Show SIGNOR LEONCAVALLO LEONCA VALLO AND MUSICIANS CHARM BIO BIG TABERNACLE AUDIENCE The two thousand and more people who were fortunate enough C to attend the tabernacle performance last even evening evening evening ing heard one of the greatest of mod modern modern modem ern em composers direct his magnificent orchestra in his own compositions as assisted assisted assisted by b a corps of soloists seldom equalled anywhere Possibly once or twice twive In a decade one has an opportunity opportunity opportunity to hear such music outside the capitals For the time music inclined interest centered in the composer quite as much muchas as his works Leoncavallo Is less than 50 years of age and he has achieved permanent fame not only in his own country but wherever music Is Js heard His personality In leadership Is im impressive impresSive pr simple simpie and scholarly There is no pose about the man though he Ime might be pardoned if he exaggerated his lila presence When he takes up the baton the individual is lost in the lead leader er and the splendid machine under his control is guided as absolutely as If it were one man If one might make com coin comparisons comparisons one i j would say sa the mode of Leoncavallo Leoneavallo before belore his orchestra re reminds reminds reminds minds one inevitably of the quiet ease case and strength with which Theodore Thomas was wont to direct Last evenings program was made up of selections from Me Medici did dici Zaza ami arni Boheme with an Ave Maria dedicated to Pope Pius X and Vive Vie dedicated to President Roosevelt The soloists ivere vere Signora SignOla Calvi and Sig Signora signora nora Signers Signors De Do Ferran BelloU and Macchi all artists of note In a program whose extended length and exceptional merit precludes detailed comment if it is not easy to select the most effective num numbers numbers numbers bers Without exception they were all delightful though that is too small a term for music of such excellence Pos Possibly Possibly sibly sibl the of the single singie numbers was the from the Medici which presented the entire staff of soloists s en masse and offered an opportunity for tremendous ous effects particularly in the great finale In an experience that Includes most of the grand opera performances of some years one does not recall anything finer either in orchestration or in per perfect perl feet l t interpretation of a great theme by b beven seven even voices yo ices Superlatives can convey no adequate impression of the splendid force the precision and overwhelming power of attack with which the theme was developed from froOm torn the first phrase to the final superb climax In contrast to this number and yet quite as fine in its way was the Ave Are AveMaria Maria Marla with Signora in the solo and the other artists supporting The uplifting spiritual theme was of Itself enough to bring enthusiastic appreciation tion and its rendition was above aboe crit criticism criticism criticism Of the solos Signora dl di Nedda from ci I and the th di Mimi from Boheme Signora Let Lettera Lettera tera dl di Musette and Signor Signer Peras di dl were the gems of th the evening Possibly Signora Far voice evoked more enthusiastic approval from the critical than any an of the others though comparison under the circumstances is not exactly fair tair because Signora sacrificed her voice in responses to encores so numer numerous numerous numerous ous that they must have overtaxed any singers fingers endurance Indeed the kind kindliness kin kindliness liness of or the soloists and their conductor has never been approached here and the occasion Is to be remembered long for that as well vell as for the time brilliance of its success as a musical occasion Of the orchestra Itself little need be said except that th t it surpasses anything Salt Lake has ever cv r heard and is probably probably ably finer than any an existing organization tion In Jn this country count The Time scores inter interpreted Interpreted Interpreted last evening demand unlimited power within the comras of orchestral combinations and anti In Jr their Interpretation tion hon the whole gamut of emotions was portrayed as only the time finest of orches orchestras orchestras tras led by b the ablest of conductors could portray portra them Perfect technique inimitable delicacy dell ac of phrasing a unity of ton tone that was astonishing and entire subordination to tIme the th dominant mind that directed these factors contributed to such pleasure for the auditors as only a few orchestras could give The people of or Salt Lake are arc deeply Indebted to o the men who made it possible for them to hear Signor Signer Leon Leoncavallo cavallo and his musicians I |