OPERATIC EVENING AT 2YA

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 43, 11 May 1928, Page 7

OPERATIC EVENING AT 2YA

On Monday uext at 2¥A the Aricl Singers will present a progratnme com-. posed entirely of operatic music. Realising that piano. accompaniments were not intended by operatic composers, they have chosen nearly all well-known items that by their sheer popularity may over-ride the'r lack of orchestral colour. Extracts from the following pperas wilt be heard:-British: "The Immortal Hour’ (Rutland Boughton, 1914), ‘"Merrie England" (Edward German, 1902), "She Lily-of Killarney" (Julius Benedict, 15€2}, "Ivanhoe" (Sit Arthur Sullivan, 1891), "The Bohemsan Girl" (Michael Balfe, 1843}. Trench: "T/Fnfant Frodigue" (Claude Achilles

Debussy, 1864}. Italian: "If Lrovatore™ (Guiseppe Verdi, 1953), ‘Norma’ (Vincenzo Bellini, 1832}. German: ‘'Preciesa" (Carl Maria yon Weber, 1822) ,. "The Masriage of Figaro" (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1786), Another programme {miscellaneous} by the Ariel Singers wilt be heard from 2YA next Monday. Mav 2},

On May 15 the Orpheus Quartet will sing "Hunting chorus,’ front } "Dorothy," "Goadk-night, Pretty | Stars," and the dainty gavotia, "Qucen of France." Mrs. Alice facris will sing the wonderful. waltz songy frour Gounod’s. opera, **Romeo- and: Juliet." Hugo Woll’s song, "Through the Night,’ will be given. by Arthur Coe; wile Miss Rily Mackie will cing, "The Bitterness of fave, and, with the’ quartet, "Far, Far Away." Mr. Len. | Barnes has again echesen ‘our very fine songs, "hou Art Repase," by ‘Schubert, ‘Fhe Sea Hath its Fearis,’" ‘by Franz, ‘fe Monotone," by. Cor-. nelins, and "Fhe 'wo- Grenadiers," by: "Wagner. Cornelius was very devoted : to His mother, whom he fost. At the faneral he iinaginued ‘this single tone ; 1

comung from the casket, and he wrote both the Leautiiul words sud the music. Wagner has given us a_ fine setting of Heine’s great poem. These songs were to be sung by Mr. Len. Barnes on April 24, but ‘he was unable to appear. Mr. Douglas Stark's humorous items and Mr. C. Brazier with his benjo will coutribute to the aight’s cutertainment. After an absence of some months, the Lyric Quartet wi again be on the air on Thursday, May 147. The concerted work will consist ol those two beantifully-harmonis: -d numbers, "Calm is the Sea’? and "Every Rustling Tree," while the Ught char: acter of their work will ne well demonstrated by the hkimimorous story of the ‘Boy and the Tack,’’ and the old smrsery rhyme of "Simple Simou.* Will Gondie’s rich baritone voice is well suited to the story of ‘The Mistress of the Master,’ and Charles Williams’s beautiful tenor voice should be heard to advantage in ‘Thou Art Risen, My Beloved." ‘he rousing sea ‘song, "The Salamander," will be sung by W. Binet Brown, and the duet,

"Under the Desert Star," will also be given. Miss Esme Crow will be hear? . in laumorous elocutionary items, and Mr, Johannes Andersen will deliver another of his entertaining talks on "Native Birds." ‘the instrumenta? portion of the programme will be provided by the Central Mission Band. On Friday evening, the 15th instant,

the: Celeste Quartet will be heard: in a programme of miscellaneous. uum‘bers. Two -qnartets wilf be presented, the first of which is an caceeding iy bright and spirited mumber, "A ‘Paradox. for [overs from Edward ‘German’s celebrated. apera ‘Toru Jones,’ while the second, ia gulf corm ‘trast, is a delightinl part-song, "& ‘Happy Eyes," by Edward Bilgar. This item has a tewato mrovement requiring, ‘highly artistic treatment, and in tlre "hamds.of the Celeste’ Quartet will pas‘sibly ‘be one of the gents of the evenSing. : * ’ ° Of the selection of solos anc duets be presented, an outstanding item wilk be the dnet ‘"Nacturne," by "Denza, toa be sung by Miss Myra

Sawyer and Mr. William Boaraman. ‘these singers attain .an artistic delivery to Le envied. Miss Myra Sawyer’s magnificent sopranw Will be specially suited to the exacting requirements of the dainty Lird song "Ihe Wren," by Tiza Lehmann. This singer is an established favourite with listeners, and will undoubtedly add to her laurels in this nomber. | Mr. Boardman’s solo The Trampeter" needs no introduction, and this singer’s resonant bass, together with his masterly iuterpretation, will do intl justice to this popular number. A bracket of two songs, "Smiling ‘Thre’? and "That’s All," will be ren-_ dered by Miss Mabel Dyer, contralto, who can be relied on for a finished performance, In association with Mr. in the duet "Caro imio Ben." Mr. Swain’s tenor voice should be well sttited to the sopular song "Lolita." Miss Mildred "Kenny’s stecl guitar trio will be heard in yparkling numbers, and f will give pleasure and yariety to au attractive programme. Edgar Swain, Miss Dyer will be Leard

The concerted numbers which will be presented by the Melodie Four on Satvrday, May 14, will be the beautiful "Spin Spin,’ and in response to mamcrous requests, "Drifting and Dreaming." his is an origiual arrangement by the Melodie Four, and when sung on a previous occasion proved immensely popular. On the lighter side the quar- | tet will be heard in ‘Baby feet go pit-a-pat across the floor." The solo items are well chosen, and include "The Admirai’s Broom," "Lack-a-Day,’" ‘The Postillion,’" and "Bird Sones at Iventide ’ "Hghert’? will tell in luis inimitable stvle of "How Cap: tain Cook Discovered New Zealand " "Mr. Titchever will provide the huimorous element, and Mr. Lad Hayweod } will contribute mandolin items.

Mr. Henry Mount, who is known to many listeners as the organist of St. Gerard’s Cliurch, where music is Of se high a standard and is so greatly appreciated, will be heard as a soloist this week. Le received lessons on the organ at the famous Italian Church, Hatton Garden, London, and for a short perjiod was under Mons, Weilaert at Brusstls. He freauently deputised at the Roman Catholic Cathedral, Northampton, aud also at St. Peter and St. Paul, Ilford, finally becoming organist of the Chureh of the Holy Redeemer at Plymouth, His playing at St. Gerard’s is greatly admired; and one prominent retsician of Napier, who recently heard him on the air, expressed the opimion that he was the finest organist he ha heard,