The New York herald., 1921-01-29
BORI SINGS MORE BEA UTIFULLY
THAN BEFORE IN "LA BOHEME''
Soprano Has Triumph on Her
Return to the Metropoli-
fan as Mimi.

There was great public interest in the
performance of la Boheme" at the
Metropolitan Opera House last evening.
Miss Lucrozia Bori. vino was last heard
here in the final weeks OF the season OF
1914-l5, made her temperance. singing
Mimi. Miss Bori about six years age
developed nodule on one OF her vocal
cords. and It had to be removed by the
usual surgical process. 1t was said that
the singers vocal cord had been acci-
dentaily slit by the surgeon and that she
would never be heard again.
The report caused genuine sorrow. be-
Cause Miss Bori was an artist OF ex-
ccptional gifts and personal charm. A
later statement was to the effect that the
wound had been infected and that this
was the cause of her slow recovery.
None of the rumors signifies now. Miss
Bori reappeared last evening with a
voice more beautiful than It was six
years ago ana a much improved art.
The slightly acid quality which used
to mar tho sopranos tones was not found
last evening. The voice. slightly white
at times, was on the whole mellow,
sonorous and smooth. Furthermore,
Miss Bori sang with a hner art, made
her attacks with discretion. shifted from
one register to another with Arm breath
management and phrased her music with
excellent Judgment. Ho~ MIN; was irre-
sistibly charming and ier success with
the audience brilliant ar unequivocal.
Mr.. fGiglis Rodoljo was an excellent
companion to Miss Boris 1ff,Ni. The
tenor is not a resourceful actor, but his
singing Is delight 1t is an unqualified
Joy to every lover OF vocal art to hear
a tenor with such a fresh. vibrant voice
and so much discretion In It's use. His
mezza voce Is in itself a most valuable
asset. The other principals were Mr..
sScotti, Mr.. Picco, Mr.. Martino and Miss
Roselle. Mr.. Papi conducted.
I. There was q representative audience
to welcome back Miss Bort. 1t re-
NAMED to the very end and recalled
the singer a dozen times after the last
act.
Princess Michael Cantacuzene-Speran-
sky, Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Riddle. Mrs.
George l.. Rives and Mr.. Charles A.
Mum were with Mr.. Charles =. Sanp-
son In Box 81.
Mrs. J. Russell Soley was with Mrs.
Luther Kountze. and with Mrs. Hamil-
ton Nick. Twombly were Mr.. and Mrs.
Allan Appleton Robbins and Mr.. and
Mrs. Courtlandt Field Bishop.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Egerton Webb were
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles steele. Mr..
and Mrs. w Fellowes Morgan were
guests of Miss Mary Parsons.
Mr.. and Mrs. George J. Gould, Jr. ;
Mr.. Julius Noyes and Mr.. Rutger Jewett
were with Mrs. George J. Gould IN
Box IL.
Mr. and Mrs Whitney Warren. Mr..
and Mrs. Walter T.. Maynard and Mr..
and Mrs. w. Adams Delano formed the
party in Mrs. Goelet's box.
Among others in the boxes were MIR.
and Mrs. George b. Post, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oliver F'illey. Miss Harriette Post, Mr..
and Mrs. Reginald B. Rives. Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Fleitmann. Dr.. and Mrs.
George d. Stewart. Mrs. Clarence G.
Campbell. DIR. and Mrs. Ernest Fahnc-
stock, Miss Adelaide Rhinelander. Mr..
and Mrs. I. j. Oakley Rhinelander, Mr..
and Mrs. J. F. Lanier. Mrs. Morton
Breese, Mrs. Francis c. Bishop, Mr..
and Mrs. n. A. c. Taylor, Miss Minnie
Bishop, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh d. Cotton
and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry B. II. Ripley.