ALIDA LOMAN.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 23 November 1907, Page 2

ALIDA LOMAN.

A GREAT ARTIST. ' '' 'Hie New Zealand Times says: -Last next to Me l,a and Dolores is undeniably; the most lnghly-gift,,,! and artisticallycultured soprano vocalist who has visited New Zealand, made, her (jrst appearance in Wellington. Her initial concert was given m the Town Hall. Madame sang no fewer than thirteen programme niinibers. and in addition several en-

cores. Had she been ably to gratify the enthusiastic approval of her audience, emphatical y expressed after every song, t is hard to say when the recital would : have, been brought to a close. Madame. ,fi,e'!!,t; f !!'iT' e , ,s a " sn P ri,no asfioluto-i eauiif, y clear and resonant, timbre;! i" them,. Idle of the upper registers she' '•an at will p ro(lll< .,. „ ,l nU natic forceful-1 "ess that ,s very unusual, yet she never loses her true sweetness of tone. It: '"■'-lers not whether (he songs she is>f called upon t„ jri ve utterance to are' simple childish melodies or the „iost grandiose ol coloratura passages—soles '''''•"'""tie as well as atonic, "trills] cadenzas, or florid embellishments of every conceivable cliaracfer-her t0,,,, is unilormly sweet, her intonation abs„hildy certain. That test piece for ,„. pianos. -1,,,. Hear the Gentle Lark" cime lalo on the heavy list of son»s which appeared agiiiisTMidamc's mimebut long before" it was reached the audience jj.-,,, arrived .it the conclusion that there \ias no vocal effort of which she was not equal, iter singing of this Irving "aria d'abilita" was superb. The applause following it was nothing less than was earned." Madame Loman and company will appear in New Plymouth on show nights. The box plan will bo opened this morning at the Dresden.