Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-07-10
NAMES MUSIC FESTIVAL
SPLENDID ARRAY OF ARTISTS
IS ANNOUNCED.
NINE. NoRDIcA THE BRIGHT PARrIcu-
LAR sTAR--MaE. RAPPoLD AGAIN
"A FINE PROGRAM.

has announced his complete list OF artists
for the sixteenth annual Maine music
festival. which will be held in Bangor and
Portland next October. MIR. Chapman
promised sometime ago that the big artists
for the 1912 festival were to be stars OF the
first magnitude, and singers who would
sstaken immensely among music-lovers
from all over the State; to read his list OF
artists secured for this triumphsl six
tenth festival is to find abundant evil
dence that this interchangeable impresario
has "made goodp his promise most
decidedly. The artists scheduled to APP
pear are Nine. Lillian Nordica, Nine.
Marie Rappold, Miss Elena Kermis. Miss
Julie Lindsay, Mime. Carrie Bridewell,
Harold Meek, Frank Ornisby, Sig. Saliva
tore Giordano, Franklin Holding.
Add to this list superb orchestra COM
posed OF members frcm the Boston opera
house, and a finely drilled chorus of 800
voices, and you have as magnificent
have ever known and that is saying
great deal.
Portland will make special plans on
account OF holding its concerts in the new
city hall, but Director Chapman guaran-
tees that every feature for Portland will
| be given in Bangor - and since Bangor
gets them first, the voices here will be
freshest and the artists in best condition
to edo their prcttiest''.
Nine. Nordica has been already an
! nounced, and needs no introduction to
| Maine music lovers.
/ The coming OF Nine. Nordica to Bangor
to the festival next October will be hailed
with joy by the musical people of Bangor
and eastern Maine, for they will wildly
recall the occasion Of her appearance at
the first festival, fifteen years ago, when
the auditorium, just built and its fine
acoustic properties being tested, rang TO
to the roof with the magnificent tones Of
this great singer in the high OF the sin
fiammatusn, and with the plsudits of the
great audience who heard her. What an
occasion that was in the early days of the
festival The big building was filled to
its capacity, the enthusiasm was tremen-
dous, the chorus had not yet attained to
the execution of the works OF the masters
of music they afterwards accomplished,
but sang their little part songs delight
fully, nevertheless; and there was nothing
to distract the attention from the great
singer who completely filed the audi
torium with her splendid voice.
No one who heard her on that eventful
night viii ever forget the impression she
made, and will welcome her Just as en-
Enthusiastically as they did fifteen years
ago, when the festival was new. She Is
. also daughter OF Maine, and Maine is
proud of her, as a woman, as a singer and
as product OF the old Pine Tree State.
The three other sopranos are all great
solo artists. Mime. Marie Rappold is al
ready a festival favorite, and adds each
year to her popularity. Her voice is ex-
ceptionslly beautiful, and easily distin-
guished on the stage OF the opera by
, reason of its purity of tone and sweetness
Nine. Rappold receives an ovation when
, ever she appears in New York.
Miss Julie Lindsay is better known in
Paris, where she was for several years 9
member OF the grand opera company
She is now singing in concerts alone. In
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Rappold- Her voice Is clear and sweet
her enunciation perfect, and her sons
singing delight. She is truly lyric
soprano.
RI Miss Elena Kermis has brilliant voict
of remarkable power and compass. She
Q has sung with the Aborn opera company
' and is a favorite everywhere.
E Nine. Carrie Bridewell, who for foul
I years has been absent from musical circlel
and is known as Mrs. Benedict, has at las
!, yielded to the persuasions Of her man,
a friends and returned to the concert stage
/ | Her glorious contralto voice is well re
8 membered, but it 10 more powerful ant
|. beautiful than ever, and will prove one o
) the treats Of the festival.
Frank Ormsby comes to the Main,
festivals for the first time. He lie the sol,
4 it is said that Mr.. Rockefeller pays him th
Il handsome sum Of 5000 a year for hi
e work there. Harry Rowe Shelley, tn
4 organist of the church, says he has n,
equal in this country. Mr.. ormsby pos
/: sesses most beautiful and powerful teno
!. voice, a magnificent personality and il
y sure to win instant favor. He is in con
slant demand for festivals in the Yves
and South, and is singing with all tn
: | large societies and concerts as well.
Q Sig. Salvatore Giordano is a protege o
: Caruso, the greatest tenor in the world
/; and it is sufficient to say that he think
!; this youns EN- has future as large a
4 l tire writer ba
seldom seen New York auaien,-~ ~ -. :.
; Netely carried away and enthusiasm
J over new artist In many years. He hsI
fine personality, and a voice of grea
! sweetness and power. In other words. 1
real Italian voice, like the great teno
, Caruso. He will indeed be real sensa
! ton at the festival.
Harold Meek, the Canadian baritone
was chosen from many others by Nine
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