Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-16
MARIA GONZALES
IN FINE VOICE
al TRovAToREv ExcELLENTLY
PRODUCED
PezzattI of Key In Duet, but Other
wise Opera Is Worthy of En-
thusIastlc Applause Of.
Audience

The operatic bill was I'll Trovatore"
last night. Maria Gonzales was in fine
voice and her opening solo was sung
with such finish and brilliancy of voice
that the audience would not rest until
she had repeated the allegro movement
of her aria.
francesca signorini sang the part of
I'll Trovatore," and in his opening solo
captivated the audience, singing a
cadenza which Is not found in the score
but which showed the brilliancy of his
higher register. The trio sung by
Gonzales, Signorini and Giusippe
Gimazzoni as DE Luna" elected much
applause and resulted in several cur
tain calls.
The second act introduced Renata
is the possessor of a large mezzo So
prano voice, which unfortunately Is
marred by vibrato.
| Giuseppe Pimazzoni scored a success
in his I'll Balen" solo. which he was
forced to repeat. He has one of the
best voices In the company.
| The soldier chorus in the third act
went with good deal of aplomb, and
| in the bridal scene Sign orini scored a
| in an artistic manner in reaching high
| G that brought forth thunders of ap-
=
plause.
The Miseere sung by Gonzales and
Signorini of course brought down the
house. The audience rose to their feet
and demanded an encore.
The final scene introducing the little
gem of a duet between Manrico and
Azucena was spoiled by Pezzati being
off the key throughout the whole duet.
But barring her work the opera was
sung in an excellent manner. The cast
was:
II Conte Di Luna. Giuseppe Pimazzoni
Leonora. Maria Gonzales
Azucena, gypsy. ............. Renata Pezzatl
Manrico, the troubadour.. Francesca Signorini
Fernando .Artidoro Mauceri
Ines Adalgisa Giana
Ruiz Nerl
Uno Zingaro.. ..Pompeo Liena
Orchestra director, Agide Jacchia; chorus
master Giovanni Baraveli; concert master.
Mario Cargnino; harpist. Lucia Cimini.
A local composer, Henry Edmond
Earle, is honored by having some of
his compositions accepted for perform
ance by several of the best clubs of the
country. The quartet, Loves Rapture"
and Lullaby" which were written for
the Ellis club and sung by them with
such success last year, is to be given
by the Apollo club of Brooklyn, of which
John H. Brewer is director, and by the
Apollo club of Denver, Henry Housley
director. The famous Euterpean quar-
tet is also to sing them. A new quartet
for female voices, "a Vision of the
Angels" that Mr.. Earle has written for
the Womans Lyric club, is to be sung
at one of their concerts this year.
In addiction to her regular recital and
oratorio work this season Mary Hissem
de Moss-one of the best of American
sopranos-is to make a joint concert tour
with Frank La Forge, pianist. Mr.. La
Forge will be remembered as the young
accompanist whose playing first attract
ed general attention when on tour with
Nine. Gadski and later with Nine. Sem
brich. Nine. de Moss, who has been
spending the summer in Europe, has re-
turned to New York with number of
novelties that will figure in her recital
programs this season.
Ellison Van Hoose, who probably has
as good claim any to the title of
Americas foremost tenor, was recently
visiting a family in Georgia, and in due
course was asked to sing. He complied,
giving several selections which were
warmly received. On the part of one
auditor, however-the hosts small boy
the tenor's efforts failed to evoke en-
thusiasm, for when casually asked how
he liked the songs the young man can
didly replied that he thought them
bum" "Bum?' laughed the tenor.
why, what's the matter?" They're too
classical was the sophisticated reply.
"Ano, that's it.. And what are classical
thought minute. They're ones you
can't WHISTLE" was mis- answer. "And
even If you could" he added gravely,
you wouldn't want to-"
The winter tour which Walter Dam
rosch and the New York symphony or
chestra will make under Loudon Charl-
toms direction will be limited to four
teen appearances in the middle west,
beginning in Cleveland January 2. In
the spring, however, there will be
tranScontinental tour-an undertaking of
no small proportions, considering the
size of Mr.. Damroschs splendid organi-
zation-and the principal cities of the
Pacific coast will be visited Over forty
appearances are already booked. The or
chestra will have an unusually busy
season in New York, the regular SYM
phony series opening early In November.
Albert Rosenthal. young 'cellist Lou
don Charlton is introducing to Amer
lean concert-goers possesses-if his pho
tograph can be given credence-all the
PhySiSoi dItiiOueSS PoPuidiiy dSSOCldteu
with true art, as well as musicianly
traits which. from all accounts are of
no mean order. Rosenthal, who has re-
Gently returned to America after sew
eral years continued vogue abroad, is
a dreamy-eyed. wavy-haired young man
of a most picturesque type. He was born
in California, but spent his entire youth
in Germany, where he studied under
Hugo Becker and the famous Pepper
A career of marked brilliancy is pre-
dicted for MIN.