The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-18
SCOTTI THRILLS
MUSICAL TULSA
Grand Opera Artists Here
Under Hyechka Aus
pices Given Ovation.
RENDERS IA T0SCA"
Large Audience Shows Appre.
citation of Artistic and
Mastery Rendition.
ny LILI.IAN c. rERKINs

The Scott Grand Opera company
opened the fourteenth annual music
festival OF the IIyechka club last
night In Convention hail with u mag
nificent rendition OF ruccini'H Ia
Tosca Tho audience was ono of the
largest and most brilliant that has
ever filled the auditorium, ana was
most apprcCintive. THIS WAS the see .
ond appearance Of This company ~
artists In Tulsa and they were givon
an ovation During each Of the
three last acts and at the close ot
them, vocifcrous applause filled tho
house when the stars we're brought
70 the footiights with many bows
Never has Tulsa received such a
fiesta of song. HCotU has kHturt"d
about himself n company of artists
who arc thoroughly In earnest, ca
pablo in tho fullest sense and finely
oo-ordinnted I'm every instance 20 the
preservation ~ the ensemble Ia,
Tosca" ls "a story OF tragedy There
are no lines that bring smile or a
care free thought. the music hwdys
with its gloomy rhythm of strinRrd
Instruments and olnshing brnsacs
which carries ono on In broathloss-
moss To the end when "Fiorin TOsca'
throws herself from the turrct To
death after she finds that Mario, %
her lover. was really shot by the
order of "Scnrpla" The singers are
ably supported by the orchestra of 40
or more instruments the conductor
being Carlo Pcroni.
The perfection Ia art, both dra-
matte and musical was reached when
in the third act Mndamo Floronrc
Easton as "FlOrin TuscR' aud An
tonic Scott na "Scarpla" gave most
realistic version Of the work Of
Giacitno Puccini Tulsa had an op-
portunity OF knowing why Scott is
said 10 be the gbcst "Scarpia" that
has ever sung the role and the reali.
xation OF how Madame Enston hns
risen to the pinnacle OF fame In tho
Metropolitan Opera company. was
also compreheuded. In "Vissl d'arto
d'amor" the equisito aria. so loved
she excelled Such heavenly tones
liquid, pure and with depth OF
feeling and dramatic ability hn has
rarely ever been portrayed In the
role, was shown by this dramatic
soprano.
scottl the master In tense forvor
and deep resonance of voice as de-
picted IN this one scene was such a
TRAIT an Tulsa music lovers have
rarely heard.
Mr.. Mario Chambleo az Mario"
distinguishes himself throughout,
especially dces he rise mcteorically
In the opinion OF his hearers In the
last act In his rendition of &c luce
van L. stelle" (rhe Stars Were
Shining), also In 20 Dolci Mani 90
Gentle Hands). This he slngs after
"Floria" tells him that Il IL she
that has killed "Scarpia'
One continues To hear the "'rosca
Divine" as sung by Antonio Scott
In the first act also the wonderful
'Cantabilc Scarpia," In which the
famous baritone has distinguished
himself. The opera, laden with It's
mantle OF sadness and tragedy yet
noted for its magniflcence In power
from dramatic standpoint. satiated
with lovely music, will not soon be
forgotten by Tulsans.
Tonight, Madame Mary sundelius
will sing the leading role Mimi"
In La Bohcmc," Mr., Orvillc Har-
rold, whose fame as "Rodolfo" II
the talk of musical America, Will
appear In this role.