The Hudson River 4Of all the various tides in the affairs of this notable fort (whose aspect and name have been warlike, but whose record has all been suggestive of the piping times of peace), none has led more im.mediately to fortune, as well as fame, than Jenn}^ Lind's first concert on September ii, 1850. An account of this event was published in the New York Herald of the following morning with this commencement: The long-looked-for event has come off. Jenny Lind has sung in Castle Garden to an audience of five thousand persons. . . . Never did a mortal in this city, or perhaps any other, receive such homage as the sovereign of song received from the sovereign people.
Among the advertisements of the day preceding the concert the following notice appeared: CASTLE GARDEN.-- FIRST APPEARANCE OF MLLE. Overtiire-- "Crusaders." (First JENNY LIND, on Wednesday evening, September n, 1850. time in America) Benedict. Trio Conccrtante for Voice and two PROGRAMME. Flutes. . . . (Camp of Silesia) Meyerbeer. Composed Lind. expressly for M'llc Jenny Overture -- "Oberon." C. M. V. M'lle Jenny Lind. Weber. Flutes -- Messrs. Kyle and Siede. Aria -- ' ' Sorgete. ' ' Aria Buffa -- "Largo al factotum." (Maometto secondo) Rossini. (Barbiere) Ros.sini. Sung by Sig. Belletti. Sig. Belletti. Scena and Cavatina -- "Casta Diva. ' ' Swedish Melody -- "Herdsman's (Norma) Bellini. Song" (known as the Echo Song) ^I'lle Jenny Lind. Sung by M'lle Jenny Lind. Grand Duet for two Piano Fortes. Greeting to America -- Prize Com- Thalberg. position, byBayard Taylor, Esq. Messrs. Benedict and Hoffman. Benedict -- Composed expressly for Duet -- "Per Piacer." this occasion. (II Turco in Italia) Rossini. M'lle Jenny Lind. M'lle Jenny Lind and Sig. Belletti. Conductor -- Mr. Benedict.