The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-10
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Editors Note: The following COM
une on the Vatican choir Quartette.
which will appear at the Coliseum
next Monday night. The seat sale has
been opened at Fulghun's Victor shop
The recital series OF I1organ and
Stein last night opened musical sea-
son for Minneapolis which carries the
promise OF unusual excellence. Inc
eoloists Of the Sistine chapel of Rome
now for the first time on an interna-
tional tour, appeared at the Auditor
ium. The singers were AlleSandra u a.
trielli, soprano; Luigi Gentil1, cOntraL-
to; Ezio Caccrini, tenor, and Augusta
Dos Santos, bass, with Alberto Camet1l
for the few piano accomplishments.
The uncanniness of hearing soprano
and alto notes issue from the mouths
of portly gentlemen in the colorIuI
garb of the pontiticate choir or Rome
soon was forgotten for the exquisite
art, voice timbre, phrasing and ensem
BILE. With the traditions behind them
OF an unbroken line of centuries, tlle
Sistine chapel soloists sang in man
ner worthy Of the choir that alWaTS
bpepars on occasions where the pore
officiates in person. Leaving alone tire
contention whether these artists con-
stitute the present solo quartet or noG,
their work made them quite worthy OF
that position. 1t was exquisite.
The individual voices, aside from the
strange quality of soprano and alto,
were not remarkable for beauty, guam
titv or penetrating strength, with the
exception, perhaps, of Slgnor Cecchl-
MS tenor, which again at times some
what married the whole with a training
more operate than choral, for all his
sincerity Of sentiment. The truly
wonderful thing was the vocal art OIL
Signor Gabrieli who easily was recog-
rized as the authoritatively guiding IN
telligence Of the quartet.
Secular Program GOOD.
Farinelli could not have sung forld
music with more ease and taste nor
more worthily have upheld the SIS
tine traditions for exquisite eHects IN
1janissimO or half voice than THIS MS
late successor. SignOr Gentlh's con-
tralto proved itself of great compass
at times soaring, into soprano regions
with perfect ease.
In the program half Of sacred song
the singers charmed with fine compost
lions of 18th, 18th and 18th centuries,
while the contemporary music OF the
church Of Rome was worthlly repre-
scented by Perosi's 80, Sacrum ConVlvl-
um." The rapturous antiphon by Ca
pocci quite carried away the audience
and had to be repeated.
Downing ordinary evening dress, the
Sistine singers gave a secular program
which contained some of their most IN
teresting selections. Thus the rare
treat of a secular song by Palestrlna
who held his place through the cen,
turtles as the most famous member OF
the Sistine chapel. His madrlgal OF
Cru da Mia Nemica' was sung as q
riece of purest cantus flrmus without
accompaniment, as was Antoliseis ex
ouistely done "LOra Vespertina." An
other delightful oddity was the comic
madrigal by Lasso, THE Felt Maker
Song" Extraordinary bell effects were
produced in Muller's The Return O
the Sheep" while a final surprise was
"Star Spangled Banner sung in ltal
ian, after stirring rendition OF Mar
rhettis La Preghiera.'