The New York herald., 1922-11-05

enjoys a high reputation both as an
opera and concert artist.
BARBARA KEMP. dramatic soprano.
Is native of the Rhineland. All the
family has artistic tendencies; one sis
ter sings and another is a sculptress.
She lost brother in the war, who also
was a singer. She was fascinated by
the opera, which she saw for the first
time when fourteen years old at Strass-
burg. 1t was her mothers hope that
some day she and the soldier brother
would sing Sieglinda and Siegmund to-
gether. She got her early opera train
ing at Rostock. singing such roles as
Agatha and Pdmirtd. Then she was
heard by the director of the Berlin
Opera, who, shortly before the war. en-
gagged her. and she since has remained
a member of that organization. She
created the title role OF Schilling's s
Mona Lisa" and is considered to-day
one OF the best interpreters of Strauss
"Salome."
GIACOMO LAURI-voLPI is an Ital-
ian who has won favorable attention at
the Scala of Milan, Buenos Aires, Ma
drid and Barcelona.
QUEENA MARIO.-Cerberus Guard
has not yet handed the wet pen TO Miss
Queena Mario. but for her ii may be
said that she is a native of New York !;
that her family name is Tillotson; that
she is sister of Mrs. Bernard S. Van
Rensselaer, of 11S West Fifty-seventh
street. that she is coloratura soprano
with a sweet, flexible voice; that she
made her debut in opera a few years
ago In the Shubert Theater with the
San Carlos Grand Opera Company and
has sung with the Scotti Grand Opera
Company: that she sang last summer
in Ravinia Park. Chicago, and has ad-
vanced gradually in her art until now
she reaches the Metropolitan stage.
SIGRID ONEGIN, contralto. is a ma
tive of Stockholm and spent her girl
hood in France. Her musical talents
were manifest at an early age, and
when Is years old she became the pupil
of Eugene Robert Weiss. She continued
her training under Italian masters. Her
debut was made in recital in Berlin In
1912. She attracted the attention Of
Max Schillings, who induced her TO en-
ter the operate field. Her success on
the stage was immediate, and ever
since then she has been one Of the out
standing personalities OF musical life In
Continental Europe. She is now a
member OF the Munich Opera.
ITAI/O PICCHI, basso, was born in
Bologna and is a graduate OF the
Athens OF Italy. lie has sung in all
the leading theaters of his native coul-
try. For seven seasons he sang In
Buenos Aires as well as several sea-
sons in Chile, Brazil, Mexico and Cen
tral America. Mr.. Picchi already has
earned a reputation in the United States
through having been a leading member
of the Scott Grand Opera Company.
DELLA REINHARD, was born near
Frankfort and received her musical
training In the Conservatory of that
city Her first engagement was at
Breslau. which seems TO have been a
training ground for many continental
opera singers. There she attracted the
attention OF the director of the Munich
Opera. who engaged her for that house
where she has remained ever since. She
also has sung as guest" in the prin-
cipal opera houses Of Germany, SPAIN
Austria. Czecho-Slovakia and Hungary
lyric and light dramatic soprano roles.
LAURA ROBERTSON, soprano. comes
from Mexico. Missouri. She received all
her musical schooling In America and
made her first public appearance as a
concert artist with Mr.. Martinelli In
1921 touring with him last spring and
this autumn.
ELISABETH RETHBERG comes
from schwarzenbcrg in the Erzkebirge.
Inheriting musical talents from her