Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-12
ANOTHER NIGHT Of
RAPTUROUS SONG
At THE SYMPHONY
Mr.. Leschziner's Promise to
Bring Muses. to Newark
Confirmed Anew.
METROPOLITAN FORCES
GIVE ITALIAN REPERTOIRE
wagner Night" Tomorrow.
Conducted by Hertz, With
Nine. RappOld as Star.

AT the Symphony Auditorium last
A night the second Of the three musica
l treats scheduled for this week was de-
voted entirely to the compositions oil
Italians. It proved to be a delight to
those fortunate enough to hear it. II
anything, it surpassed the opening
program given Monday, at which time
. the attraction was the composition OF
American authors executed by Amer
cans.
Mr.. siegfried Leschziner. owner and
manager of the new temple of music,
; chose wisely when he selected josef
Pasternaok to conduct the Metrop ,itan
Opera House Orchestra and Nine.
Frances Aida, soprano, and Evan
Williams, tenor, az he soloists Of the
evening. q
The efforts Of all the artists met
with the instant approval of the audi
ence, which, though smaller than that
| Of Monday night, was more enthusi-
, astic.
1t nay not be out Of place to say
4 here that music-lovers owe themselves
an apology for not coming out IN
greater numbers.
It ia not often that the Metropolitan
Opera House Orchestra comes to New
ark. and not often that musicians OF
such note as appeared here last night
are heard. The local public will have
! another opportunity tomorrow, on
wagner night"
It seems that the soprano soloists
please audiences more than the others
| This may be due to the fact that they
are especially good. Monday 1t was
Miss Alma Gluck that carried of the
honors and last night Madame Aida, 4
more seasoned songbird, came in for
the lions share Of the applause.
Nine. AIda,s Powerful Voice Sweet.
Madame Aida has q powerful voice
and q sweet one. 1t Is of wide range
and very clear. She handles 1t master
fully. and In addition to that h has
dramatic ability, and gives to her songs
the realistic Interpretation that is 80
essential in dramatic singing. The
audience would not content itself with
the songs allotted to her on the pro-
gram and insisted on an encore.
Madame Aida graciously consented 10
add two short, but beautiful, to
the regular list.
In the first part of the program
Madame Aida a n the Entrance Of
the Butterfly" from Madame Butter
fly" and I'm Bel d." from the same
opera, by Puccini. In the second part
she sang ave Maria" from "Othello,"
by Verdi, and the gavotte, from
"Manon Lescaut," by Puccini.
Conductor Pasternack, one of the
younger men in the Metropolitan, is,
nevertheless, one of the most able.
Last night he proved that he has per-
feet command of the orchestra at all
times and a keen sense of apprecia-
ton of the size Of the hall and the
acoustics of it. Unlike Monday night,
the music was at nc time harsh ana
at no time did one feel that he was too
close to the orchestra. Mr.. Faster
nack's choice of numbers displayed his
exceedingly good judgment In making
up a concert program. Besides lead
ing the orchestra, he accompanied the
s~oloists on the piano when occasion
demanded.
Evan Williams, the tenor soloist, was
entirely satisfactory. His voice is pure
and sympathetic, and his personality is
pleasing. His aria from Aida" and
the one from LA Boheme'' were ex-
ecuted with the touch of the artist.
Mr.. Williams has power of expression
and lives the words he sings. OF
course, he was forced to give an encore,
and in singing "All Through the Night"
he delighted his hearers.
The orchestral selections evoked al
most as much interest and praise as
did the soloists. The opening number
was SAUL" Bazzini's overture. Mar
tucci's "Nottorno' was also well re-
ceived, and the prelude, ."Siciliana."
and intermezzo from "Cavalleria Rus
~ticana," Mascagni's famous compost
ton, held the audience s%pellbo1nd.
Concert One of Best Ever Given Here.
The overture Of the second half of
the program was william TELL" Ros-
SIM. The other numbers were a
menuetto for string orchestra, Boche-
J RIM; The Hen" Blozoni, and THE
Dance of the Hours" from La Clio
conda," Ponchielli's work.
Taken as a Whole the concert was one
of the best ever given in Newark. No
matter how -extravagant were the
promises made by Mr.. Leschziner as to
\ the character quality of his at
4 fractions they were not exaggerated.
\ 1t is to be greatly regretted that the
y thousands of persons who nave been
| accustomed to going to New York to
hear good music did not AXE advan-
tage of last nights program to satisfy
\ their musical thirst. MIR. Leschziner
has launched a long-looked-f for enter
| prise in this city, and in justice to him
/ and to the city the enterprise should
receive proper support.
Tomorrow night will be given the
| last of the three concerts of the open
ing week. Tt will be "'Wagner Night"
I and the Metropolitan Opera House or
] chestra will be directed by Alfred
| Hertz. The star soloist will be Nine,
Marie Rappold, the famous grand opera
soprano.