Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-17
TALENTED SINGER
SUCCEEDS ABROAD
MISS BELL ANGELES RETURNS
FROM EUROPE
HAS WON MUCH PRAISE IN HER
OPERA WORK
Daughter of Local Business Man Says
No Place Can Compare with
Sunny Southern Cali
fornia

Bell Angeles, better known TO her
Los Angeles friends as Mildred Ander-
son. returned to Los Angeles yesterday
after having spent the past four years
in Europe. studying and singing grand
opera. Accompanied by her mother,
Mrs. A. f. Anderson, Miss Angeles is
at the Lankershim hotel where she
will remain until arrangements can
he made to build a home in Los An
geles.
Before her departure for Europe
Miss Angeles was we'll known in mu-
sjcal circles of Los Angeles. She gave
a number of recitals, and local critics
predicted a brilliant future for her.
Most of these predictions have come
true, although Miss Angeles Is modest
about her success and finds more
pleasure in being back in her native
Southern California than IN the pIaud-
its of the audiences of Europe.
While abroad she sang in several OF
the principal cities of Italy and with
some of the most famous artists OF
that country She also sang in Aus
tria and Southern France, and every
where she was successful She mas
returned to Los Angeles to make her
home. and she says that no matter
what the future holds in store for her,
no matter where she is called upon
to go, she will always consider this
city home
She was encouraged to go abroad
and study by Signor A. Bonci, tenor
of the Metropolitan grand opera com
paay She sang for him in New YORK
some four years ago, when she was
only II years old, and it was his
hearty praise that determined her
going to Europe.
'.After all, though, l am very glad
to be back in Los Angeles said Miss
Angeles yesterday. 81 have been over
a great deal of the world since leaving
here, yet l find no place like this.
Europe is beautiful, Italy is marvel
ous. but Southern California is South
ern California, and there is nothing
like It,
after leaving New York we went
direct to Milan, Italy. AS soon as
was settled l began to look out for a
teacher. l thought teacher would
be the easiest thing in the world to
find in Italy, land of singers and mu-
sicians, but oh, what a mistake!
After days of searching 1 could not
find one who would suit. Then
started in for myself. studying roper
toire / did not have teacher but
six months later I made my debut.
my debut came when I was only
asking for trial DetOre one OF lne
managers of the theaters in Milan.
went to his agent and the latter, after
hearing me sing, engaged me for his
own company. which was then playing
in a little town a few miles out OF
Milan.
Il was, of course, a little nervous
on my first night. The audiences
whistle something fearfully in Italy if
they dc. not like a singer. 1 was afraid
of the whistling. At the same time it
rather made me angry at the thought
of the unmannerliness of it, and 1
believe that little anger at my first
audience aided me materially in my
success. Anyway, instead of whistling
at me they applauded and applauded
my work, and L was accepted by the
Italian people.
Later l appeared at the Scholar
theater in Milan. I sang with Virgilio
Bellatti in I'll Maestro de Cappella,"
and was we'll received in this opera
That was just a few months ago, and
since then I have sung in Bastile,
France, and also in several cities of
Austria, although never in Vienna.
my ambition now? Well, it is what
it has always been: To sing opera in
English in my native country. I shall
not go abroad again. 1t is nice over
there, but want to sing to the Amer
leans"
Miss Angeles will rest in Los An
geles for few months after her
strenuous years work, and then will
appear in recitals here.
Miss Angeles is the daughter of A.
r. Anderson Of the Diebold Safe and
Lock company of Los Angeles.