STh'mAYOMAhnC 28, 1948
4 THE MICHIGAN DAILY '
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Youthful
Stars
Take
Spo tligh t
James Pease
Gave Up Law
To Study Music
Bass-Baritone To Star
In Sunday Concert
James Pease, May Festival solo-
ist, who will sing in Mozart's "Mis-
sa" and Rachmanifioff's "The
Bells," almost became a lawyer.
He was born in Indianapolis, In-
diana, attended Northwestern Uni-
versity and the University of In-
diana, and passed the Indiana bar
examinations in 1939. Less than a
' week later, he left for Philadelphia
to compete for a vocal scholarship.
Crossing the Bar
Winning the scholarship, Pease
gave up law and went on to make
his debut two years later as Meph-
istopheles in Gounod's "Faust" in
Philadelphia. Following this he
appeared in "Rosenkavalier," "La
Boheme," and the 1942 Berkshire
Festival with Serge Koussevitsky.
The war interrupted Pease's ca-
reer and in 1943 he entered the
Army Air Corps where he served as
a flying fortress pilot and enter-
tainer. He traveled 15,000 miles
giving concerts for broadcasts.
bond rallies and army shows.
Honorable Discharge
Since his release from service in
1945, he has given performances
with several distinguished oratori-
cal societies and top symphony or-
chestras. His performances at-
racting the most attention have
been with the Boston Symphony at
Tanglewood for the Berkshire Fes-
tivals.
In 1946 he played Captain Bal-
strode in the American premiere of
the opera "Peter Grimes."
Pease is still in his early twen-
ties and would look just as much
at home on a movie set as on a'
concert stage. He stands well over
six feet tall and possesses a power-
ful build, as well as a powerful
voice.
His versatility has brought forth
much praise from critics all over
the country.
[III.
Bidu Sayao Will Return for Third Festival Appearance Young Tenor
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Bidu Sayao, internationally fa-
inous soprano of the Metropolitan
Opera, will return to the campus
as a featured soloist of the May
Festival.
Miss Sayao will appear here for
the third time on April 29 in a
concert with Eugene Ormany and
the PhiladelyhiaSymphony. She
appeared in Ann Arbor in 1944
and again in 1946.
Acclaimed by some critics as the
greatest lyric soprano, she is noted
for excellent interpretation tjl-
lowing her to sing a varied reper-
toire. Striving for impeccable
technique and faultless voice pro-
duction, she reveals her long years
of practice by style and all-around
artistry.
Called "Brazil's singing am-
bassadress," Bidu Sayao was born
into a wealthy Rio de Janiero fam-
ily. In her early years her flair
for dramatics was encouraged by
an uncle. Her dramatic efforts
were confined to monologues at
charity performances however, as
it was considered improper for a
girl of social position to have any
connection with the commercial
theatre.
Miss Sayao's first . venture in
music was to study the piano. The
idea of becoming a concert pian-
ist frightened her, ahd she
changed to singing. Without in-
forming her parents of her inten-
tions, she studied voice with Mme.
Theodorini, a Rumanian teacher
in Rio.
Recognizing Miss Sayao's tal-
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dren learn the songs before the
chorus is selepted.
"There is a great spirit of com-
petition," she said, with each
school being allotted a certain per-
centage of students to make up the
final chorus.
The group will perform again in
the Ann Arbor Public Schools
Music Festival to be presented
Tuesday, May 4, in Hill Auditor-
ium.
ent, Mme. Theodorini continued After several years abroad. Miss
the lessons, and she was forced to Sayao returned to Rio for a highly
take her parents into her confi- successful concert debut at the
dence. Rather than voicing their Teatro Municipal. She then em-
disapproval, they sent her to Eu- barked on a concert tour of Eu-
rope to continue her musical edu- rope, starring in the foremost
cation, opera houses on the Continent.
* * * *
She sang in Milan, Turin, Buchar- ' I
est, and Paris. ltorI'it tu Iot
While singing in Milan she was
heard by Arturo Toscanini. When
Miss Sayao was traveling in New Dhavi(I LlOV(I Ilhtned
York in 1936 she met the Maestro -
at a party. knoy ' r Lr
"Do you know Debussy's "Bless-
ed Damosel"? Toscanini queried. Dad Lloyd. wo wl se t
"No" 'relie te srpise ,Vlis the May Festival as soloist, withI
Sayao. the Choral Union. is almost dis-
"Go home and study it,"' replied tinctive among the stars in having
Toscanini. "We rehearse with the planned on a musical career from
his earliest days.
Philharmonic next week and you
must be ready for the part." The young tenor's mother. a
Thus she made her New York profesisonal accompanist and pia-
debut singing in "The Blessed no teacher, provided his first musi-
Damosel" with Toscanini and the cal training. While in high school
New York Philharmonic. he was a member of the "Madri-
Immediately afterwards, she gal Singers" of Minneapolis, and
was put under contract by the at the Minneapolis College of Mus-
Metropolitan Opera Company, ic he sang in six choirs.
where she has shown her great Battle Hymn
versatility by singing roles rang- Graduated with a B.A. in music
ing from Mozart to Verdi, and education in 1941, Lloyd then en-
Puccini to Debussy. tered the Curtis Institute of Music
Other aspects of the Brazilian where he studied under Richard
soprano's American career in- Bonelli. But active duty in the
elude extensive concert tours with Navy interrupted his schooling
the Chicago and San Francisco here in 1943.
