Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-26 | Page 35 | Salt Lake Singer Famous Tenor Thrills New York

4 S Famous 7 Tenor enor 7 Thrills New York l k 1 4 1 9 t 1 14 4 I I s f 4 j i r Thc f r p 1 f 4 K I 7 2 4 rD k 4 f I 4 v w- w I Q S it bj John T. T Hand as Don Jose In Carmen OTlIEn Utah tah songbird In Jn the tho ANOTHER A J Person peron of John T T. Hand well 1 known tenor of or Salt Lake Is startling MarUin New ew York with a voice of ot von wonderful richness and antI quality according to information received here from various sources Mr Jr Hand under th the direction of or Oscar Saen Saenger er the world world- world famous famous teacher of or voice oice made his operatic debut at the Lexington theatre in therole tho the role of ot Lionel of or the opera Martha lartha bringing to himself and te teacher her herby by ringing his way into the hearts of everyone present The wonderfully silvery sliver notes of or orthe the Utah singer er says sas one Gotham critic Imprinted themselves upon the memory of ot the huge hUlte audience on that occasion with such a a. startling p permanency that New York is fairly fair airly air air- ly b. wild over his beautiful voice olce An Anova ova ovation lion never surpassed In the history of or the theatre was given gl Mr Hand on that occasion slon and time after aftertime aftertime aftertime time he was obliged to return to the stage C In answer to the enthusiastic applause e. e Evidence of the ability of Mr 11 Hand was the tho r recent cent substitution of ot himself himself him him- self for tor or Paul Althouse famous f. tenor of the Metropolitan opera house In Inthe tho the role 1010 of Radames in iii the opera Aida Alda Up to to- date Mr Ir Hands Hand's operatic repertoire Includes the tho roles of Canio in In Caval Ca lerla lena Mario larlo In To Tosca ca Pinkerton In Madame Butterfly Rodolfo in La L Boheme Alfredo In Traviata Radames In Aida Alda Aida Lohengrin Lohengrin Lo Lo- Lo In Loh Lohengrin Lionel In Martha fartha and Don Jose In Carmen Another evidence of ot Mr h Hands Hand's popularity In New ew Yorks York's music world Is the fact that at tho the present time lime he lie Is IP tenor soloist at the tho Fifth AvenUe Avenue Ave Aye nue cathedral cathedra the second largest In ut Inthe Inthe the world and he also sings at a Jewish synagogue Oscar Saenger says sas of or Mr Hands Hand's future operatic career Mr 11 Hand sings grand stand opera acts grand gand opera and ho he can cs win and hold an audience audience audience audi audi- ence all of or which speaks s volumes for tor or his work and his future Alberto Jonas famous musician who has trained many other Utah men and women says saS of ot Mr lr Hands Hand's voice The exceptional quality and brilliancy of ot the voice combined with the wealth of temperament and a histrionic ability of ot a high order stamp him him as the legitimate candidate candidate candi candi- date dato for the successful American tenor in grand opera The New ew York Herald said the tho following concerning the Utah singers singer's singers singer's sing sing- ers er's part pait in the interpretation of oC Lionel In the opera Martha But above o all wa was the worl work of or John Hand as Lionel whose conception conception concep concep- tion and delivery of ot tho the role was a apiece apiece apiece piece of wonderful art and who to the complement of oC the coloratura heroine furnished the most effective o and dominating counterpart His beautiful heath tenor was onas Indeed magnificent and powerful 4 A number of ot prominent business businessmen men of ot Utah and Wyoming are backIng backIng back back- Ing Ing- Mr Hand in his preparation for tor fora tora a grand opera career and the they are highly gratified c over his unusual success sue sue- cess and progress so earl early Late In June Mr Hand will re return return return re- re turn to Salt I Lake ako to spend a brief brier summer vacation aca