Show GRAND OPERA I I During the past week many Ogden music lovers tools took advantage I of the occasion offered by the Lambardi Opera Co to hear real Grand Opera sung by artists Those who attended atten etl the Thursday evenings even evenings evenings ings rendition of that Grand Old Opera U n were undoubtedly I edly moved by the great rendition of The and the Anvil Chorus in fact the entire rendition Friday evenings Faust was superb in its chorus parts The Lambardi Opera Co is a great or organization organization of singers and it was Avas a treat to hear such operas as Gio Gia Gioconda Giaconda conda Madam I Butterfly Lusia and the others already mentioned however we have right ight here at our very doors within the reach of all grand and opera sung by greater art artists artists I costs than appeared in Salt Lake during the past week We refer to I CARUSO SCOTTI MELBRA FARRER EAMES and others world famous as opera singers This may sound strange to some however a Visit to the OGDEN MUSIC COS GOS store will Avill justify this statement Call in whilo down town and hear hea Caruso sing sin g Vesta la I from Pa and the Flower Song from Faust Let Miss I I Farrer sing the Aria from Madam Butterfly for Hear Melba sing the I Mad Scene so admired red in the Opera Lucia The Soldiers Chorus from f Faust ms is great as sung by the Metropolitan Chorus and the Duel in inthe inthe inthe the third act is alone worth while coming down town to hear After listening to these and others ask to hear the Great Scene t from II 11 Trovatore sung by Caruso Mme Alda and the Metropolitan tan Chorus The achievements of the Victor in the recording of the great greatt eat t k concerted numbers of Grand Opera by famous artists have reached a climax in the production of a magnificent record of Verdis immor immortal tal from his most popular opera J I II n Trovatore may be called popular opera oPer because it appeals to tol l all of hearers and is not merely the favorite of the tho cultured few and certain of its numbers especially the beautiful scene will never be forgotten while w le music lasts This great number occurs in the fourth or last act of the opera and the scene is laid outside the palace of where Manrico defeated by di Lunas men is confined in the dungeons Here Leonora Leo Leonora Leonora nora has come to t be near her lover aid ard she is at the 1 i solemn tolling polling of a bell and tho the mournful chorus of o f pris prisoners rising from the dungeon beneath the castle Then follows an impressive series of chords in the orchestra leading to t a sobbing la lament ment of Leonora In upon this there breaks break the tho beautiful air of the Troubadour sung within tho the prison followed by a joyful cry of de devotion devotion devotion from his beloved Those These fragments first given separately are arc next combined and heard together forming a most impressive scene of touching beauty for which the opera of Ill III trovatore will willever willever I ever be remembered The rendition which Signor Signer Caruso Canso Mme Alda AIda the Metropolitan 1 Chorus and Victor Orchestra have hwe given of this famous number numb r it is is almost impossible to describe adequately and the record which is truly a superb specimen of the Victors Vi tors new recording process must be heard to fully ft ly realize its beauties The loveliness of Caruso Carusos IS s voice was Avas never more completely shown while Mme Aldas beautiful clear soprano blends perfectly with Avith the voice of the tenor The ensemble of chorus and orchestra 13 is remarkably fine the singers from the Metropolitan being beine under the direction of Giulio Giuliotti S Setti chorus master of the Metropolitan and the whole production conducted by Walter Walt r B Rogers The Victors Victor Director of Music M Mo uric OGDEN OLDEN MUSIC MUSIO CO 2370 o Washington Ave Avo Averl rl G 4 L |