Word: aria
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Miss White sang as a second number an Aria from Graun's "Der Tod Jesu." Her rendering was always intelligent and sympathetic The Aria has little of the fire work element about it and therefore to sing it well is to put one's soul into it, not so much being required, perhaps, in the way of mere execution. Throughout, the enunciation was remarkably clear and this is one of the best features of the soloist's work...
...programme concert to be given in Sanders Theatre tonight at 7.45 is as follows: Suite, Dvorak; Aria from "Der Tod Jesu," Graun; Symphony No. E. Beethoven; Aria from "Hamlet," Thomas; Overture, Euryanthe, Heber. Soloist, Miss Priscilla White...
...Aria from "The Marriage of Figaro" by Mozart and the group of songs which came later were, as we have said, very well rendered. The Serenade for Strings by Volkmann is a distinctively modern composition but none the less beautiful for this. There is no one theme running the whole thing but a complex series of beautiful suggestions, which lead the hearer into the realms of imagination and leave him wondering where...
Following is the programme of the Symphony Concert to be given in Sanders Theatre tonight at 7.45. Overture, "King Manfred," Reinecke; Aria from "The Magic Flute," Mozart; Serenade for Strings, Volkmaun; Songs; Scotch Symphony, Mendelssohn. Soloist, Miss Alice Wentworth...
...second number, an "Aria" by Gounod, "La Reine de Saba," was effectively rendered by Mme. Nordica. The piece is quiet throughout, with little chance for dramatic display. The soloist had an admirable conception of the selection and though she did not show herself to such advantage in it as in the more dramatic and stirring song "The Erl King," yet her rendering was appreciated, for she had to appear three times before the audience ceased their applause...