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Show 'wiw snwiPSTiflH will nuiiiiii if 1 1 luii Artistlo to her finger-tfps, 'possessing a voice of truly marvelous beauty and power, cellolike in vibrant richness in her lower tones and ever exquisitely clear, Carolina Lazzarl, contralto, scored h.frh at her initial appearance at the Salt Lake theater last n;ght before a large audience. She came heralded as one of tiie stars among the .great singers, and those who heard her program are willing to testify that the story of her ability is not overdrawn. With twenty songs, typical of w.dely varying moods, from the gayety of pure mirth to the sadness of the "inevitable hour" ; from the ten-j ten-j derness of a mother's lullaby to a lover's i revery, to dramatic - interpretation of 1 passion and power, Laz.ari worked upon j the mind and heart of her auditors as I only a genuine and highly trained artist j can do. I For tenderness and beauty, Secchi's ! "Lungi dal Caro liene" net a h gh 1 standard ; for brilliancy and grace, Pai-i Pai-i slello's "Z.ngeralla" was a gem, while I the Schubert "Ave Maria," the Rh.he-! Rh.he-! hardt "When the Knses Bloom," the i Nevin "Rosary," the MacPadyen "Cradle Song" and the "Until," by Sanderson, were examples of depth and power in subdued expression that will long he re-: re-: membered.' There was but one purely dramatic number, the "Pace" song from Meyerbeer's "Hufruenots," but it was handled with an artistry of reaorve and finish that made one hungry for more. M.ss Blanche Barbot, accompanist for Miss Lazzari, was efficient, sympathetic and satisfy ng throughout. The concert was under the auspices of the Musical Arts society and, just prior to the program, I.)r. 10. A. Smith, KUDerintcndent of city schools, made a brief address on the aims of the organization organ-ization and urged the attendance of the muHic loving public at tho Salt Lake Oratorio society's presentation of the "Messiah,' New Year's morn. |