MUSIC.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1479, 29 June 1912, Page 11

MUSIC.

j (Br TREBLE' C-LF,r,) ; Stop the. Noise! ■ More is heard of Paderewski's unhappy -'experience in South; Afnpa. The,great ipi.aiiist has cut Short his tour, in that part of tiie. world., and has revenged himk-lf on lii.'s. detractor.* by 'severely criticising ' his. critics. South Africa is .dead in .the r.i ; 'isi!(! sense, ho said, and he cannot be Uappv in a country understood. il.. iadpreiyskiv relates:.! .tKo fell owing incident, which, he compiain.s 'occurred .011 ibpiril siiijj;Hi t 'X ; wa.s. playing, : very softly o'r. the. .piaiq i , . i Ani'%f,maii'i' ; Wihps'e name I will not- mention, came up . t'p. mp ■ a'ii'd' sa'icl;. .'Here! yon stop that r.ois;,' mbst. .rudely. .J siopv.ed playing lit on.ee, and .then lie wont, into the. smok- : iiig-ropin- to his friends. Widthcy roared with laughter' when .he toid them that he 'liod 'stopped t-ii'at' mare playing:' ■During his tour M. l-kui-ere'-A-ski was the ■subject of a. remarkable pppu Vette'r'in: tile . "Pretoria Xews""What have you dono for t'lo world!'" (lie. writer asked. "What' (Ic yo.ii. do? Ton plajr t.He' piSnbHl;'.:am: told .thai yop, play the. nian'ti fetter'.'tluiii. .any living pianist; I' ; pni: hpt'-preprirpd'to.-dispute, thai; but. after all, what is ' tlier.ij in- 'play.irig. fiio piano? Wo. had a nla.it .h'<ere the pthev day ' who '.Jcp'uld! not only play the piamV but- 17 other inslrii- ■ menis, inchtdhig the .lew's htirp. ' Nobody ■iiiadq a':fi;ss aboiit' liin.i. IKoniy .cost-: tivo ; shillings-. to liijar .hi.tn pl<sy all: .iiis!- ins.trii; merits.. 'He didn't wa\it the: . reive lii.ra; ror did ho charge ii." guinea for. his front seats." , The. Qutnlan .Opera Co.. In Mclfiourrui; " The Qninlan Opera Company has isc'ored" a distinct success in .'.M'efljaiirtic/ Writjtfg of 'the opening. periorine.n&o on June 8, the "Argus'"! said: . .. In- a;nuo!iii.;.-ing "Tho Tales of -Ho'lti •ihah.n"' for ihe opening- night Miv'.iQ'uihla'h.. v.\T.; we'll advised. This work has r.ever before been preseiitcd in Australia, and .it is 'aft opera v.-iiicii'appeaiS fx). :both '.ihe: general public and .tho"'musician ;.- full of 'melody;. interesting :actipii'j : luimSutf, .a more '.taking'.'jwpi'k': cpnld'.noc. . have 'iy-en selected. It may be said immediately .(hat tho perfoi'inance was -a complcte'.s'.iicess', :u:d ihe eorcialitv with which ihe audience received Mr. Quintan's j.ox.coll'eii.t company augurs wo'l. foij'itbpi teason. . There' was a feeling of complete : ..of i pi:eparat jon; 'throughout :th.e whole .'performance, whudi .resulted in ■.a";' proper ' ba'l'aiic'e...'beiii'g 1 attained. -in: ; -air the. puris, null. in achieving this result ci-r;dit is no! only diie to the fine singing an:! acting .of th.e principals, to the excellence .bPtljo. chorus,. find to .the smooth, playing .of flip, orchestra, but also to ■the'cireful 1 atieiitioii :paid."io tile smallest. detail. The Dr.cra nnci Lnll.l M:rnn:!.l. Tj njiko .iiiost. Tales pfHoff:Jihaiui?' 1 has. tip; overture:'. ...Aftr'i:. prelude of <", fev< 1.-ars the curinin 0:1 • the first Scpive, of- :prol6;jue;:.::a : (iortnaii '•vir.o cellar'; (y I!'acchanalia:i inusic the : IiCTo .Hoifiiiauii 'pi:.oimses . to' 'ehtertain.jhis' friends ivitli the history '.of ' three ! lovps; nn.d : tlie. ..a.iiiorqifs. epi'sortc's; ~a'i:e.: y re.r. 'yeaiMih the three acts that foiioti'. 