The Directors of the Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden, have
issued their prospectus for 1850 announcing the opening of that theatre on the 16th instant, and "offering to then- audiences during the forthcoming season, a series of entertainments totally unrivalled in any theatre in Eu- rope." The company has undergone some changes. The great stars- Gzisi, Viardot, Mario, and Tamburini—are to reappear ; but Dorus Gras and Miss Hayes are to be replaced by Castellan and Vera ; Angri by Ma- demoiselle d'Okolski (a new name) and Marini by Formes. We are also to have Massol and Romani as baritones, and Zelger (who has been in Mr. Mitchell's company at the St. James's) as a basso profondo. A Sig- nor Maralti is mentioned as second tenor in the room of Salvi. The sub- ordinates are the same as last season. In addition to twenty-eight operas which are enumerated as the existing repertoire of the theatre, five others are mentioned as to be produced this season : an Italian version of the Freischiitz, under the incorrect title of II Franco -dreier(); an Italian ver- sion of Halevy's Guido et Ginevra ; Donizetti's Persona; an Italian ver- sion of Halevy's luive ; Mercadante's Bravo, and Itossini's Mod in Egitto, with alterations and additions by the composer. The Prophite will be reproduced, earlier in the season than last year. The list of the orchestra contains the same eminent names as heretofore. The ballet is to be con- fined to divertissements incidental to the operas. Excepting the direction of the music which remains in the hands of Mr. Costa, the whole manage- ment, we believe, has been committed to Mr. Frederick Gye.
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