Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-21

CONCERT lS.A
FINE SUCCESS
Varied Operate. Program
Pleases Large Audience in
Metropolitan Theater.

Tho University Philharmonic So
ciety. under the direction of. ": W.
Norton, gave a program Of airs from
operas at the Metropolitan theatre
Sunday afternoon. Included in the
excerpts from the fseveral operas
which were presented were some rep
|%'resenttn. the three .operas-"Aida."
tore" which are to be sung here. on
February 4 and 5 by the San Carlo
Grand Opera company. H. Alden
Enyeart, tenor, was the soloist.
The orchestra seemed to be In very
good form. for the third concert of
the season, and q very large audience
gave evidence Of its approval and APP
preciation Of what was being offered:
Particular interest ,centered around
the familiar bits from I'll Trovatore'
and tales of Hoffman" not only be-
cause they are so familiar to the pub.
lie Of both the trained and unframed
musical ear, but as much perhaps be-
cause they r to be presented. here
within SO short a time by a company
Of superior musicians and singers:
.yeTdi's March. Opens Program.
Aida" (also: to be included In the
opera .performances) made a most eff
fective opening for the program. 1t
is majestic in its harmonies and ar.
rangement and gives a glimpse OF
what magnif1cence may. be expected
Of the entire OPERA The overture
from Merry Wives. OF Windsor" toll
lowed. allowing the strings . brilliant
bit of work.: and the "1ntermezzo'
opera built on modern lines by Wolf
Ferrari, completed the orchestral
numbers of the first part of the pro.
Wagner's "Parsifal" was represent.
ed on the second half, Of the program
with the pompous March Of the
knights Of the Holy Grail" Every
note of .Parsifal"s is most character
istically Wagnerian inc the march, in
which the hrasses and bass viols have
a plenty Of work. follows faithfully
the. composers mood
This was given an excellent reading
under Mr.. Norton's baton and indeed
superior Interpretation marked all OF
the numbers.
t. The always welcome anvil Cho-
rus" of I'll Trovatore" and a selection
Of varied airs from Tales of Hon-
man" completed the orchestral offer
latter ran the strains of the Bar
carolIe," the appealing. if somewhat
hackneyed melody from this popular
opera comique. -. q.
Enyeart Well Received.
Mr.. Enyeart vas given a most or
dial reception. which might be said to
characterize all Of his appearances
before Grand Forks audiences. He
adds to a tenor voice of attractive
quality a personality and appearance
OF distinction, all Of which combine
to make his singing very agreeable.
The Lament" from "Pagilacci"-
very well done. and showing to ad-
vantage the smooth tones of the upper
register, served to introduce Mr.. En-
yeart. Later he ave a group of
three songs in English-a quaint little
"Pickaninny' number. Cadman's
God Smiled Upon the Desert" and
Birds of the Wilderness" by Hors-
nan. To these he added an effective
encore number. Miss Lilah Sannes.
at the piano, did excellent work as
accompanist.
During an intermission in the pro-
gram ]. +. I. O'Connor gave an in
formal talk, asking the. cooperation
of the public in helping to maintain
the symphony society. -. =.