. Life in the Tuileries under the second empire. interpreting what had beenmy own private feeling for some time. Adelina Patti appeared at these concerts in thevery beginning of her musical career; looking like amere girl, almost a child. She sang with Mario, as aduet, the drinking song in La Traviata, Libiamo,with beautiful effect, each singer feeling the valueof the other, and both doing their best. But all thegreat singers, both French and Italian, were heard inturn at these concerts, which we greatly enjoyed asmay be supposed, though the lofty room was verycold on such occasions, and the s
. Life in the Tuileries under the second empire. interpreting what had beenmy own private feeling for some time. Adelina Patti appeared at these concerts in thevery beginning of her musical career; looking like amere girl, almost a child. She sang with Mario, as aduet, the drinking song in La Traviata, Libiamo,with beautiful effect, each singer feeling the valueof the other, and both doing their best. But all thegreat singers, both French and Italian, were heard inturn at these concerts, which we greatly enjoyed asmay be supposed, though the lofty room was verycold on such occasions, and the singers remember Madame Gueymard, the prima donnaof the French opera, insisting upon having a warmfootstool during the rehearsal, and standing upon itwhen called to express her affliction in Ah! die lamorte of II Trovatore, which she sang with herhusband, who stood at some distance to give dueeffect to his lamentations, answered by her , Leonora! My dear, what are you about!— you are all wrong. Addio, Leonora! etc., NAPOLEON III., THE EMPR1 SS I UGENIE,AND THE PRINCE IMPERIAL. FROM A PHOTOGRAPH EY LADREY-DISDERI. UNDER THE SECOND EMPIRE 97 These insights into green-room mysteries were ex-tremely amusing to us; but sometimes the verygreat singers, too sure of their powers, such asAlboni, disappointed us by merely humming a tuneto try it with the orchestra, instead of singing this was a rare occurrence, as they mostlyexercised their voices to judge of the effect in theroom. On Thursday of Holy Week, Rossinis StabatMater was sung in the chapel by the first artists;all the ladies present were dressed in black, withblack lace veils, the effect of which was very solemn. A great deal has been said as to the ultra devo-tion of the Empress. That her sorrows and reverseshave awakened fervent religious feelings is no doubttrue; but at that time there was certainly no ten-dency to excess. She never went to any churchbut the chapel of the Tuileries,
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