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Maoriland Worker, Rōrahi 11, Putanga 460, 7 Kohitātea 1920, Page 5
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An event in the musical world well worth calling attention to is the appearance at the Wellington Grand Opera House of an Australasian operatic organisation under J. C. Williamson management. A tour of the principal centres of New Zealand js to follow. The company, from all points of view, reflects remarkable credit on Australasian enterprise and Antipodean artistic ability. ' Principals, chorus and orchestra do their work wonderfully well. The producer is Benno Scherek, well known in southern musical circles. He returns to New Zealand *}fter capable work as a conductor in America and England. He originally arrived in Maoriland as. accompanist •to the renowned violinist, Camilla Urso, .and was for years conductor of the dunedin Choral Society. Tbe conductor js Gustave s Slapoffski, who sat in the first violin how in London under the most eminent conductors. Amy Castles is one of the principal soprano-*, and it is to her credit that at a moment*} notice she appeared a3 Mimi in "La BQhema" in. Melbourne without any " rehearsal. The difficulty was that one of the Italian singers, under 111 advice, declined to sing on the occasion. Italians do not like io «ln? more than twice a. week. 3,1.4 tho lady thous&t the Coi*,ld, upset t&e com*' pany fey "iajitti-ag on -wh'at"'s.feV'suj,, p3S.ed to'lba b,f}j contra^with $is_*i? Hazon... 1 §nt the perfofmnce. tgc*k place all tte saige QWi% to'tjii Blue]** and -resejirce of an Australian singer . - __ ,
