Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-23
SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL
WILL SET NEW RECORD
Officers of Wednesday Club Expect
brilliantly Successful Season
of Concerts This Year.
JULIA CULP TO DELIGHT ALL
Distinguished Dutch Singer Certain
tn Captivate by Her MatchIess
Art and Charm OF Personality.
Will Sing Tuesday Night.
PASQUALE AAIATO,
Baritone.

With reservation being made from
every section OF the state for the May
Festival Of the Wednesday Club, Ulcers
of the orgn nization arc encouraged to
believe that tho coming concert sea-
son will be the most successful IN tho
history of Richmond. Large blocks
OF tickets have been purchased by
schools. colleges and clubs. and the
demand from out-of-town people was
never so largo before. Omcers Of the
Wednesday Club arc enthusiastic over
the outlook. and express tho opinion
that the house will be sold out for each
of the three concerts. which viii be
given this year May S. ., 10, all in
the evening.
Monday, May S. will he known as
"Amato Night" Tuesday as CUP
Night" and Wednesday has been dcsig-
mated Artists Night" because three
of the noted artists OF the Mctropoli-
tan Opera Company will appear on this
ccasinn. the singers being Anna Case
:oprano: Sophie lSrcslau, coutralto, and
Giovanni Martineli tenor
II is admitted that never before has
there hcen such hooking of noted
artists for one musical season in Rich
mond. as have been engaged for tho
coming May Festival. and while IL is
almost impossible To single ont any
one OF the singers as being the best
Iuiia Culp will possibly attract the
most attention. because Of her personal
beauty and wonderful voice
JULIA GULF HAS WON
PKOEOt Nd REGARD
Ky the beauty OF her ART. through
= personality that reflects sincerity and
'oN:thlch.Ss, Julia Cuip, the renowned
Dutch hcder singer, has won the pro-
al ,t In, "a
SicaI public of America Connoisscurs
OF artistic singing have declared that
not since the days when l.illi lehman
was III her prime have they heard such
heautitul and lofty Interpretations Of
the classical songs As Culp presents at
hcr rccltais. Julia CuIp.' they aver
is in n class by herself" Whc1hcr She
sings the licdcr of Beethoven Mozart
! schubert, Schumann. Franz Erahms.
/ Wolf, or Richard Strauss. the cXactinc
| critic Is Fcrpl"N"d when lie ati.mpts
I" aha!NHe OF compare which composer
'"St SUITS IN" temperament of Madame
tn!p. Possessing extraordinary YER
s"tiiitT, she sounds the Eamut OF emo
'Iohs ana she docs II all without a
trace of aiiectation or transportation.
leaving her hearers upliftcd and long
ing TO hear her again. The Culp prn-
grams are priced by tn" armies Of
young singers, teachers and students
mat hock 10 the Culp rcci,als Intelli-
| gent amateurs arc no less enthusiastic
! ihongh her first triumphs in this coun-
Ivy were made by her superb renditionv
OF German liedcr. Madame Culp's rep.r-
t"ire includes many examples Of old
ana modern French songs. old Italian
AIRS early and modern English songs
. inc New York Times recently printed
, the following
: They say ii is a bad seaao, fo,
ainnscinen's' in New York: but II j..
io' Il pad season for musicians whom
New York admircs and likes 10 hcar
'ho from whom II obtains eomcthi,r
'.hcr ana better than amusement ono
/ OF 'hcsc is obviously Nine. Julia CrIr
"h" gave her nrst recital vcs,erd.,,.
"t'erhooh IN Carnegie Hall and va.
! hc"rH by an audience that filed il
/ 'tcf voice had all its richness ro,,,,d
| ness ana beauty OF quality. All lis no.
i'S' efnal!zatton throughout it's rance.
az me h"Nibilitv that puts Il 50 con-,
! pic'cIE AT the service OF her dc,,.,,,,..
! 'I"h ~ All the emotional and dr;,,n.,,;o
( toi"r thai enables her to SOUND WIN,
III" narrow range OF the lied 90 49,
+ " NftetF ana such subtle difrcrc,,,,,
p 'f'liS OF EXPRESSIONS '''''