1 , Al!anfoe relates in one. of his stciies how a. ce.r.tfiih '.yoiirig; ; sufle'rihg' fr.om xSefe'cti.ye eyesight and too vain !o ivear-spcc'.Tcles,. falls in.lpvp with vdipffmann .fai]s;;in. lo_ve with a mechanical doll from tho opposite ! cause,' flip iVpiii'ing.. flf a.:fi.ni.i'.qf spectacles, . whicii liave llio power of givin-T inanim-itu objects the appearance of iife. ; 'vsodo ' occurs i.i'i the,, first, .act. 1n • the second art Hustinain. ajiponrs ns ;■ lover of the: courtesan. .Giuhitta, llio beau'tiftfl. stiive. o.f .a magician, the s'c.eiiQ beini; laid iu Venice.; aiui lastly, in the tlliriV acf; as -the .qf .tl 16 'CoiVsiimptiv-> oi-.lr Antonia. An admirably-' the.ugh',oiit: iiria su'iig' by the aiitainatpn, )iiy fhp first act gave excellent, opportunities' to/ a soi'rano who, caii '.siiVj ebbraiure; and tlie voice, of SliSs T.alla Jlira'n'da' (ibis lady had ;c liimulfiious reception) ,'jjqs-: all- Ihe, necessarv tjijujities to pv<"t.f.'c:nVo'...ths fechnical' ''difficulties^ this aria, ivith .its c'adei'.za reaching 10 fht, abounds.. Sho proved herself the pessesscv .of. a yoice.;aild ; 0 vocalist of excellent-altaiiunenb. " .. ■'■"'.'■ Of' cpii.rse."!this' part: : only . leniHs- ;'ifeelf; "tio mio side of the vocalist's art, that of florid singing. Temperaiiient in an autoniafpo •'•ouid be o:ut; :o£'.;.'p]a;cei. and the jnusib.. niiist ijO; sung in a mechanical way.' It Ms extremely difficult' Jo tb'ihbine'thS'm.oye--ments of' the aut<i*rr!'atori 'with' tho' voeal: isation, ar.d Jtiss I.al'a Miranda, surmounted ths 1 .diffipH.lties;: 'with ease, land'! richly deserved the ovation she received.: the .aiiflisneis.iiri'srstlng 041- a rppeta|ipn. : :pf. tile number. ' '. ■•■. Tho waltz, in the same set, retains the etyle, .of : 'dc ; ' ' iicti.iig ;.tlie doll; heroin tenor and chorus ; :irp. ctpyerly interwoven. : The. curtain fell" ■ ■ oil. ilio; yfiysfc ■'act" 'amid ,a..:.sceiUr :of:':j>rorit:; eii'thnsiash'!,' andllliss 'Lalla.'Mivan'd'a.-.fwho:.' was visibly ulTce'ed tiV 'tlie'' warmthi; {of Her reception on her rehirn '0 her native: land) was handed a great; number of beautiful floral tributes which, for th.e moment,: converted tho stage into a veritable flower garden. John Coatcs—A Fine Tenor... ' Mr. John. Coatcs, in whal<;\ or role ho iipptars, is sure fo do his best to mske it interesting, bet li vueall.v and hist Hon i-! ca.ljy.i Uoffmanii proved 110 exception to ■.the rule, although not an .ideal part for a tenor 'to sing—th-ot-o bring fe\v opportunities Jq- show-W tlitf- voices. ; Ifo: Suc'c.ee.ilcd ;i'n imparting distinction' and iutel'igeijco tp the re.ii'derin'g; and both- in ! :h.! concerted im.'nber.s and in his passionate Sove-s-.iiig iii the. defend 1 act. was.'eiiiiri-.' cntlv successful. Mh Charles .Magrath, in tho. dual of Coppeiius and Dr.. proved him«?lf an. artist (if :stpr- : 4jnsf ,in'er.it,. Possessing, a rich, sonorous vpicjii.h'o.interpreteii .tho pa.rta -Wi.th "irrea't" ability. Jdi'ss. Rosin a BeynbiV ffiii.sfc 'bo-cpm-' : pUiii.eht.ed. on. the .excellent; pei fortna!i(.i> she gays. «s. Xicklaus. Tlio aria of Mr. ■l'bberf 'P.avfcijr iiv thp second, act: -I 'calls't'di". .it special.yrdr.d .of'jsi'.fti'sb, as also tlio.'sijigi, : ing of jli ; . Willi.aii!. Dever .in; tho last net, Notes. MahlW's eighth;, symphony,. ■w.hi'ehr ..iiiii vplves; (ho i lupiayrsKMit ot' 1060 people ;iii, : . ■'©•chestTa iVnd rherus, was giysuyuViieijir ?\% recently. The hpiiss I'.'a'k sold: out, ;aii'il the work was well received, though nut. with Mich marked apppya) 115 v.ns. (.vokeil ; wlieii; the work \v;,s (liven its pru'ln'iere un- ■ i'eV l-h'ti direction of: H'ie' l.ate. coinpoior at "diniieii. Humperdinck, tlre eoiuposcr of "llansel and G.!'e,!al," rectnl'y .siifli'brSd''it par/il"yt'f.S' . stroke; 1 He .has: ;repp.vered- sufficiently tp' bo rc:!'.oved .ff'om Berlin to thn I'ivicra. It is ropo.rted that Madame Cu've and hci- inihh.-iiid. Sipnor GaipaiT.i, are to f.'r.orily e'.st.i.bl'isu a achdoi' 6£ 'tuusic iii' SaK .J.raiiciscp? '' -