Opera Companies. She has also Back at Curtis for a post-grad-
devoted part of her time to radio uate refresher course after his.dis-
appearances, and has made re- charge, Lloyd entered the "Voice
cordings of various operatic arias. of Tomorrow" contest, emerging
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BIDU SAYAO
SOLOIST IN 'THIE BELLS':
Iol-ing-er To Sing Soprano --ne-Poe- -Lead
Anne Bollinger, well-known so-
prano in New York and Eastern
music circles, will sing one of the
four leads in "The Bells" by Rach-
maninoff, a musical tone poem
based on a poem by Pfoe.
Miss Bollinger will appear at the
May Festival 2:30 p.m., Sunday,
May 2.
Anne Bollinger was chosen a
finalist in the Metropolitan Opera.
Auditions of the Air several weeks
ago. Recently she sang the soprano
solo in the "St. Matthew Passion"
with the Buffalo Philharmonic un-
der William Steinberg. She was
also featured soloist in the "Vien-
nese Night" program of the Erie
Philharmonic under Fritz Mahler.
Born in Idaho, Miss Bollinger
studied at the Ward Belmont
School for Girls in Nashville,
Tenn., and also at the University
of Idaho. She received her Bach-
elor of Music Degree from the Uni-
versity of Southern Californig.
Miss Bollinger has studied voice
with Lotte Lehman and Richard
Hageman. She made her first pro-
fesional debut as guest artist at
the Hollywood Bowl, with the Hol-
lywood Bowl Symphony under the
direction of Leopold Stokowski.
A year later she was again chos-
en by Stokowski to sing the so-
prano part in the Beethoven Ninth
Symphony at the Hollywood Bowl.
Since that time she has sung the(
same part in the Ninth with the
Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the
role of Eva in "Die Meistersinger"
at the Columbia Music Festival in
South Carolina, and the Mozart C
Minor Mass in Carnegie Hall. Miss
Bollinger also participated in the
Tanglewood Music Festival in
Massachusettes last summer.
More recently, Miss Bollinger
sang the role of the Countess in
"Marriage of Figaro" with the Pit-
tsburgh Opera Company and "Ido-
meneo" in Boston.
Miss Bollinger has appeared
three times as guest soloist with
the Dallas Symphony. In addition
she has been engaged for the"Cen-
tral City Opera Festival where she
will sing one of the leading roles
in Mozart's "Cosi Fan Tutte.' '
MUSI
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ANN UAVLI bC
THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA WILL PARTICIPATE IN ALL CONCERTS
y, April 30, 8:30 Saturday, May 1, 2:30 Saturday, May 1, 8:30 Sunday, May 2,
JDER HILSBE.RG and AlEIXANE I)11(I1LSBIR and EUGENE ORMANDY, Conductor THOR JOHNSON, (
JOHNSON, Conductors Md ARGUERI'T1 1HOOD, Conductors Soloist: UNIVERSITY CHORA
ITY CHORAL UNION FESTIVAL YOUTH CHORUS LEONARD WARREN, Baritone Soloists:
Soloists: Soloist: MISCHA ELMAN, Violinist ANNE BOLLINGER,
AM KINCAID, flutist Program DAVID LLOYD,
MacWATTERS, Soprano POverture, "Der Freischutz". . WEER AMEON FLEISHER
ANGEMAN, Contralto Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in
VD LLOYD, Tenor C major . . . . . . . . . BAcH-WENER lago's Credo from "Otello" . . .VI;oig Program
ES PEASE, Baritone Songs of the Amricas (edited yPrologue from
Ma g ert H o a d or h s-Plagliacci". . LION Sergei Rachzm aninoff, 1I
Program MargUerite Hood and orches~ LEONARD WARREN "The Bells" .......RACI
tratcd by Eric :DeLamarter) I. Allegro, ma non tant
Amade Mozart, 1756-91) FES'TIVAL YOUTH CHORUS INTERMISSION poco; maestoso (Silv
'Don Giovanni" . .MOzAari' INTERMISSION "Cortigiani, vil razza dannata" 2. Lento (Mellow Wed
G major for lute and C Concerto in D1 major, Op. 6o, r fror "Rigoletto"......... VtEAI . Presto (Laud Alarun
"a, . 33 .....MOZRT "Prt ianl" fom :Ri leto" VI~,,lz 4. Lento lugubre (Mou
a, K. 313.......MozAR r Vi0oli and Orchestra . BEEHIIOvEN ParB slamo from Rigoletto . Vis)
maestro MISCHA ELMAN MR. WARREN UNIVERSITY CHORA
1o non troppo lour Dances from the Ballet, 1Synphony No. 2 in D major, AND SOLOIST
ndo: tempo di menuetto "Gayne" ........KIIAcIIATUtRIAN Op. 43................5mms INTERMISSION
LLIAM KINCAID Saber Iance Allegretto
Sabe Dane 8 ~oncrtoNo. 2 in C min
INTERMISSION Dance of the Rose Maidens Tempo andante ma rubato Piano and Orchestra,
i Lullaby Vivacissimo; lento e suave ,p 18 . . . . . . . . . RACI
SG mior, Finale: allegro moderato
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the Philadelphia Orchestra and of the Unitersity Msical Socity
THOR JOHNSON
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