Drury-Lane Theatre.
The opera of The Siege of Belgrade was last night performed in a very effective style. Mir. Sapio, whose merits as a cencert singer are well known to the tov/n, appeared for the first time in the united capacity of actor and vocalist, as the representative of the Serasqkicr. HIs performance was received in the most flattering manner; and certainly the applauise which was bestowed on it was notgreater than It deserved. Al r. Sapio's voice is a fine tenor, full of richness anid expression. His falsetto is bold, andl were we to object to the management of his voice in any instance, that ob)ec- tion would be directed against the mnanner in whicil he runs from his natural to his feigned tones. 'here is an abruptness in the transition from the one to the other-a want of that softness and de- licacy through the medium of which the lower notes ought to glide gently into the higher-which is offenrive to a correct ear. alitting this defect, AMr. Sapio is a very accomplished singer. His stylc, like that of Mr. Braham, is florid. lic omnits no opportunity of embellishing the original thexne witlh the graces of art, antl unques- tionably he introduces his embellishrmaents with the taste ofa practised musician . We have rarely heard " The Roseanl the Lily" sung with so much beautiful expression. It was loudiy encored, and it rich] v merited that honour. In the duet with Liloa, W t?rhen thy bosomi," in the air (rather a hackneed one. by the by) * 1y heart with lovC is beating," and in lr. r . Cooke's serenade, the same delicacy of fee'ing and felicity of expression were preserved. As akn actor, rMr. Spto imay ranik with any other operatic perfbrmer of the presentday. we can awsrd hirn no higher praise, and %ve could scarcely (so is the operatic tlepartment nowfilled) apportion himany lower. Tlhemanager has, in engaging him, acted a wise, that is, a profitable part. We look for full boxes on the nights of his appearance, and full boxes have, since the commencement of thia season, been rather unusual at this house. Mliss Graddon, who improves every time she per. forms, sang the airs allotted to Katherine with great ability. Icr concluding song, in the bravura style, wars very spirited. Aliss Ste. phens wasa tlelightful Lilla. ller duet with Leopold-a character admirabl sutstained by fr. Harley-was beautifully playful. We scarcely imagined that Ui3ss Stephens could unite so much conmic humour with so much exquis.te harmt0ony. The minor characters were well cast, and the whale performance was received, by a very crowded house, with great satisfaetion. DRURY-LA.NJ THEA TRE.