Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-10
GALLI-CURCI AGAIN
CROWDS METROPOLITAN
Enormous Audience Hears Famous
Soprano in a Varied and
Difficult Program

Nine. Amelita Gali-Curci again demon
strntcd her ability to fiji to the limit of its
capacity Philadelphia biggest auditorium,
for tho Metropolitan was crowded to the
doors last night and couple Of hundred
persons were seated on the stage to hear her
second recital Of the season.
In her work. as n whole. she strengthened
tho opinion which was formed after her pre-
vous recital appearance here. There was
the same smoothness Of tone. the same fin
ishcd vocalization and amazing technique,
notably in the more hOrid compositions. 1t
! must be admitted that at times her voice
seemed tired. especially near the close of the
| program. but this is not rs be wondered at,
after the oXactons of the long program,
! filled aS il was with difficult numbers. and
sung NJ til" end of long and severe season
! of concert and operate appearances. Madam
Cali Curri also again showed the good color
of b"r voic" throughout the entire register,
and th" only thing TO be desired was perhaps
little moro power in certain of the eli
| MAKES. Her trill was excellent. as was, in
! fact, every element of her vocalization.
She opened tine program with two old
! songs, one French. "L'Amour dc moi, and
! the other English. shepherd, Thy De
| meanor Vary. She is decidedly not at her
! best in songs Of this character. and il may
| be that they were put on the program for
! the purpose of warming up In the
! aria which followed. "Ah non crrdca" from
| Rcllini's 'Sonnambula" Madam CALI -turci
| did some of her best work Of the evening,
| and the freshness of her voice and the purity
| of her tone were shown to the greatest ad-
| vantage. Her reception by the audience was
| cordial, but not as enthusiastic as the sing
| ing deserved.
This was followed by Benedict's "Lo.
| Hear, the Gentle Lark" sung with flute
obbligato admirably played by Manuel Bcrcn
! gucr This. being largely in thirds. siXthS
and initiated passages with the flute. was re
| ceivcd with an outburst of applause. which
the fine work of both artists deserved. their
| onsembl" being unusually accurate and wCll
! balanced. 1t was cncorpd and the first part
| closed with four songs by Scott, Stutzmanu,
| List and delightful Bolero by Dclibcs
The second part opened with two short
| numbers for the flute. played with good tone
! and sufficient technique by Mr.. BcrcnguCr
He was warmly applauded but refused to re
| spond. except by bowling his acknowlcdg
ments. Madam Cali Cure. then sang group
| of three songs. two by her accompanist. =.
Homer Samu"s, and tho third by Buzzi-
| Peccia. In the encore which followed she
! played her own accompaniment with con
! siderable paDisic skill. This again
brought down the house and she was
obliged TO sing again. Mr.. Samuels assisting
! this time.
After a few moments rest. made npces-
sary by her hard work and the difficult mum
! Der to come, Madam CALI Curci closed the
recital with Il brilliant performance of the
! famous "oloratura aria commonly known as
! the Mad Scene from I.ucia,' also sung with
| flute Obligato The difficult aria was finely
! given by both singer and tiutist, who were
! at all times in perfect accord as regards
tempo and tone balance. we'll as what
feeling it is possible to put into Il piece OF
music designed for the express purpose OF
| exhibiting voice. She was recalled mum
| her of times. but did not sing again.