ROSINA BUCKMAN

Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 130, 5 June 1922, Page 2

ROSINA BUCKMAN

ANOTHER TRIUMPH

A triumph even greater than'that of the opening night was the reward of Miss Rosina Buckman, Mr. Maurice D'Oisley, and. their company on Saturday night. The circumstances were Dot in favour of the performers, for people who venture out on such -i nigiit are inclined to be over-critical.. They bring some of the chilliness of the 'outride air into the concert-hall with tiiem. Undor the spell of the voi derful music, the chilliness was lanished. Miss Buckman was in splendid voice, and she replied to encores as smilingly as if she were prepared to sing all night. Her reward, ;>s has been said, was a great triumph. Musefcta's song from "La Boheme," was prooably her greatest success from the point of view of the audience. It displayed fi Uy the beauties of her voice, and the "great breadth of her sympathy, in the sudden change from grave to gay, from lightness to sadness. A striking example of operatic rnterprnr.atw.i also was the great aria from "Aide Ritorna Vincitor." In the dramitic exp: 11 sicn, which this demands, Miss Buckman was at no time found watting, • and her voice has all the t'ichn;«s and great range which are essential if the ana is to be given a true interpretation. Great demands were also made upon tho singer in "The Tryst" (Sibelius). In songs of lighter type, Miss Buckman was equally pleasing. . "The Lass with trie Delicate Air" was most charmingly given, and "Boy Johnny," and "Helfle Cuckoo Fair," proved delightful also. Miss Buckmaai and Mr. D'Oisley again scored a great success | with tbfcir duets, which were fipm Act I. of "Madame Butterfly," and as an encore the closing duet from Act I. of "La Boheme." The favourable impression made by Mr. D'Oisley on his first appearance was confirmed by his singing on Saturday night. He sang the "Flower Song" from "Carmen" with consummate artistry. There was no straining for effect, no apparent effort; each note and each expression had its full value, and yet the hearer was inclined to say : "How simply and easily he sings " —surely the sign of a great artist. Such an audience as that in, the Town Hall on Saturday night does not usually become enthusiastic over songs in French, but a bracket of three, sung with the spirit and, expression which Mr. D'Oisley gave to them, made a strong appeal. They were all compositions of J. B. Weekerlin, and perfect musical cameos. ... „' Miss Adelina Leon ('cellist) and:Mr. Percy Kahn (pianist) were enthusiastically recalled for their interpretation of Boccherini's Sonata in A Major. Miss Leon is certainly a 'cellist, of remarkable power. She plays with much feeling, and has technical skill which makes , light of the most intricate passages. Her numbers included "Tha Running Brook" (Davidoff), "Swedish Melody" ('arranged by. Percy Grainger), "Country Dance" (W. H. Squire), and "Spinning Wheel" (Popper). Mr. Percy Kahn played the accompaniments with rare sympathy. ■ TO-MORROW NIGHT'S PROGRAMME, i Special attractions are announced for the third concert, to be given in the Town Hall to-morrow night. Miss Buckman will sing Percy Kahn's "Aye Maria," which was made famous by the late Signor Caruso, who introduced it in America with conspicuous success. The 'cello and organ obbligatos ■will be played by Miss Leon and Mr. Bernard Page. The prima donna will also sing Santuzza's aria from "Cavalleria Rusticana," "The Lament of Isis" (by request), "Come, My Own One" (Old Folk' Song), "Butterfly Wings:" (M. Phillips), and the duet with Mr. D'Oisley from "Cavalleria. Rusticana," and the popular "Miserere Scene" duet from "II Trovatore," with organ obbligato. Mr. D'Oisley will sing "La Bonne Chanson" (Reynaldo Hahn), "Chanson Triste" (Duparc), "Ouvre tes jeux bleus" (Massenet), "The Ballad of Little Billee" (Graham Peel), and "The Blind Ploughman" (with organ obbligato). The fourth and last concert of the season will be given on Thursday. Plans are at the Bristol/ and the day sales at Ned Perry's.