FAMOUS ARTISTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19203, 20 June 1924, Page 3

FAMOUS ARTISTS.

At Ills Majesty’s Theatre to-morrow and Monday nights Dunedin will have the privilege of hearing three famous artiste in I.cnghi-Cellini (tenor), Zacharewitsch (violinist), and Cimara. (pianist). Signor Huioseppe Lenghi-Collini is an artist, endowed with _ a charming personality, in addition to his gift of a magnificent tenor voice, which is used with consummate artistry. M. Michael Zacharowitsch, the famous Polish violinist, is another star in this combination. Zncharewitsch’s tone, technique, strength, tenderness, and sympathy are sure to be appreciated. Alaestro Conte Pietro Cimara completes the brilliant, trio. lie comes from the Royal Court of Italy, where he is a pianist, the Verdi Opera House at Trieste where he is a conductor, and his recent tours with Tetrazzini, with whom he toured as solo accompanist. When interviewed on board the Marama, I .e.nghi-Cellini said that in English-speaking countries he had made a two years’ study of the English language. “The words of a song are half the battle,” he said. “Except in a few melodies whose exquisitenc-Ss places them on a piano of their own, an audience loses 60 per cent, of its appreciation if songs are sung in a foreign language. To sing. say. ‘I Know a Lovely Harden’ 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 do Huerro for bravery during the big pash on the Piave in 1918. Cimara, though coming to Australia as a pianist, is really a conductor of opera. Ho was chosen to conduct the orchestra at the premiere of Mascagni’s new opera, “Picoli Murat,” and Mancinelli’s “Prate Soli,” which were recently produced in Romo. Michael Zachrewitsch, tho violinist, was born in Ostroff, Poland. His first studies w’cre with bis father, but one day. bearing the famous composer, Tschaikowsky, was. to bo in Odessa, Zacharowitsch. though only 13 years of ago, wrote boldly, asking for an interview. So amazed was Tschaikowsky at Zacharowitech’s gening that ho arranged an additional concert in Odessa, and Zacharewitech played Ids concerto, with full orchestra," the composer conducting. Suseess was instantaneous, and Tschaikowsky insisted the Zacharewitseh must complete his musical studies under a "rcat teacher, and arranged concerts to raise tho necessary funds to send him to Fragile to study under Sovik.