RICHARD CROOKS,
Richard Crooks, the American tenor, having fully recovered from the slight cold which necessitated the cancelling of his concert for last Saturday night, will give the first of two concerts in the Town Hall, Wellington, tonight. These concerts will be Mr. Crooks's farewell concerts in New, Zealand, because he will sail for Australia on Friday. Having become so well known for his singing and artistry of expression, Mr. Crooks needs no introduction. Music-lovers will, no doubt, remember his triumphal tour of New Zealand about three years ago, when at every concert he gave the hall was packed to the doors, and many were unable to gain admission. This is the reason for his again visiting New Zealand. Maintaining his position as one of the world's finer artists. Mr. Crooks, though a specialist in many fields, is master of theni all—his voice lending itself equally well to the singing of operatic arias, classic lieder, popular ballads, or sacred songs. For the consummate artistry of his musicianship as well as for his interpretations, fye has been repeatedly likened to the many great tenors of the past. But the magnetism of his personality is. as it always should be, distinctly Richard Crooks.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 119, 23 May 1939, Page 6
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201RICHARD CROOKS, Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 119, 23 May 1939, Page 6
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