Граф Монте-Крісто

The Colosseum.

           

           Owingtotheveryjudiciousplanofdividingthetwoactsoftheoperawithaballet,thepausesbetweentheperformancesareveryshort,thesingersintheoperahavingtimetoreposethemselvesandchangetheircostume,whennecessary,whilethedancersareexecutingtheirpirouettesandexhibitingtheirgracefulsteps.Theoverturetothesecondactbegan;and,atthefirstsoundoftheleader’sbowacrosshisviolin,FranzobservedthesleeperslowlyariseandapproachtheGreekgirl,whoturnedaroundtosayafewwordstohim,andthen,leaningforwardagainontherailingofherbox,shebecameasabsorbedasbeforeinwhatwasgoingon.Thecountenanceofthepersonwhohadaddressedherremainedsocompletelyintheshade,that,thoughFranztriedhisutmost,hecouldnotdistinguishasinglefeature.Thecurtainrose,andtheattentionofFranzwasattractedbytheactors;andhiseyesturnedfromtheboxcontainingtheGreekgirlandherstrangecompaniontowatchthebusinessofthestage.

           Mostofmyreadersareawarethatthesecondactof"Parisina"openswiththecelebratedandeffectiveduetinwhichParisina,whilesleeping,betraystoAzzothesecretofherloveforUgo.Theinjuredhusbandgoesthroughalltheemotionsofjealousy,untilconvictionseizesonhismind,andthen,inafrenzyofrageandindignation,heawakenshisguiltywifetotellherthatheknowsherguiltandtothreatenherwithhisvengeance.

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