Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-06
L T|'|R||0!||Vi',AT0RE
GIVEN. GREAT l|''Ili|
PRODUCTION
San Carlo Opera. Company
Concludes Brief Local
Engagement

! The San Carlo Opera company,
Greatest of those examinations that
are carrying the opera to the people.
L closed most successful local engage
ment last night with q wonderful per-
Sforma1ce Of yerdis II Tr%ovatore."
Les Gcntes d. Hoffman," Offenbaeh's
delightful conceit which has furnished
material Tor many a hard.pressed
op~era-lovers today deem themselves
fortunate that they had the Opportun.
ity of hearing III TrovatcreU sung NJ
only members of the Italian school,
can sing It. Verdi. who later gave the
world Aida" which was sung Mon
when he created the poeticalf themes
o1ill Tr%ovatore." AT this time In hial
career, the human voice, was thelSs's'be-;;
all and the end.all'' Of the opera, and
into his work he put soma OF the
greatest vocal creations the world has
known. For those who cherish pure
beauty,..Il Trovatore"" always Is q JOY.
the score to stock q dozen modern
works. And how happily Verdi must
have tossed oft those gems Of rarsst
type! stringing them upon as&hread.
Of silken recitative. as elegant and
Hliable as the Italian language itself.
Tne-San Carlo stars sang with an.
music. its full value There vas spirit
and hnease about allstheir work. Under
Peron1's baton, the performance was
notable for its expedition and drama
tic. ahimations and fof excellence Of
dramatic expression ~ we'll a. for the
excellsnce Of, singing and the mastery
of vocal style. II
Masta -Melis. who .ns Asucen.,,
scored q personal triumph, She sang
with q real understanding Of the music
and rs demands, in excellent. voice.
| with brtltancy and delivery where
= brtlliarcy vas required. Her voice ID
one OF mezzo range, Of ,flaWless beauty
Of tone and Of wonderful timbre. Her
phrasing IL delicate, and her inter.
nretahve qualities, vocally and his
trionisally, are superb.
Giuseppe Agonstint. the Manrico,,
sang ~ excellent lyric. style. His ,tonal
qualities are unusually pure. and he
reveals quite u~nAuspected powers. His
work In the famous Miserere chorus
was wonderful. Luisa Darclee sang
Leonora with Intelligence and skill.
K She has the necessary lightness, grace
and facility. combined with voice Of
beauty and strength, to give the music
liShtfplly as 1nez. and Angelo Antola
as Copnt nj Luna and Cervi as Fer
rando.ssng with = hne understanding
of their roles.
1t waAa 3; most pleasing performance
Of The Tales OF Hoffman," the san
Carlo ncompanyl gave. This delightful
opera OF the love life of a poet makes
capital. material TOR a matinee per:
year 81 sls1eta di Iammetmoop," and and
so had" to depend upon Ofenbanh's
opera to give us Nine. Vaccari. With
her Lucia fresh " mind, it was But
natural that locaY opera lovers should
crave more Of her art. She is one Of
the great artists OF the San Carlo COM
rany, IN there lis no doubt that she
broader field. Her art is M II
rests upon attAinmenta and rtaients that
are superb. HNsyoiaeais rich in, deN-
cacy and beauty; hAre' tones pure. md
smooth. sHer8 Interpretations always
have grace and hneaae. Yesterday.
first as Olympia. the autornaton, and
! a 57ssr os 81 sesse1ss as e. 'sr Fsys s sss:s ,9S;
good.f 49, SD IS: i:; ~
Pietro De Blast, Who appeared Is
the brief role Sof.Miraale,,nhared hon
ors with Nine. Viccari. His wonder
full bass voice was used with fine effect
in the duet with Antonio in the last
lt.ct. This was ono Of tho big bits Of
the performance. n.
Luisa Darclee sang G~iulietta with
exceience OF voice and action, ana
Girolamo ,Ilngar, who appeared a
Hofmxsfx.dIkplayedI asteror. voice at
good quality and fitted we'll into the
picturs:.3 Natalie Cervi, Joseph Roger.
who did SO we'll In Aida, Alice Homer
ard Eyences. Morosini added much 70
} tho performance.
&ord must be said Of Psroni. Ia
y the three productions he showed Ill
MISUNDERSTANDING and his flrm
c,mnlAnds Of the situation in the good
results he obtained. The orchestra;
Parts = were played with finish and
nee balance.
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