Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-25
FARRAR TAKES
OMAHA BY STORM
Famed operatic Sopranos Voice
Thrills Great Audience at
Auditorium.
BRILLIANT ARTIST AT HER BEST
BY HENRIETTA NJ. REEs.

! by lA We ANEEAOs
The Associated Retailers Of
Omaha are to be congratulated upon
the second concert of their Charity
Concert course, which took place
Tuesday night at the Auditorium.
first upon the musical content of
this concert and secondly upon the
splendid audience. This filled the
Auditorium and showed its enjoy
ment and appreciation by demanding
encores after almost every group,
sometimes calling for two. 1t can
not but be inspiring for artists to
look out upon and sing or play for
such an audience, and It certainly is
inspiring for every member OF the
audience to listen to such excellent
musicians as were presented last
evening. Miss Farrar, than whom
no artist is better known the world
over, was of course the bright par
ticular star.
And well she deserves her fame.
Few indeed are blessed with such a
wonderful organ of tone and fewer have
succeeded in reaching such high plane
of achievement even though rarely gifted
Fascinating Voice.
Miss Farrar's voice is Of most unusual
quality. It is rich, full and resonant.
1t is powerful, yet not so much so
through its tremendous volume, as
through its unusual timbre, which seems
to grip and fascinate one. and to carry
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work into the louder passages, In fact
through the Kaleidoscope of color and
tone shading she demands of II.
She sings with the greatest ease, and
to the uninitiated 1t was hard to imagine
that there were any technical difficulties
so completely were they mastered 1t is
a wonderful voice. wonderfully devel-
opend, and ruled at will by an interpre-
tation and artistry which made every
song live before the audience in all its
beauty
setting Ia worthy.
Miss Farrar also possesses beauty and
strong personal charm. which Is keenly
felt throughout her work.
The assisting artists were given a cor
dial greeting. and were of a rank worthy
to travel with so great star. Mr..
| " was hCIt NON oO AOhb abO Ah
company with Alma Gluck.
His voice is an excellent baritone which
flows along with an ease and richness of
tone quality which is a constant delight.
His enunciation is exceptionally clear and
his conceptions highly artistic and con-
vincing.
Miss Sassoli played the harp in such a
way as to raise It to d much higher place
III the realm of responsive instl Lments
than many had ever known to have been
possible before. Such variety of dyna-
mics as she used at will. such brilliancy
IF runs and ornaments, and such singing
TOTES in melody wo,k fairly captivated
the audience and won her enthusiastic ap-
Llause She plays with great breadth and
feeling
The program was long, but carefully ar
renged, and the variety of the numbers
and groups by the different artists held
the interest to the very last.
Versatility at start.
Mr.. Werrenrath opened with the pro-
| logue to II Paggliacci" and presented two
other groups in which he proved his YER
satility and the many possibilities of his
voice. For encores he sang the Schu-
mann setting of "Du Bist VIE Elm
Blume" and the EARLY Morning." by
Graham Peel. "Licht." by sinding. the
closing song OF the second group, was a
wonderful number.
Miss Farrar sang three groups, the first
opening with a delightful English song,
"I've Been Roaming" by Horn. Every
song presented was worthy of it's place
upon the program. "Habanera." from
Carmen" by Bizet, was especially pop
ular with the audience. and In the Franz
song, "Quiet Security" Miss Farrar did
some of the finest sustained singing that
the writer has ever been privileged to
hear. Her sustained work was remark
able in many Of the other songs as well.
Generous with EncOres
For encores Miss Farrar sang mighty
lax a Rose" by Nevin. to her own ac-
compartment, and "Serenade'' by Benz
burg, after the first group. Sinding' 8
beautiful "Slvelin" with its glissado ac-
compartment after the second. and Afher
"One Fine Day from Madame Butter
fly" "Bluebell" by MacDowell
Miss Sassoli presented a quaint Ga
Vote. by Rameau. a charming Minue
by Massenet and a brilliant Impromptu
by Purne in her first group. or the
second "Vielle Chanson' was remarkable
for its richness OF harmonic effect. lie
Rouet, with a melody singing through
its running accompaniment. was also un-
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