| Show I Veteran Opera Goers Startled b by I Caruso In his prime possessed the most powerful voice most people ever h heard ard but there lived before him the great tenor whose voice olce possessed possessed pos pos- possessed pos pos- even greater volume On bl his first first appearance In Moscow he was announced to sing Othello When he appeared on the stage his tremendous tremendous dous dons height and breadth astonished the audience but It did not prepare them for the thunder of ot hIs bis first note Its strength so astounded them that It Is said Enid they surged backward as though they were warding off oft an assault assault as as- sault sault- The second note was more powerful still stUl and by the time he had sung his fourth note his voice had such colossal volume that the people lost their self Belf LeapIng Leaping Leaping Leap- Leap Ing from their seats they rushed about commenting to each other on the most extraordinary voice they I had ever heard In their lives while the orchestra stopped playing and the I stage became a scene of ot confusion contusIon A few moments later the realization had come to them that not only had a glorious voice but that he knew how to use It as an artist and then their applause shook the theater Montreal Family Herald |
