12 OCTOBER 1861, Page 17

The Italian Opera at Berlin opened for the season on

the first of this month. The company, under the management of Signor Morelli, comprises some distinguished names, among others that of our fa- vourite of last season, Adelina Patti. The subordinate parts are filled by performers of the German company who sing in Italian, while the chorus—that of the German Opera—sing in German. This in the classical capital of Prussia! What would they say on the Continent were such a barbarism committed at Covent Garden ?