The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-05

OF Carolina White, the beautiful
grand opera star who is to appear in
Missoula, under the auspices of the
Philharmonic society, on February 8,
more favorable comment is being re-
ceived each day from musical journals
and eastern publications in which is
being followed her triunphs at every
appearance with the Chicago Grand
Opera company. The Musical Lead
er" a weekly publication devoted to
things of interest in the musical world
appeared recently with Nine. Whites
likeness taking UP the greater portion
of its cover page. In speaking of her
work the Leade calls Carolina White
"a young vocalist of the old school,
and makes the following comment
concerning her successes:
Carolina White is among American
singers the coming new Nordica, for
she really is a vocalist, and at a time
when vocalism is on the decline this
means much. To scale such heights,
it necessitates an underlying love of
art, a consummate gift of mastering
detail, a knowledge of histrionic art
that shall range from Richard Strauss
to Chuck, and a musical intelligence
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the legato of the Bel Canto, as well
as the ringing sustained tone of the
great dramatic soprano. And when
to these vocal and dramatic qualities
is added personal beauty, it is merely
a question of time when Miss White
shall have cache the goal of her
ambition, that is if an artist or sucn
self critical disposition ever feels quite
satisfied with her achievement. She
has been three years with the Chicago
Grand Opera company and has con-
stantly gone forward in her work, so
much so that the singer of the first
season, extremely successful as she
then was, is now to be numbered with
the women whose names are household
words.
What Carolina White means to the
Chicago Opera company may be adj
judged from what she has accom-
plished this week-seven appearances
in nine days-and to bring to each APP
pearance consummate artistry and
freshness of voice, surely only an ar
fist of wonderful endowments could
have absolved so Herculean a task.
Friday evening of last week, Mnc.
White sang in The Jewels of the Ma
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was well in the morning hours before
she arrived back in Chicago on Sat
urday. she gave a wonderful imper-
sonation of Manon Lescaut in the ar
ternoon. Nine hours of rehearsal on
Sunday were followed by her appear
ance in the first Chicago performance
of "Herodiade' Monday evening. and
Tuesday evening she sang again in
The Jewels of the Madonna" A re-
petition of "Manon Lescaut'' on Fri
day evening of this week and of Her
odiade' on Saturday will complete her
appearances for the week.
Great credit would be due Nine.
White for So truly enormou a feat as
this, from the viewpoint alone of en-
durance and faithful work, but when
we find that it is a singer of the first
rank who is giving so freely of her art,
admiration is tinged with respect for
one who proves 50 faithful a mainstay
in a great operate organization. Only
a singer with whom art is
would so far forget self as to spur
brain and body to accomplish tasks
demanding SO much of strength, vital
ity and concentrated nerve force.
Nine. White illustrates in no uncer-
tain way the Biblical parable of the
talents, being a living exemplification
of the truth that to those who have
much shall be given. Noted for her
beauty of face and form, her dramatic
powers are as extraordinary as her
voice is wonderful with it's incompar-
able high notes, it's clarity. richness
and fulness There Is undeniable rea-
son for this artists rising to stellar
heights in so short a time.