The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-05


tons were almost unerring. His ef-
fects were reached chiefly by nuancos
embracing the most exquisite mezza
voice heard In our time, "a moderate
which united clear commanding tone
with sufficient softness of character,
and forte which In the high register
had that kinship to the trumpet noted
In all brilliant tenor notes above the
cleft Tamagno unfortunately was
trumpet all the time, and his love song
was at best well executed trumpet
solo. Campanini was able to give one
some of the mel.owness and tenderness
of the clarinet, while Jean de Reszke
was master of nuances which suggested
not only the clarinet In Its most express
sive achievements but occasionally the
plaintive oboe.
Italo Campanini was q truly great
tenor. Curiousiy enough his merit was
never as clearly recognized in London
as IL was here. while Mr.. Caruso's Is
acclaimed everywhere. But Campo
minis repertoire was something to make
every tenor of to-day think. His range
covered the old type of lyric parts and
the modern poetic and heroic. lie was
the greatest EdDdrdo in Lucia" that
ever set foot on a stage and his en-
trance In the contract scene always sent
a thrill through tho house. He was a
nerfect E.,ino in ia Sonnambula." He
sang Iohcnoriu lin italian and OF
course in tho italian STYLE, with much
beautv. He was the best Don Ottario
of the last fifty wears. He was the best
Don Jose ever heard In this country.
and no was also the hest Rhadamrs
His RoovI and vosco da Cana rivalled
those Of loan do Reszke while his
Faust was excelled only by the Poles,
and his O,.cilo only by Tamagno's
Also he sang the tenor music in "The
Messiah" most admirably.
But II can be asserted without hesita-
ton that his fully emitted high tones.
resonant and clear as they were. never
had so great a physical influence as
that found in Mr.. Caruso's. or at any
rate found In them few years ago. 1t
Is generally conceded that the famous
tenor's voice Is not precisely the same
in quality as II was when he first came
to us.
Then IL was very velvety organ.
luscious in richness and suited most to
purely lyric roles. Perhaps In those
days his most admirable deliveries were
those Of "Furtiva lagrima" and Cara
rddOsSts last air. Since he has adopted
the career OF herolc TENOR MS voice
mas hau 10 saor''iee so'i'e vi 's eNqu,s.'e
t'i'o'e 10 power anu oreaot"' ih'
lower res's'e' - more JAR 'oha' anu the
upper Tess sehsuous' but 'ne e'a''on
pear oi 'he h'sh tones mas MOI gone
ana perhaps TINS athoush somewhat
altered III UNI ~ not iess potent 10 sehu
ueishtiui s"och 'hrouSh an auu'-
forum
The public excitement over high tenor
tones Is Of course no new thing. There
have been some interesting and even
amusing Illustrations of the delight
found in such sounds. Col. Mapleson
once brought to this country n tenor
called Provost. He was a broad, III
built. awkward and homely Frenchman.
who had as much Imagination as
WOODEN ihd''n ana the ura''ia''c IN
stihc's OF tF'auih'd morse
BUT ne had "A remarkable hlSn Z. IL
was immensely powerful as me'hiIlc as
the tone or a trumpet tWhlcn IL CLOSELY
teSeHio.eu' ana cou.u pe Hus'alhc' an
athaH4hs 'ehEtn Oh time IN N pueia
pIFa ireNu't s"the'''i's "i"'eu HIS au-
u'ehoe 20 ""u "e''I"', ''"',o'S oS sus-
'''it'''s INC = 'o"s'' '"''' Wv u "'"P''''
'O"'"'
Rudolph Aronson was at mat time
conducting SUNDAY night concerts AT
the metropolitan CASINO wnere the
bFoa"WaE ihea're no" IS ana ne
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,ul ba LEANED over tho footliyhts and
fairly hurled the finish of the note into
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from three TO five tlmes He could have
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