MUSIC.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1710, 29 March 1913, Page 9

MUSIC.

TBv Treble Clef.T - -■ i Clara Butt in New York. Tliq . reappearance of Madame Clara Butt in New York, after an absence of twelve years, caused considerable excitement' in the city of skyscrapers, and her phenomenal voice seems to liavo captured tlie imagination of New YorkeTs. The following are some of tlio expressions used by the critics:— "It is seldom that a. contralto voice so true 1o the real contralto type in quality and timbre as y.-ell as in range is to be heard. It is likewise a voice of great beauty. It is ono of the most remarkable organs of tho present n]ay."—"New York Times." "The" phenomenal tones of Madame Butt amazed at least as much as they delighted these who heard them. The flexibility of (ho contralto's voice was wonderful."—"New York American."

"Reduccd to cold fact, tho proposition stands -that she is not only tho greatest living contralto, but the greatest singer of her special type in tlio world."— "Daily Eagle," New York. Notes. Miss Clara Butt and Mr. Kennerley Paimford are to have the honour of opening J. and N. Tail's new Auditorium in Collins Street, Melbourne, on May 17.' Miss Rosina Buckman, tlie New 2oalaurl scprano, has been singing at tho Lonl.m Palladium in « con'ert .programme, which brought i'onvird also Miss Ruth Vincent, the well-kno vji opera singer. Miss Buckman has secured several engagements, and recently took pari in a coi cert at Lon.domiHTy.

The Quinl.il Opera Company has just conchulcd its tour of 18 months I, duration, in which it sang through ■ the United Kingdom, and South Africa. Jn the tinio specified it has tnnelled 43,()U1) n.iles and given over WO peiformances. "In this oeriod," says Jtr. Quinlan, "rover onca has the public been disopjiointed by the non-appenrance of any particular artist, or tho changing 'of the opera." It is possible that this constitutes a record in the whole history of opera. Jtr. Quinlan is to lmye a Wagner season at Newcastle, Biribinghain, Liverpool, and Dubliu in April and Jfay, botore bringing his company again to Australia, whe.-e ho intends to prouuee the "King." ' Jliss Felijo-Lyne, who is to visit Australial, shortly, Ims returned to London far crncert appearances, after a tour in her cwn country. This tour appears to imvo bren hignly lucrative, fo" the statement is published that a concert which she gave in Kansas City iralUed .£2500. Will! 1: pi'oiuis:'s to 1)3 a most interesting course of lcciurcs is to begin at the Waldorf Hotel, in the last week of February, writes "Peggy" in the "British Australasian" oi February l;l. Jliss Ilenririuotto Jlaude, who comes from New Zealand, has mado her business in the world tho fascinating study of tho humanvoice. A pleasing voice is one of the greatest attractions a woman, or a man, can have, and Jliss Jlaude, who has studied s-aund and Iho human, voice in every part of the world, is trying to leach the ordinary man and woman how to cultivate the "magnetic voice." It is intercsling to notice that Mr. Gordon i-elfridge has realised the value of it from the practical as well as from the aesthetic nnint of view, and ha* engaged Jli'-s Jl,Tide's services on behalf of somo of his stall'.