THE COMPETITIONS SOCIETY'S ARIA CONTEST
TO THE EDITOR. g lK) —Having noticed that an aria competition is to be held in Dunedin, may I, as an old resident of your city, suggest that an overseas judge be appointed for this contest, preferably one who has not judged in New Zealand. This class will be a large one, and 1 do not question the ability of the judges appointed. But if the appointment of an overseas judge should be beyond the Competitions Society's resources, may I suggest that other judges be appointed from both islands to act in conjunction with the selected judges. Many would-be competitors would prefer an overseas judge. Jn the recent Wellington festival several very fine operatic singers were debarred from competing in consequence of an age limit. Let there be no age limit. Ladies especially are very sensitive over their age, so why let this intrude in competitions —an artist is an artist whatever the age.—l am, etc., Old Duxedinite. Christchurch, October 30.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19351101.2.19.8
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 22717, 1 November 1935, Page 4
Word Count
166THE COMPETITIONS SOCIETY'S ARIA CONTEST Otago Daily Times, Issue 22717, 1 November 1935, Page 4
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.