SACRED CONCERT.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2497, 8 April 1882, Page 4

SACRED CONCERT.

The Williamson Ojjera Company gave a •acred concert last night at the Theatre BoyaJ, which as a whole went very successfully. There were sixteen numbers on the programme, and each were rendered in a way which was most thoroughly appreciated by the audience. Miss Bees took part in four numbers —viz., Bossini’s hymn “ La Canta,” the motott by Gounod “ Gallia,” a dnet by Rossini “In Israel’s Camp I Weep,” and Verdi’s trio “ O Jesu me.” Her beautifully clear resonant voice was heard to great advantage in the first of those items, and it blended ▼ery well with tho ladies' chorus. In the motett Miss Bees sang well, the music being well within her compass. In the dnet with Miss Osborne “In Israel’s Camp,” Mias Bees was also very good, but her best effort" was decidedly in the trio, “ O Jean me,” in which the voices blended splendidly. Mdlle. Andree Navaro had only one solo, a song by Gounod, “There is a green hill far away,” and thia was scarcely calculated to show off her voice to advantage, though it was rendered very artistically. It is matter for regret that only one number should have been allotted to this lady, as there are many contralto numbers to which ■he would have done ample justice. The song under notice, though an unthankful one, and not calculated to achieve much success with an audience, was nevertheless rendered in a thoroughly musicianlike manner. Miss Osborne, who last night made her debut here as a soloist, has a nice, sweet voice, of good power in the lower register. She sang splendidly true, and where tho number selected, Lazziß’“Ave Mario,” afforded her an opportunity of displaying the quality of her lower notes, she was very successful. Her higher register ia as yet somewhat weak, but no doubt, with practice, this little defect ■will disappear. Tho piece was enthusiastically re-demanded, the audience declining to be content' with an acknowledgment by the lady twice repeated. In the duet with Miss Bees she was somewhat weak, the result, probably, of nervousness. Signor Verdi was heard to great advantage in the concerted music, and his only solo, a ■ong by Adolphe Adam, called “ Noel,” he ■ang very artistically. Mr Armes Beaumont, to far as the gentlemen were concerned, ■cored tho success of the night in his really magnificent rendering of the well-known aria from ‘‘The Creation,” “In native worth.” This was most artistically sang, and, without exception, was one of the most enjoyable numbers on the programme. The duett, “Pro Peocatis,” arranged by Signor Giorza, between Signor Verdi and Mr Beaumont, went fairly well. Signor Eicoardi selected that most unthankful of arias, “ But who may abide,” from “ The Messiah,” which, however artistically sung, goes fop little or nothing. We should have liked to have heard Signor Kiocardi in something which would have afforded him an opportunity of displaying his really fine voice to advantage, suoh as fop instance, “Bolling in foaming billows.” Mr J. F. Forde had only one solo, “ Consider the lilies,” which was nicely sung, and Mr Vernon deserves credit for his rendering of Boisi’a recitative, “ Justorum anitcee,” which was carefully and artistically sung. The prayer from “ Moie” was given with great success, tho solos being taken by Miss Osborne, Mr Vernon, and Signor Biocardi. The ohornssea were noticeable for excellence of time and tnne, and a careful observance of light and shade. This was most noticeable in Anber’s chorus, “ Hear holy power,” and In tho motett. The instrumentation in the latter is really splendid, and the orchestra deserve credit for tho way in which it was interpreted. Beethoven’s sonata No, 5, for piano and violin, was nicely given by Signori Giorza and Tramsglia. The latter gentleman produces a fine round tone, and is evidently a master of his instrument. The orchestra did their work throughout in a way which entitles them to great praise, and Signor Giorza, as an aocompanyist, was all that could be desired.