Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-15
sHE'SALYRIc QUEEN
Nikitz Is IncomparsbIY the Great
est Songstress
BEFORE The PUBLIC TO-DAY


The prirsa douna whose portrait Ne
rerrodacs IN this issue Vas bora In the
siry q Washington. ID c.. August Is.
go. and - direct desconcsnt o, Dan
81 focas. tbs undaunted kentucky
YieaeeF
Nlkita commenced her m 1sicai edaea-
zion under the guidance u Nc. LIE Roy
- tae - az ; years Al the age q II
tns wss faxsa = Pari< Shortly after
er arrsvai ia the Preach eapitd shs
AS plaeed in tbs Institute Rudy and
fftsfwaFls IA The hands of Maurice
lirakosch tho renowned master and
impresari0 q Mrs Adelina Patti. Mr..
s'trakosch was 30 enchantcd with the
,rsat talsnt % Nikita that be exclaimed.
have never heard such marvellous
voice = be-tes than Adelinasr'
When x.ss Niklta became Is years OF
20 the great -HraF" discosercr engaged
Ter ~ prima donna for . period Of six
ears[ and IN announcing the fact he
frote. she 10 a revelatlon--the incar-
zafion q musical aud dramatic genius
Ter frst debut la Europe was made at
sice IN the sunny south Of France.
ron that time she took a prominent
s.laes n the ranks II the worlds most
brilliant artists This her first tri-
nmph. proved that etymolcgy Was right
Tor once. a. it assigns the meaning IL
Victoryr 20 the name Nikita lpro-
ounoed Nee kes-tshl At her concerts
n Pefis she was assisted by the veteran
fsnor. Tamberlik. and the illusfrious
fomposcrs jules Nassenet, Ernest
i.syer and Charles Gounod. From Paris
fhe went % London. where she ap-
p~arsd a. the star ia thirty. five graEd
,-oncerts under the management OF Col
onei Mapleson and musical direction Of
ssuixi Ardlti. VINO has just dedicated 10
aer The Day Dawn waltz song.
Important engagements
Al the close of her engagements al
Her N2jestyis theatre WHERE the con-
rsrts were givenl she remained in
England 90 fultill a number OF other i'm
tortant sngagsmsnts before entering
pom the great continental tours that
ave made her famous in the musical
tfofid OK Europe. Nikita has sung in
lnaost every city IN the Old World.
tsversl hines she hss delighted enthusi-
sstic aldierces IN England. Ireland.
scotland. Wales France. Germany. Ba-
aria. Austria. Hungary. Bohemia,
I Witzeriand. Sweden. Denmark. Holland.
f'ciand. Finland. Russia. Siberia and a
fsrt q Italy
II would require much space 10 name
81 the royal Percentages 90 whom Miss
ikita has been presented. and from
HON she has received many precious
4 reserts ard marks ~ distinction IN the
ayof honorary medals and decorations.
nonK tha titles she has merited none
D. Valued abovs that which she has
aossn to follow her name: ~Prima
ana o. the Court of Ills Highness the
luke II save Cohurg and (iotha~ This
soroinfment n doubly cherished hy the
3 IVA because Erne-f ~ ~ not Only
lfaud duke. but also = composer.
sac has also been the recipient %
orofary meslala from Germany and the
] lternational Academy 81 Music and
ine Arts. Institute Rudy. in Paris. f0r
txcellence IA srt and science. Her sue
o. - Ia opera ess great fron the tlns
. ~ nIads her first debut at Moscow.
fsrrA -. ls<t a ~Zerlinar IA Aozarts
g sstef vork Don Giovanni Nikita
ss then oniy lust cut of s1olescsnce.
& The opinion u the most able critics
y a. thar her kefiina' vas creation
{ a. Eouia have satisfied Mozart him
slf~
TAis ras the commencement q a bril-
ans -ucces~ton ~ triumphs Nikiias
~ operative debut foilose3 tao days
ier a. -Leri.ns~ n anhers meloslious
,era e FRA piaVoio@ Then came
: punoas Homeo and Juliet and
sast- fhees operas xere studied with
: great cosnposer 'lsigoletto. La
,nnsmbaia. Lakmer -Nozze De Ii.
Ftro Ngnon, ~fravista. Barber
: seville etc
pearre the Car
She 'eff Moscow or Sc Petersburg 20
~ ID -fa Sale DE- ia <oti.sss- before
= ctsr end raarirs Nkita says That
3 e Wi evsr cherish the souvenir - thu
Z and torcrrt nor slooe bersuee = the
sperial prrseace. bat aiso because she
~ sEain keroree ~ having hal her
4 eat fFiensl. Anten Rahiusteln. there e.
rect Der orchestral sccenapariuents
uFIne an Interval in ne program ms
c. 'eufg lie Count Semencf esrorfed
ikita - he impersi ioge ard nsherea
- iato he rrcsence n their impersai
a.eEtiee The g zrita astonssned the
4 snf fiehrrses, re la.iies - waiting
: - 80 .iist.as aisee,iasseutisze ~ iis
= Tsriing f'gi esa<-e AMI shasing the
,rf 81 ~ acxy artist
tsrand htrss particularly iostuasts
i escarloz t1ie Frest artist - she eiil
iiY sFeesf three or fsuF tiues % this
9 untfy aftrf .eSsira tbe wcrsi'- f4fr,
4 fee sife ssits far farera. he xrsnf
: z5ta c.fsfrrt rae-i4v eveniaz IN
7 ,rserts hail u.s. a. attended ~ a
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