Naomi Whalley to Sing from 2YA

Radio Record, Volume VI, Issue 10, 16 September 1932, Page 6

Naomi Whalley to Sing from 2YA

One of N.Z.’s Premier Artists

Few New.Zealand singers have achieved such widespread success in variious types ‘of vocal music as Naomi Whalley, who will be heard from 2YA on Saturday, September 17, and Sunday, September 18. Miss Whalley is the possessor of an unusually matured soprano voice, of pure and mellow timbre, with a very .even scale, She hails from Palmerston North. where she has

pursued an intensive course of training under Mr. W. Watters. Unlike many singers, . Miss Whalley has a Catholic taste in music, and is equally at home in grand opera, oratorio, ballads or the light popular songs of the day. , She has appeared in various parts of the Dominion in concert and oratorio work, and the critics have ‘been iinanimous in classing her as one of the finest soprano . soloists yet heard in the Dominion. In light opera and musical". comedy Miss Whalley has a re- ° cord of which any amateur may be proud. She has had a number of parts any musical comedy act- ° ress would delight to play, and some roles that she has made ~ very attractive by her charming voice and equally charming .

personality, in‘eluding Nan ("A Country Girl’), Lady Betty ("Our Miss . Gibbs’’), Peggy. Sabine ("The Cingalee"), Nancy Staunton ("The Toreador"), Molly Seymour (‘The Geisha"), Angela Gilfain (‘The Toreador"), Serpolette ("Les Cloches de Corneville"), Sally (Miss. Hook of Holland"), Sylvia Dale ° ("High Jinks’), Grace Douglas ("Going Up’) and

Sombra’ ("The Arcadians.’’) Miss Whalley’s numbers from 2YA on Saturday will be:"Over the Dreamland Sea" (Phil- _ lips). "The Little Damoscl" (Novello). "Caller Herrin." "Barney O’Hea." "Nightingale of, June" (Sander80}. Ss "Pale Moon’ (Logan). _ During Sunday evening’s programme from 2YA Miss Whalley will sing:"4 Spirit Flower" (Campbell-Tip: ton). "Break 0’ Day" (Sanderson). "Flight of Ages" (Bevan). "In the Gloaming’ (Harrisoin). —