T'A(C R PACETWE4Y1 lV1101 ITGAN DAILY J. -1 I - 1 11 SI'NDAY, '_11_ RCII 2,7-,, 1 2F THE MICHIGAN DAILY STJNJ)AY, MARCh 2i', 192S FESTIVAL AGAIN NOEDOPERA coMPANIES W E FLL REPRESENT'ED IN !SPRlING iCOCERT CROLJPV BOASTE ",- o SE VERA L OPERATIC STARS t1'11ie ,('e A I? 4ha se* lIrIi c' 'o ( a k 4.of 1'ii y lduhi'eAr' A licong' N en r w' Ckkit i4'I>,To i:c :, Es&'~i6 Almcost, never' before ha'rsuch elia number of, operat'ic 'stars ibeen'H a = : (wcdecl lit Ann Ar bor, as for ltic; !)-;lh annual may tFestivacl. SiX ould- stacidicig nieicicrs of lice X'ccIr,oi- itaic Oper:,( companyIIV\Iilibepc's2t Wihile tilh ueaicgo Civi;' Ojirci'(.r:- p, iY xwill be rc'jreselctedicy two t, ts leading;cc lights, a11)d1sitaris of d l(" L~a Sca la, 1riish INatLou a] Opera and t he Anmericana Opera company wi] pairticipat e. Other ncotabile examvpleas of American art;xwill be heard. Tihe list of Sopranos inl'udes Leonora Co~rona, the spectacular Met ropolit an ringe~r wihose triumph has been most plea;SIng tto crit ics. ''Sheise a T rv(,xs girvl vho has madle an enviaible r'ec- ord andl one who wit Icin ten minlut es jxau- 'Iid it 1: cplc ii 4.L" .lii i-j dl "1 : lion I () L i' ;ci l'; c cccsrr ica ; will b (huc's ('iva he i.)',s i alo' l erd is '"A idca'" arole has ninde (ist iitIx' 11(5 own, rolee and c one( in XVWhich lsheist15said(1t10he 11 and in thle children's concert oil Fri--1 51l'liI 551a1)1 C.(lay afternoon , xwhere she wiII Sing a tunf t'tlt t'd fIn 4PC ~ ;io 1 ronlp of songs. All, thrcee 5(1111'a ha MVarie TMon laa is a a tiit( 1hr AMerl- !Willbe hcearid i iIll(ebloom a nd fr°esh1- caii Who0has Won rgloat istinction imess of their career. not only ilri Eu coealc Opera ('(111- Tree (' ont rat os, all franc li lr~anies, but, pa c t cularly iileItliefield Me[t i'c jin ai Op(''2 eolpa?1y, xill singy ic} tile St, Fran cis''number; and111 Margaret M-at zenailer will be the pierformier at the openinig Festival ("oncert . All I lioe have won greal. ist incion 11. iss Al ('00k was lheard ;u Ann111Airor several yNearis ag-Io. Pau 'a Alil 101!;e atmdclTudor Ha vies ' ill. represent 1 leie ccot's, the first a 1-1ad in ,g str i'at icl(, Met rol')itan I~ ~ ~~a~ tI;ci(011l i,2114he laltter fain- afte r her first. auidition by the diec of tihe oratorio}. She xvr11Ini be heard i participate: tor-general was the proud possessor t wic'e: in the Thlursday night per- jknowiedgecl of a contract for leading roles. The l formance of St.. Francis of Assisi" ing ablility; Manrion q 1\Ielc'iA( Feix'a, 5li( av " o ltsfnill- c~ocki, wvho xiii Ols byV rec 001 0()Iihiss lii' ese xit ii the Britiushc Nafioccai Oper'c A % Ia c );cl toi a c' thI cis coll~itry for a I'cw \v( oh!; slt'cy, 'st ira icn ordcer' ltlhe mit'lct scict", 11c' iervy I eccor rle('ill 1 i(he '; Fr~miS of 'As Ii'' 1cldlle'a workl 11cc ' Wicc'hci:,iceutifl' ci elsh x'ciic' is parit icuclarlyv adapteds. ''icel'esh' 1' scrlllyc, Tli ccoc'f ice1' :seemlto haIveomecled iiil1cth tufid cof tenor 5iti- .,acildAlc'. visis I ilocc~ iticnI's lccccsical art at. it s be t. itllicdi'it' HcceI n fit .14 Ihitil Xi iocs, is iiic