ANTONIA DOLORES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 157, 28 March 1919, Page 3

ANTONIA DOLORES

SECOND CONCEPT. Millie. Antonia Dolores gave her" .second concert of the.present season at the Grand Opera House lust evening before, an audience that was appreciative, if not over largo. Mdlle. Dolores's contributions were as varied as'her matured art, ranging from florid operatic, arias to i hose charming old English and French ballads which sho interprets with such grace and ripe understanding. .It is in •he ballad that Dolores is heard at lier best. There was a rare finish and interpretive beauly in "the manner she sang such ballads as .Pui-cell's "J Attempt frail Love's Sickness to fly," "Nymphs and Shepherds," "The. Lnss With (he Delicate Air." (Arne), and the always interesting "Solveig's Song" of Grieg's. These .were the best-sung songs the singer submitted lust evening. Another gem of a simple.reverential,character was "The Angelus." a, BrittflUiv folk-lore song, which breathes devotion to the last faint "Ave Maria." lis belllike accompaniment lent an air to the number wholly, .characteristic,'. .In. (lie higher flights of song Dolores was scarcely eo well suited., "Divinities du S.tyx" of Gluek, pitched . iii a - solemn, heroic mood, was not sung.'without effort, and I lie familiar "Caro Nome" aria from J'fvigoletto" (Verdi) was upt suited to Alademoiselle's tonal capacity.' -Other, jongsfaithfully addressed by-(he-visitor were "l.e Violet,te" and "Qual i-'art'alletta A manic"- of Scarlatti:' "The Swan" (Grieg), "The HrUh" (i)ebu' s ßy), . "Phylide" (Duparc), and "Tes Yens Bleu" iPierne). Mr. John Prouse, who is always wnl-e-me. sang the recitative "Aux Troupes du Sultan," and aria "Promessa d Mon Avenir" from Massenet's little-known opera "Le ..Hoi de Lahore" with notable fervour, and. when encored, revived tlmt hnn oid ballad "Bid Me to Love." Mr. Prouse is particularly happy in the exposition of the songs' of Frances Allilz,en, and last evening;- -rove pleasure -in "Come Not When T Am Dead," "Prince .Ivan's Song," and "Thy Voice is Heard Through Polling Drums." Mr; Tlnrold Smith, who played. the 'accompaniments skilfully, played as -soli-two'of-those brilliant fantastic pieces "of (lie late Claude Debussy, namely "La-Sovice dans (ir--'n«:le" and "J-irdins Sous'ja I'lnie." Mdlle. Dolores will make her last appearance in Wellington- (his evening, wid will sing, among other, iteiiis, "0 Wiile ' Willie" t'nnonymans). "Take, 0 Take Those Lips Away'" (m.s. from 'British "ineuml. _ "Vustoiv.l" (Caver), .recit. "Allous Vitii" (Le.Tardou),'"Valse Ombre T«*r«re" (.Vloyerheer), "I.e. Nil""fLeroux), "L'lleure Bxfjuiso'' (Halm);' "Noiv la Sospiri" and "Vissi Narta" by Puccini, "Tyrant Love" and "Ecstacy" by- MacDowell and Rummell respectively. " jit l . Harold Smith, pianist, in addition lo his. accompaniments' will also be heard, in Paderewski's work,. "Polonaise" in B maior. wh ; 'e Mi\- John Pronse. baritone, will also be heard' in;. Several numbers in keeping with, (he''rest of the 'programme. Seats for - .to-night's farewell concert xai-. lw'.booked at . the Bristol Piano Co. lip- to 5 o'clock to-day,- and after that at Ned PfffyV'in.'Manners Street where the day sale.-tickets are available all (Jay. ' ' " """ ' '