Joseph Hislop on Opera
AN a concert tour of Australia Joseph Hislop, the noted tenor, arrived at Melbourne by the K.M.S. Orford. In an interview Mr. Hislop said that Sir Thomas Beocliam was the outstanding musical figure in England to-day. It v,as well known that Beecham had drawn and overdrawn upon his vast private resources to further opera. Again and again he had given the British public memorable grand opera seasons. Beecham had produced at the cost of his own fortune many notable works with the finest English singers. He was, in Hislop’s opinion, one of the greatest conductors and musicians ol his age. Continental opinion agreed with that, as Bcecham’s recent triumphs in Berlin amply testified. He was now claimed in Germany, Italy and America as a genius comparable with Toscanini. An. attempt to join Beeeham’s force was opposed by Sir Thomas Beecham, and he would have the sympathy of t-hbsq who knew the inner history of the manoeuvres.
Discussing the possibilities of opera in Australia, Mr, Hi slop said although the people had a. good taste for music opera would never 'he a payable proposition unless it ns subsidised. It would bo too costly to produce operas on the talking screen.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17439, 10 April 1931, Page 9
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