The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-08
GRAND OPERA SUNG
BY NOTED STARS
Delightful Program Rendered in Audi
torium, Including Mascagni' s
CavaIleria Rusticana.

Grand opera by grand opera artists
was sung in the Auditorium last night |
by Boston Opera company stars, be
fore an audience of fair size and |
marked appreciation. 1t was the en-
tertainment de luxe in the musical
line in Brattleboro this season, better
IN some ways than the concert by
artists from the same company last
year and in other ways not as good.
Whether it measured up, as whole, |
to the performance of year ago is
q matter of individual taste but
probably most persons will agree that
the presentation of Cavalleria Rusti-
cana, which closed the program last
night, was far ahead of the act from
Martha presented on the previous yis--
it,
The first part of the program was
devoted to concert numbers, including
the immortal Lucia sextette, the quar-
tette from Rigoletto and the male trio
| from the duel scene in Faust. While
1 the sextette lacked the sustaining
power which the great bass singer
/ Mardones gave it last year, it was a
remarkable rendition and stirred ones
musical sensibilities to the depths.
/
Der of last year company present,
repeated the contralto solo, Habanera,
from Carmen, with the same delicate
ness of tone and finish which charac-
terized her work before. The premier
tenor of the company was Umberto
Sacchetti, who displayed a voice of
rare quality and power, particularly
in his upper register. His aria from
Aida and encore were delightful.
The leading soprano was Mrs. Ger
trude If'utcheson, who was heard to
best advantage in the rendition of
Proch 5 variations. This piece is one
of the most difficult soprano compost
tions in existence, running to + above
high c, if we remember correctly. and
requiring a tiorid voice of high regis
ter backed by exceptional technical
ability. There are comparatively few
sopranos in the world who can execute
satisfactorily these variations, which
represent the acme of vocal pvrotech-
mics, but Mrs. Hutchinson did so last
night.
One of the best numbers in the bass
and baritone roles was the Toreador
Song from Carmen. rendered by Romeo
Malpica. He gave an original inter
probation of this favorite selection,
which was closer to that of the noted
Campanari than any other ever heard
in the Auditorium. He possesses a
voice of marked depth and resonance.
Edgar Littleton gave a substitute
number in place of the solo The Heart
Bowed Down, which was advertised
His bass voice was remarkably mellow
and he was given prolonged applause
Nikola Oulouchanoff. who carried the
leading baritone part in the sextetto
aud appeared i'm the trio and quartet
and rendered a solo, displayed a voice
of rare evenuess and smoothncss OF
i quality.
The operate production. which con
stituted. the second part of the pro
, gram, had the handicap of the dirty
and dilapidated scenery which goes
with the Auditorium, but the artist:
were in costume and supplemented
, their singing with dramatic action
> Mrs. de Gabbi, Mss Rondero and Mr.
a Gatti We're the new voices in this part
e the others being Miss Gauthier an,
Mr.. Malpiea. Mrs. de Gabbi and Nj
Gatti carried the leading parts, an,
shared the evening s honors wit
!, Mrs Hutchinson and Mr.. Sacehetti il
: the soprano and tenor roles, singing
and acting with great dramatic fervo
\ and intensity.
Mr. John Craig Kelley was the aC
) companist of the evening and demon
| strated marked ability and exeellen
! Judgment He played in the orehe:
: ira pit and the effect was less pleasin
! than would have been the case coul
( he have used a grand piano on tn
y stage.