wwlcomaier' to I ti-oiws iicc i c' 151s. At tlie 1(1 h lrooim ci Oicer'a (ciJiilly Ie is ()IIce or I'l(!Ice 1llc al l 51b' 's fat silcgi'c's, accd Icis pccil cayal of the role of liii lames''icc Vei'di's great "Aida" is all event: 1(o le anticipat edi xith th c 'great est of SaIt isfac('11011 Blarit onles will lbe ('citribit edl by I ice M Aet ropolit an Opera companly ldI f ~ie Amer'licani Opera coinpaily. Ma riol Itas l is looked UIpon by critic's and th ligreat oplera going publlic of Newi Fork as the logical successor of SPas quale Ama to. Nowv in his prime, 1he wvilIl be heard in Ann Arbor for _ ce firstI inie. One of hlis leadingj rioles is thIat of "Amanasro" in thel "Aida" performance, thus Ann Ar- - Ior's May Pestival patrons will have ic opportunity of hearing this great 1, siliger at his best. ie possesses a powerfull melodious voice of spilndidl velvety text ure, which he handles as _ on] y the great Italian singers seem ao be aide to do. ilaymind Kgcli is a young Ameti- canl singer, xxhlo has distinguished h1ims.elf in the iranks of the American, Opera company, as well as inl cons- cer t performanices throughout the 'otilitry. le is also neCw to Ann Ac'- ioi. lHe xvili sinig onl the Tihursday 11iglit, progr'amn alonig with ii ci tall a, -1Alc c (andaillD avies ill the "St. Fran- ('Cis"lnmb~er. 1 i ss Th 1tt;icn IA single bass will piresent.that: im- Sp01l'It icra ll('iof1 11u15ic, and a t re- med lus reprcessrcct a le it wvi Ill)beill lice lPel'sou of Chiase IBarmoio, or ('ha se ;tykes. Mc'. iaromeo xvas born1 a icd Imioug;lt 1u1n in Michligan ; lie ;raduated fron't tie Iuniiversity School oi MIusic, havxing st ndiedcl inder Tbheo-' dc IIa c'risoll, a iid also fr om thle ['ciiveisit y of Michiigan. As a stun-E d ci 1he w as lpromillelit Aiall fnc-S ci' I cci versi I y nusical actiAvities. i14,1 «WSa star (i'solocist oi lie gleep('111b, ook piiloiieiit icsci'ti(,cIte imich igaic 1' coon O(Perris of' his day, and P11 i't- Freodt'wchStock ''.- Aida" 'Occariig I ceh e I l'Iit seasoni of a? lie ('ii it 'g O M'.c il . t eh a 1 1 5S su n g c'v ~ r ab t ilce ;'s ' ic x1 v eekai, and Ias %\(;1! lcf'r illiel,'1 t a 1)121'' dmonti; 11he sc cl ogicci;:liica'eu 1'Iillitiiliil cci c~c'aIIIia "Aicclc A role iii uvlcic'ii ic ticct u a rl'y ox- ('('s is Hi la c ,;1' (II( ' '"K in '' inl " Aictal ' Iii: d( lidity, p cof' Ie t L1,i111, W ell lcicccuicc t ' i :irc f 1i 1< ' p11'iiicularly 1f o ' t ih e g ' ' l ~ e ( i I O ' i g ' ju s t , Jras tile t ile r i'cclc iS ic: i lciy adtcpl - ead 'o r 1\li e i ti c ' 5 o t hi e r' g c'c'u ct o p ' ':c a stir, 'l llc' lk c'ruse. M ils: cl ,11 D irector 141coic, ii i chocsillg \Verdti", '"Aidti'" tis yeall' fo' thle ('iosicig l'Nst ival yong(.ct, w aus in Ii celic'd not, oily b - c'11'.15bec-'tai, ctr i en clv 11o I lch ' wo r'k it:self aI llci tic ' t':cc'i th a t. it, ii rt ]to tcc t 'l~ i. ho tl ill :'c n cm Ar'b rc~ r l's'xs'cc year,, liiilit. 