The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-29
FIRST CONCERT.
Opening OF the Pipe Organ As
ISOLATION Series.
At the Auditorium on Next FRI
day Night.
EIGNOR CAMPANARI.
Famous italian Baritone and
His Own Company.
Mme. Savage, Soprano, and
Ward Stephens, Pianist.
CAMPANARI.

The first concert of the series to be
wfven by the Auditorium Pipe Organ
association will be by the Campanart
company at the auditorium Friday.
November L. The soloists of the COM
pany are:
Signor Campanari, baritone.
Miss Dorothy Hoyle, violinist-
Nine. Ruby Cutter Savage. soprano.
Dir. Ward Stephens, pianist
Signor Campanari, the famous ItaI-
fan baritone. has been before the pub
lie as a musician in various capacities
since his boyhood. He was born at
Venice, Italy. At an early age he
commenced the study of the piano
and before he was nine years old was
travelling throughout Italy with his
brother, LeandrO, who is an eminenI
viOlinist, giving concerts. Being pos
sessed of an gift for music, at the
age of fourteen he took up instruc-
ton on the cello and soon became so
proficient on that difficult instrument
that at the age of seventeen he was
engaged as first 'cellist of the orches-
ira at La Scala, Milan. Singing was.
however, the department of music
which always most interested him. In
his spare moments he was practising
scales continually and from hearing
the great singers on the stage of the
La Scala opera house, he added greatly
to his art. He never received singing
lesson during his career. After he was
able to use his voice he began the
study OF the different Italian operas,
which was easy for him because of his
unusual musical gifts. At the age of
Is he made his debut on the operate
stage 1t was at the La Scala in Milan.
The sickness of one of the baritones
left a position open, and young Cam
panari presented himself to the direc-
tor and asked for a hearing, which
was granted. The result was his en-
gagement to fill the position and he
made his debut in the part of ''Renato''
an Verdf's Bal Masque." For the next
three years he was engaged as a lead
ing baritone in all of the important
opera houses of Italy and Spain.
During the season there was no
grand opera in America, Sig. Cam
panari made a tour with the Melba
Opera company as leading baritone. On
two occasions he has also shared the
honors with Nordica in transcontinen-
tai tours. During the recent tours of
across the country he has won the I'M
dying fame for his singing and acting
of the roles of Tonic in Pagliacci,"
ALTO in "Cavalleria Rusticana," Esca-
milo (the Toreador) in Carmen" etc.
He has also been the soloist with our
most important musical organizations,
including the Boston Symphony or
chestra the New York philharmonic.
Chicago and Cincinnati Symphony or
chestraI association. For many years
he has been one of the stars at the
annual Worcester festival, as well as
in other important May music festi-
walls.
Personally he is most democratic.
He is never without a smile on his
face and everyone he meets is his
from these few he derives great pleas |
ure. He is passionately fond of both
fishing and shooting and his summers
are nearly always spent in this coun-
FRY a g
in Covet Garden, London), when
he HES himself with his family to
the Maine woods not to be seen again
until it comes time for him to sing
at the opera or the commencing of a
concert tour. During his vacations he
does not forget his art In the early
mornings he devotes two hours to his
vocal practice and in the evenings he
spends his time at the piano. a recrea- |
ton which he fairly loves. 1t has
been said by eminent pianiStS that
were he to devote an entire year to
the thorough study of the piano he
would be as great as many of the So
called virtuosi that visit this country.
He has an intimate knowledge of near
ly everything that is written for the
piano. OF his musical gifts the fol-
lowing little incident is worth relat-
ing: A couple of years ago he was
engaged to sing in Providence at a
choral concert under the direction of
Jules Jordan. Through the fault of
someone Campanari was informed of
the wrong choral work that was to be
sung. The mistake was not discovered
until the rehearsal, which was on the
morning of the concert. Campanari |
calmly asked for copy of the work
that was to be sung and went through |
his part as though he had been study |
ing it for a month in place of reading |
it at sight.
MME. RUBY CUTTER SAVAGE.
Nine Ruby Cutter Savage who as |
Miss Ruby Cutter filled with distin- !
guished success many important and |
lea, after two years of study and pro- |
tesslonal work in opera and concert |
In Europe Nine. Savage will worthily |
support Sig. Campanari in his concert !
tour; Her voice, in quality and range, |
is phenomenal. Belonging as it does !