Word: sophrano
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...soloist, Miss Rose Stewart, has a sophrano voice of medium range, rather flexible, but of little power. The fine acoustics of Sanders helped to overcome this defect. On the whole Miss Stewart was not up to the average of symphony soloists. She was most successful in the Mad Song from "Hamlet" which displayed the powers of her voice to best advantage. The music of this "Scene," however, is hardly up to the level of Shakespeare. The set of Persian Love Songs by Rubinstein would have had a better effect in a smaller auditorium. Weber's "Freischuetz" overture made a fitting...
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