THE SEASON IN VIENNA
CLOSING OF THE VOLKSOPER DEO BLECH, THE FAMOUS CONDUCTOR. '• Tho 'lasl musical season at Vienna was of a rather provincial character, and Teas not very successful from a musical point of view. The Volksoper had to close after a nix weeks season. Mme. Anno Roselle's beautiful voice and lyric style were more suited to the roles of "Madam Butterfly" and "Aida" than to the dramatic explosions of "Tosca," and from Luigi Montesahto, a really notable baritone. Montesanto revealed himself' as a sort of Boknen translated into Italian but tempered by a regard for that vocal finish which is but rarely found in German operatic artists. Yet in Italy, as in Germany, the combination of vocal culture with intellectual acting seems to be a dream unrealised. . e. • a .• •'
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12352, 23 January 1926, Page 14
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131THE SEASON IN VIENNA New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12352, 23 January 1926, Page 14
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