Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-06-14
oRATORIo NEXT TUESDAY.
"The Messiah" With f65 Voices and
Orchestra of 70 Pieces to De-
light Immense Audience.

Since our announcement last week
of the preparations for the rendition
of the great oratiorio ''The Messiah
under the direction of Prof. Carlo A
Sperati, next Tuesday evening, seats
have been selling rapidly, and there
is practical certainty that every
seat in the house will be taken early
and there will be large demand
after all are gone. Think of chorus
Of 165 voices and an orchestra oil
25 pieces in city the size of De-
corah. 1t will be grand.
The soloists for the oratcrio are
singers of national reputation, each
an artist of notable ability in ora
torio work. They are:
Miss Clara Williams, Minneapolis,
Soprano.
Miss Esther Plumb, Chicago, Con-
tralto.
Mr.. Edward, Walker, Chicago,
Tenor.
Mr.. Harry E. Phillips, Minneapo-
lis, Basso.
The members of the chorus are:
Soprani: Mrs. Marie G. Adams,
Lottie Alstad, Mrs. Anna Bahnsen,
Bertha Berg, Mrs. E. e. Berg, Ger
tina Bidne, Mrs. o. Doe, Aagot
Borge, Mrs. E. w. Christopher, Alma
Clauson, Stella Dalvey, Alice Dam
iels, Grace A. Graham, Edna Haug,
Mrs. Chas. Phil. Hexom, Mrs. w. c..
Hogan, Inga Holm, Mrs. o. w. Holm,
Agnes Johnson, Louise johnson,
Mrs. OLAF Kallevang, Mrs. Carolyn
Kalvestrand, Millie Kloster, Anna
Krog, Agnes Langhans, Clara Lar
sen, Florence Larsen, Ingeborg Lar
sen, Mabel Larsen. Ruth Larsen.
Emma Lee, Mrs. j. M. Lower, Inga
Martinson. Clare Matteson, Anna NJ.
Moe, Louise Moe, Olga Moe, Anna
Ness, Ida Olson, Mrs. o. l.. Olson,
Johanna Ordal, Marguerite Pearson,
Anna Peterson, Henrietta Preus.
Kathinka Preus, Trina Roberg. Ma
bel Rohm, Mrs. A. NJ Rovelstad,
Mrs. r. Schrubbe, Mrs. H. w. Sheel.
Marie Sperati, Mary Stoskopf, Emma
Teskey, Agnes Thompson, Mrs. T. f.
Thompson. Idella Twenge, Lurana
Warner, Mrs. j. B. Wist.
Alti:--Esther B. Alstad, Theresse
Arneson, Karen Brandt, Martha
Borge, Ruth Coffeen, Anna Dale,
Mrs. l.. S. Dale, Louise Dalvey, Elsie
Drexel. Kathinka Engen, Mary.
Green, Elsie Haakenson, Ada ".
Hard, Alberta Haugen, Freda Hell
wig, Mrs. M. Hobeck, Hilda Holm,
Edel Hustvedt, Mrs. J. O. Johnson.
Pauline Johnson. Elizabeth Kjome,
Alma Knutson, Luella Lee. Edna
Lynee, Elsa Naeseth. Mrs. Geo. Ode,
Mabel Prastmark. Mrs. c. X. Preus,
Dikka Rogue, Marie Rogue, Lii
Riste, Ethel Shima, Mrs. A. Soren-
son, Mrs. Carlo A. Sperati. Margaret
Thompson. Esther G. Torrison, Mrs.
Mark d. Wells, Annie G. Wist.
Tenori: Oscar A. Aamodt, C. p.
Birkell, Arthur o. Borlaug, Martin
l.. Brevig. Anton Buttedal, Frank
Christopher, Walter F. Gigstad. o.
L. Hawk, Elmer r. Hegg. N. Hen
derson, Chas. Phil. Hexom. o. w.
Holm, Emil Johanson, ALERT X. Lar
son, Victor F. Larson, Oscar Lever
son, A. n. Livdahl, A. F. Nesset, H.
o. Onsgaard. Elmer o. Siverson,
Oscar G. Sorlien.
Bassi: -Sigurd Arneson, Otto o..
Austin, E. E. Berg, Dr. o. Boo, X.
Edward Brunsdale, Wilhelm Dahl,
Elmer Erickson, Roy Fitch. Chas. A.
Fritz, t. Gilbertson, Edwin Gran
seth, Aanon Griebrok, Nestor Hal
vorson, Clarence Hansen, Harry j.
Hanson, Donald j. Haugen, Herbert
N. Hendricks, Elmer O. Iverson,
Oscar Jerde. Joseph Jerdee, Chas. A.
Johnson, Randall j. Larson. George
Loftness, Arthur Lomen, David T.
Nelson, E. R. Olsen. Ralph Olsen,
Eberhard Opsahl, r.. Y. Pearson,
Paul A. Preus, Russell Ronning,
Clifford Rossing, A.. M. Rovelstad.
Fred Schrubbe, irwin t. Simle, Ward
Subey, III. A. Thorson, o. A. Tingel-
stad, Reinhard Ulvilden, John Ur-
ness, Casper o, Wollan, A. w. VOL
Ian, S. Ylvisaker.
Orchestra: First Violin; Frank
Hoare, Ernest w, Christopher. Oscar
E. Amundsen, liver A. Opstad, Ruth
Helwig. Alex Bear. Second violins:
Paolo H. Sperati, Herman w. Mon
son, Carsten e. Sperati, j. Walter
Johnshoy. Viola: F. j. Helwig. Dou-
BILE Bases A. Arneson, r. f. Tyler
Flutes: Fred c. Reum, Walter c..
Adams Clarinets: o. Herbert
Aanestad, Carl Foss. Oboe: Herman
f. Dale. Bassoon: t. E. Thompson
Comets: James o. Groves, o. Angelo
Sperati. Horns: Christian j. Dale,
Selmer II. Marum. Trombone: John
p. Alstad. Tympani: Leonard o..
Moe. Piano: Arthur NJ. Wisness.