SIGNOR MARRAS'S MORNING CONCERT.
CONCERTS with a full orchestra are so rare among the benefits of the spring season, that those conducted on this plan deserve to be signalized as "grand." TOLBECQUE led an ample section of the Opera nand on this occasion, including the best of the wind-instruments ; so that no- thing was wanting in a large selection of pieces of the modern Italian school—DONIZETTI, MERCADANTE, VERDI, &C.—frOlD the absence of the. dramatic colouring of a full score. Signor Meatus, the beneliciaire, is a well-educated tenor, of no singular power or volume of voice, but with sweetness, taste, a good intonation, and address in the manage. meat of his organ, that are highly to be commended. He exhibited in U variety of pieces of different styles, and approved himself throughout a safe and successful concert and chamber singer. This we should take to be the most favourable aspect of his talent ; which even extends, to the graceful and effective accompanying of himself on the pianoforte. A Duet by MARRAS and Madame Tauxote, from Richard Corer de Lion, was a novelty highly approved by the audience ; who seemed in a humour to extend their acquaintance with the melodious work of GRETRY. The magnificent tones of Madame CasTELLast told with sur- prising effect at this concert ; the assembled auditory being not so nue merous as to damp the sonorous quality of her voice. She sang ad- mirably too ; displaying great fire and animation in a Duet from Gems& di Vergy with Signor GIAMPIETRO; and equal tenderness and expres- sion in a Terzetto from Anna Bolena, performed with Mattaas and BOA* RANI, in which, fortunately, the tenor and soprano were left much to themselves. Guist and Memo could hardly have rendered the charm- ing little solos in the minor of this terzetto in greater perfection than did CASTELLAN and Meatus. Of the instrumental performances, we: have ouly to notice that of Signor &tussle' ; whose performauce Violin Solo, ERNST'S Ekyia, was hignly creditable.
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