Mario has reappeared at the Covent Garden Opera, both looking
and singing much better than he did during the whole of last season. On Tuesday he performed one of his best parts, Arturo in the Puritani. His welcome was—we must use the hacknied word, for there is no other— enthusiastic. His acting was distinguished by energy and passion, and his voice had all its former volume and mellifluous sweetness. Mgrio and Grin long shone as joint stars in this opera; but the lady, who, with great good sense, is resigning her youthful parts, has been replaced in that of Ekira by Mademoiselle Bosio. There could net have been found a better successor on the whole musical stage. Bodo is young and pretty; with a voice not surpassed by any that we know, in quality, power, or compass, brilliant execution, a style which hes received the highest polish, and great feeling. She lacks the grandeur and force which tragedy de- mands ; but for comedy, whether gay or sentimental, it would be difficult to find her superior. In that she is unquestionably the rising star of the day. Her reception was no less enthusiastic than Mario's.
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