10 APRIL 1847, Page 11

Auber's comic opera The Barcarole, in an English dress, was

produced at the Princess's on Monday. This house has had the credit of bringing forward, in a very agreeable manner, several productions of the modern French musical stage' as well as some of the' favourite Parisian singers, particularly Madame Anna Thillon and Mademoiselle Nan. The Barcart /e is by no means equal to The Crown Diamonds, which had so great suc- cess at the Princess's Theatre; but it' is a lively and pleasant opera, con- structed in its dramatic part with Scribe's usual ingenuity, and written with his usual vivacity; and the music, though comparatively slight, pos- sesses Auber's characteristic features of gay and graceful melody, dramatic effect, and admirable instrumentation. The subject of the piece is the adventures of a barcarole,-an amorous boat-song, the real and pretended authorship of which gives rise to the imbroglio of the plot. It is a beauti- ful little thing; and a happy effect is produced by the variety of times and forms in which it is introduced during the piece. Considering the limited means of this theatre, the opera was well got up. The orchestra, though very incomplete, is greatly improved under the conduct of Mr. E. Loder;

and the concerted music appeared to have been carefully studied. AIIGR sang sweetly, and made quite a furore with his barcarole; and the other principal parts were respectably performed by Miss A. Romer, Miss Homer, Leffler, and Walton.