Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-12

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The Cisne ros concert at the Hawaii
an ouera house last night was a tri
| umph not only for the mezzo-contraltC
of the Chicago grand opera company
1t was triumph for master of the
cello, James Liebling, and triumph
for the best tenor Honolulu has heard
in many years, Paul Dufault.
1t was an evening of such genuine
delight that at the end there was seen
the spectacle very unusual for Homo.
lulu of an audience remaining seated
as the last number was finished, and
instead of diving into coats and hur-
rying for the door, staying to applaud
so cordially and heartily that M Du-
fault was ,perforce brought back from
his dressing-room to respond to yet
another encore.
Honolulu has never seen three ar
fists of such merit on one concert pro-
gram, in the opinion of many whose
musical memories here far antedate
those of the writer. Countess de Cis-
neros is pree minently an operate
singer, as could be discerned last
night, but if her attention had been
turned to concert singing instead she
would probably have become as re-
nowned in that as in the operate
field Her offerings last night varied
as widely as from the lightly fanciful
"Will O. the WiSp'' to a Mascagni aria
or to the "Habanera" from Carmen {.
This latter was her most complete tri-
umph. Honolulu recently heard Cal
We, the Carmen of Carmens, but Cis-
neros did not suffer one whit last
night in comparison. The dramatic
power is hers, and so, too, is a very
good mezzo-soprano that is heard at
its best in the heavier rather than the
lighter selections. Handsomely gown
ed and of striking appearance, she is
fitted for dramatic opera evidently
both in equipment Of voice and in
temperament.
The 'ceIlist, James Lieblng, is
markedly good. No artist that has
appeared here is more eXaCting in his
demands both upon himself and his
audience, but he repays these de-
mands by the results of a marve lous
technique and great interpretative
powers. His most ambitious effort
was his closing number, Peppers
'"Farantelle," done with flawless fin
ish that almost concealS the difficulty
which lies in the swiftly varying ex-
preston.
M. Dufault's spectacular triumph
last night was achieved for two rea-
sons the surprise of the audience
and his own ability. 1t has been the
experience of Honolulu MANY times
that with a singer of such repute as
CisnerOs would come a baritone or
tenor or baSsO of mediOcrily There
fore, when Dufault came upon the
stage, smiling, unpretCntiOuS and
without mannerism, and the lovers of
music heard lyric tenor of charming
sweetness and exquisite finish, there
was first Il hush and thea storm of
applause that broke again and again
during the evening" Dufault. if one
may judge by the slight experience OF
last night. is essentially concert
singer. ard he is exactly fitted for
this. His CnuICiatiOn is clear, re-
markedly clear. and his slight trace
of accent, in his English numbers. was
attractive. His singing is delightful,
his voice fresh. though his hair is
CRAVING, and he is wholly charming
in little ballads such as French
love song he gave for an encore num-
ber with its whimsical Dit Oui, Mig
non, Dit Oui
DUtault's voice is not particularly
robust, but he has power behind his
tones, as was evident in the we'll