Mozart holds his own by the famous _finale_ to _Don Giovanni_;
Marcello, by his psalm, _Coeli enarrant gloriam Dei_; Cimarosa, by the
air _Pria che spunti_; Beethoven by his C minor symphony; Pergolesi,
by his _Stabat Mater_; Rossini will live by _Mi manca la voce_. What
is most to be admired in Rossini is his command of variety to form; to
produce the effect here required, he has had recourse to the old
structure of the canon in unison, to bring the voices in, and merge
them in the same melody. As the form of these sublime melodies was
new, he set them in an old frame; and to give it the more relief he
has silenced the orchestra, accompanying the voices with the harps
alone. It is impossible to show greater ingenuity of detail, or to
produce a grander general effect.--Dear me! again an outbreak!" said
the Duchess.
Genovese, who had sung his duet with Carthagenova so well, was
caricaturing himself now that la Tinti was on the stage. From a great
singer he sank to the level of the most worthless chorus singer.
The most formidable uproar arose that had ever echoed to the roof of
the _Fenice_.
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