Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-11 | Page 9 | Amusements

AMUSEMENTS A MUS MiLSE I E M MEN EN 1 T Jr S J JI I 1 NEGRO BARITONE SINGS AIDA ROLE i CLEVELAND July 11 Ap JP-Ap- P Ap Applauded by more than ers rs Jules Bledsoe ne negro ro baritone last ast night became the first man of ofus his us race ever to sing the role of in Verdis Verdi's Aida Alda on an American opera stage The performance concluded Cleveand's Cleveland's Cleveland's Cleve- Cleve lands land's second season of outdoor grand opera in the municipal stadium Bledsoe famous as the Old Man River liver of Show v Boat had sung in Aida in London but never before in n the United States With only 24 hours notice to prepare the negro baritone gave a remarkable portrayal of the captive Ethiopian king and won for himself a long round of ap ap- ap- ap Alida Vane repeated previous successes successes suc sue in the role of ot Aida as did Pasquale Ferrara as Rhadames Edwina Edwina Ed Ed- wina Eustis as Amneris Foster Miller as the king and Armund as Ramphis also gave cave excellent perform perform- n- n ances