New-York tribune., 1918-03-18

which are impervious to human feeling.
Its final movement is as noisy and as
empty as q second rate Italian opera,
and its adaglo has the potent oppres-
siveHess Of a steam roller. To feel
such sentiments as here expressed is
by some considered criminal. But Mr..
Damrosch's audience, though appreci-
ative OF his eloquent conducting,
showed by its coolness that it shared
in the sin.
Eddy Brown, who is yet another Of
the multitudinous Auer pupils. gave
recital yesterday afternoon in Carnegie
Hall. Again he showed an admirable
cleanness in bowling and phrasing and
usually in intonation, and an inspiritig
vigor in his style. His musicianship
IN Beethoven's "kreutZer Sonata" in
bruch's q minor concerto and in nu-
merous minor pieces was notably good.
Yet the secret of stirring the enthu-
siasm of his audience still' somehow es-
capes him. L. T. Grjnberg played
splendid accompaniment
The excitement caused by the arrival
of Nine. Anelita Galli-Curci shows no
sign of subsidcnce. At her recital yes
to-day afternoon in the Hippodrome
the auditorium was completely filled
and some 600 persons were seated on
the stage. The applause was in direct
ratio with the size of the audience.
NINE Galli-Curci was in excellent form.
IN better form than she has hitherto
SHOWN IN recital. Her choice Of
songs was wiser than the one she made
at her recent Carnegie Hall appearance.
and she acquitted herself we'll even in
M Mlne more intimate numbers, such as
sfiegs .sli "sSolveig's Song, and Hahn's
legato had full chance.
But, on the whole, the singer was
most effective. as she always is. in her
operate numbers. She gave the Sell
Song from "Lakmo' With beautiful
finish, and the same was true of Nc
zart's Deb vieni Won tardosv and
kossini's Una voce POGO fa." Never
had her voice sounded purer or warmer,
never had she sang with greater just
ness of ntonation. Nine. Galli-Curci is
stlll young woman. but she is already
a supreme mistress of bel cdnto. If
she is not what some insist she is. and
others insist she ought to be--a sensa-
tlonai sInger-she is something far
tlner-a great and sincere artist
A new conductor. new composer
and new composition all came into
NNAJ oiiNNiOi HlEHl concert AL
the Metropolitan Opera House VIM
cenzo Belezza, whom Mr. Caruso
brought with him from South America
as his accompanist, was the conductor,
and the work was "Sicilian Suite" by
Glno Marinuzzi, a name quite new to
this country, but, to Judge from the
suite, one of brilliant promise.
1t is of the pure Italian strain, this
music, bubbling with melody and gilt
tering with orchestral colors. The
"W altz" of the second movement.
which was encored, is as quaint and
dainty a thing as the famous inter-
mezzo from "The Jewels of the Ma
donna All these scenes of peasant
life are melodious and deft in the
highest degree and suggest that their
composer may become 4 maker of ex-
celient operas.
Mr.. Belezza, if one may judge from
his work with a piece so inherently
effective as this suite, is a conductor
OF distinguished parts, capable of ex-
quisite modelling and shading.
Hulda Lashanska, who sang the aria
from Louise" and group of songs.
made her audience enthusiastic over
her lovely voice, with its cxtraordi-
narily smooth head-tones. In feeling
and style, as we'll as in tonal beauty.
the young singer is exceptionally en-
dowed.
Thomas Chalmers and Ethel Le-
ginska were the other soloists. and
William Tyroler, of the opera house
staff, the conductor of the first part Of
the programme.