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Well Known Australian Artist to Broadcast from the YA’s. . NGAGED by the Broadcasting Company to perform at the YA stations, Mr. Barend Harris, of Sydney, will make his first two radio appearances in New Zealand at 1YA next week. Mr. Barend Harris is a basso of distinction and a well-known Australian broadcasting artist who has been heard frequently, especially from 3LO and
3AR, Melbourne, and 2GB, 2FC and 2BL, Sydney. He has excellent repertoire of songs in English, Russian and Italian. He is also the only singer in the Commonwealth who broadcasts Hebrew and Yiddish songs, and these are very interesting to listeners who have never heard anything like them before. To many of his songs, especially those not sung in English, Mr. Harris makes interesting explanatory remarks. He is also a lecturer, having given talks on the air on the origin of Hebrew folk songs and on "‘Humorosities of the Stage." For twelve months he toured the different Australian States under the banner of J. C. Williamson Limited, and also with Union Theatres. He has appeared as_ soloist in many productions, and in prologue for the Union Theatres. At present he is the bass soloist of the Great Synagogue Choir, Sydney. On Tuesday, June 3,
and on Friday, June 6, he will appear at 1YA. ‘Of particular interest on his programmes will be Hebrew items sung in Yiddish. Two such items will be given each evening and to listeners and students of folk lore these should prove interesting. Other numbers to be sung by Mr. Harris on Tuesday evening will be "A Son of the Desert," and "‘Infelice," from "Ernani,"" sung in Italian, with explanatory remarks. On Friday he will sing "The Two Grenadiers" and "A Rose and You."
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Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 46, 30 May 1930, Page 7
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297Quality Broadcasts for New Zea and Listeners Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 46, 30 May 1930, Page 7
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