The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-28
The Music Festival Next Fall

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Director Chapman and the officers
OF the Eastern and Western Maine
Music Festival Associations, take
great pleasure in presenting the final
announcement of her unparalleled
list of artists for the twenty-seyenth
annual Maine Music Festival, to be
held in Bangor, October 4th, 9Th and
9Th, and Portland, October 9Th, 9th
and 10th, 1923. The list is as fol-
lows: Nine. Sigrid Onegin, Miss Fran
ces Peralta, Mrs. John Granting,
Miss Deyora Nadworney, Armand
Tokatyan, Patrick Kelley, Tom Will
! liams, Giovanni MARITIME, and Erwin
Myiregyhazi.
In addition to the worlds greatest
Mezzo-Soprano Contralto, Nine. Sig
rid Onegin, who has already been
announced, and will open the festi-
val in Bangor and Portland, and Err
win Myiregyhazi, the world famous
Hungarian pianist, who will play the
second night of the festival, Mr.. Chap
man takes great pride in being able
to announce the cast for Faust from
the Metropolitan Opera Company,
New York City; singers who have
been the sensational artists of that
company this year, nd have made
themselves famous In their respective
roles of that opera.
Miss Frances Peralta, will appear
in the role of Marguerite. Miss Per-
alta has a most beautiful personality,
and glorious voice. Armand Tokat-
yam, the Armenian tenor, of the Met
ropolitan Company, has been the hit
of the Metropolitan Opera this past
season, and has voice of unparallel-
ed range and power. Giovanni Mart
inc, the bass of the Metropolitan
Opera Company, needs no introduce
| ton to the Maine Festival audiences,
| but this year the role of Mephistophe-
les In Faust will give him much
larger opportunity to sing his favor
lite role.
Miss Devora Nadworney, Russian
contralto from the San Carlo Opera
| Company, has a wonderful voice, and
great personality, and will sing the
! role of Siebel, also Tom Williams,
baritone, from the same company, will
| sing the role of Valentine. The bal
let under the supervision of Mrs.
| Ordiorne's School of Dancing in
Bangor, and the Emerson-M Mason
School of Dancing in Portland, will
| AGAIN be feature on the program.
Mr.. Chapman has made arrange
ments with the stage manager from
the Metropolitan Opera House, to
come to Maine. and stage the Opera
in every detail: also the elaborate
costumes used by the artists are from
the Metropolitan Opera House, New
York City
A famous quartet.e has been en-
| gagged for the Verdi's Requiem. Mrs.
John Granting, from Miami, Florida,
will sing the soprano role. Mrs.
! Granting has voice of rare beauty
| and power. Miss Devora Nadworney
will be the contralto. A wonderful
tenor and bass will completes this
quartette. Patrick Kelley, tenor,
from the San Carlo Opera Company,
will sing the tenor role. He has a
voice of most sympathetic and excel
| lent quality. Tom Williams viii sing
the bass part.
The orchestra composed OF the best
players from the New York Philhar-
monte and Symphony Societies, which
has been such feature and delight
the last two years at the festival, will
appear again this fall. The chorus
will be better than ever, and too much
praise cannot be given them. The
subscription list for course tickets will
be open at usual music headquarters,
Bangor, M. H. Andrews's Music House,
90 Main street, Portland, United. Mu-
sic Stores Company, $50 Congress St.,
Portland Maine. after June list. Get
your name on the list AT ONCE, and
assure the management Of your sup
port and cooperation in promoting
this great annual feast of music.