At length the regular advertisement of the opening of Her
Majesty's Theatre for the ensuing season appears in our columns. It does not contain much information beyond that of the demi-official announcement, of which we stated the substance last week. The theatre is to open on Saturday next, the 19th instant, with Verdi's Email; the part of Carlo to be sus- tained by Gardoni, the favourite tenor of last season; Ernani, by Cuzzani, the new tenor; Elvira, the heroine, by Signora Cruvelli, and Rug Gomez by Signor Belletti, both of whom are new to this country. A new fairy. ballet, called Fiorito, will include Rosati and Marie Taglioni. In regard to the operas to be performed during the season, it is said, in general terms, that, "in addition to the successful operas produced last season, a selection has been made from the most esteemed works of the lyrical repertoire, to display t4) the utmost., and with attention to their peculiar and remarkable gifts, the talents of this powerful ooropauy." Among the members of the orchestra are the names of Tolhecque, Nadaud, Onry, Deloffre Watts, Anglois, Hughes, Piatti, Filet, and other eminent performers; and the military band is to be under the direction of M. Boose, band-master of Prince Albert's regiment of Scotch Fusilier Guards. We have also received the prospectus of the Royal Italian Opera; from which we extract a few particulars in addition to those specified in the previ- ous advertisement The season is to commence on Tuesday the 7th of March, with the Tancredi of Rossini; Alboni Taneredi, and Persiani Ametuzide. Guillaume Tell will next be produced. Madame Pauline Garcia Viardot will. commence her engagement in April, and continue to the end of the season. She will appear, among other operas, in Beethoven's Fidelio; Meyerbeer's Huguenots, which the composer is at present occupied in adapt- ing to the Italian stage; mid Auber's new opera, Hoydie, which is under- going a similar process of adaptation by the author. In addition to these particulars, we may mention that both Meyerbeer and Auber are expected to superintend in person the production of their operas; and that it is in- tended-, should time permit, to produce the Mose of Rossini and the Zatt- berfliite of Mozart in the course of the season.
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