30 JULY 1859, Page 19

It is rumoured, with what foundation we know not, that

Mario has been offered the directorship of the Grand Opera of Paris. It is rumoured, with what foundation we know not, that Mario has been offered the directorship of the Grand Opera of Paris. The Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden, is to close on Saturday, the 20th of August. The performances of this theatre are all that remains of the "season," which will then come to an end.

The sisters Marchisio, the soprano and contralto, whose success in Italy we mentioned some time ago, are engaged at the Paris Grand Opera, and, it is said, are to make their debut in Rossini's Setniramide, which is about to be produced on the French stage for the first time.