THE JUNGFRAU KAPELLE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9244, 22 December 1888, Page 5

THE JUNGFRAU KAPELLE.

The Swiss Mountain Singers, who open for a, short season at Abbott's Opera House on Boxing night, are expected to arrive in Auckland by tho Rotomahana early on Christmas Day. Their performances constitute a novel and interesting form of concert entertainment, most refined in character, and musically excellent in an exceptional degree. The vocal powers of the leading members of the company are of the highest order, and their rendering of tho national Swiss and Tyrolean songs, choruses, and jodels, is characterised by an irresistible fervor and pathos, which evokes the utmost enthusiasm wherever they appear. Their programme also includes orchestral selections and a series of solo performances, in the course of which a number of original instruments — xilophons, guitars, harp, mandoline, zithers, piano, bow zither, the cello zither, violin, piccolo, flu to, drum, ocarina, etc., are requisitioned with remarkable effect. The Jungfrau Kapelle have performed in nearly every Royal household of Europe, and had the distinguished honour of giving a Royal command performance before leaving England in the P. and 0. mail steamer Britannia, March 23, 18S8. After 45 consecutive concerts in Melbourne, they gave, on November 2nd, at Government House, a special command performance, there being present—His Excellency the Governor Sir H. B. Loch, G.C.M.G., K.C.8., etc. ; Lady Loch and suite ; Baron Carrington, G.C.8., Governor of New South Wales ; Sir W 7 m. C. F. Robinson, Governor of South Australia ; Lord Hastings, Lord Ranfurly, His Lordship the Bishop of Melbourne and Lady Goe, and upwards of 3000 specially-invited guests, the Kapelle appearing in tho modern dress of the Tyrolose mountaineer. The phenomenal success of the Jungfrau Kapelle throughout the Australian colonies, induced tho Executive Commissioners of the Melbourne Exhibition to engage tho Kapello for one special morning performance on last Cup day, and despite that enormous counter-attraction, the large concert hall of the Exhibition was filled to overflowing, thousands ho vine to be refused admission. Consequent on this snocess the Executive Commissioners engaged the Kapelle for every available date at their disposal. The box plan opens to-day at Wildman's.