Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-02-18
MESSIAH At PUNAHOU
MADAME BISHOP GIVES
HON0LULUITES A TREAT
She Knows How to Sing and Sings as
If She Knew How Chorus
and Orchestra
Work.

II artistic singing means an appeal
to the heart and to the mind at once,
then Madame Genevra tombstone
Bishop is an artistic singer of the first
magnitude. There need be no attempt
here to analyze the various qualities
that go to make up her splendid voice
for such matters have all been dwelt
upon hundreds of times and, in truth,
they have no effect on the verdict Of
the people who hear the great oratorio
singer Suffice 1t to say, she has the
best of every quality combined In her
voice and-she can sing.
Behind the lady's wonderful mezzo-
soprano voice is an understanding
which gives each note she sings Its
proper place and brings forth a finiss..
ed whole that cannot but be eminently
satisfactory. Coupled with this perfec-
ton Of singing is a graciousness OF
manner that at once puts those who
listen to her in frame Of mind fayo.
able to what she has to impart, thus
making them one with herself. All
these qualities she showed during the
production Of the Messiah at Oahu Col
lsge last night
Long before o'clock, Pauahi hall
was crowded with the people of the
city who appreciate good music. Those
who arrived at 7:45 found 1t necessary
to take inferior seats in the two rooms
at the sides of the hall
Shortly after the hour announced
for the concert, the chorus and orches-
ira we're in their places and then the
four soloists-Madam Bishop, Miss
Ethel Cameron, Mr.. Melchers and Mr.
Mlller-appeared at the front As Ma
dame Bishop appeared, she was greet
ed with great applause.
Considering the short time during
which Prof. Ballaseyus has had to
train his chorus and the youthfulness
OF the major part thereof, the work
done was very creditable. or course
there was the lack of that fullness OF
voice which is so necessary in oratoriC
singing but nevertheless, the singers
did well A chorus of seventy-five had
been announced but there were bare
fifty on the stage.
The alto and bass soloists were moi
as confdant as they might have beer
but they produced a good effect 10y,
II. Miller. the tenor, was by far tn;
best of the amateur soloists.
No complaint can be made about tn,
work of the orchestra. Prof. ANIME |!
the kind of leader to inspire conf
dence and to pilot his willing must
clans very cleverly through the mos
difficult passages in the Messiah. Tn,
Pastoral Symphony was done in wa!
the orchestra can well be proud of
When this worship impelling piece o
music had been completed, Madam,
Bishop was aplauded with will ant
at the conclusion, said to Prof. Balla
seyus: 81 never heard the Pastora
symphony done better. It Just put IN,
in the right frame of mind to sing m!
recitative that follows, There werj
shepherds abiding in the field"
II Is not necessary to say mucl
more about Madame Bishops singing
She has given Honolulu treat that i
very seldom to be had here. In he
work last night, she showed her mas
terry over the difficult work of orator.,
singing. One thing she did that tn
writer has never before seen an ora
torio solOist do. In the difficult part
Of the choruses. she Joined in with tn
other singers to swell the volume ant
she did II with such an easy grace tina
no one was cognizant Of the fact tina
anything unusual was going on. Per
haps the best thing Madame Bisho
did was her conclusion OF them tina
sleep" in the air Of 81 know that m
Redeemer liveth."
Honolulu lovers of music will be gla
to learn that Madame Bishop intend
to sing in the opera house one nigh
this week, under the management q
VIM. d. Adams of the Bergstrom Mu
sic Co, The exact date will be give
out tomorrow.