MUSICAL COURIER
June 14, 1923
52
Gandolfi Creates Fine Impression in Baltimore
Alfredo Gandolfi, baritone, is having splendid success with the De Feo Opera Company in Baltimore. He sang the role of Scarpia with convincing effect on June 4, the next night making an equally fine impression as Germont in Traviata.
Baron Scarpia, the familiar villain of the operatic melodrama, was admirable as projected by Gandolfi.—The Evening Sun, Baltimore, June 5.
Gandolfi, as admirably qualified in voice, physique and dramatic understanding, repeated his successes of previous seasons.—The Morning Sun, Baltimore, June 5.
After all, the commanding figure of the melodrama is Baron Scarpia, and Alfredo Gandolfi made him real; a scoundrel of high degree, exulting in his office because he could thus satisfy his hatreds and loves. The remorselessness, hyprocrisy and deliberate cruelty of Scarpia were all brought out in Gandolfi’s portrayal of the role. He sang splendidly, too, and showed fine control •of his vibrant baritone voice.—Baltimer American, June 5.
Scarpia is a character that offers great possibilities to a singer, but in order to make it effective the singer must be a master of acting. Alfredo Gandolfi is a master of both elements. His voice is exceedingly effective, splendidly and easily produced and of an engaging quality. His intepretaticn of the part was qu־׳'^ individual.—The Baltimore News, June 5.	______
Signor Gandolfi, who scored so heavily with his Scarpia on Monday night, sang the part of the father of Alfred, elevating this role almost to the importance of a major one by his naturalness and authoritative style. He seems to have an unfailingly sun instinct for the histrionic aspect of the characters he essays, and this makes his impersonations as adequate theatrically as they are vocally.—Baltimore Sun, June 7.
Gandolfi as Germont, Alfred’s father, was the most effective and pleasing artist in the cast.—Baltimore News, June 7.
Roselle Delights Sick Soldiers in Denver Hospital
During the recent visit of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra to Denver, a special concert was staged in the Red Cross House of Fitzsimons Hospital for the pleasure of the sick soldiers of that institution. When Anne Roselle, who was scheduled to appear as soloist with the orchestra at its evening concert in that city, heard of this plan upon her arrival and learned the interest and eagerness of the sick boys to hear the concert—many of them too ill to leave their beds, having begged to be carried to the auditorium— she immediately requested that she might go also and sing for them. This was a surprise and treat for which the sick boys had not looked, and their joy and gratitude knew no bounds. Miss Roselle sang for them the Ballatella (Bird Song) from Pagliacci, generously responding with encores, for she is an artist who delights in giving when she knows it is affording genuine pleasure. To quote a critic who recently heard Miss Roselle on this tour, “she sings as though singing were the most beautiful thing she could offer a hungry world, and she delights in pleasing.” She was most enthusiastically received and scored a distinct hit with Denver people at her evening appearance at the Auditorium.
Macbeth and Schelling Off For Europe
Among those sailing recently on the Paris bound for Europe were: Florence Macbeth, soprano of the Chicago Opera, who has been engaged by five leading European opera houses (National Opera and Opera Comique in Paris, National Opera in Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Stockholm), to appear in the title role of Lucia di Lammermoor this summer, and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Schelling.
personality and charm and the bigness of her heart and soul, surely qualify her for this important work.
Her many thousands of friends throughout the country who know her through her concert work with Charles Wakefield Cadman, and knowing of her ambitions and high ideals, will be glad to hear that she has received this invitation from the Secretary of the Interior, and are proud of her as the true embodiment of the spirit of this country.
High Praise for A1 cock In Home Town
Merle Alcock, of the Metropolitan Opera Company, recently sang in her home town, Mitchell, S. D., for the first time after an interval of some years and was received with genuine enthusiasm. The Evening Bulletin, reviewing the concert, used the following heads: “Alcock Concert Brings Ovation for the Artist—Repeated Encores Graciously Granted to Audience of Her Former Townspeople,’” and made mention of the fact that “the concert by Merle Alcock marked the climax of the 1923 Music Festival.” Space permits only the use of characteristic sentences from the long eulogistic review:
The large audience enthusiastically greeted the well known singer and heartily received every number of the happily chosen and artistically arranged program. Each number significantly displayed new beauties of tone and interpretation. Her voice is a rich, colorful contralto, of wide range, and her beautiful diction in both English and foreign tongues deserves special mention. The music lovers of Mitchell are to be congratulated on being able to hear a concert, in every way first class.
Mrs. Alcock sails for Europe on July 18 to make her first operatic appearances in Germany.
Schelling Plays Twice in One Night
Ernest Schelling made two appearances in New York City on Sunday night, June 3. He played first at the gala concert given under the auspices of the American Legion, at Carnegie Hall, for the fund to build the Veterans’ Mountain Camp; after this he journeyed to the Century Theater, where he appeared at the concert given as part of New York’s Silver Jubilee celebration.
Mr. Schelling will sail for Europe very shortly, and will spend the summer at his villa in Switzerland. He will make no public appearances until October, for he intends to take a rest and to devote part of his time to composing and to arranging some of his works for publication. Before sailing he will prepare a version of his A Victory Ball to be played by Sousa’s Band on tour this season. Mr. Schelling’s concert tour next fall will start early in December.
M. T. N. A. Likes M. C. Editorial
To the Musical Courier:
Among the many readers of your editorial entitled Mixers, in the issue of May 17, there will be no more appreciative persons than the past and present officers of the Music Teachers’ National Association. We are always up against the problems you discuss, and I wish some way could be devised to get your very pertinent remarks in the hands of hundreds of musicians who should be better mixers.
With many thanks and best wishes, I am Yours very truly,
(Signed) Charles N. Boyd, president.
Princess Tsianina Honored by Government Official
Recently the Secretary of the Interior, Hubert Work, invited one hundred prominent men and women to form an advisory council for the purpose of solving the “Indian question” in America which has been a problem of the Government for many years. The names appearing on the council are nationally known and include governors of States, senators, congressmen, publicists, educators, churchmen and leaders in the social and business activities of the country.
PRINCESS TSIANINA
Musical art in America has also gained a place on the council by the appointment of Princess Tsianina, Indian mezzo-soprano, representing American Indian womanhood, and she has the honor of being the only Indian woman invited to serve on the council. Tsianina has received many high honors during her career in this country and abroad, but she feels that this is the highest honor ever given her, to be a part of a work that will better conditions and bring about a better understanding for her people. Her knowledge of Indian affairs, her mental and artistic equipment, her recognized position among thoughtful people, her
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