The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-02
AMERICAN SINGERS
By EVAN STEPHENS.

THE AMERICAN SINGER is de-
cidedly to the front. The last
few years have made this pecu-
larry evident. Truly great singers
pre- among the rare things of this
world. and every new one that ap-
bears is hailed in the great world
,enters with g delight akin to that of
discovering a new planet. Hence, we
suppose, the name stars which the
great song birds are styled. And
Enough comparatively few of these
stars are really discovered in Amer
Eica, the land of the free ana the
native land Of more than a proportion
sately large number of them.
some years ago Emma Louise Kel-
slog, Carey and Pareppa Rosa stood
for all that was excellent in singing
n America. but since their day every
year or two has found Europe diseov-
&Rring q new brilliant American star"
#9innie Hauk made Carmen" an ideal
before Calve was known. Emma Ne
ada next sent Paris wild with her
youthful. but almost perfect, rendi-
ion Of the gentle Italian roles. All
his time Nordica, under the name of
=
Teloping into the first and greatest
Wagnerian singer our land has pro-
1uced. About ten years ago she con
quered Germany with her magnificent
Interpretations of Brunhilde, a role
5 that all fancied none but women of
Ithe large, powerful lunged-and-voice
native German could ever master. And
then only the rare few that possessed
unlimited genius. Chosen by the mas
ter himself for the part, the complete
mess Of her success can best be re-
allied when we know that today, with
a rival opera house being built in Mu-
mich, the capital Of Bavaria, for the
Especial production there of Wagners
great works NOrdica is of all the great
singers sent for to be the Brunhilde,
Isolde and Elsa. Following close in
lNOrdica's wake comes Emma Eames,
certainly an ideal Elsa, with
her voice Of transcendent beauty and
great refinement OF character. Sus-
sane Adams and Susan Strong have
both done much successful work, too,
in opera during the past two or three
years. and Sybil Sanderson and Marie
Manzandt are two of our singers al
snOst adOred in Paris, though less
known at home.
Not all great singers have adopted
sThe OratOriO festival, and concert
8helds have been preferred by a very
few even Of the highest rank. OF these
4Oday Charlotte Maconda stands in
he first place, with perhaps one, Lii
ian Blaunelt, as a rival. Emma
Thursby twenty years ago held the
Same coveted position. One popularity
H0f MacOnda is that she has forced
Recognition as a star" without leav-
ing her native shores even for study
NOrdica, too, did most of her studying
81 old Boston, as did Eames in her
8arly career. But they both went
broad to seek recognition. This Ma
Fonda has not yet done. New York
S3oston and the great festivals in the
eastern states chiefly have been her
FIELD of conquest. Emma Juch, now
Retired, but with a voice unimpaired,
s. as also entirely American trained
As we look to the time when our own
ana viii prove it has the best facil-
les in the world for producing artists
1t pays the most literally for art
ow-it is interesting to follow the
eastward tendencies of all that is good
nd great. It isn't often that Salt
AXE catches the tone of a real star
niger Not one-tenth as often as our
ccation between the great east and
svest, or our musical tendencies, de-
Eerve. Indeed, it may well be feared
hat those thousands of young sing
hrs and music Iovefs who need an
dea are falsely trained to fancy sing
Frs such as we hear in the Bostonians,
Nielsen and other unsteady third
7rate organizations, who favor US with
IA call, while the fact is that while they
give neat and interesting productions
IOf light and unimportant operas, not
lone Of them could get place in first
.cIass musical organizations.
Utah is teeming with the material
for more than ordinarily fine voices,
sand we need TO listen to the rare, great
singers more than any other one thing
TO develop these voices, for a singer
never eXcels his or her ideals. The
tabernacle has attracted but few of
Ihese to our midst, and the memory
Pf Patti, NOrdica. Melba and a few
pthers who were in their companies
re our chief heritage unsteady. It
#nay be we viii soon join hands with
ur sister states who have given the
rOrld one or more real star sing
rs. If So we must place our ideals
ign and never miss an opportunity of
caring one when within reach. So.
nd so only, can we do our part in
baking America, the land of song and
ongsters, great.