Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-04-10 | Page 12 | Opera Pleases Music-Hungry S. L

Opera Pleases Music Hungry S. S L. L Indian Diva and San Carlo Group Win in II ll T Trovatore t Opera-hungry Opera music lovers lovers of Salt Lake City starved City starved for a season season season sea sea- son without classic professional productions Thursday productions Thursday again were were satisfied from two evenings of feasting on grand opera I An audience which taxed the capacity capacity capacity ca ca- ca- ca of Kingsbury hall haIl Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day night tumultuously hailed Verdis Verdi's II Trovatore presented by the San Carlo Opera company The troupe played La Traviata Tuesday evening With With curiosity and anxiety the crowd waited the appearance of beautiful Mobley Chickasaw Chickasaw Chickasaw Chick- Chick Indian girl who fulfilled every very high expectation The gracious eyed dark-eyed diva dha ably bly upheld the name her tribesmen tribesmen tribesmen tribes tribes- men have given her her Singing Singing Bird In the role of Leonora for whose love noblemen fought and met tragedy Miss took the center of interest She deftly employed her clear flexible so soprano soprano soprano so- so in the emotions of love fear and heartbreak required by the part and reached her heights in inthe inthe inthe the moving moving DAmour Sull ah aU Rosee In the companion melody to this theme Ah Che La Morte Sydney Rayner tenor lead in the role of Manrico also was at his finest giving giving giving ing the aria the vitality of his clear voice Eliciting greatest applause of the evening however was Coe Glade mezzo soprano in the role I of the grieving gypsy mother whose performance was most convincing convincing convincing con con- of any of the troupe For her stirring music coupled with vigorous acting the audience re refused refused refused re- re fused to let her leave the stage recalling recalling recalling re re- re- re calling her again and again Manro Valle baritone in the role of the count and Harold Kravitt basso as Ferrando sang with authentic authentic authentic au au- au- au quality and held Interest through long passages by well ex interpretation Flora Francesco Curci Curti and Fausto Bozza in minor roles and the chorus supported the production production production pro pro- meritoriously and with their capable ballet ballet ballet bal bal- let group added color and action taking advantage of the generous amount of ballet baIlet music supplied by Verdi to perform their exciting gypsy dances The group was encored encored encored en en- cored loudly but in the interest of time refused to repeat dances High credit is due Carlo conductor who gave the production life motion and unity under a masterful baton Not to be overlooked overlooked overlooked over over- looked was the able stage direction of Louis whose costumes and artistic scenery gave the opera reality