The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-14
0RATORIO OF MESSIAH,
GREAT INTEREST IN NEXT TUES
DAYS PERFORMANCE

TO be Given by the GouDod Society MT
| Hyperion-Opentng Sale of sents To-
morrow Morning-NTany People Com
ing from Out OF Town.
Probably never before in the history
of the Gounod society has there been
so much public interest taken in the
preparation for performance as that
manifested in the coming performance
Of Handel's great oratorio Of the Mes
siah," Tuesday night, December Is, at
the Hyperion 1t has extended far be-
yond the city and letters are being re-
, ceived now from towns over fifty miles
away inquiring for particulars This
| is an indication that the people of Con-
! necticut are beginning to realize that
in the Gounod society they have one
of the finest singing societies in the
| country, entirely worthy of their sup
port. In the long and honorable history
of the society there have been no medi-
OGRE performances. There has been a
steady growth against obstacles by this
unique body Of self-governed, eelf-regu-
lated singers and the present manage
ment is determined Their shall be no re-
progression. Individual interest has
made it's success and individual inter
est will continue to push it higher and
higher up the scale of excellence.
The management made splendid
choice in its soloists this year--Macon-
da, Black, Hawlin and Walker This
makes a well-balanced quartette par
ticularly suited to the demands Of the
Messiah" which are by no means
small. With the scores of singers who
advertise their wares it would seem an
easy matter to select just the right
ones, but it is far from that for cer-
tain part requires certain quality of
voice or certain style to give it the
greatest meaning. The soloists this
year have been selected according to
the demands of the different parts and
the concert will surely justify their Sc
lection.
The Messiah abounds in f1orid
work for both the chorus and the solo
parts. For the soprano part Nine. Ma
conda seems to be the one person above
all now in oratorlo who is particularly
illlGu Luz THAI part. pAic lleiS d Il uC
and flexible voice which she uses like
an artist. Hear what the Cincinnati
Tribune says of Nine. Maconda's work
in the great Cincinnati Saengerfest
last year: Charlotte Maconda sang
the Indian Bell song from Lakme as
only an artist of her fine proportions
can do. She has a colorateur soprano
voice that seems to be adapted to all
the requirements and demands that can
be made upon it. Her command of
embellishments has apparently no limit.
Her tones are musical and soft as vel
vet yet they are endowed with remark
able carrying power. That was demon
strated last night in the vast hall
where her voice reached every nook and
corner Another remarkable quality of
her voice was its purity of intonation.
At the close she reached high D above
the staff with the greatest of easel"
Tickets for the performance go ON
sale Saturday morning, December Is,
at the Hyperion box office. Prices are
81 and $t.50 Seats in the family circle
have been reserved at leach. They
are considered by music lovers to be
the best place in the theater to hear
either vocal or instrumental music.
Programmes can be had free at music
stores