St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-28
The MAY FESTIVAL.
An Auspicious Inaugural of
the Great Musical
Event.
The Concert Holds the Audi
ence Entranced With
Delight,
But to Give Way to Widest
Manifestations Of APP
prevail.
De We're, Perrotti, Fischer
and Jacobsohn the Stellar
Features.

If ever an audience went wild over
singer that which heard Mile. De We're
at the Peoples auditorium last evening
was the one. The occasion was the
opening concert of the May festival, and
the large audience assembled was as
critical a one as could we'll be found
The arrangement of the orchestra and
grouping of the chorus was artistic to a
degree, the costumes of the lady mem
bers of the aggregation being uniformly
elegant added greatly to the excellent
effect of the whole. The opening num-
Der, that grandest of works, "The Hal
leujah Chorus" from HandeFs
Messiah was given in manner
to create the widest enthusiasm
and show the admirably effective drill
ing to which the great chorus had been
subjected. Nothing could be grander
than the conception Of this great COM
position, concededly Handel's master
piece, and it was listened to with eager
interest from the grand opening burst
of hallelujahs to the magnificent fugue
of the grand finale. The pastoral, 1.-The
Nav Queen" the second number on the
programme, acknowledged to be one of
the brightest musical gems eXtant
for soloists, chorus and orches-
ira, was written by Bennett for
the great Leeds festival of 1868.
The overture is a piece OF mastery
scoring, and in it can readily be traced
the old English school to which Bennett
indisputably belonged. The manner in
which he uses his stringed and wind
instruments alternately and IN the en-
Semble is simply superb. In the over
tura q leo NAV hn dicoOVarp6 sketches of
some of the solos occurring later in the
work, which serve to famlllariZe the
nearer with the character OF the piece
| and prepare the ear tor their SURPRISING
beauty.
TIE CHORAL PART
of the pastoral is a delicious arrange
ment, and was eXquiSitely given, con-
Guiding with climax of the ensemble
of the tenor and soprano solOists, the
full chorus and the orchestra. The
effect is indescribably grand, leaving
lasting impression on all who hear it as
given last evening.
Of the solo numbers perhaps the most
effective is the soprano aria with chorus.
This number is written in the old Eng
lish madrigal vein, giving the SOLO
lists and chorus equal opportunities
to excel. Miss De Vere's conception
and rendition of this aria was fine, and
as the final high d rang above the
voices of the chorus clear and tiute-like,
it seemed that the audience could
scarcely remain seated, and, in fact,
many people actually stood up in the
excess of their admiration, and waved
| their handkerchiefs in honor of the
singer. Miss De We're was compelled
to return to the front of the stage and
bow repeatedly her acknowledgment
of the unmistakable ovation.
| The tenor arias of the Pastoral are
not brilliant, and Perotti is not given in
them the opportunity to appear at
his best. His numbers. however, were
sung we'll and conscienciouSly, and he
was given an enthusiastic encore.
Herr Fischer, the world-famed basao,
sang the bass solos, and for his princl-
pal number, Ills Jolly to Hunt" he
received a spontaneously hearty en-
core. The trio, Can a Simple
Maiden Love-" delightful piece of
writing, was eXquisitely given, and the
magnificent pageant music for orchestra
and chorus will ring in the ears of those
who listened to it as long as memory
lives.
THE GREAT BEAUTY
of the latter is in its three-.quarter
tempo, which has a grand swingaand
| carries Ln6 auQlenC6 WIFI III.
The finale has already been touched
on, and nothing more magnificently
grand than the entire arrange
ment of the MAY Queen" nor
more perfect execution of
the piece can be imagined or wished
for.
With the third number, the overture
Tampa" almost every one IS familiar,
end it was given in a faultleSs manner,
the tempos being particularly bright.
The great Wagner Prize song gave
Perotti his opportunity, and he
seized it with his old time
readiness, scoring a success, which,
while usual with him, was suffi-
GENTLY complimentary to the singer.
| His great climax, which, however, is no
higher than B flat, sent the house from
floor to roof into blaze of enthusiasm.
Dome Mobile" in which his high G
positively electrified his hearers, and
again the echoes rang in his praise.
After Mr.. Jacobsohn had played few
bars of the celebrated Handel Largo,
it required no great diScernment to
know that great artist held
the bow. The breadth and quality OF
tone conspicuous in his playing are
marvellous. and the clearnesS of each
note is marked. 1t is to be regretted
that he will appear no more in sole
work during the festival, his entire time
being devoted to his duties as concert
master.
Miss De Vere's solo number, "Perle
de Bresil." with flute obligato, was de
cidedly the
GEM OF THE EVENING.
the light passages being particularly
off 10 G
voice has developed fullness and round
ness of tone since her last visit to st
Paul, and she is now formidable riva
of even the great Patti herself.
Two numbers of Rubinstein's bale
"Feramor" we're given as finale to a;
fine a concert as has ever been heard il
st. Paul, the combination DAM anC
Seibert orchestras adding in their play
ing of these to the laurels they had woI
by their share in the even
ing's work. The singing of The
chorus was full Of spirit ant
everything went SO smoothly as t
leave nothing by which to perceive tina
this was the first concert of the serie;
and that the rehearsal season had beer
a dangerously short one. Prof. Mac
: Lachlan is entitled to the greatest credi
!, for his able work in selection ant
preparation, and the mastery style il
which he conducted last night an un
dertaking fraught with so many posi-
bilities of disastrous accident without
encountering single hitch from thu
: beginning of the programme to its con
cluSiOn.
To-NIGHT's CONCERT.
This evening will be greater even
in that it will mark the first appearance
of the famous prima donna, Emm;
Juch. The splendid programme pre-
pared is as follows:
Overture-"William Tell'' ,Rossin
| Symphony-Scotch.. :.... Mendelssohl
Aria-"Samson ct Dalila ......... Saint. Saen
Mrs. Wyman.
Fantaisiel"Fantaisie Caracterstique" .SeWai
For Cello and Orchestra.
Mr.. Herbert.
Motett-"Hear My Prayer" ...... Mendelssohl
Miss Juch.
Interval ten minutes.
Aria-"Ah Perfidon. Beethoven
Miss Juch.
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