New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-04-19

her the instant admiration Of almost
everyone who has seen her. Vocally,
she has also satisfied because her instru-
ment is described by no less distinguished
critic than Henry T. Finck, Of the New
| York Evening Post, in these terms: ut
scars true as a bell; up and up, with no
effort, with unusual volume, and
warmth that thrills. It would be in
teresting to hear her in some Occidental
role, though no other part could suit her
as Butterfly does.''
Henry E. Krehbiel, in the New York
Tribune, wrote @'Tamaki Miura seems
to be the child she is supposed to be.
She is as gay and childlike, as full of
laughter as a tiny Japanese maiden
would be but there is also remarkable
dignity and polish in her manner"
We know that Miss Miura has come
to her position in opera through course
of musical training that has been vigorous
and wholly along the lines of the. ira
ditional development of the European
prima donna. She began her training
in her own home, Toxic, but when she
went to singing, after her marriage three
years ago, she found the opposition of her
husbands family sufficient to compel
the temporary abandonment of the stage.
Only when it was lifted did she go to
Berlin, to finish her preparation for the
large field she was later to occupy.
From Berlin to London went this
Japanese singer, growing in her art and
in her musical knowledge and eventually
singing with Patti at the London Opera
House, where the great diva publicly
kissed her after the performance. Her
American recognition has been such as
to cause all who are interested in per-
sonalities to want to see as well as to hear
her, for she is, without question, the most
potent singer from a popular standpoint,
now on the operate stage.
But apart from this individual novelty
and the splendid other principals of
the Boston Grand Opera Company, the
orchestra, chorus and stunning scenic
investiture-there is the notable Paw
Iowa Ballet Russo. .'> =: -.
Heretofore, no grand opera In this
country has had with it ballet organi-:
cation in any way comparable with this
one. And the arrangement. provides for
the appearance of Pavlowa and her
associates at every performance follow
ing the opera.
The performances OF this unique
organization do not smack OF the cut
and-dried, stiff-corsetted, fuffy-skirted
aggregation of premiere and coryphees
which are being put distinctly out of
fashion by what in this enterprise is being
accomplished.
What Russia has accomplished with the
ballet in the opera, and as factor used
in conjunction with it, is now being done
for America. The idea is new here and
the achievement one that appears to
have seized the popular favor. '.
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Of anything ever before attempted in
this country, Managing Director Rabi-
noff states quite frankly that he is
building for something big, something
that has in its future permanency that
will cause each community he visits with
this organization to say: "Well done,
come back to Us again next year, and the.
next and yet the next"
Then there will be Puccini's LA
Boheme,'' with Felice Lyme and Maggie
Teyte-both distinguished prime dome
Exchanging the leading soprano role;
Ricardo Martin, Graham Mari or
Thomas Chalmers, the two finest of
American baritones, Jose Mardones, best
of bassos living and other stars.
Besides there will be ''Otello," with |
Giovanni and stunning cast, and
ballots by the Pavlowa forces. Also,
in the conductors place, will be found
Roberto Moranzoni, whose directing has
caused sensation, not to mention much
else that is essential to results of sort
that are all too seldom found. /
From top to bottom, we are told, the
Boston Grand Opera Company and the
Pavlowa Ballet Russo is equipped with
novelty in abundance to cheer the
artistic expert and to arouse the so
called tired business man'-both of
whom may find in their undertakings
elements to arouse and hold the interest
and send them home feeling that the
time has been we'll spent.
The engagement in St. Paul opens
Monday evening, April 24th, with the
opera "The Love of Three Kings" in
conjunction with the Ballet Russo
in the new ballet 'Snowfakes" from
Tschaikowsky's "Nutcracker Suite"
"Otello" will be given Tuesday, "Ma-