RETURN OF MARIE NARELLE.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8325, 5 January 1907, Page 6

RETURN OF MARIE NARELLE.

Of a recent concert given in Wellington by Miss Marie Narelle, who is to sing at the Masterton Town Hall, on Friday, January 11th, the New Zealand Times says:—"Miss Narelle's first number amply justified all that has been said of her voice. It is a full, mellow soprano, pure in its intonation and of extended compass. She uses it with fine effect. In forte it is ringing and clear, with a marvellous carrying power. In softer and more tender phrases the tones are sweet and liquid. Without any suggestion of effort she gracefully works up a stirring crescendo, and then with similar artless ease, the round dulcet tones die away into the faintest whisper, yet her enunciation is invariably distinct. Her phrasing is artistic in every respect. It is evident that every number she interprets has been made a serious study, and that the music of the composer has had in Miss Narelle not -only an intelligent, but also a cultured student. This gifted lady seems to take a particular delight in what may be called Irish folk songs, and as an exponent of this ever popular class of national music, her equal has never been heard in Australia. In each number she was successful in delighting her audience, and each number was greeted with spontaneous cheering." The box plan will open at "The Talkeries," .at 9 a.m., this morning.