1v ['1511 ci' till ' i':u thail : it. wouldn hi gix'. ?Mich~liigan 's I'Qsel)0(lla- tix'eSicc the ope'ra wo'lcd an o0ppor1- tuniit y oif binjg heard'cat thieir 'verIy -- iest. Thr'tee01o1t-.hidling iiistrcument alists will bei e (ari: Bennio l t inof, violin, P ercty (ii'a lcgei', pianio, 1and(1 Palme'r 1Ir. It biicof is a. youing man gin t'i'arn-i'fro Nexw Yo c k's great ]East-aside. As a youncgsteorice caine to the( atteci- 11(11101ofctic(almsica~l plePl, acid tilcoug li a clombiniationi of circuim- stalic('s almost unblelievablie wals finally mrade a student of the great TLeopold Auei', the octogenarian violin I teachier, whose work has been so well exemplified by T-ieifetz, Elman, Sel- (let, Rosen, Hlansen, and others. Ra-m binof took. New York b~y storm only a shiort'tine ago with his de~but, and it was a most fitting climax to his mu- sical activities for the first season c that he should lbe heard at Ann Ar- Ii bor's Festival. (.9r ginger III TreI.e Roles Percy Grainger, who will be0 heard in ltce Fridlay night concert in the role (if bothi conduict or and clomposer', wvil---lihihard Satucrday afternoon in lih W -wc i ihiss nmaior iole of 1Piano10soloist, a1 and ticanii 'athe'r1' ique cii (onn'biiiation. M ir. Studyicng;Grainger is one of the outstanding of that piano) vir't uosos501 the day, k rnown ,vas then ixwherever mniic is played1. I-ie ias iu m] i 01 loueolpractically every civilized d inalxy'couintry icntihe'xvoi'ld, and has reveiv- lcossillc c ed ovatIionis be'oi'e the most critical e amlouis mnlsi('al andienees in every great mu- hei'e for sic capital. lg Icass , 1Palmer Christian ranks as one of hat, \'Oii, Amecia's greatest concert organl- Oil 1(1111'gists. Jils e1'Vi('es are ill continued > ope c cl'emand fr'omi coast to ('(ast, and dumr- 2s( ca m-d igice pIc.eselct year 'he has played c110111 (Itof jlt gu'ir'a t oiehiesti'a s and with the Cic('ng(, iliost digniified mulsic'ai societies from icrelliatel y Sana 'aneco to Nw Yoc'k. A year rc'a t' ;a ici agc) xvii c'ii i'0 , ' g lr t t or ganists w ere r w II I .,.., Paul X111 huge I 4f tival. Leaving Ann Arbor into service during the war, sient: several years in Italy uncder the famous master's :gong-loving country. He0 engaged to sing in the vai'io1 (ipl Iopera, commp~anics, an( won thie gieatest i ulmphi here by bceing ('all ed to t1cc La Scala Opiera at !Milan, xv three years lie xxas the 10211 singing te h'a vy rles(' of ti ancd Speniding ipls umuers I thr'oughitihe Sofct h nierc' hiouses. l1 2'55 112111 a ycear prl'sari1() Johnusonl, dir'ect(V- gc 11lie Civic Opera company of heard him at Milan, and iinn eucgagc'ctint cc ircn i aoa (it a. w M.,,, , i . , Fy y "f r i 4 ' -c concert1iis. Oncisevec'al Icceal idlns as lice iss i 11(1' for'the Oc'reiit 'Nexw York Mr. Chlrist Ian ic' ccc mcinor r' oles at thbe May Fee- 1(11icago season. 1He i'e'ently sai-illp m'iia reOpr'esen ted of _ j i 41p, r Tellin WBT All e public I Eare most anxious to prove to you- that we are offering the best suit value obtainable in our hard f inished worsted About the way we run° our business is one of the pleasantest jobs we have. We are proud of the modern equipment we have installed to turn out good work. 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