GRAND CONCERT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22366, 13 September 1934, Page 7

GRAND CONCERT

CHRISTMAS CHEER EFFORT. A very fine concert is being arranged by the New Zealand Broadcasting Board and will be held in the Town Hall on Thursday, October 4. Madame Elsa Stralia, the famous operatic soprano, who is under engagement with the New Zealand Broadcasting Board, wilh appear in operatic numbers, and, with Serna Oliostiakoff, the Russian tenor, and Paul Vinogradoff, the Russian pianist, will provide the concert, with the assistance of the Returned Soldiers’ Choir, and a full .orchestra. Madame Stralia has been singing in Australia, and has had wonderful receptions, and is sure to be a big attraction at the concert. Senia Chostiakolf really needs no introduction. At the Returned Soldiers’ concert last evening, when he took a prominent part in the programme, the house was packed, hundreds being unable to gain admission, and it is very pleasing to know that he will be heard again in public in Dunedin. He will again appear in costume. It is felt sure that the public will be delighted to know that these two famous singers will be heard on the same platform, and a real treat is in store for those attending. Paul Vinogradoff is also well known, and at the last concert arranged by the Broadcasting Board his solos with orchestral accompaniment were greatly enjoyed. Ihe Broadcasting Board was devoting the whole of the proceeds to the Mayors Relief Fund, and this particular concert will be for the Children’s Christmas Cheer.