Boy Soprano Who Staged "Come-Back"

Radio Record, Volume XII, Issue 25, 2 December 1938, Page 5

Boy Soprano Who Staged "Come-Back"

ANOTHER "voice" has been un.’ earthed in Dunedin, or per. haps one sould say, bas been heard azain. Actually, the voice of Herbert Claridge was well known three or four years ago. Then he enme before the publie aS 2 bey sopraro. Boy sepranos do pot last for ever; sumedines they fade risht out of the nictuve, sometimes they Biase a "eoiehack" with a real voice of diferent quality. Beeause Herbert Claridge has staged suvh a comeback, arrangemenis were made fer Dr. Jnaues Lyon, Trinity College examiner, Who tas been in New Zealand for some mouths, to hear the young Man’s voive. Result: The Trinity College man waxed enthusiastic. tere, ne said, Wes an unusual voice in that it was of cxeellent inale alio quality, showing no trace of goprano thahve, Untortunoately for such a voice these is no seere in New Zealand, out Dr. Lyon pointed out that certain Hnelish cathedrals were need. ing voices of this quality. He suggested thet the young maws teacher write io the organists of soinc vf ngiand’s largest cathedrals, Dr. Lyon said to Mr. Claridze: "tT would like to see you in the wWestininsier Cathedval choir," Herbert Cloridge, from the age of ii, bad fonr years’ training in voice production, under Mr. J. Simpson, of Dunedin. During the adeclestent stage he has kad no training, bui guidance only. Dr. Lyon is detnitely in accord with this method of treatment of the yoirce,