The Washington times., 1920-01-05
OPERA SEXTET
DELIGHTS AUDIENCE
Crowd Finds Sunday Concert
Like a Night in the h
Metropolitan. f

Washington was reused 70 az amas-
ing degree OF enthusiasm last even
! Ing when the large and brilliant audi
enee that greeted the sextet OF singers
from the Metropolitan Opera Company
arst valued conseryatively and then
! Icapitulated tumultuously 10 the spien-
did artists OF the first OF the "Con-
lcerts Diplomstiques" at the Belaseo
Theater, presented by Manager NJ. r.
Kline, OF the Chamber Music Society
| II was truly like a Sunday night at
the Metropolitan transplanted TO
washington, and was one OF the most
brilliant events the National Capitai
has anioyed. For an opera presents
a few gems; this opera-oopcort pre-
sented throughout the foremost opera
gems of many operas by tho two
greatest Italians. Verdi and Puceini
surely opera in brilliantly rendered
duets and quartets, and also In the
! great solos, is what the people want
| And of all this rich feast VERDI. the
immortal melodist, won greatest en-
| thusiasm.
bs ritone from "The Force OF Destiny"
the "Swear in This Hour" "Soienne
In quest ora" made famous by CAruso
and Scotti, was given splendfdly oy
Giovanni Martinelli and Milo Picco,
both voices blending with inseparabic
richness that makes this music so
Fascinating. =
sus.t,tute aMskes Gssl.,
Milo Picco, baritone, replaced Mario
Laurent, who was i'll, and the un-
nrateful role OF substitute became the
| greatest ovation OF the evening after
ihis singing OF the "Eri tu!' from
Verdps Masked Ball." to which ne
added as encore the Monoiosue
from "RigoIetto." Dramatic artist ne
has a wealth OF luscious tone and that
subtle vet big vocal quality that fs
al ali times mellow and insratiatinK
Mr.. MartineIli reached his climax tn
/ the encore. Ia donna mobile from
"Rieoletto" his fine tenor roousto
| giving II with spirit and power and
| vet singing the melodious cadences
with beauty and an effective "colora-
| tura, passage at the close ending
1 with a full-voiced high G.
In concerted work also the tomb
scene from aida" was given spien-
didly by Nine. Marie Rappold ana Mp.
MartineIli. Nine. Rappold was, sing
ing with great artistry and In excel
her TOP voice OF absolute freedom and
I purity, and full vibrant body OF
! tome made her Tosca aria, "Vtssi
darte," most appealing. while her
concerted work brought demands for
a repetition in the Trovatore duet
with Mr.. Picco and in the tomb duct
n from aida" with Mr.. Martinelli.
The artists divided themselves into
two groups, three established artists
and three OF the younger generation
! who have won their place at the Met
ropoltan. Dainty Kitty Bealc. who
! comes from Washington. reached the
Metropolitan only last year. and she
| received the second ovation Of the
| evening. She is delightful as artist
and in a most charming personality
! ana stage presence that should make
i her an individual as well as one of
the foremost lyric sopranos OF the
Metropolitan. Miss Beale Is an Amer
lean product" having studied in New
York the past five years.
Has Sweet Voice.
She has a voice caressins, sweet,
and with a force that is yet full Of
youth and delicacy. She sang the
"'Thcy Call Me Mimi" from 'Boheme."
In a series of selections that gave,
with MartinellI. tho two solos and the
final duet of the first act of this op-
era, giving IL eXduisitely. Again. in
tho ,"Caro Nome" from "Rigoletto."
she displayed the finish of her voice,
the purity of execution, the freedom
of tone that responded to a compel
ling response TO mood. completing her
| triumph in her entirely satisfying
| sustaining of the difficult vocaliza-
ton in the quartet from "Rigoletto'
that concluded the program.
Miss Beale, after much applause
and several bouquets, sang as en-
core a tender lovely aria, sang it with
heart and beauty, proved to be
| from Puccinrs new opera "Gianni
chicci.' the first time Washington
has heard this music. It was 20 Mic
Bambino Caro- a taste that makes
4 one want more of this new Puccini.
RafaeIo Diaz, tenor. gave the Tosca
aria az Lucevan lc Stelle.' with ex
lccllcnt style and with that real artist
quality real "simpatica" in lyric cx-
prcssion and full voiced "robusto''
when demanded. His voice is vibrant
and has much beauty, although in
the "Rigolctto" quartet he still awaits
some glory or his predecessors.
shows Grent Promise.
Another newcomer is Helena Marsh.
contralto. who was heard in only
concerted work. She has a rich md
true contralto voice that is not yet
fully matured, and she Is still winning
the poiso~of the stage artist, but 3
future Is there in the mellow Lua!ity
Of her singing.
Giuseppe Banlboshek at the piano
was one of those rare assets VIII osc
contribution to q recital makes the
complete artistic whole! lie is q dc-
lightful pianist. .
Next Sunday evening the Concerts
Diplomatidues promise another mus
lcsl treat in the joint recital of Julia
Claussen, contralto, and Leopold
Godowsky, pianist, with perhaps an
other artist of fame who has not yet
been heard in Washington.
J. MacB.
REAR ADMIRAL DAY