The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-09-30

OF more than ordinary interest will
be the announcement made upon the
return Of President Mcfarland from
the east this week of the engagement
OF Nine. Johanna Gadski, prima donna
soprano, to appear in concert in the
Normal school auditorium on Nov. 20.
Undoubtedly those who remember the
delightful programs given here by
Schumann-He Melba, Sembrick,
the late Nordica, and others Of first
rank in the artist field will await with
keen anticipation the coming of
Gadski.
The present season finds Nine Cad.
ski at the pinnacle toward which she
has moved steadily and surely since
the beginning of her public career
the acknowledged queen of lyric and
dramatic song. Re-engaged for the
Metropolitan opera house to sing the
great Wagnerian roles with which her
name is instinctively associated-and
an increasing number of Italian ples
which each season furnish fresh evil
dence of her arts constant growth
Nine. Gadski is without rival in her
particular operate sphere. To no
singer Of all the Metropolitan's bril-
liant concourse does the New York
public pay more consistent homage,
and never does the opera house ring
with more tumultuous applause than
it does on "Gadski Nights" The
prima donna's beautiful voice and
radiant presence make such occasions
the notable events of each season,
An obvious consequence of Nine.
Gadski's ever-increasing popularity in
opera is the limitation it places on her
availability for concert-a field in
which she is held in even higher es-
TEEN. To thousands of concert-goers
throughout the country Nine. Gadski
has endeared herself, and to these the
demands that opera makes upon her
time cause keen disappointment. Only
a comparatively few cities are able to
secure the diva for concert and re-
cital, and such as do may well con-
slider themselves especially favored.
Nine. Johanna Gadski was borne in
Stettin, Germany, and there, when ten
years old, began the study of music
under Nine. Schroeder-C halupka. Her
professional debut was made in the
title role of Lortzing's opera "'Un-
dine" So pronounced was her sue
cess that she was promptly re-engag-
ed for three seasons, during which she
sang leading parts, appearing with
such artists as Nine. Sembrich and
Nine Lilli Lehman. In 1894, follow
ing a concert tour through Germany
and Holland, she was heard by Mr..
Walter Damrosch, who Immediately
made her an offer to appear in opera
in the United States.
From the moment of her American
debut, Nine. Gadski's fame was assur-
ed. She made her first appearance as
Elsa in "Lohengrin," and her tri-
umph was little short of sensational.
For two seasons she remained a mem
Der of the Damrosch-E company,
constantly increasing her repertoire.
Her essay of the great Wagnerian
parts was the step that placed her
promptly on the limited role of the
elect.
In 1898 Nine. Gadski became a
member Of the Grau opera house, ac-
cepting on Mr.. Grau's retirement, a
flattering offer from Mr. Heinrich Con-
ried. Engagements at Covent Garden,
London and Bayreuth alternated with
her engagements at the Metropolitan
opera house, her Eva in die Meister-
singer" and her Brunnhildes bringing
her special commentator. In