Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-22
NORDICA SWAPS
VAST AUDIENCE
HIGHLY VERSATILE PROGRAM
GIVEN MAGNlFICENTLY
PRlMA DONNA MOST GENEROUS
WITH HER ENCoREs
Renders Seventeen Songs in All
Ranging from Heavy Wasnerian
and Dramatic Numbers to
Light Ronances
BY FLoRENoE BozARD LAWRENCE

BY FLORENCE BOARD LAWRENCE
Nordiea, regnant songstress Of
America, reappeared before a Los An
geles audience last night after an alb
sence of two years. Her welcoming
ovation was given by an audience
which taxed the capacity of Simpson
auditorium. Men and women ranklng
in every art and profession as we'll as
important leaders in the social life OF
the city were included In the audience,
and all alike were swept to enthusiast
tic demonstration of applause by the
splendid artistry of the singer.
Long training in opera has given
Nine. Nordicas voice a fine sympathy
and power of expression which mere
concert singers sometimes lack. She
carried her audience last night through
the entire scale Of emotions. From the
lifting lyrics, with runs and phrasing
of SURPRISING ightness to grand, emo
tional or tragic moods, she passed with
magic ease, and the fairy power of her
golden voice was sufficient to transport
her listeners to ecstatic appreciation of
every Kaleidoscope change. When
Nine. Nordiea appears in the heavier
dramatic Wagnerian numbers the
listener is convinced that her forte lies
in this work, and when her subject is
their spirit perfectly.
Madam Nordica gave program
which included practically every phase
of vocalization and achieved more than
success in each one. but her rendition
of the Handel aria, angels Ever
Bright and Fair" was one of the mag
nfficent numbers of the program. Her
pianissimo was sustained so sweetly
and her hushed effects were so clear
that the listeners sat literally under
the spell of her glorious voice. she
was also accorded more than usual APP
plause after the Strauss Serenade and
Mrs. Beach's popular song, "The Years
at the Spring
AS Final Encore
For a final encore the artist accord
ed her audience an additional treat by
singing Schubert's "Erl King" with
great fire. intense emotion and dra-
matte action. The song was one of
the best of the evening and was given
as it has rarely been heard here. A
storm of applause followed its rendi-
ton and was prolonged until the singer
had returned and bowed her acknowl-
edgements again and again.
The program included the following
songs for soprano:
Aria, "Dlch theure Halle" from Tam
hauser ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Wagner
English songs
Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal Quilter
Serenade ........-.-.... STRAUSS
Angels Ever Bright and Fair. Handel
The Years at the Spring. Mrs. Beach
French and italian songs
Vielle Chanson ....-..',..'.'..'.. BiSe'
Nell Observation-Disclosures. Faure
Mia Picirella .....s...-s'....- .Gorne2
Mattinata ........,......... LeoncaVallc
German songs
Monat Mai ..........,...... Hammond
Ich Liebe Dich. ...........-..s.... -Greis
Waldesgesprach .......-s.---s sehumanr
To which were added these encore
numbers: Damon, Max STANCE; Little
irish Song. Lohr; The Ancient King,
| George Henchel; Sunbeam Carrie
Jacobs Bond, and the Fri King, Schu-
| bert.
Andre Benoist furnished most SYM
pathetic accompaniments and gave a
really brilliant bit of work in the Erl
King and the Strauss Serenade.