The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-18
THE MAGNIFICENT PROGRAMME
OF THD MINNEAPOLIS MAY
MUSICAL FESTIVAL.
BARRON BERTHALD| WAS ILL,
BUT MIME. BLAUYEIlT AND SIG.
CAMPANARI SHARED IN The
HON0RS. y
BOSTON FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA,
Mrs. Bloodgood ana other. FIJI Out
Concert Programme of Rare
Worth. 10

Choice music interpreted by rare art
lists filled the spacious auditorium OF
the Minneapolis exposition building
with "the concord Of sweet sounds
last night. It was, from an artistic
standpoint, worthy and most ausp1-
cious Inauguration Of the MAJ musical
festival of the Northwest. 1t uld not
be otherwise with such artists as Sig
nor Campanari, Nine. Lillian Blauvelt
and Mrs. Katherine Bloodgood on the
programme, supported by the Boston
Festival orchestra under he iirecA ion
of Emil Mollenhauer. Nothing was
lacking to render the concert work en-
joyable but the presence of solo tenor
of equal rank with the other artists.
There a disappointment was in s.t1 e.
Barron Berthald, whose singing OF the
prize Song" from die Meistersin2er'
was awaited with .nticipa: ions CT
much delight, did not appear. He was
suffering from a cold, it>was announc-
ed. His absence was much regretted,
especially by those who had heard him
with the Damrosch Opera company and
the lack of his vibrant tenor was most
noticeable in the sextette from Lucia"
though Campanari sang with the en-
ergy and volume of four ordinary men,
Signor Campanari and Nine. Blau-
velt were the stars Of the evening. That
is indisputable. Campanari, finished
artist and musician that, he is, sang
with a fervor and intensity that cap
tivated ALL His first number was the
exacting prologue from Il Pagl1acc1,
which is away beyond the capacity OF
many baritone singer OF more tnan
average culture Those who have heard
baritones try to sing this composition
should hear Campanari sing it. 1T is
so different" to express it in the pop
ular phraseology. In response 10 an
emphatic encore, Campanari sang the
sFtgaro'' song from The' Marriage OF
Figaro" While essentially OF a humor-
GUS and pattering character, this song,
too, is the property of none but artlsts
of the first quality. $50 effectively ala
Campanari reveal it's rollieklng gayety
that he was not allowed to escape
without responding to second encore.
When. after repeatedly bowling his ac-
acknowledgements, he finally returned TO
sing, and the dashing symphony OF the
.~rorea DOR song foretold what was
coming. the audience applauded in ad-
vance. Campanari sang only one verse,
but that last note will never pe 1of-
gotten by those who heard it. such
resonant, musical organ under the ap-
sol,1te control of consummate artist
affords rare pleasure.
If Campanari carried away his hear
ers with the 'sToreader' Nine. Blau-
yelt certainly captivated them when
she sang that dainty, exquisite waltz
from Gounod's Romeo and jullet'
Nine. Blauvelt is gifted with soprano
voice of unusual sweetness OF tone,crys-
tauine in quality and invariably true
and accurate. She sings with the ease
and facility that bespeak the artist.
Her execution is smooth and adequate,
her trills musical, and her hlgh notes
round and clear as a bell 10 her ac-
complishments as vocalist Mhle.
Blauyelt adds the graces of pretty
face and attractive stage presence.
1t is a long, long time since the de-
yotees of music have heard In the
Northwest such rich and mellow con-
tralto voice as that possessed by Mrs.
Katherine Bloodgood. This highly
interesting artist likewise unltes
beauty of person and the gift of song.
II she did not arouse the enthusiasm
inspired by the more f1orid and ORA
matte character of the. arias sung by
Nine. Blauvelt and Campanarl, MIS-.
Bloodgood certainly did win the ao-
miration Of all for her beautiful voice
and expressive singing. She possesses
pure contralto, Of singularly r1ch
and resonant quality, and absolutely
free from the suspicion of break or
division between her upper and lower
registers-a rare virtue in contraitos.
Mrs. Bloodgood sang the sweet ana
plaintiye aria from Saint-Saehs Sam
son and Delilah,'' and as an encore was
insisted upon, she repeated It,:
In the absence of Mr.. Berthald, MISS
an aria, from the Maid of Orleans" I"
The final vocal number was the i'm
mortal sextette from Lucia, which
was splendidly sung and was greeted
with enthusiastic applause, though thr
substitution of a female voice for the
second tenor part necessarily ropped
the number of its full effect.
Though the concert programme mas
received first attention, the festlvai
onened with the singing Of Rossin1, S
magnificent ''Stabat5 Mater. Nine.
Blauvelt and Mrs. Bloodgood and ).
H. Mckinley Genor) and Helnr1ah
Meyn (baritone) were the sofolsts.
The chorus numbered over 300 younb
ladies and gentlemen.s comprising Tue
State University Choral Union, assist
ed by other competent singers. Ine
work of the chorus. manifested 2
marked Improvement over that noted
at the concert given at the People
church last fall The final number
the soprano solo, with chorus-of the
..Stabat Mater proved the most ei-
| fective. Nine. Blauvelt sang 1t bril-
liantly. Mr.. Mckinley is to be com
mended for his singing Of the "Cu5us
| Amman" which he interpreted with
appropriate spirit. Mrs. Bloodgood
/ voice was most effective throughout.
| The quartetts were finely shadedz
The orchestra numbering about sixty pieces
! acquitted itself splendidly. In addition to sup
porting the vocalists, herorchestra played the
! s.Die Meistersinger'' oveEture9 and Svendson'
! Carnival in Paris" Sc
While the audience was highly appreciative
it cannot be said that It was large though
| goodly number were present. The attendance
! will unquestionab1y show noticeable increase
/ tonight, when Calve, the queen OF all Carmens
| and a star Of the first magnitude, Will appear
and sing. ~
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| WANT THE nAM TORN OUT.