SINGER'S TRIBUTE
"MESSIAH" HEARD IN SILENCE
The marked and much appreciated absence of applause in the opening section of Saturday night's great "Messiah" concert in the Town Hall must have brought back merryaries to many "old-timers" present of those far-off days, when applause at the performance of an oratorio was considered to be the height of "bad form."
In a brief speech following the conclusion of the concert, Mr. Harold Williams, the noted bass soloist, made appreciative reference to this feature of the jconeert.
He said that he had taken part in many "Messiah" concerts, good, bad and indifferent (spontaneous smiles from the audience here), but, he went on to say, there were not many that he had enjoyed so thoroughly as the one just finished.
"And for this," he proceeded, "I must thank you yourselves, for, by not applauding, you have added much reverence to the presentation of a great drama."
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 302, 22 December 1941, Page 6
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