NORMAN BLITZ CONCERT COMPANY.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10132, 5 December 1910, Page 3

NORMAN BLITZ CONCERT COMPANY.

AMY MURPHY, PRIMA DONNA. This company will give a concert in Masterton on Thursday, December Bth. The Temuka Leader, speaking of a recent performance',' says:—"The concert was a veritable musical treat—indeed wo feel sure that a more evenly balanced combination has not yet toured the Dominion. Miss Nellie Black plays the violin with a fine broad tone full of feeling and ex-< pression.- Miss Black also showed her capabilities as a vocalist' by her very fine rendition of Allftsen's beautiful song "The Lord ig My Light." Miss Black also gave valuable assistance in the instrumental trio "Peer Gynt Suite" by Greig, with Messrs Blitz and Norman, and . also in the obligato to Gounod's "Serenade." Mr Walter Wyte was particularly happy in his choice of songs. As a tenor singer, he has few equals, and his contributions amply 'proved his ability. Miss Edith Nevell charmed all present with her Scotch balads, first "Robin Adair," and later in the evening "There is nae Luck," and as an encore to the later "I'm o'er young to-marry yet," with a delightful interpretation of the song which "quite took her audience by storm. Miss Amy Murphy has earned the highest opinions of all our New Zealand musical critics, and we can honestly say that they are i thoroughly deserved. We doubt if anyone present was prepared for the great treat Miss Mable Fowler afforded. Her voice is a dramatic soprano of exceptional range and with a little more experience in the work of great masters we feel sure she will earn for herself a big name in the musical world. The 'cello solos of Mr Louis Blitz were indeed musical performances, and we must express our appreciation of his very fine interpreta-.") tion of his encore number Schubert's "Ave Maria." The last item on the programme, the famous prison scene from Verdi's opera "II Trovatore," was undoubtedly the gem of the evening, the opening by Miss Murphy who sang the part of Leonora was beautifully, sung, and later where Manrico (Mr Whyte) replies from the prison, the artist reached a degree of. musical perfection as has seldom been our lot to listen.to. In response to a'.vociferous.encore? the performers had to repeat part of the number. Mr Charles Norman played all the ' accompaniments most sympathetically."