Benvenuto was Α brought out at the theatre, under the auspices of the intrepid Liszt, before the Court, and in presence of the composer. correspondent of the Athenæum, who went to Weimar to hear the opera, gave a full account of its success, and a long analysis of the music, which was read with avidity by the admirers of Berlioz, among whom we have the honour to rank. We shall search among our papers for the letter, and publish it next week. Did the little capital of the little German Duchy read a lesson to the large capitals of Gaul and Britain? Time will prove. Meanwhile, nous ne sommes pas si betes as to set down the demonstration of Saturday night as significant of anything that regards the merits and demerits of Benvenuto Cellini as a work of art. 1. The Royal Italian Opera is an Italian theatre. Price Fourpence. Stamped Fivepence. 5. Jullien has had an opera produced at Covent Garden. 6. None of Verdi's operas succeed in this country. 7. Her Majesty's Theatre is shut up. 8. The Italians begin to tremble for their supremacy. They have long reigned and long monopolised. 9. There are at least 500 Italian composers in and about London, with one, two, three or more operas in their portfolios. Say 2000 MS. operas at a round guess. 10. Mr. Gye cannot bring out 2000 Italian operas by obscure composers in one season, or even two. Moreover, in all likelihood, the very first he brought out, would empty his boxes, pit, stalls, amphitheatre, and gallery. Not a dog, a cat, a mouse, or a living creature of any known form would remain in the theatre. Even the spiders, who by this time must have acquired a certain taste for music, would run over the roof, and build their webs on the adjacent houses. Anything, indeed, in the "cabaletta" shape, from a new hand, would knock up Mr. Gye and kk down his establishment. The carpenters would go to sleep. The ballet girls would get varicose-veins; and the band would become stark to a member. 11. A new "cabaletta," then, is impossible. As well go back to Tubal Cain, with his hammer. Preserve us, Heaven, from the "cabaletta." We wonder we are not dead of the "cabaletta," this many a year gone. There are 100,000 "cabalettas" all alike. We would rather disinter the works of Any Blewett, and place them on the stage, with a libretto by Manfredo Maggioni, and Grisi and Mario in the cast. thing sooner than a "cabaletta. Tubal Cain and his hammer, the primitive music, would be far more welcome. The sparrow on the house-tops, with his music, or the cat in the area, with his music, or the old sailor without legs who carries a ship on his head and sings a gruff song, with his music, would be better for Mr. Gye than a new cabaletta." The very thought of a "cabaletta" makes us sneeze. 12. There are no "cabalettas" in Benvenuto Cellini. Berlioz likes not the "cabaletta." He never disguised his aversion to the "cabaletta." For 20 years he has declared it in the 2. The Italian repertoire of good old sterling operas is Debats. Therefore the "cabaletta" likes not Berlioz (as exhausted. 3. There is not an Italian composer of genius, or even of talent, now living and writing. (Rossini is living and fishing.) Cherubini said of the fugue). 13. The derivation of cabaletta is evident. It comes from Cabal. It is a name of endearment for Cabal. The Italians, like the Germans, add something to names, in familiar conver4. Meyerbeer, Auber, Halévy, are gradually taking posses- sation. The Germans would say Cabalchen. The Italians say sion of the Italian stage in London. Cabaletta. 14. BERLIOZ likes not CABALETTA, and CABALETTA likes not self acquainted with nearly 100 Italian and French songs, BERLIOZ. 15. There is a fable about a dog in a manger. ENTER ROMMI. D.R. (aside) Hang that Rommi!-he always comes just in time to prevent us from explaining what we mean. N'importe ! Let it pass for a MYTH. (To be continued.) A SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF JULLIEN. (Continued from our last.) created such a sensation in the various towns, that he was christened by the inhabitants, "le petit phenoméne," and his concerts were everywhere looked forward to as events. After having made a great deal of money, Antonio Jullien returned with the boy to Sisteron. Little Louis was now six years of age, and every one prophesied that he would become the greatest singer of the day. He had a voice of no smaller range than three octaves-from F below to F in alt. Early exertion, however, soon impaired it. The boy was of a tender physique, and his force was overtaxed. Antonio's ambition had The musical education of little Jullien now began in right overleaped his prudence. The result was disastrous. earnest. Antonio gave him lessons daily. The progress of It was absolutely necessary, however, to teach him the WSPAPounded. In a brief space the child became a real musical prodigy, and, in the pride of his heart, Antonio resolved to exhibit his talents to the world. He accordingly travelled with him into the south of France, where the boy, who had made him One morning (July 11th) Louis proceeded, as soon as he got out of bed, to the piano, to practise-as his daily habit-the scales and solfeggi. He ran over the keys (for he had already acquired a proficiency on the pianoforte, and could play by heart all the "Lessons" of Couperin, and the Suites Francaises of Bach), previous to trying his voice. The first note he essayed, however, failed. He could not get out a sound. Antonio, who was at hand, was, as may be imagined, au dernier comble du desespoir! His worst fears were realised, the boy's voice had gone, it was as barren of sound as an extinct volcano. The physicians of Sisteron were sent for. Their verdict was unanimous. The voice was dead, and could never, by any possible chance, be resuscitated. The feelings of poor Antonio Jullien may be easier imagined than described. It was evident that the boy could never become a singer, since a singer without a voice would be no better than a peacock without a tail-no singer, no peacock. Antonio, however, was not to be thoroughly disheartened. The instrument upon which he most excelled himself was the violin, and he at once formed the resolution of teaching little Louis all he knew about that magnificent instrument. "My son," he said to the curate, "has lost his voice, he cannot be a singer. a singer. Tant pis! I have not lost my Straduarius, however, he shall be a fiddler!" The curate applauded the decision. The bow and the fiddle were placed in the hands of the boy, and Antonio commenced by explaining to him how to play the scale. Surprise was indescribable, when, without listening to his instructions, the boy held the instrument in the proper position, and played off from memory the first movement of Viotti's concerto in G major. (To be continued.) ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. On Saturday evening, Hector Berlioz's grand opera, Benvenuto Cellini, was produced for the first time in this country. As we have devoted a leading article to the subject, we shall say nothing in this place as to its production, or its perform that most of the criticisms which have appeared in the leading ance, or the impression it has created. We think, however, journals would have been more worthy of the writers, had |