15 FEBRUARY 1851, Page 11

Mr. Lumley has put forth the usual prospectus of his

arrangements for Her Majesty's Theatre. It promises a brilliant season. The list of vo- cal performers contains all the distinguished members of last year's com- pany, with several new names of Continental celebrity. We are again to have Sontag, Parodi, Alboni, Giuliani, Ida. Bertrand, and Fiorentini ; with Gardoni, Calzolari, Reeves, Colletti, and Lablaehe. The great no- velty will be Mademoiselle Caroline Duprez, the daughter of the famous tenor, who has made her debfit this season at Paris, under Mr. Lumley's auspices; and, if we are to believe the concurrent testimony of all the journals as well as private accounts, has already risen both as an actress and a singer to the summit of her art. Two other ladies, Madame Bar- biere Nini and Mademoiselle Alaymo, have gained reputation in Italy. Of the merits of the new male performers, Ferranti, Scapini, and Casa- nova, we are not informed.

A new opera by Meyerbeer is announced, and "the best-founded hopes are entertained" that he will superintend its production in person. It is to comprehend some of the most interesting melodies of the Camp de Si- lesie, which Jenny Lind made famous in Germany. There is also a new grand opera by Thalberg, the libretto by Scribe ; and an opera which Auber is now composing expressly for Alboni. Other novelties, not spe- cified, are promised.

The ballet is to resume its ancient splendour. There is a brilliant con- stellation of danseuscs ; Carlotta Grim, Amalie Ferraris, Marie Taglioni, Petit Stephan, and Carolina Rosati. The only males mentioned are Paul Taglioni, Gossclin, and Charles; but except perhaps St. Leon, there are no male dancers now-a-days of any great renown.

Balfe remains in his old place. There is a German chorus-master, and the chorus is to be strengthened from Germany : a judicious step, for Germany is the land of choral singing, and choral acting too. The theatre is to open early in March, with Aubcr's Gustavus,