4 AUGUST 1832, Page 15

THE THEATRES.

THE German Opera, for the season, terminated last night, and the Italian Opera closes this evening. The season, altogether, has been of a most extraordinary description, and more than usually worthy of a retrospect ; which we purpose, next week, to take of it. The Ger- man Opera, after a short and vigorous career, fell suddenly into decay, and expired in the last stage of debility ; while her Italian sister, who had dragged on a feeble and languishing existence, rallied her strength, and made a brilliant exit. We saw Agnes& for the second time, on Tuesday; when it was performed even more effectively and successfully than on the previous Saturday ; and it is to be repeated this evening, for the last time. It is a pity Mr. Masi= did.uot bring it out months ago, instead of the poor trash which drove every body away irom hie theatres k would have done credit to his management, and brought money into his trea- sury ;. besides doing justice to the attainments of Signora Gals', who who was set down for an incapable, because she was incapable of im- parting beauty and expression to music destitute of either. TAM- Buanu, too, would have left us, without leaving behind him any great desire that he should return. Now, every lover of genius must ardently desire it. His performance of the bereaved father, crazed by excess of grief, was beautifully simple and natural ; full of those "ten- der strokes of art" which make the unbidden tear start to our eyes, before _our pride or stoicism has time to interpose and check it. There is a little :melancholy air, of an antique cast, which the old Uberto is supposed to have

• associated with the idea of his daughter, and sings, at intervals, when the delusion of her death is strongest upon him. The heartbroken -expression which TANIKTRINI threw into this little ballad was irre- sistible. His whole performance was of that exquisitely refined • character, which gains on the spectator at every repetition; and we believe that, had the opera been produced at a time when it could have had a run, l'Aaniunixies performance would have made an impres- sion as deep as that of AanntonErri.