The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-12
ARION
CLUB SINGS
"AIOA. !"
Excellent Rendering Of vsrdi's
Opera Given IN Infantry Hall
Last Evening.

Last night at Infantry hall. the Arion
club gave the second concert OF it's twen-
ty-second season before large and very
enthusiastic audience. Not only were the
voices In excellent condition. but the en-
tire aggregation OF singers were in per-
feet sympathy with their work and
showed more lively an interest than has
been observed for some time.
The work chosen for this concert was
verdis great opera aida" In concert
form and no better rendition than that
given on this occasion can be Imagined.
short OF a staged production with cos
Tunes and scenery. The much desired
dramatic effects SO often entirely absent
In a concert version were accomplished
by both soloists and chorus the result
being a delightful surprise to the listen
ers.
Not much more can he said In praise OF
the Arion clubs work than has been said
In times past, and certainly no chorus
could have more perfectly handled the
Aida" music than they.
The part Of Aida was sung by Madame
Lillian Newell Pray; and II was sung
The average concert singer who essays
an opera role seems TO forget that there
Is any difference between dramatic music
and any other kind.
II the words are clearly enuncisted the
phrssing and tone pure, the execution
fair and the various marks OF expression
well needed. necessity is satisfied, 10 the
mind OF such a one.
Nine. Pray does all this and more. She
enters into the part and imbues IL with
that dramatic force and vigor, which i'm
presses her audience with the fact that
she is a living. breathing. human being
and not "A mechanical apparatus for pro-
ducing sounds, which may be more or less
pleasing TO the ear. bu, which do not APP
peal TO the intellect nor TO the heart.
Miss Rosemarie Campbell followed out
the lire laid down by Nine. Pray Her
rendition OF the entire work assigned her
was pure and sympathetic, even at
times approaching grandeur. Mr.. Van
Hoose and Mr.. Miles have always done
ample justice to their parts and their
work OF last evening was simply fur
therance OF their skin.
Mr. Van Heose was at his best In the
opening aria Celeste Aida" the gem OF
the opera.
Mr.. Everett and Mr.. Linn were equal In
all required Of them, which is no small
amount.
The chorus work met with the hearty
approval OF the audience. and well 1t
might for never has II appeared to such
advantage.
To ignore the work OF the orchestra
would be to efface the foundation OF the
entire performance. Such music as this OF
Verdi's IN quite trying to the patience OF
the orchestral performer at times As well
as to his skill and endurance. All these
things were ably overcome by the musi-
clans and they succeeded In leaving the
impression that thef part in the produce
iion was labor ~ love.
One Objectionable feature of the per-
formance was an importunate. bugle OBJ
ligato which insisted upon forcing its
way through the closed doors and caus-
ing much annoyance TO those in the rear
OF the hall. But there are In existence
persons, who have no reverence for even
the sublime works of the masters and un-
fortunately Providence lays claim to
more than one.
Aside from this annoyance. the per-
formance OF last evening may be set down
as the grandest i'm the list OF concerts
ever given by the Arion club.