accordingly received with the Taylor's offer. She thought her most unbounded applause, and her brother's talents not sufficiently fame became every day more firm-appreciated by the situation aply established. pointed him in the orchestre, and

In 1808, her salary was increas- therefore, as Mr. Taylor refused ed to £5,250 and two clear bene-him the place to which she thought fits. Her health, however, did not him entitled, it is certain that she keep pace with her fortune, and acted more under the influence of became as variable as the climate. her feelings than of her reason at Madame Dussek accordingly was the moment. To him, however, who to perform in serious opera, and can make no allowance for that take the part of Buffa whenever irritability of feeling which is the Madame Catalani was unable to inseparable attendant of genius, perform. A fracas however took we can only say, that he knows place between her and Mr. Taylor, too little of the human heart to esin 1809, which diminished her timate as he ought the moral vapopularity in England. Mr. Tay- lue of human actions; for though lor offered her £6,000 and three weakness and irritability are not to clear benefits, but though this en- be defended, yet as they form a gagement was highly liberal she part of our nature, and are frerefused to accept of it. The public quently found united with virtues áttributed her refusal to a spirit of a superior order, they should of avarice, but, in doing so, they not be too hastily condemned. judged by first appearances. The Another circumstance contridelicacy of her health frequently buted, at this moment, to render obliged her to decline many en- Madame Catalani less popular, gagements, which were sufficient- namely, her refusing to sing for a ly tempting, if avarice had been charitable institution. The public the god of her adoration; and erroneously attributed this refus when we know that she refused al, as well as her difference with 240,000 roubles, about 10,000 Mr. Taylor, to motives of avarice, guineas, from the Muscovite nobi- but if this were the real cause of lity for giving ten concerts in her refusal, how can we explain their ancient capital, we cannot the fact, that she sent twenty guithink of ascribing her refusal of neas as a private donation to that Mr. Taylor's offer to a spirit very charity? If this be the manwhich, if it had existed, would ner in which avarice manifests it have certainly gratified itself by self, it were well for charitable embracing the offer of the Mus-institutions that all the world were covite nobility. Perhaps the state misers. of her health in 1809 was not the sole cause of her refusing Mr.

After the fracas between her and Mr. Taylor, she appeared occasi

onally at private musical parties. letter was published in all the journals of the time.

She performed at the principal
towns in the three kingdoms; at
the grand music meetings atOxford
and Cambridge, and at several
charitable institutions. She was
at length induced to go to Paris,
where the King of France granted
her the patent of the Theatre
Royal Italian, with a yearly salary
of £7,000 sterling. This Theatre,
which was then by far the most
elegant in Paris, she managed
with great ability for four years,
and alternately engaged the cele-
brated composers, Paer and Spon-
tine, to conduct the musical de-nutes before his death.
partment. She also engaged the

From Berlin she proceeded to
Hanover, where she was gracious-
ly received by his Royal Highness
the Duke of Cambridge, and all
the ladies of the court.
She was
crowned at the Theatre with her
usual success, and after giving a
concert for the benefit of the poor,
she departed for Stutgard. We
are informed that the melody of
her voice made such an impression
on the late King, who was pas-
sionately fond of music, that he
pronounced her name a few mi-

From Stutgard she went to

She was persuaded, however, to return shortly after, and was affectionately embraced by the Queen, who greatly regretted the mistake which had taken place.. The King was not less attentive to her, and recommended her to the friendship of his daughter, the Empress of Austria.

first singers of Italy, both male Munich, but, in consequence of and female. The receipts, how-some trifling misunderstanding, ever, were trifling whenever she she departed without singing.did not sing herself, so that her attention to the interest of the establishment became a fatigue, to which her health was unequal, and she determined to resign the charge and visit the capitals of Europe. She went first to Berlin, where she was received by his Prussian Majesty with the most flattering respect. The Prussians were at a loss which to admire most, her surprising talents or beneficence. Of this she received the most honourable testimonies from all the Prussian courts, and his Majesty sent her, accompanied by a most gracious letter, the grand medal of the Academy, (similar to that which the Great contains 3,000 persons, and the Frederick sent to Voltaire.) This tickets of admission were very

