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Show HlOISlHITIIE TO SING TIGHT Henri Scott, famous baritone of the Metropolitan Opera company, arrived in Ogden late yesterday afternoon and after a hurried trip to Ogden canyon and other points of interest, the singer sing-er visited the tabernacle, where he sang with the choir. Mr. Scott is enthused over Ogden. He i; scheduled to sing at the tabernacle taber-nacle this evening. "It was with a genuine delight and surprise," said Mr. Scott, "that I heard this magnificent choir. I have sung with practically all of tho choral organizations in tho United States, adn I feel that I am competent to Judge. I should not hesitate to sav that the tabernacle chorus of Ogden is quite the I equal, if not the superior to the New! York Oratorio society of today, and everybody knows that New York is the cepter ot music of the United States Ballantyne Praised. "There was a splendid body of tone, well balanced, and to my well trained ear, directed by a skilled hand, with ab?oluteh correct tradition In short I consider Mr. Ballantyne a master director di-rector of whom Ogden should be proud tc have and to hold " "What do you think of the American Amer-ican singers' opportunity In the mu-Blcal mu-Blcal world toda ? he was asked, "My answer to that would be to quote the statement made to me by a famous conductor in Europe, viz: "that the finest voices in tho world today, are found in America. In grand opera especially they arc slowly but surely being recognized, and are coming com-ing into their own.' Tells of Prospects. "When I began my career in opera, ten years ago at tho Manhattan opera house, under the famous Oscar Ham-mersteln, Ham-mersteln, 1 was. perhaps, the first American .-inger who had not gone abroad to study, hut acquired all the necessary training in America by American teachers, to be engaged to sing leading roles in one of our prin-fip.il prin-fip.il opera houses When Mr. Ham merstein ceased to give grand opera, I then went to Italy and secured an en gagement, without any study there, to sing in Rome and met with such success that the director of the Chicago Chi-cago Opera company engaged me for three years in America. "Practically tho same condition applies to our American composers and conductors. We have some remarkably re-markably talented composers, whose works are sufficiently varied and attractive that I have been able, upon request to give a whole program mado up of American composers, ex cluSively. "Heretofore people seemed to think that a conductor wasn't really qualified quali-fied unless he was a foreigner. The tide is now ( hanging and our American conductors are also being recognized. "It is quite unnecessary lor me to say that a student of music is no longer obliged to go to Europe for his training, but I know positively that the best vocal teachers are to be found right here in America. "Like all artists I am sensitive to first impressions and it only follov.-o that I like Ogden." |