Word: grands
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...performance of Professor Paine's grand opera, "Azara," which was sung in Symphony Hall last night by the Cecilia Society, was an unqualified success. Great credit is due to Mr. B. J. Lang for his energy in conducting the entire work of presenting the opera...
...music of the opera showed a tendency to repetition, which sometimes became monotonous, but on the whole the airs were well constructed and original. The orchestration was excellent, the music being extremely difficult. The most agreeable feature of the performance was the grand chorus of 180 well-trained voices, which brought out strongly some of the most excellent parts of the music...
...grand opera "Azara," composed by the late Professor John Knowles Paine 1969 will be sung in Symphony Hall, Boston, tonight at 8 o'clock, by the members of the Cecilia Society of Boston. Tickets at $2, $1.50, and $1, may be obtained at the box office at Symphony Hall. There will be about 180 people in the chorus, and about 10 principals. The music will be rendered by an orchestra of about 60 pieces, which will be led by Mr. B. J. Lang in his last appearance as conductor of the Cecilia Society, after 31 years of service...
...first performance of the Grand Opera "Azara," by the late Professor J. K. Paine h.'69, head of the department of music, will be given tomorrow night, at Symphony Hall, Boston, by the Cecilia Society, conducted by Mr. B. J. Lang. The principal solo singers will be: Mrs. Alice Bates Rice, Mrs. Bertha Cushing Child and Messrs. George Deane, Stephen Townsend, H. F. Merril, and Earl Cartwright. There will be a full orchestra...
...first performance of the Grand Opera "Azara," by the late Professor J. K. Paine h. 69, head of the Department of Music, will be given Tuesday evening, April 9, at Symphony Hall, Boston, by the Cecilia Society, conducted by Mr. B. J. Lang...