Vienna was the next Theatre of Madame Catalani's vocal powers. Here her success was unparalleled; and a simple statement of facts will easily evince the enthusiasm with which she was received. The great room of the Redoubt was filled to excess at each of her concerts, though it

high. The Emperor, as a mark At the departure of Madame of his royal favor, presented her Catalani from St. Petersburgh, with a superb ornamental of opal, the Empress embraced her in enriched with diamonds. Here the most affectionate manner, her benevolence and liberality to and the reigning Empress prethe poor, who always participated sented her with a pair of beauin her success, displayed itself as tiful gold ear-rings, and a diausual. Every mouth resounded mond necklace. The Emperor her praise, and the magistracy of Alexander, not less sensible of her the city, to testify the high sense virtues, kissed her hands at her which they entertained of her cha- departure, and made her a present racter, caused a medal to be struck of a magnificent girdle of brilliwhich bears an inscription highly ants. flattering to her,

She remained four months

in Russia, during which time she Madame Catalani had long che-gave concerts at St. Petersburgh, rished a wish to visit Russia, from Riga, Moscow, and Wilna, which which she received many invitati-produced her, exclusive of all exons. On leaving Austria, therefore, penses and the sums she bestowed she proceeded to St. Petersburgh, on charity, upwards of 15,000 where she commenced with a con- guineas. When she went from cert, the tickets for which were Moscow to Warsaw, she was prefixed at twenty-five roubles. The sented on her arrival with a letter success which attended her per- from the Muscovite nobility, offerformance the first night was só ing her, as we have already obgreat, that several hundred per-served, 240,000 roubles, if she sons were disappointed of seats would come and give ten concerts, each succeeding night. She was persuaded to give her concluding concert at the public exchange, where she was honoured with the presence of 4,000 individuals. The receipts of this concert she devoted to the relief of two hundred She made her second appeardistressed families in St. Peters-ance in England in July 1822, and burgh. Such is the illustrious cha- gave a concert at the Argyle: racter who has been charged with Rooms on the Sixteenth of that avarice in the metropolis of the month, where she was received British empire! These plain with the most enthusiastic ap-statements, we trust, will total-plause. Nothing could equal the ly efface from the mind of the Public, the ill-grounded conceptions of her character.

at their ancient capital during the winter. Apprehending her health would not endure the severity of: the climate, she declined the flattering and advantageous invita-. tion.

effect which she produced in sing-, ing Rode's violin variations. In this extraordinary exercise of her.

vocal powers, she displayed at once

We are sorry our limits will her surprising rapidity, strength, not allow us to follow her, we and sweetness. She gave an- must therefore conclude by menother concert on the 30th of July,tioning her late return to London, the profits of which amounted to upwards of £300, and which she devoted to the funds of the Westminster General Infirmary; and, indeed, the whole tenor of her life shews the mistaken prejudice, which had been at one time excited against her in this country.

where her success is without example. At this, however, we feel no surprise; for since she first commenced her musical career, to the present moment, she has been not only the first singer in Europe, but in fact the only singer who may be truly said to have had no From London, Madame Catala- competitor. The public mind neni proceeded to Glasgow; and af- ver hesitated for a moment between terwards visited Edinburgh, New- the comparative merits of her and castle, York, and Liverpool: here any other performer; and when she was joined by Mr. Yaniewicz, we say the public mind, we do who became the sole director of not mean the English public alone, her concerts. From Liverpool but that public of which all the she proceeded to Leeds, and nations in Europe are composed. next visited Sheffield, where she No country could produce a sewas suddenly taken ill while cond to her, though Italy, France, the audience were assembling, or and England have produced singrather after the greater part of ers of whom, perhaps, it would them had assembled. The effect have been said, "the force of naof her illness produced a tempo-ture could no farther go," if the rary suspension of her vocal pow-illustrious Angelica Catalani had ers; and she continued three days been silently immured in a nun◄ in this alarming state. She left nery, and her transcendent powSheffield without a concert, pro-ers known only to her cloistered mising to return shortly, which sisters, whose innocence or credu→ she did after visiting Birmingham, lity would, in all probability, have Bath, and Clifton. From Shef-deemed them rather the work of field she proceeded to Notting-inspiration, than one of those unham, and from thence to London. attainable gifts, which nature beDuring this excursion she cleared stows on her own peculiar favoua'love £6,000 over and above the rites. heavy expenses, which she must have necessarily incurred. After some stay in the Metropolis she proceeded to the Continent, where she met with her usual encouragement.

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