Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-31

Berthald is a tenor of high attainments,
and his association with the Damrosch op-
era company last season gave him a MEM
orable introduction to Kansas City, al
though that was not the first organization
with which he appeared here. MIR. John &.
Dempsey, baritone, has not been heard in
Kansas City, but his reputation in oratorio
and on the concert stage justify great eN-
pectations. Mr.. Isidore Luckstone, the pi-
anist, will be remembered from the former
concert of Nine. Nordica in this city.
In addition TO the programme numbers
announced for Nine. Nordica. it is certain.
of course. that she will be heard In many
encores, for there has never been more
gracious singer than she when the public
demands repetitions or encores. The pro-
gramme will be as follows:
Sixth rhapsCdie UisZO, a. Luckstone.
Honor and Arms" tHandeD, ]. c,
'Nobn Signor." from Les Huguenots"
(Meyerbeer), Mime. Scalchl.
Recitation and romanZa. La Forza del
Destino'' CVerdD Barron Berthald
Aria, st. Erzabeth" CFranz ErkeD, Nine.
Nordica.
opera, entitled "Erzabeth," which was
performed for the first time at Pesth n
1861. 1t is founded on the story OF St.
Elizabeth, of Hungary Q2O7-l23l), who was
canonized by Gregory IN. on account of
the miracles she is reported to have per-
formed. AVerse to worldly pursuits, she
devoted herself to religion and works of
charity. After the death of her husband,
Louis ". landgrave of Thuringia, whom
she had converted to her beliefs, she was
deprived hy her brother of the regency.
and was driven from her home with her
three infant children. She refused the
throne when II was again offered her.
preferring life Of secluston. Liszt ora
torio. st. Elizabeth, has for Its subject
the legends TO which her pious life has
given rise. The present aria embraces
two parts in the first of which Elizabeth
is represented as mourning for her chill
dTen. from whom she has been separated
and in the second as rejoicing in the pros
pect of being. reunited with them.
'Ah Rendimi" \. D., 1858 (F. RossD,
Aria. Don Giovanni" CAIozaro. Barron
Berthald.
tWaEnerl, Nine. Nordic'l.
Serenadc Faust CGounodl, ]. c. Demp-
Guartstte. ''RiEoIetto" VerdD. Nine.
Nordica. Nine. Scalchi Mr.. Berthald and
Mr. Dempsey.
OF the Hungarian aria IN which Nine.
Nordica has been making her greatest sue
cesses on her concert tour, the critic of
the San Francisco Examiner says:
Il do not love the soprano as the voice of
voices rot even at its whitest and its best.
] do not yield 10 IL and kneel TO il as to the
cello-toned contTalto, or thrill 10 IL as 70
the blaring brass. the signing reeds, the
throbbing organ notes that are in the
Jhroats OF singing men. But Nordica holds
me despite my better taste. l know not
what II is. the art Of her, the strength of
her the dramatic fire, the je ne sails quoi
with which the French so happily and 50
easily get over nj. their perplexlties-some-
thing sweeps me along on this flood of song
away beyond myself
My heart. my heart Is filled with sucb
lament and wild distress!
THE doubts. fears. hopes, anxieties OF
the holy Elizabeth are mine-mine are heT
hours of anguish and despair-her children
Obi since they tore the children from
-east!
the agony Of the partinE-the wild