San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-11
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with a small though lovely soprano
and an engaging personality, gave us
new CiO-Cio-San, which prompted
the desire TO hear and see her in other
roles.
The unfortunate Della Reinhardt
has met with added misfortune. I'm
able repeatedly TO appear in perform
ances for which she was announced,
the new German soprano sucumbed
a few days ago to mastoiditis and
submitted TO an operation. 1t is ques-
tionable whether she will be well
enough to sing again this season.
AT the recent farewell of Nine. Gal
li-Curci there were some empty seats.
The cause may be attributed to her
having been cast TO sing in Boheme.
Had it been Traviata or Lucia or Rig
oletto the customary filled house
doubtless would have resulted. a
feature Of that Boheme representa-
ton was the singing of the Racconto
by 0rville Harold. No other tenor
does it better than he.
Stransly-ites Indignant.
Some of the more ardent and out
spoken. followers of Josef Stransky
have written public letters TO New
York newspapers protesting at his
having found conditions such that he
had to withdraw from the conductor
shop Of the Philharmonic National
Symphony. Such protest was to be
expected. Stransky was an able poll
tician. He built up many, and strong,
supporters.
Far seeing persons. however, be-
lieve that Stransky will not be seri-
ously missed from the Philharmonic
National sphere. He can scarcely be
ranked with the great conductors. In
our opinion he was fortunate to have
had the opportunity of remaining in
the post he held for so long a time as
the twelve years which covered his
period of service.
tional is the paramount thing. Chair
man of the Board Clarence H. Mac
kay undertook a task of magnitude in
consenting to develop that orchestra
to the point which would automatic
ally place it alongside the Metropoli-
tan Opera Company and the Metro
politan Museum of Art. We have too
few public spirited men Of large adj
ministrative resources who are will
ing TO give their time to music. 1t is
therefore wise to accept what they
do, with full confidence that moves
which disturb some people may, in
the end, be for the best interests Of all
concerned.
Another Canadian Chorus.
Canada certainly compels our ad-
miration when it comes to chorus
singing. The Toronto Mendelssohn
Choir is without doubt one of the
first two or three (many believe it to
be the foremost) mixed. choruses to be
found anywhere. A few evenings ago
we had an Introductory visit by the
Winnipeg Male Chorus, led by Hugh
c. NJ. Ross.
There are about sixty voices in this
organization. all of them as fresh and
clear and vigorous as the air of the
country from which they hail. One
felt in the crisp attack of each phrase,
In the vitality of the tone, an actual
tonic. And there was so much skill
shown in shading that the achievement
sent people away from Carnegie Hall
with the consciousness Of a we'll spent
evening.
A feature Of the program was the
solo harp playing of Alberto Salvi.
Here is an artist. He gets so much
from his instrument that the listener
often forgets that the harp is not pri-
marily intended for the most effective
performance of solo music. But Salvi
can be depended on to do
something different, as he did on this
specific occasion.
Copyright. 1928, by P. V. r. Key,