A Singer of Promise
RYAN DRAKE, as a competitor so successful in the recent Dunedin Competitions, may well have known that his recital from 4YA would have a large and discriminating audience. It was therefore courageous of him to present a Handel programme both weighty and difficult. Anyone who can sing "Droop Not’ Young Lover" and "Hear Me, Ye Winds and Waves," and follow these immediately with "O Ruddier Than the Cherry," must be possessed not only of a good voice and the ability to use it, but must add to these the staying power of an old stager. That this young baritone managed these standard works without apparent effort, and invested them with an artistry worthy of a much older and more experienced singer, is proof that his future career will be one worth following.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 13, Issue 328, 5 October 1945, Page 8
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136A Singer of Promise New Zealand Listener, Volume 13, Issue 328, 5 October 1945, Page 8
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