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Show R DUAL OFFERING VERY 1 PLEASING TO THE H r OPERA PAT- K- V r., RONS "" Hi'' ,- f.,;; '"Tir. . K- ,,"- "V T1'0 following is taken from the K. k '' "Winnipeg Telegram of December 5, ; 'In im'.viloii to the Oper.t Company . ' -Vfi;i' , , which Is coining to the Lyric In the ' '4JfcV near future! L J. vj,jf'-" "A vlinnt, compelling tonor, com- H ..,r blncd with superb acting In the role B- ! '?'lx'i 'W 'l r8llaccl pri'scnted last night. B ' J fv'V, won for Oulscppl Agostlnl tho great- B. m " ,ost individual ovation that haB been B j rv ticcorded any of tho San Cnrloan Btur3 B' sT , this year. Througtout his Interpri" M i U8?r- tntlon of tho clown with tho aching ' . '-,''' heart was flawless, but In tho tragic B f ''? " "'' nrl'a of 'On With tho Tlay' ho scor"! B j", on Unsurpassed triumph both Tocitly B; 1 ' nnd dramatically and as recalled K ' "Vt again and ' ngalnlbyfllhV plaudfta ''of' Bmmlv B LTMmmH YMmmmC1 Hmmmmmmmmmmmmt LmmmmmH, ' 4mmmmmmmmmmmmmmk -.ix. JBmmmBL, .. the audience. " 'Civallorla Itustlcana' and 'I 1'cgllaccl' tho dual offering of the' company, gavo three artists, as yii little known to Winnipeg audiences an opportunity to display their talents. tal-ents. Iluttlna Freeman, a stranger to Winnipeg, appearod to advantago as 'Santuzzn' In Cavallcrla. Her yolce, n rich nnd lucid coprano was well adapted to tho emotional demands of the tolo but her histrionic ability Tails Bhort ot hor vocal equipment. 1'auo Gahuzl Is possessed ot a fine baritone and handled both tho part 'of Alfo in Cnvallorla and of Silvio 'in 'I l'aglaccl' vo credltaby. ' In tho delightful prologuo to Pag-'ilaccl, Pag-'ilaccl, Dallestor was given his first 'i-oal opportunity and from the mo-'ment mo-'ment of his nppcaranco boforo the 'curtain had tho audience with hint. Jtalestci-ta voice ls a large and reson- ant barltouo, yet ono capablo of ex-proislng ex-proislng tho most dollcato similes ot tone, lloth In Intonation nnd range Pallestor has fow rivals on tho American Amer-ican stage. The poosslbllltfes of Stella do Motto's flowing mezzo soprano were merely hinted at In her Interpretation Interpreta-tion of Lola, though her small part was admirably handled. lloslna Zottl wns In excellent voice and In her Interpretation of Nedda tn 'I I'Hgllaccl' maintained the popularity popu-larity won In hor previous roles. Tho orchestration during both poi tot matters added much to the value val-ue of the production and the chorus gavo better support than on any pie-vtous pie-vtous occasion. Tho supremo merits of 'Canneri' havo won It a place among tho two or throo most popular operas In tlit modem repertory. The talents of the composer are sown by his remarkable lyric gift the power of writing short compact and finished numbers full of exqulslto beauty and convincing style nt tho same time handling tr.c dramatic scenes with the freedom do-mznded do-mznded by niodorn opera. Ills mu?lc Is more virile, concentrated and allm-ulatfng allm-ulatfng than perhops that written by any other French composer." - m i |