George Lee Marks , General Manager

Presents

Gala Portland Season of

G R A N D OPERA C I V I C A U D I T O R I U M

April 26, 1941 o

TITO S C H I P A i n

LA TRAVIATA w i t h

VIRGINIA LA RAE and RUDOLFO HOYOS M A E S T R O A M E L I O C O L A N T O N I , Ar t i s t i c Director

M A E S T R O ALBERTO C O N T I , C o n d u c t o r

• C O M I N G -Saturday Evening, May 10 I L T R O V A T O R E

M A R T I N E L L I , S T U E C K G O L D , M O R E L L I , MOSCONA (Al l Metropolitan Cast)

Friday Evening, May 16 [Double Bill] CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA

with ELIZABETH RETHBERG followed by " P A G L I A C C I " with MARTINELLI

Seats Now at Gill's

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A W O R D F R O M T H E M A N A G E M E N T M a y w e be p a r d o n e d for t a k i n g p r i d e i n the r e a l i z a t i o n of a n ideal?

It has a l w a y s b e e n our content i on that g r a n d o p e r a w i t h g reat stars c o u l d be presented at p o p u l a r prices if such a pro jec t w e r e blessed w i t h p u b l i c support . This suppor t y o u h a v e g i v e n us i n such a n o v e r w h e l m i n g measure that w e are h e a r t e n e d a n d w i l l present another g reat season this fa l l .

W o r l d famous names , a n excel lent s u p p o r t i n g c o m p a n y , a n d prices w i t h i n reason are factors w h i c h w i l l be p r e d o m i n a t e . I n A m e l i o C o l a n -t o n i w e feel w e h a v e one of the r e a l l y g rea t o p e r a directors . To h i m w e a c k n o w l e d g e our most sincere a p p r e c i a t i o n .

W e promise y o u c o n t i n u e d o p e r a per formances of s t e r l ing q u a l i t y . W e sha l l a t a l l t imes e x t e n d every ounce of e n e r g y to g i v e y o u p r o d u c ­t ions w h i c h w i l l jus t i fy y o u r conf idence i n us. T h a n k y o u .

G E O R G E LEE M A R K S , G e n e r a l M a n a g e r N a t i o n a l L a Scala O p e r a C o m p a n y

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L A T R A V I A T A [In Italian]

By Giuseppe Verdi

A n O p e r a i n Four Acts

C A S T O F C H A R A C T E R S

Al f redo - - T i t o S c h i P Q

V i o l e t t a - - V i r g i n i a L a Rae

G e r m o n t - - - - ----- - Rudol fo Hoyos

p j o r a D o r o t h y Sigler

A n n i n a - - - - - M a r y W a l k e r

The Doctor Freder i ck Becker

The M a r q u i s - - A l b e r t Schurgot

G a s t o n - - - A u s t i n H a l 1

The Baron - - P a u l E l m e r

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Compliments of the

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SCENES

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3. H o m e of F lora

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M R S . S A M U E L F . O W E N T H E A R T O F S I N G I N G

Pupil of GEDIONI OLIVIERL Famous Teacher of JEAN de RESZKE and other Metropolitan Stars

Art is t P u p i l : M O N A P A U L E E Metropolitan Audit ion W i n n e r 1941:

" M y success is r e a l l y y o u r s , because w i t h o u t y o u r v a l u a b l e t r a i n i n g I c ou ld never have passed t h e supreme t e s t . "

— M O N A P A U L E E .

Studio: Columbia Building, Portland, Oregon BEacon 7617

LA TRAVIATA

T h e s t o r y o f " L a T r a v i a t a " is f o u n d e d on t h e f a m o u s p l a y o f t h e y o u n g e r D u m a s , T h e L a d y o f t h e Camel l ias . M a r g a r e t G a u t i e r o f Dumas ' s N o v e l is V i o l e t t a o f t h e opera .

I n a c o m p a n y o f reve le rs ( A c t I ) V i o l e t t a a n d A l f r e d o sa lute each o t h e r w i t h a toast , t h e " B r i n d i s i . "

T h e me lod ious l o v e - d u e t ( U n d i f e l i c e e terea ) o f A l f r e d o a n d V i o l e t t a r e ­calls t h e day o f t h e i r f i r s t m e e t i n g .

