The first opera I ever heard of Rossini's was at Paris, 'La Cenerentola.' The style of this author, compared with Mozart, appeared light and trifling. It had not the rich flow of melody which runs through his com positions. The motivos were pretty, sportive, and short ; and so unlike the music we were accustomed to, that I compared them to the shreds and patches upon Harlequin's coat. To me Mozart appears the sincere lover, who expresses his intense sentiments in pathetic strains ; Rossini gay and foppish, but captivating, even in his most trifling mood. These were my opinions on the first hearing of this author; << less