Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-07
WEDNESDAY CLUB PLANS
FESTIVAL OF MUSIC
1"rco Concerts, Beginning To-Mor.
row, to Feature Great OPP
cratic Stars.
ORCHESTRA OF METROPOLITAN
,horus OF Musical Organization Is
ready, Under Direction of w.
henry Baker-All Of the SoIoists
'rc Well Known.

iNhOWu.
IN" curtain tomorrow night will no
."'Sfd on the opening concert OF the
'"oht"-third annual music festival OF
'' Wednesday Club. The immense
.o'n'ne OF preliminary work that is
'Ssary Tor an event Of this kind
ma" been completed. Programs have
neon arranged that will please every
rover OF music. and ,hes. will be rem
eered by some Of tie must prominent
artists now before the ,moltc. The list
OF singers includes some uf tie cele-
bratcd stars OF this country and Flu
rope.
Tho Wednesday, Club Is TO be con-
graduated on the splendid work II
hst done for Richmond In raising tho
standard of music and stimulating in
tcrest. not only in these annual events.
hut in everything associated with tho
musical life OF the city.
In addition to the great Metropolitan
| opera House Orchestra. five of the
Metropolitan artists will appear. those
Engaged being Anna case. soprano;
I!ulia culp.. moZzo-s soprano: Sophie
|iraslau. contralto. Pasqualc Amato.
baritone; Giovanni Nartinclli. tenor.
md, i'm addition. Olive Kline. coloratura
tnrano and George Copeland. pianist.
rPHlE BNASLAU -
RICHMOND FSVORiTE
Sophie Br7slau, the gifted Young con-
itlto Of the Metropolitan Opera Com
| pay is another american singer who
IN won fame while singing i'll grand
oi' ~. with a east made up largely Oh
,h' :r"ateNt European artists Con-
! binrz Il beautiful voice with wonder
! fuly attractive personality. Miss Bras
lau has won her way 10 the very TOP.
'hoti as an opera singer and concert
ar,tt In either role she is dis
tin crished success and she VIII GER
taiu'y be one OF the chief attractions
| uf the coming May Festival. MISS
Hrariau is OH thc program for We'd
HeSlay. artist night
Miss Braslau was born in New fork
Cii.. and is the only child Of the noteu
Russian physician DR. Abel brasiau.
! Al the age of seventeen she could SPEAK
four languages and she has studied
music with the hest instructors In this
crdntry and abroad She sings the
Iiedie Of Beethoven. Schubert. Schu-
| mann. Franz and Richard strauss. and
is oquailv effective In tn. beautiful
OLD songs Of France and the lovely ai!s
OF Italy.
Miss Braslau sang In Richmond at
the festivals OF 1919 and 1914. and she
will be received with q gracious well
come when. FOR the third time, sne
faces a Richmond audience W edncsda!
night
MUCH INTEREST IN FIRST
APPEARANCE or JULIA CCLP
Julia Culp. the beautiful mezzo-so-
prano of the metropolitan Opera Com
| many IN one OF the handsomcst wo-
| men on the operate stage and has an
international reputation as concert
singer She will sing Tuesday night.
and Keen interest is felt In her first
appearance in this city
The noted artist has appeared before
I most OF the crowned heads of Europe.
and recently sang at recital given
by Mrs Wilson IN the white House.
After the concert she was warmly con-
GRADUATED by both the President and
Mrs. Wilson.
The first appearance OF Nine. Cu!p
| will he hailed with delight, for all the
world has acclaimed her peerless
1 artist and her appearances in Boston.
New York. Brooklyn, Philadelphia.
Chicago. Buffalo and other musical
centers OF the country have been a
series OF remarkable successes hi the
rich, colorful voice and captivating
| 'humanness" of this singer. the audi
ence at the concert of Tuesday night
| Is assured OF rare musical treat that
will linger long in their memory.
AMERICAN CoLOnATUnA
TO SING "TIIE LORILEY"
olive Kline. the brilliant young
: American cOloratura soprano. VIII sing
or the opening night of the music fes-
| tival She Is on the program for two
! numbers. and will sing the solo parts
m the Mendelssohn cantata. The
loreley." which Will be given by the
Wednesday Club Chorus.
Miss Kline Is no stranger in Rich
npnd. having sung at May festivals
hare before. and she will certainly be
given a cordial and hearty reception to-
| tnor-ow night
olive Kline Is one more artist whose
career was accidentally altered Tho
young American soprano studied to be-
coma e. concert pianist. and It was not
until five years ago that Ter remark
able voice was discovered. She spranG
! Into the limclight almost immediate-
ly. and one of her first public appear
ancos was with Titta Ruffo. the ia
nous baritone.
Last spring Miss Klirc toured with
the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, fill
4 ing spring festival dates in Omaha,
Y Buffalo Columbus, Ann Arbor and
Syracuse.
! KING OF ALL nARITONES
SINGS TO-MORROw NIGHT
4 Pasquale Amato, the king Of all bari
tones. will make his third appearance
| in Richmond tomorrow night, when
he sings at the opening concert of
the May Festival. The noted singer
is prime favorite here. and he will
certainly be given a rousing welcome