MADAME LIPKOVSKA.

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 116, 13 November 1923, Page 3

MADAME LIPKOVSKA.

Mmc Lipkovska (Lip-Kov-Ska), 'the great Russian smger, who commences her New Zealand tour on Thursday evening m the; Town Hall, under the direction of Mr. E. J. Gravestock. has a remarkable knowledge of languages. She Biigß m no less than six, and has received many complements for her splendid The" Melbourne "Evening Sun Bays: "In order to hear how some of our English songs should be sun" it. is necessary to listen to the Russian! Lydia Lipkovska. She. made gems of art at her concert > out of compositions by Henry Pontet and others, which most sopranos would have disdained and quite rightly in their cases—or destroyed by medequacy of treatment." A remarkable programme has been framed for Lipkovskos first concert, and includes the famous "Bell Song" from Lakme, and Cavatina and Rondo from Glinka s Opera, "The Life for the Tsar " a group of English sonus, a group 'of French, and a group of Russian compositions In addition to wearing conventional evening dress, at her first concert, Lipkovska will wear the famous Pompadour- costume, a French design of the 18th Century, and similar to that worn by great actresses when appearing before Louis XIV.-at, the Court of Ver- *? -ru" S h-9 b, Ol Plans are now available at rhe Bristol. In addition to "Thursday s concert, Lipkoyska • will also appe jr ■£" Saturday evening "and Monday and Wednesday evenings of next week. Day sales will be available at the Bluebird Confectionery to-morrow, and students concessions can be obtained at Ine Bristol.