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...ballot music from Professor J. W. Paine's opera, "Azara," will be played by the Boston Symphony Orchestra at its concerts in New York and Brooklyn this week...
Last night's Symphony concert was of particular interest because the ballet music of Professor Paine's opera "Azara" was given its first hearing in orchestral form at these concerts. The music has tone-coloring of exceptional beauty, and a spirit and freedom of touch that wins for it instant admiration. Mr. Gericke and the orchestra did full justice to the work, and it may be said to have been given under most favorable circumstances. The soloist was Miss Maud McCarthy, who played admirably a difficult Brahms concerto. Miss McCarthy has a power of expression and a clearness of execution...
Overture to the opera, "The Improvisatore," D'Albert, for the first time in these concerts: Concerto for the violin. Brahm: a solo by Miss Maud MacCarthy: Ballet Music from the opera, "Azara," Professor J. K. Paine h.'69; Symphony, "Harold in Italy," Berlioz...
Professor J. K. Paine's opera, "Azara" was given its first public performance in Chickering Hall last evening, before a large and interested audience. The opera treats a powerful theme, and at times rises to the highest pitch of dramatic power and lyrical expression. The concerted parts of the opera were particularly effective and stirring, and of great richness of tone and harmony. The accompaniment to the opera was performed on the piano, which fact, in itself somewhat of a detriment, gave indication of the possibilities which orchestral accompaniment would afford...
...first public production of the new opera "Azara" by Professor J. K. Paine h.'69, will be given in concert form in Chickering Hall, Boston, this evening at 8 o'clock. The larger part of the three acts will be sung by soloists and a chorus, with a piano accompaniment...