A l f r e d o takes h is leave. V i o l e t t a , f o r h is sake, w o u l d r e n o u n c e t h e f o l l i e s t h a t s u r r o u n d her . Sadly , she begins her a i r , " A h ! f o r s ' e l u i . " B u t t h i s she r e f l e c t s , w o u l d be imposs ib le . W h a t c ou ld she o f f e r A l f r e d o t h a t w o u l d he

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No. 1308—DON GIOVANNI On Her A l l Joy Dependeth To M y Beloved

Was $1.50 NOW 75c

Was $1.50 NOW 75c

Was $1.50 NOW..75c

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No. 1755—RIGOLETTO Love Is the Sun [ w i t h Ga l l i -Curc i ] Once A g a i n Let Me Hear Thee Was $1.50 [ w i t h Ga l l i -Curc i ] NOW 75c

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No. 1754—LA TRAVIATA Rapturous Moment [ w i t h Ga l l i -Curc i ] Far From Gay Paris w i t h Ga l l i -Curc i ]

No. 8068—LA BOHEME Death Scene [ w i t h Lucrezia Bori]

C O M P L E T E OPERA ALBUM M-112 LA TRAVIATA—Famous Artists a n d Orches­

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w o r t h y o f his a f f e c t i o n ? I t is best t o l i v e i n t h e m o m e n t , t o be f r e e . "With f o r c e d g a i e t y she sings t h e a r i a , " S e m p r e l i b e r a . "

A l f r e d o ' s a r d o r overcomes V i o l e t t a ' s h e s i t a t i o n . B u t her happiness is s h o r t ­l i v e d . A l f r e d o ' s f a t h e r , d i s c o v e r i n g the a f f a i r , pleads w i t h V i o l e t t a t o set f r e e his son. V i o l e t t a , k n o w i n g t h a t i t w i l l be imposs ib le t o send A l f r e d o a w a y b y a n y o r d i n a r y means , leaves h i m t o i n f e r t h a t she has been fa i th l e ss t o h i m , a n d r e t u r n s a g a i n t o P a r i s . A l f r e d o is c o n f r o n t e d b y his f a t h e r , w h o r e m i n d s t h e h e a r t b r o k e n l o v e r o f a l l t h a t w a i t s a t h o m e — f o r g i v e n e s s , t h e l ove o f p a r e n t s a n d sister , a n d t h e f a i r l a n d o f Provence , w h e r e t h e past m a y he f o r g o t t e n a n d healed . " D i P r o v e n z a i l m a r " is t h e a r i a i n w h i c h t h e f a t h e r p o u r s o u t h is h e a r t t o h is son.

V A L U A B L E V O C A L T E C H N I Q U E O F T H E O L D M A S T E R S

A STUDENTS [Present or Former] of U D F R A Z E E

MONA P A U L E E (mezzo-soprano) New Artist with Metropolitan Opera Co., New York.

OLGA S T O L E E (mezzo-contralto) Soloist Port­land and Junior Symphony Orchestra (ora­torio, opera). , _ .

MERWYN DANT (bass-baritone) Los Angeles Soloist Symphony Orchestra, Radio, Concert.

JANE ANDREWS (lyric soprano) Soloist Ju­nior Symphony. .

L Y D I A MARKS (contralto) The Messiah, Portland Symphony. „ ,

C H A R L E S DAVIS (bass) State Atwater Kent Seattle, Concert. . , . „ „

SILAS JOHNSON, JR. (baritone) 'Superior Rating," National School Music Competition (Washington). . , ,,T. .,. .

ROY ENGLUND (lyric baritone) Winner State Music Tournament. , ^

MARIE O'BRIEN (mezzo-soprano) Pasadena Grand Opera Company. .

ROFORD B E R K M A N (baritone) Meier & Frank Glee Club, Radio.

JACQUE P A L M E R (mezzo-contralto) Award­ed Scholarship.

DONALD PALMBLAD and others. The First Eight Singers Mentioned Above Have Won Vocal Contests

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A l f r e d o a n d V i o l e t t a meet a g a i n i n the m i d s t o f a b r i l l i a n t c o m p a n y . H e heaps accusat ions a n d reproaches u p o n her w h i c h break her h e a r t Cha l l enged b y one o f the c o m p a n y , A l f r e d o is w o u n d e d i n a d u e l .

V i o l e t t a on her death -bed t reasures a l e t t e r rece ived f r o m A l f r e d o ' s f a t h e r . H e has t o l d A l f r e d o the sacr i f i c e o f V i o l e t t a a n d p e r m i t s h i m t o r e t u r n t o her t o l i v e f o r t h e happiness t h e y deserve. A l f r e d o comes a n d clasps V i o l e t t a i n his a r m s , a n d the t w o s i n g o f t h e f u t u r e w h i c h is never t o be, w h e n f a r f r o m P a r i s t h e y w i l l k n o w t h e j o y o f t r u e love . B u t V i o l e t t a dies i n her l over ' s a r m s .

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