Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
NJ i S | C
BY HELEN FETTER.

|HE new year, 1927, came in
with many melodious pro-
grams during the past week,
n and the coming seven days
promise TO keep up a similar pace.
During the current week. however.
il ;s oDera that dominates the sitra-
ton. And such situation I! The
feature OF the week will be the per
Torrance Of la Bohcme.' Puccini's
opera based upon the novel written
by Murgcr and called bohemian
Life" 1t is a tale of life and love in
the famous Latin Quarticr Of Paris
that section Of down at -thc-hScl pen
sions. CAV cafes. crowded clusters Of
artists. near artists and others on
Mount Parnasse at aperitif time and
the heart Of all merrimcnt on the
14th of July,
Several young American singers
will have the leading roles, and other
singers who are we'll known favoritcs
with local opera patrons will partici-
pate. George GeorGescO. the CO..
ductor of the Royal Opera and f'I-
harmonic Orchestra OF Bucharest,
Rumania. will conduct the perform
ancc, and his share in this produc-
ton is one OF the high lights most
looked forward TO by local muSi-
Clans.
In addition TO the second opera OF
the season. two prominent sopranos
of the Metropolitan Opera House OF
New York Will be heard here III re-
citals. Lucrezia Bori. than whom
there IS no more complete artist,
will sing III Mrs ToWnsend,s morn
ing musical in joint recital with
Guiomar Novaes. the brilliant woman
pianist of South America. Marion
Talley. the Young prima donna, con
corning whom there has been so
much stir and publicity. not to men
ton unkind and sarcastic comment
by critics OF the metropolis, as well
as brilliant acclaim by the people
at large. will make her concert debut
here Friday afternoon.
Miss TaIley. who Is said TO be 10
years old, born in Nevada, Mo, and
is unique in being singer with real.
practical community backing in the
carly endeavorS that led to her OPP
portunty to sing from GattiCasazza
and Otto Kahn. authorities of the
Metropolitan Opera forces, and her
eventual requirement of contract
to sing in that house, is already
much discussed personality 1t will
be especially interesting to those
who have not heard her in opera to
take advantage of this early oppor-
tunity to Judge her voice in concert
work and form their own opinions.
So much has been printed about
Miss Talley. her voice and her work
with it. pro and con, that the sub
iect has really assumed an intriguing
aspect.
TN addition to the wealth of vocal
1 music on the boards for the com
ing seven days there will be piano
music that should prove annually in
teresting. At the Jewish Community
Center tonight Mischa Levitzski,
who spent his childhood days in Rus
sia, viii be the soloist. Mr.. LEVITT
ski will play, according to his pro-
gram, the Tschaikowsky "Troika."
his work is supposed to describe
Russian cab drawn by three horses.
The interesting part about this num-
Der, entirely aside from its obvious
musical merit, lies in the fact that
when the pianist was boy in Rus
sia he chose as the occupation for
ms future that of being a cab driver.
o nm 1t was what the aspiration
TO be street car motorman or fire
engine driver is to the average small
American boy Mr.. Levitzski ad-
Haits' even yet, albeit with a grin.