THE CISNERO'S CONCERTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1551, 21 September 1912, Page 6

THE CISNERO'S CONCERTS.

A SUCCESSFUL FAREWELL. The third and last concert in Wellington of the Cisneros concert party was given at the Town Hall last evening, before a very largo audience. There is little to add to what has already been said of the gifted mezzo-soprano singer, Madame Leonora do Cisneros, and the accomplished artists who have been associated with fter in theso enjoyable concerts, more than that those who were fortunate enough to be present at the farewell concert last ovemng had the pleasure of listening to a very hne programme. Madame do Cisneros selected for her . programme numbers ■Verdi s dramatic area from "Don Carlos," 0 Don Fatali," a bracket,which included Bohms "Calm is the. Night" and the feeguidilla . from "Carmen" (Bizet), three Irish airs-"Sweet Babe," "Pastheen Fioiin,'; and "Believe Mo If All Those Endearing Young Char;ns"-and the impassioned "Stephano's Serenade," from tiounods Romeo and Juliet." Madame was most appreciated in tho aria from Don Carlos," particularly in the latter part of tho ana, which she sang withdramatic fee and great brilliance of tone, and in the "Seguidilla", from "Carmen/ 5 , which suited her very well; The "Stcphanb' Serenade" also waslnnely sung. In the simplo airs she was not so impressive. Of her encore numbers, which included bantima s Song" from "Cavalleria Rusticana, the "Cry of Rachacl" (Turner), "Tho Rosary" (Novin), and the "War Cry ot Brunhilda" (from Wagner's "Dio Walkuro"), Madame was delightful in her singing of "The Rosary," while the "War Cry of Brunhilda" revealed the great dramatic powers of the singer. Mr. Paul Diifault, tho fine tenor of .tho party, was a great favourite last evening, and his singing will long be. remembered br those who.have heard him. His items included a dramatic aria from BembergV "Jeanno D'Arc" and a bracket of three songs-"My Desire" (Nevin), "Maytime" (Speaks), and "Invictus" (Bruno lluhn).' Of these, there is no doubt that "Maytimo' and "Invictus" were most enjoyed by the general audience, although local connoisseurs in musical art probably concentrated their -appreciative powers upon the aria from "Jeanne d'Arc. As encore numbers, Mr. Dufaulfc added "Enlreatv," and, with fine expression, "The Trumpeter," the latter a splendid effort. 3!r. Jas. Licbling, the accomplished cellist of the party, contributed a bracket -Godards "Sur Ie Lac," and Davidoff's At the Fountain"—and Popper's Hungarian Rhapsody, • adding Schumann's expressive "Traumard," and the "Andante" movement from Goltermann's "Concerto." Madamo do Cisneros was also associated with Mr. Paul Dufault in a quaint barcarollo from Offenbach's "Tales of Hoffman." Mr. Harold Whittle's expressive accompaniments greatly enhanced the work of the soloists. ,