The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-10-30
CALve COMES TO OMAHA
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cert singing as we'll as in operate
singing. for Calve is an actress at
heart and she is not stiffly formal on
the concert platform as are SO many
singers. In concert singer is limit
ed to the use Of the voice alone in
conveying the composer meaning.
but Calve makes her voice throb with
the Interest feeling and glows with
passion of the character she is i'm
personating. The program of song
has not been announced yet. but it is
promised that Nine. Calve will sing
her most famous song. "Habanero"
from Bizet's Carmen and perhaps
Q few more sings from that opera as
we'll as selections from her other
famous roles. 1t is in GARNER"
that Nine. Calve has made her great
est reputation and her SINGING in that
opera is more popular than in any
other role. Recognizing this, Nine.
Calve has decided to give selections
from Carmen" in every concert in
which she appears. Perhaps there is
no other singer whose name is so
closely linked with one role. and this
does not mean that Nine. Calve has
not been as great in a number of
other roles, for her art is as nearly
perfect as human being can attain
to. but her Carmen has surpassed
all other Carmens in the warmth and
color Of the singing voice and the
vividness and power of her acting.
The role seemed fitted to the nature
Of the great singer. tor she is half
French and half Spanish by birth.
and has the wild. free hearted nature
which ctaracterizes the people who
live in the Cevennes in the southern
part of France. When she came to
sing Carmen for the first time she
made many innovations. departed al
most entirely from traditon-in brief.
she appropriated the role as if by di-
vine right, and the result was that
The next morning after first appear
ing in the role. all Paris was raving
over the new Carmen: she may be
said to have created the part, and the
fame which she won at Paris has
followed wherever she has sung the
part. In America it is a favorite
with the music loving public and
whenever Calves name is mentioned.
. mental picture of the gypsy-hearted,
dark-eyed cigarette maker of Seville
comes to the mind.
The dramatic fire and intensity in
Nine. Calves acting of her operate
roles. is due Indirectly to Eleanor.
Duse, the great Italian actress
Early in her musical career Nine
Calve fell i'll in Paris. returning t,
the Cevennes to recover her health
and then went to Italy where she ap
peared in many Of the famous oper:
houses of that country. She saw
Duse act and met her; the acting o
the famous Italian awoke the fire o
the dramatic which was slumbering il
the veins Of the young singer an
from that day on she has infused tn
dramatic in all of her operate roles
so that she has come to be known a
the greatest Of dramatic sopranos
She is as great an actress as she is
singer. At one time Nine. Calv
made up her mind to desert gran
opera for the drama: that would hav
been a great gain to the drama but
loss which grand opera could not wei
afford, and it was matter of con
graduation when she finally conclude
to remain in grand opera.
The concert here will be the BIZ
musical event of the season; the fam
GUS singer will be accompanied by
tenor. violinist and a pianist of in
ternational repute In musical circles
Musical people in Omaha are al
ready manifesting keen interest il
the concert.
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