ROSINA BUCKMAN CONCERTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18766, 20 January 1923, Page 13

ROSINA BUCKMAN CONCERTS

Chief among tiie many attractive musical numbers at, die Buckimmd’Oisly concert aril is Majesty's Theatre to-nigln will be the first performance'in Now Zealand of the great “Garden Scene” duet- from tho third act. ot the greatest of all modern operas, Homs (ioudoiiov,” by tho Russian composer. Modesto Alonssorgsky. Tho story is based on an historical drama by the famous Russian poet, Alexander Poushkin, and relates actual events in the history of Russia during tho reign of the Czar Feodor, son of Ivan tho Terrible, while. Boris Goudonov was act-ing-regent. The opera, in its original form, is the work of ihe erratic musical genius, Moussorgsky, and when first presented 111 St. Petersburg was condemned on account of faulty technique. However, after the composer’s death, it was taken in hand by Moussorgsky’s intimate friend, RimskyKorsakoff, who revived the orchestration and rc-scored tho whole The duet which will Ire presented by NTiss Buckman and Mr d’Oisly to-night represents the scene in the garden in the castle of Mickekm Poland, whore Marina. the beautiful daughter of Miohek, spurred on b- love and ambition, urges Dimitri to conspire against the throne. Mias Buckman’s numbers will include Santnzza’s aria from “Cavalleria. Rust!- ana,’ ’ “All Souls’ Day ’* by Richard Strauss, and “The Tryst,” by tho Finnish composer, Arnhold Sibelius. Mr Maurice d'Oislv will sing Romeo’s impassioned death song at the tomb of Juliet, from the last oct of Gounod’s opera. This great interpretive artist will also be heard in, the “Dream Song” of Des Grieux, from Massenet’s version of the famous story of Manon Descant, and will sing a. group of the French soncs, for which he is so justly celebrated. Miss Adelina Boon will contribute a number of ’cello solos, including tho favourite “Valse Triste” of Sibelius. The accompaniments will bo in the capable hands of Mr Percy Kahn. The box plan is open, at the Bristol Piano Company, and day sales can be obtained at tho Geyser Confectionery.