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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 12 Oct 1933, p. 28

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jagel, leadn tenor of the Metro- Politan Opera company for tbe past six years, wbo will be heard Monday eveninig, October 30, at -the New 'Trie, High s chool auditorium in the first of the 'Artist-Recital series -sponsored by the' Win.netka Music' club. After bis recent New York recital, on February 29, 1932, Pitts Sanborn, critic of tbe World-Telegrami, hailed the singer 'in a headlinc wbhicb read: "Recital Reveals :FuII Range of Ja- gel's Voice - Metropolitan Singer Displays Roundness,1 Mellowness, and Resonance in SkilIful Performance.", Under thisthe reviewerr continued ýin détail "PFrom time to time a singer. prom- mnent at the opera bouses steps over to the, cohcert. room, for- better, for worsc., PrederickJagel wbo, during a number of years has sustained leading parts at the Metropolitasi, gave a song recital yesterday. In soine respects this adventure was al to tbc advantage of the recital-giver. The. discerning listener could ap- preciate the qualjty and capacity of the tenor 's 'voice as he rarely bias the chance to do amid the pomps, vanities, and competing noises of the opera bouse, and the tenor himself could exhibit the finer elements of bis art witbout fear lest they be swallowed Up in the maelstromi of attendant sounds and circumstances. 44l'iowwuss, the vvenness of scale tbat his voice displayed. He wâs also of an exemplary care with respect to legato, pbrasing, diction, andi style." Frederick jagel's irst season at the Metropolitan proved. toý be the prompt fulfiliment of a promnise. His debut as Rhadames was àcclaimed by botb press. and public.. Since then he bhas gone steadily forward. He bas been beard regularly ever silice at the opera house and with cumulative suc- Winifred To0wnsend C7ee pre- sents her PuPil, Ainer Edinger, in a, Program r hursday tig~ht, Octôber 19, at thse home of Mn:. Perry Crawford, 640 Hil road, Winr.etka. Miss Edi;uge.- vil bc assisted !,%, Margaret Jean Cree, >tellist, inppE of Lois Bickl., Mrs. lErnau Akel>' wiII bc the accomipaiiist. Bath ai the younig artisis live in Winnietka, Mliss 1Edinger at 627 Garland ave- nue and Miss Cree at 779 Foxd<iJe avenue. Dancer Gives Program proniinent Chicago dancer, and Marian VanHuyl, co-artist, were chosen to give the final prograrn at the Illinois Host Home, Sunday, Oc- toher 1, at 4 o'clock The dances were. Miss Ochsner's orgnlworks, among which were sevéral arranged to the music, of Emily Boettcher of Fvanston, who was at the piano throughout the pro- gram. 1 iisis w iavulie inaugurated nis fnrst 1 i raiu a a L'J1S y8A, wniIL lo gterni series of radio broadcasts is reorganizing oer fr Chcg W;edriesday, Qctober 4, f rom 8:30 to has reached suficient proportions 9:00. P. M,, Eastern Standard Time, t, warrant the opening of a subscrip- over WABC, and a coast-to-coast tion office on October 1.. Herbert M. Columbia network. Spalding's ap- Johnson is general- director of, the pearances wil mark the first time opay that an instrumental ývirtuoso of his Thesubcrptnofc a opened calibre bas been -feaurd eularîv in the Auditorium, theater building on a commercial series. - on the second floor and the season Forhisinagurl rogainSpad"will be* ten weeks.1 Performances For is nauura prgra Spld-wilî IFe given Monday, Tu esday, Wed- ing chose :selections from four great YedadStrayngt n hr categories of music: negro spirituals, wil esan Saturday ngmatndThurs- concert works, opera and light opera. days and Fridays will be left open. His first contribution was a sPecialsoaflto nlctihteore- violin, arrangement, of the familiar -tra concerts. The season will open. spiritual; "Noboidy 'Knows the Trouble onNve 2,acrin ope- 1,'ve Seen." 'Next- he offered theetpas delicate. "Caprice Viennois", of. Krei.s-' "Chicago has responded tnost gen- Perandth joe sng "Vlia" frinerously to our plea for' guarantee *Lehar's light1 opera, "The Merry funds for the restoration of, opera," Widow." I-lis selection. from opera MrJhso1ad "Many of our old jwzs the exotic "Hymfn to -the Sun," friends are among the guarantors and the'melody colored with extra- many others whio neyer before- sup- ordina'ry -cbromatics and. strange ported opera are listed now as ýguar- modulations which the beautifIul antors. Qupeen of Shemaka sings ini Rimislcy- With the opening of our sub- Korsakoff's opera, "Le Coq d'or. " scription office we. will be able to Co-featured with Spalding on the offer boxes and seat locations in thé elaborate haif-bour presentation was Auditoriumý theater to t'hose who Conrad Thibault, young batitone, and hield them prior to the limne_ tfiat Don Voorhees' orchestra. opera left this home of music. How-. ever, the'se preferred locations wilI Junor uscias H Id have to be spoken for at. an early lst Meeting in Wilmette dt. , The Junior Music club of New, Noted Hindu Dancer in Trier High school opened fail activ- hties at a meeting held la.st wveek at Program on North Shore the home of Annamarie and Julia Shan-Kar, considered the glreatest Booz in Wilmette. The musical part exponent of the delicate and highly of the meeting was held flrst, Ruth technical art of Hindu dancing, is to Ebeling playing a flute, solo, "On bring his troupe of musicians and *Wings of Song" by Mendelssohn; dancers to the north shore on Mon- and Lorna Tideman giving two piano day evening, November 13, when lie numbers, the flrst movement of "The will appear at'the D)eerfieldI-Shields Moonlight Sonata" by Beethoven. and High, school in' Highland Park. ýý then"Prelude No. 1" ýby Czerwonky., A number of north. shore ôrgan- donk Scarf played a French horn izations are co-operating in spontsor- selection, "Lullaby", by Brahms; ing the engagement, and prices are to Louise Schieber, .lianist, gave the be exceptionally low in order to give first movement of the "Sonata schoc6l children 'and 'high school. Pathétique" by Beet hovein and "Imps" students, as well as adults, an oppor- by Sturkow-Ryder. L ouise Copthorne tunity to see the fascinating dance- concluded the program with "Fan- legends of Iihdia, and to hear. the tasie" by Mozart.. curious llindu music played by native During the hbusiness sssio fnlnuiv mi'ç. tm,..-- I of icago. 1.~ lie coming opera perform he Sacerdôte écries at the C îeater are as follows: Traviata: October 15 Werthcr: October 16, 21 Manon: October 18, 23,e2

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