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...first scene everything went well. The soprano does not appear in that scene. Walska appeared, radiantly beautiful, in the second scene. Her voice was thin and nervous. The great aria, caro nome, came, prodigious in its demands upon the strength, purity and agility of the upper soprano voice. Walska's voice faltered badly. At the final top note she emitted a series of faint squeaks and there was silence-no tone came. The audience began to laugh. The fiasco was ghastly. Then, as throughout the rest of the opera, it was evident that Walska's top tones were...
...program will be as follows: Tchaikowsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor Adagio; Allegro non troppo Allegro con grazia Allegro molto vivace Finale; Adagio lamentoso Wagner Aria, "Gerechter Gott" from "Rienzi" Groty-Mottl Three Dance Numbers from "Cephale et Procris" I. Tambourin II. Menuet ("The Nymphs of Diana") III. Gigue. Saint-Saens Aria, "Mon Coeur s'ouvre a ta voix" from "Samson and Delilah" Weber Overture to "Oberon...
Tschaikowsky's endlessly played Symphonic Pathetique appears not at all. Debussy is represented only by an aria from L'Enfant Prodigue, and by none of his orchestra pieces. Nor do we find the Fifth Symphony of Beethoven. The seventh was the only one of his symphonies played. These omissions are sinful. But many will find them a trifle refreshing...
...last Symphony Hall concert of the Harvard Glee Club was a distinct success. For the second time Frieda Hempel was the assisting artist. Her selections, with the exception of an aria from "Der Freischutz", were purely romantic--full of sentiment, even sentimentality. Yet as sung by Miss Hempel these songs were ever a delight; especially so her rendering of the Swiss "Canari Jaloux", and a "Lullaby" by Humperdinck...
...Symphony Hall. Prices range from one dollar to two dollars and a half. He sishoia are sold at the Glee Club office in the Munic Building. The program follows:. 1 Integer Vitae, Flemming Arise, O Ye Servants of God, Sweelinck Laudate Dominum, Converse The Harvard Glee Club 2 Aria from "Der Freischutz", Weber Miss Hempel 3 Deux Choeurs, Ropartz Tout vient a poinct qui peult attendre Les fourriers d'Este sont venus Hall, Goddess Ascending, from the "Birth of Venus", Faure (Soprano solo by Miss Hempel) Dirge for two Veterans, Holst Bedouin Song, Foote The Harvard Glee Club