At the Covent Garden house, the new events have been,
Grisi's first ap- pearance this season, and the debilt of Signora Angri; Grisi performing Sentiramide, and Angri Arsace. Of Grin it is sufficient to say that she appeared with unimpaired powers, and was received with every demonstra- tion of unabated pleasure. Signora Angri is a young contralto, of great Continental fame, and of whom, consequently, very high expectations had been formed. These, on the whole, have been realized. She is young and handsome, with features capable of strong and varied expression. Her tall and stately figure, her free and firm gait, and vigorous, energetic man- ner, fit her peculiarly for the representation of those male characters- Arsace, Tancredi, Orsini, &e.—which are usually assigned to contralto sing- ers. Her voice, like Alboni's, combines the soprano with the contralto. At the bottom of the scale, however, it is somewhat deficient in depth and fulness; while the soprano notes, rising to a great height, are very clear and flexible. Her vocal performance is that of an accomplished musician; and notwithstanding the facilities afforded by the flexibility of her voice, she is comparatively severe in her use of embellishments. Her voice has the mellow quality which makes it mix well with other; a beauty exhibited in the fine manner in which her tones blended with Grisi's in the famous duet " Giorno d'orror," and in the richness it imparted to the fine concerted music in which this opera abounds. On the whole; her appearance was highly and deservedly successful.
Previous page
