female voice; and in these she
far excels any singing we have ever heard.

"We learn that this singer (soon to become celebrated, we
opine) will give a concert in this city on Thursday next.
There is no doubt that the novelty of hearing a colored
woman perform the most difficult music with extraordinary
ability will give _eclat_ to the concert. All
representations unite in ascribing to Miss Greenfield the
most extraordinary talents, and a power and sweetness of
vocalization that are really unsurpassed."

"The Daily State Register," Albany, Jan. 19, 1852, said,--

"THE 'BLACK SWAN'S' CONCERT.--Miss Greenfield made her
_debut_ in this city on Saturday evening, before a large and
brilliant audience, in the lecture-room of the Young Men's
Association. The concert was a complete triumph for her;
won, too, from a discriminating auditory not likely to be
caught with chaff, and none too willing to suffer admiration
to get the better of prejudice. Her singing more than met
the expectations of her hearers, and elicited the heartiest
applause and frequent encores. She possesses a truly
wonderful voice; and, considering the poverty of her
advantages, she uses it with surprising taste and effect. In
sweetness, power, compass, and flexibility, it nearly equals
any of the foreign vocalists who have visited our country;
and it needs only the training and education theirs have
received to outstrip them all.

"The compass of her marvellous voice embraces twenty-seven
notes, reaching from the sonorous bass of a baritone to a
few notes above even Jenny Lind's highest. The defects which
the critic cannot fail to detect in her singing are not from
want of voice, or power of lung, but want of training
alone. If her present tour proves successful, as it now bids
fair to, she will put herself under the charge of the best
masters of singing in Europe; and with her enthusiasm and
perseverance, which belong to genius, she cannot fail to
ultimately triumph over all obstacles, and even conquer the
prejudice of color,--perhaps the most formidable one in her
path.

"She plays with ability upon the piano, harp, and guitar. In
her deportment she bears herself well, and, we are told,
converses with much intelligence. We noticed among the
audience G