The Detroit times., 1917-02-16
ruo. Cali urci
Aejtieves Triumph
IN Detroit Debut

49, veIc~ that ripped and triiied
1vou the throst Of a young woman
cisssic beauty. an audience that
o1Dst every possible seat that could
~ crowded lnto Arcadia Thursday
ev>ninr. paid homage TO Nine. Ame-
Ma CALI Curci. the operate prima
Asnna. who has been the sensation
m the musical year thru her WORK
~ith the Chicago opera this season
n has been said that not since
eh@ days OF Jenny Lind and Ade
Etfoa Patti has such a voice "a
,fm>. CallkCnrci's been heard IN
\ America. Her success In opera In
chj<aro this winter bore out the
rspufsticn which preceded her from
naly. Spain and South America,
~b~re she f. one Of the idoliEed
sirsers OF the musical public
Nine. GaIiI-curci's appearance In
Detroit n one OF the few concert
enrarrmsnts she has made N
America. That she r. as supreme
a artistic In this Geld a. in that OF
opefa seems 70 be unquesiioned-
The writer had the pleasure OF
hearing her In opera In Chicago.
and can affrm that more beautiful
singing and knowledge OF operate
traditions would be hard 10 ind As
nosina In "The Barber Of Seville"
NINE. CALI cwci made a trench
Hous hit. In the famous lesson
scene IN this sparkling opera, she
slnss the Bell song from Deli6es
sIAkme." followed by The Last
Rose Of Summer" and Home.
sweet Home" the latter 10 her own 1
harpeichord accompaniment. These
numbers she gave on her concert ,
proerxm Thursday evening. and
they were az artistieaily given as
they were In Chicago. where the 4
singer had all OF the advantages OF
me operate stage setting
The Bell song Is one OF the most I
UiU&Htt Fart<@ VI VfnaAc 'VNaA0A
n operate literature but n seemed
n nowise 10 tar Nine. Galli-Curci's /
resources of tone or art She was
accompanied by piaso and Cute. the
latter played by Manuel Berenguer.
n artist OF the instrument This
number caused a most remarkable
Demonstration for a Detroit con
Drt audience. As display Of
SDcal pyrotechnics. the mad scene 1
lrom ~Lucia al Lammermoor" was
another big number IN which the
singers wonderful voice was shown
~ its best a. coioratura organ.
The trfIis. csdensas and involved
vocal phrases rfppied blithely and
viii a marvellous freedom and
Bwestness OF tone.
That she IL an excellent musician,
md despite her youth unusually
rslisquipped In repertoire. was
Dr0vsn IN the wide range OF seleo-
1o1a she sang In English. italian.
rssncA. Spanish and Russian. and
lsr ssngs we're Ear away from the
Dsatoa paths Of concert platform
1tssnfure In the rendition OF three
Dsliohsfni eighteenth century |
Preach songs. she reminded many |
" mr. hearers OF Nine. sembrich |
y her best A wonderful number
Uas 0rseg's "Chsnson de solvejg."
nns ~ the real gems OF the even
lns
Nine. GailiICurci IN dark-haired
md dark-eyed and looks IKE the
paintings OF Beatrice al Cenei and
The Norma Lisa. She has the olive
beauty Of her Spanish and Italian
parsntage. with . personality that
- gracious and animated at times
md reposefufty classic tn other mo
menfs- She made a charming pic
ture fn fame colored frock Of
satin and tulIe. with emerzlds and
diamonds nsshing from neck and
earrings. There was no doubt OF
fhe admiration OF the audience for
the singer. and few artists have
made q first appearance In Detroit
who have met with the cordial re
eeption and genuine enthusiasm won
by Nine Galr-Curci.
The Devoe-Detroft management
under whose auspices Nine. CALI
curci appeared--she took the place