Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14

~ ington songsters who are doing
great things away from hearth and
home. Particularly pleasing is II to
hear that Emma Redeu, who gave a splendid
recital here last Winter on a day of wind and
storm. has made good in her operate debut
with the Chicago Opera Co. appearing rs
'"TannhauSer's" Elizabeth December in the
Windy City. The newspapers the next morning
gave her due credit for q voice Of merit and
especially for the training and technicianship
which she evidently displayed 70 great ad-
vantage.
Glenn billiard Gum writing of her in the
Chicago Herald, said: This young Russian
American soprano (why Russian?) has a voice
OF much natural beauty She sings with rather
more technical finish than is commanded bv
the majority Of her generation who find their
way into the world of opera. One judges that
she has studied inteligentiy and that she has
had the benefit Of wise advice in ali matters
pertaining TO the voice"
In the Chicago Tribune Edward Moore hal
this to say about the young Washingtonian
singer: Miss Redell is the possessor Of a voice
that, while being neither the most powerful
nor the most brilliant in the world Is of agree
able quality and symmetrical breadth up and
down It's range. The internal evidence of the
role shows that Wagner must have had an
evenly developed voice in mind when he wrote
the music, wherefore she was a good choice
for it."
Eugene Stinsou. in the Daily News waved
civic opera has occasionally discovered that
voices which sound excellent TO 1t during its
annual expeditions to Europe sound deplorablv
bad to It's audiences in America. But the voice
of Emma Redel transplants perfectly. and the
management, to say nothing Of the public u,,sst
be congratulated the acquisition of an ad-
mirable singer who, furthermore is aware that
the stage has more requirements than the vocal
studio These the young American soprano met
most inteihgently."
ONE of the things that cling uppermoxt in
the mind concerning the late Beethoven
Festival is that Washington suddenly found
Itself with large and formidable choir, which
sang no chorus presumably has sung here
IN long, long time. With the imposing title
the Washington Oratorio Society as something
70 mt the eye, there is yet-and was-so much
about this organization that struck the ear with
pleasure that one would like to dwell on the
merits OF these sOngsters and hope that they
VIII be with US again. One would appreciate
indeed If, after the turmoil Of assembling such
an aggregation this group would not fall apart
IKE pack OF cards and scatter to the four
winds. but remain as one to be called upon at
any time that seems suitable
somewhere, in fact. one should hike TO find a
kindly angel who would descend from out Of
the blue and tap this organization into perma-
nency by the power of its gilded wand Then
such joy as was given an attentive Saturday
afternoon audience might be continued.
JOSE ITURBT'S recital at the Mayfower las.
"Wednesday morning viii be long renem-
bered by Westinghouse In the first place ft
should keep people with coughs from concert
halls; in the second, it should set a precedent
among the more temperamental artists 70
cease in the middle Of composition during the
nay fever season, and it should also be evidence
that Mr.. Itlrb, in spite Of moods and con-
tempt that he was unable to conceal under
sSohd pronle. was just the same an artist Of
prodigious eahber. He not only electrined his
listeners by stopping in the middle of Mozart
70 cry shame on an unfortunate lady couaher
70 whom pills and much sympathy were later
administered, but he gave evidence Of the most
brilliant technique seen or heard around herN-
Other than PaderewsAh