Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-06-21
A GREAT PRODUCTION
Eandefs Gratorio-The Messiah Is
Given in Brilliant Manner
Last Evening
pRoF sPERATI GREAT LEADER
The Audience Was Held Spellbound
by the Singing of the Magnificent
Trained Chorus.

1t was large and most appreciativ(
audience that filed the Grand Opera
House last night to listen to the rendition
Eof Handers Oratorio "The Messiah,
given by the Decorah Choral Unior
under the dictatorship OF Prof. Carlo A
\ Sperati.
1t was the third time this great work
was given III Decorah by the Choral
U'nicn and the presentation of it last
night eclipsed all former occasions, and
won new laurels for Prof. Sperati and
demonstrated that he has no peer as
director of large choruses. The grand
chorus of los voices assembled last night
was undoubtedly one of the finest and
best ever appearing in the state The
harmony and expression was perfect, and
he singers held the audience in state
of delight and eptllusiasm throughout the
whole evening.
| The soloists, Clara Williams, soprano,
Minneapolis; Esther Plumb, contralto,
Chicago; Edward Walker, tenor,
Chicago; and Harry f. Phillips, basso,
Minneapolis. were all exceptionally fine
singers, and their work was received
with much enthusiasm.
Taken all together it was one of the
grandest concerts ever given here,
memory of which will remain long
with all those who were fortunate
enough TO hear it.
The orchestra never played better than
last night and great credit is due every
member.
Such magnificent presentation Of this
great oratorio is signal honor for all
those who participated and the leader
ship Of Prof. Sperati and also a great
honor for Decorah as we'll Following
are the members of the chorus:
Soprani: Mrs. Marie C. Adams,
bottis Alstad, Mrs. Anna Rahnsen,
Bertha Berg, Mrs. E. f. Berg, Ger
tina Bidne. Mrs, q. Boe. Aagot
Forge, Mrs. e. w. Christopher, Alma
Clauson. Stella Dafvey, 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 Kalleyang, Mrs. Carolyn
Kalyestrand, Millie Kloster. Anna
Krog, Agnes Langhans, Clara Lar
sen, Florence Larsen, Ingeborg Lar
sen, Mabel Larsen, Ruth Larsen,
Emma Lee, Mrs. ]. NJ 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. E.
Thompson, Idella Twenge, Lurana
Warner, Mrs. j. B. Wist.
ti:-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. G. X Preus.
Dikka Reque, Marie Reque, Lii
Riste, Ethel Shima. Mrs. A. Soren-
son, Mrs. Carlo A. Sperati. Margaret
Thompson. Esther C. Torrison, Mrs.
Mark d. Wells, Annie G. Wist.
Tenori. Oscar A. Aamodt, C. p.
Birkell, Arthur o. Borlaug, Martin
T.. Brevig, Anton SButtedal. Frank
Christopher, Walter F. Gigstai. o.
r.. Hawk. Elmer R. Hegg, N. Hem
derson, Chas. Phil Hexom, o. w.
Holm, Emil Johanson, ALERT X. Lar
son, Victor F. Larson, Oscar Lever
son. A. N. Liydahl, A. F. Nesset, II.
o. Onsgaard, Elmer o. Siverson,
Oscar C. Sorlien.
Bassi Sigurd Arneson, Otto O.,
Austin, E. E. Berg, DIR. o. Boe, X.
Edward Brunsdale, Wilhelm Dahl,
Elmer Erickson, Roy Fitch, Chas. A.
Fritz, T. Gilbertson, Edwin Gran
seth, Aanon Giiebrok, Nestor Hal
vorson, Clarence Hansen, Harry j..
Hanson, Donald j. Haugen, Herbert
n. Hendricks. Elmer O. lyerson,
Oscar Jerde. Joseph Jerdee, Chas. A.
Johnson. Randall ]. 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. NJ. Rovelstad.
Fred Schrubbe, irwin T. simle. Ward
Subey. II A. Thorson, o. A. Tingel-
stad. Reinhard Ulyilden, 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 yiolins.
Paolo II. Sperati, Herman w. Mon
son. Carsten T.. Sperati. j. Walter
Jphnshoy. Viola: F. J. Helwig. Dou
BILE Basses: A. Arneson, r. f. Tyler
lt,tt (G,uftuuad On last nngp