GRAND OPERA AND EDUCATION

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 213, 8 September 1928, Page 7

GRAND OPERA AND EDUCATION

(.'rami besides being the prince of entertainments, can be regarded from many other angles. It gives inspiration to tne greatest musical geniuses, calling from them the immortal harmonies and melodies that, lutve enriehed the musical of the world, and creating treasures of memory for all time. It gives seoj»e to the greatest instrumentalists as well athe finest singers to display their a.u and so helps to exploit the possibilitie,of vocal and instrumental music. It ba = i another and even grander significance, in that it helps the cause of spiritual piv gress. properly understood and in it-, tvidest sen*e. because it is not only a>; education in musical art. but also an aid to general culture and good taste—a priceless asset in an aye of 'ounr.eisialism like the present, when so much ii.a' is }>oor and worthless is ofieied to yoiui:' and old alike. The growing ceneratkn, the youngsters of to-day. e*a i:e; the best and the most out of the treaMiry of musie whh-h is to in- in £ .1 iti opera. *1 o that end. as uell as to create opera audiences {<•:• tiie future, Benjamin end Mr. Jvim Tniler La•-? decided to grant to secondary school- and certain other edtvauioi i' establishments, fome furthei in addition to those aliv.i.'v iri-.eii the general public in the "|. ,v ;",a 1 moderate prices now being (•!'.:•: g-d. ParticiiUrs of <^ n * r-esi.ioi,s Tii.'V l»e obtained by mJI wt( " r it cm" Mr. w. J- P- Fitzgerald | (Grand Oj.era representative! by c , _ wit!. Idm at St. .lamTI eatre The season will open . n Mon!da v evening will. * pertor- | T'iaiK-e of -H Trove.tore, and will be 10.- [ lowed on Tuesday by a <=uperfc production of Verdi's ~1-a Tra.viata"' (thf story of Camilie•. which is one of the 'composer"' gieai dramatic masterpieces.