Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-29
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The Nordica Concert - That Salt
Lake City stands to the front in
musical apprecialiveness ia witnessed
by the appearance here from time to
time Of some OF the worlds greatest
artists and another potent charm
which usually fires the breast Of the
seeker after new laurels lie the privilege
of appearing in the great Mormon
Tabernacle, an historic building that
has world wide reputation. Many
great musical events are recorded In
the archives OF lis history, but great as
previous events have been they all
pale into insignificance, with perhaps
the exception OF Pattl's appearance, as
compared to the musical feast iur.
nished last night by Nine.
Nordica aud her Admirable COM
paDy of artists. Long before
the hour for opening, carriages, street
cars ana other cOnveyances deposited
their IOnds OF people before the Taber.
uRcie gates and the rush for the en-
trance doors was made. II was evi-
dent from the enormous sales made at
the box office during the day that an
audience o! vast proportions would fill
the great building, ami when Choir
Director Stephens waved his baton for
the opening number by the choir there
must have been fully $500 people
scattered over the house. Tne widest
kind of enthusiasm prevailed. When
Mr.. J. g. Dempsey stepped tU the front
ne was greeted with great applause, as
was lime. Soalchi and Mr.. Berthald,
but when Mime. Noriics reached
the platform the long pent up
enthusiasm Of the great audience burst
forth 10 tumuituous applause that lasted
several minutes, when she sounded
the first note Of the Hungarian aria q
great hush Tell upon the people and
not sound was heard until the last
nole-Which was high Q with echOing
triils-was sounded in their ears and
they realized that they had lis.
tened 70 one OF the great
est renditions OF which the hui.
man voice is capable, then 1t was that
they broke loose again ana the roars
OF applause would not cease until the
madame had responded TO triple
recall in which she sang couple OF
simple balade maue beautiful, however.
by her exquisite rendition Of them.
Splendid us were the efforts OF the
other Artists they could not
bo fully appreciated while tue
divine music made by Nordica
Wac ringing through the ears of the
vast audience and although each OF
the other numbers We're literally en-.
cOred, the programs were eagerly
scanned by the crowds locking for
Nordica's next number. The RigO.
letto quartette has been given IN the
Tabernacle number of times by local
talent but ss gentleman OF great
musical proelivitles remarked last
night, awe have heard the RigOlett0
quartetle just now for the first time, I"
aud with due respect Tor cur own
talent we must coincide, Tor 1t Verdi's
achievement In this wonderful com
position was ever properly conceived
Il was In its rendition last night. Per.
feet harmony was created by the
four voices and each part was
evenly sustained though the rich
and thrillingly beautiful voice OF
Nordica was ever ringing out
above the rest and when at the finale
she irlpped up on the ID fla. above anu
held It without u CULVER the su dience
again broke into Iunultu us sppl ause
cessing only when the last malt OF the
number was repeated. Her closing
solo in the "Intiamatus" with the
choir was In line with her other efforts
during tue evening, her high q at the
close being simply u revelation.
Mime. ScAlchi, tue sgreat italian
contralto, though having now reached
middle Lie sang with the old time
vigor, recalling to many her other
appearance here with Patti. Her beet
work last night was IN the Rigollelto
quartet.e where her powerful voice
told out with thrilling effect, though
her rendition OF the Husuano selec-
ton "Nobil Signug" gave tc1pe to her
voice ana In response to an encore she
gave pleasing ballad.
Mir. j. q. Dempsey, The baritone, has
particularly resonant and clear voice,
aud the Mephisio Selection ifom Faust
fully demonstrated its dramatic power,
while tho rendition OF the Irish ballad
on for Philadelphia, advanlagovusly
showed its Versatility.
Mr.. Barron BeTthald Ia u very clear
lyric tenor with u pleasing vuiee: MS
harf aH,Ut NINA allan u