Colossal Operatic Concert: 9th

Includes program.

“The concert at the Grand Opera-house, last evening, was enjoyed by an immense audience. The vocalist of the occasion was Mme. Di Murska, who sang [see above], with the results which her skill as a bravura vocalist, and a voice of exceptional range, never fail to produce. M. Wieniawski was the violinist, and although set down for two numbers only, a chaconne by Bach, and his ‘Airs Russes’—he was constrained to play six times, besides accompanying Mme. Di MUrska in Artot’s composition. The orchestral music was supplied by Mr. Gilmore’s men. Mr. Gilmore’s band does wonders, but in spite of its excellent work, it is sometimes to be wished that the pieces assigned to it were a trifle shorter.”

“The Easter Sunday concert at the Grand Opera House was the best of the series, presenting such a variety of attractions that an immense audience was the natural consequence. The principal feature was the birdlike voice of Mlle. Ilma Di Murska, who sung the shadow song from ‘Dinorah,’ the grand aria of the ‘Queen of Night’ from the ‘Magic Flute,’ and Artot’s variations. The phenomenal quality of this artist’s voice, united to her thorough artistic method and dramatic fire, always make her a welcome attraction in opera or concert. The other soloists were Wieniawski, Arbuckle and Lefebre. Gilmore’s Twenty-second Regiment Band played selections by Handel, Meyerbeer, Nesvadra, Rossini and Weber”