The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-27

Tho sostenmto coIoratura and bcl-canto
of Italy arc tho first and only school
Of yucaliZailon. No other system viii
over rear its head Without complete
mastery Of Italian mcthodology. II is
madness io attempt Ia storm the frown,
ing baltlcmcnts of Wagncrdom, II
means sure and bitter sctbacks and
perhaps crushing defeat.
''Do you think that even | look
askance at the simple Italian arias
and colnratnra cffects' No. indeed:
have, for instance, a pretty aria from
Norma, which my old Italian professor
once drummcd into me: and even now
] practice 1t before my long. laborIous
performances.
Every great singer today owes sue
cess 10 Italian methods. The sweet
voice is doomed to crack and crumblc
unless 4 faultlcss vocalization acquired
Tho novice must acquire strength and
skill IN the meadow brook OF Italian
simplicity before attempting 10 breast
the raging surf and the tremendous
drains on the artistic vitality nf the
WaGncuau stress and tempest. Tho in
tcllcct and tho emotions arc as much
in danger of oVerstraining as the vocal
cords. Wagner is as vast and fearful
as Euripides. The passion and the cf-
fort are cxhaustinc to the greatest
gifts and tho most conscientious school
ing, The young singer should fight
against ovcramh,tion. The path is
narrow, sure and clear which has led
others through the Jungle TO fame and
fortune, they will perish Of hunger
in the thickct if they leave it. -
the good people Of Malad. Ida. will cele-
brate with song festival a program hav-
Tho Welsh baritone, Charles Kent. OF
Salt Lake. win sing the Csmbrain war
song. Men of Barlcch and "All Thro'
the Night" with male chorus accompani-
ment- Several members of tho Cambrlan
society of Salt Lake will join their friends
at Malad OIL this occasion.
ON Tuesday evening A concert will he
given in the Salt Lake theatre by Miss
Sybella w Clayton and Alexander J. KIs-
solburg, Miss Clayton is a Salt Lake
girl who studied under Jonas In Berlin
and made Of her debut in the German
capital a veritable triumph since her
return TO Utah she has Justified all the
kind criticisms which the Berlin newspa-
perS save her AT the recent symphony
orchestra concert she was The soloist and
acquitted herself so admirably that there
! has since been genuine public demand
| FOR another appearance Mr. E<issclburg
| has been In Salt Lake only a few months,
| but in that period has established himself
| as leader In musical affairs. Before
| coming 10 salt Lake he was long resi-
| dent Of Chicago. where his splendid bari
| tone voice was much admired The pro-
| gram which these two artists will give on
| Tuesday evening promises TO be A delight
! iul one. and the scat sale indicates q
! large audience.
The fourth monthly class recital given
! by the plano pupils Of Mary Frances San
| born was held at her residence in the
| Canning apartments on Saturday after
| noon, February 26. Tho entire program
| was played by Miss May Ebert. and was
very accepttaby rendered Miss Helen
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test. n beautiful book entitled Masters
of Music The subject FOR the afternoon
was Franz List, an essay on whose life
and works was read by Miss Arzel7
Smith Mrs. Sanborn played the Hunga
rlan rhapsody No. and the Venetian
rceetta No. 9. Refreshments were served
AT the First Methodist church thi.
evening Two trios will be given, viz. sc
Dry Those Tears" and a selection from
Madame Butterfly" by Roumania Hyde