DON COSSACK CHOIR
♦ At Opera House Next Saturday In its sincerity, beauty and virility of vocal tones, General Platoff’s Don Cossack Choir, which will begin a short season at the New Opera House, Wellington, next Saturday, will open up new treasures of song. A genuine Russian artistic product, the rich voices of the members, allied to their individual and characteristic power of expression iu painting word pictures of emotion, will prove a revelation to New Zealand audiences. The world has acclaimed this combination, which not only makes a signal triumph of singing, but also gives an exposition of Cossack dancing that is inspirational in its appeal and electrical in its result. In voice and in action they turn back the pages of their country’s history, depicting intriguing legends of folk lore, and a cavalcade of music from lullabies to battle-songs. The performances of the Don Cossack Choir and the Russian dancers have taken England. North and South America, and the Continent by storm, and from their successes abroad, their premiere in New Zealand and Australia is bein» made under the happiest auspices. Their picturesque attire —Russian highboots. loose-fitting trousers, white tunics, and scarlet sashes—gives atmosphere to their colourful presentation.
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Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 255, 24 July 1937, Page 4
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199DON COSSACK CHOIR Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 255, 24 July 1937, Page 4
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