Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-05-11
ANNUAL MAY MUSIC FESTIVAL.


Pronounced the Most Successful Ever
Given In waterbury.
All things considered, the May music
festival of 1898 was the most successful
ever given in Waterbury. 1t was an
artistic triumph, and the gentlemen
who assumed the great financial re-
sponsibiIity, besides feeling a worthy
pride at the result, have the satisfac-
ton of knowing the receipts will at
least balance the expenditures. The
City hall was we'll filed at both con-
certs and the audience was liberal in
applause.
The work of the Boston festival or
chestra, both in the afternoon and even
ing, was OF high order. The difficult
numbers were rendered with unex-
celled smoothness and finish, under
direction of Conductor Emil Molten
hRuer.
Madame Nordica was in excellent
Roice and mood and sung in manner
5at fairly thrilled the audience. Her
voice is pure, sweet and sympathetic.
It has been admirably cultivated and is
heard with charming effect in brilliant
bravura singing. Her first number was
Gounod's "La Refine de Saba" and she
responded for encore with "When Love
Fis Kind"
Felix WInternitz, the celebrated
violinist, followed Nordica and achieved
triumph, being apulauded to the echo.
chorus, HHail Bright Abode" from
''Tannhauser." Professor Bartlett con-
Quoted the chorus. and judging from
the long continued applause the audi
ence was pleased with the work. There
were only eighty-five voices in the
chorus, but the volume of sound was
strong and firm and evenly balanced.
Arthur Friedheim, the pianist, was at
his best. The beautiful theme of Liszt's
Piano Concerto in E fiat was rendered
in an excellent manner. The perform
ance was remarkable for its brilliancy,
power and the earnest sincerity of the
artist.
Max Heinrich, the we'll known bari
tone, won fresh laurels by the artistic
rendering of his numbers. In the second
part he sung four simple songs to his
own accompaniment. The charm OF
Heinrich's singing lies in his expression
and delicate shading.
Miss Rose Stewards selection was the
mad scene from "Lucia." Her singing
is marked with expressiveness and re-
finement of style. Her voice is moi
strong, but in execution and sweetness
nothing can approach nearer the ideal
In the florid measures of the difficult
number the perfection of her voca
l technique was apparent. ..-
William 81. Reiger is a Waterbury
favorite and his selections were raptur
ously applauded. He is the possessor o
a tenor voice of great power and sweet
ness and sings with expression and feel
. ing.
The cello solo, so CaraIMemoria," b,
Mr. Giese, was greeted with a perfec
storm of applause and the artist gen
erously responded to the encore.
II The closing number was the choru
"Unfold Ye Portals" from the ere
3 demption." The boys choir of st John
church assisted, being stationed in tn
9 rear of the gallery. It was pronounce
D the best chorus of the evening.
j, Professor Bartlett is to be congratu
D lated upon the all around success of tn
: festival and especially upon the work O
y the chorus. When it is known tina
g only seven one hour rehearsals wer
held, and that the voices numbere
? nearly fifty less than at former festival
the reason why the professor is in
!, happy frame of mind is obvious to a
|, who attended last nights COncart