FAMOUS ARTISTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19201, 18 June 1924, Page 3

FAMOUS ARTISTS.

As His Majesty’s Theatre on Saturday next Dunedin will have the privilege of hearing three famous artists in I etighi-Cel-lini (tenor), Zacharewitsch (violinist), and I 'irnara (pianist). Signor Gtticseppe LenghiCollini is an artist endowed with a charming personality, in addition to his gift of a magnificent tenor voice, which is used villi consummate artistry. M. Michael Zacharewitsch, the famous Polish violinist, is another star in this combination, Zaehnrewilseh's tone, technique, strength, tenderss, and si mpathy are sure to lx- appre,'ated. Maestro Conte Piei.ro Cimara coml.ttes the brilliant trio. He comes from .ho Royal Court of Italy, where he is a nanist, the Verdi Opera House at Trieste, there he is a conductor, and Ids recent ours with Tetrazzini, with whom lie toured is solo accompanist. When interviewed an board the Maram.'a, Lenghi-Cellini said "hat in English-speaking countries he had made a two years’ study of the English c.uguagc. “The words of a song are half ‘he, battle,” he said. “Except, in a few melodies whose exquisiteness places them on i plane of (heir own, an audience loses 50 per cent, of its appreciation if songs are sung in a foreign language. To sing, say, T Know a Lovely Garden’ in Italian is to rob the ballad of its intrinsic beauty, the poetry of the lyric,” Cellini’s operatic career was suspended for four years during the War, when he served as a lieutenant of Italian infantry, being awarded the Croix cie Guerre for bravery during the big push on (lie Piavo in 1018. Cimara. though coming to Australia as a pianist, is really a conductor of opera. He was chosen to conduct the orchestra at the premiere of Mascagni's new opera, "Piooli Marat,” and Maneinelli’.s “Erato Soli,” which were recently produced in Rome. Michael Zacharewitseh, the violinist, was horn in Ostroff, Poland. His first studies were with his father, but one dav, hearing the famous composer, Tschaipowsky. was to be in Odessa, Zacharewitsch, though only 13 years of age, wrote boldly, asking for an interview. So amazed was Tschaikowsky at Zacharcwiteeh's genius that he arranged an additional concert in Odessa, and Zacharewitsch played his concerto, with full orchestra, the composer conducting. Suscoss was instantaneous, and Tscha ikowsky insisted that Zacharewitsch must complete his ' musical studies under a groat teacher, and arranged concerts to raise the necessary funds to send him to Prague to study under Sevik.