ANTONIA DOLORES

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2143, 8 May 1914, Page 3

ANTONIA DOLORES

THIRD CONCERT Mdlle. Antonia Dolores delighted her audience at £lic.Grand Opera House la»t evening with another album cl choico songs, selected-with tlio beat of taste, ami sung with that intuitive grace \\hicli is characteristic of this fine artist. Mdlle. Dolores, who was iii excellent Voice, opened tho piogramJ.no villi Handel's great aria., "Angels Ever Bright and Fair," which she invested with a lino measure of devotional radiance Her first bracket of liwler was a delight. It included, in the first instance, two perfect gems of song by i.ehumann, "Die Lotus Illume" ami per Missbaum,"' a lovely song by Liszt entitled "Commeut ils," and another, "I'ourtjuoi vpstor seu!f ■»}'• Saint-Saeits. After such a nooii ot song came the inevitable colore m '-y , Jlot J ,cr Bids Mo Bind My Hair'' (Haydn). Is ever'was there such a lovelorn maiden as Jldlle. Dolores when singing this song, and the final sigh 01 her absent Lubiit was the acme of interpretative resource. To imperative applause, she had to return 0110 a more, tins time to trill, in manner til? aged Scots ballad, "CmmV TiriV the «je. In the second half of the programme, jVldllc. Dolofos govo a highly interesting reading of tho beautiful aria, n » '^':! c ! amo Butterfly"—"One Fine -Uay. J- Ins is an aria aglow wit-li sweeping melody, yet pregnant with approaching tragedy. Her encore was the bowitcl-ing Debussy song, "Mandoline," which wo have never heard sung as-well as by Mdlle. Dolores. Her final bracket consisted or "Shepherd, Thv Demean.' our Vary" (Brown), "I've B'een Boaramg (Home), and "Away, Awav" (Lee). Ihc ensuing applause was met by Auber s intectious "Laughiivr Song," in winch the singer ripplcS with laughter, which spread to tho boxes, stalls, anil gallery.. Such was the effect created that tho applause continued a« iicarty as ever, and, in the cud, Mdlle' Uolores lmd to return once more to the stage, on this occasion with "Dear Heart," written by the Into Tito Mattei (who Was Jldlle. Dolores' intimate friend). Mi. John Prouso selected Schumnmi to express himself, singinc with admirable fervour "Ich Grolln Nicht" and the •U\\ays-popular "lwo Grenadiers " H?encore was "To Antliea." On his next appearance lie .sang cent song, "Young Dic-ti'ich," m a thoroughly Satisiying maimer, and encored, sang the rollicking "Ginsv John" with freedom and vigour. I Iris de Cairos-Rogo, a pianist of distinct promise, played two " little intermezzo's, admirably suited to advanced students, written by her brother. !• . P GX . Caircs-Rcgo. A com position of inoro pretension and force whs the "Rhapsftdiu in C" lA Dohnanyi, which tile fair pianisi handled with facility and understanding. At to-morrow evening's cnacert MdUp' Dolores will sing the "Jewel Scsim-' from "Faust" (Gounod) and the famous Laughing Song," by Auber. which she has made conspicuously her own.