Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 5 May 1932, p. 32

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Tuesday cvening, May 24, the North Shore Music Festival will bring Goeta Ljungberg and Charles Baromeo to Evanston. I.n Goeta Lj ungberg, Swedisbi so- prano, critics bave -found tbe perfect Wagner singer. Tall, slender, and; handsome,- witb, golden blond bair and a youtbful, f resb comple'xion Mme. Ljungberg artistically fits the great composer's characters., Coming f rom musically talented par- ents in the mountains in nortb Sweden, Mme. Ljungberg first sang-at the age of- eigbit years for tbe 'Quen wbo, told her she bad gold in bier throat. Trained- in' the Royal Academy in, Stockholm, tbe prima donna made bier debut there. L'ter she sang i n, CoventarnL- don, .wbere sbe sings reglrly eacb, season. Sbe as invited to sing at the State Opera, in 'Berlin and wvas at once, given a four-year contract. Gatti Casazza, beard bler in Milan and brougbt lber to this. country. Sbe made ber Metropolitan debut'on January 20,1 and. bias become the season's . oustandc- ing "find." Mme. Ljungberg has also appearçd abroad at the opera bouses of Dresden and Mannheim, in tbe open-air per- formances of Wagner at Zoppot ou- tbe Ostsee, and in Kemnitz where Artur Bodansky h eard ber f or the first time and at once notified Gatti- Casazza of bis discovery. Shie sings in German, Frencb, Italian. Swedish, Norwegian and English, and. is famous abroad as a concert artist as well as opera and lieder singer. had neyer dream 1ed of , an ýoperatié or concert career, until fie refturned f rom France. Tbe voung. singer < was a senior at Michigen . when .America ientered the hostiities. He voluinteered and served for tbree years, and returned Witb no tsefor bis previously, chosen business career. Seeking sometbing to do bie recalled the operetta wvbîcb the University bad given his Iast year in college, be bad Cks-j~IrQÇ.o. inc'>icaîa basso, an.d Ii uuý', ti, Lj'znig*ery, po/p1ar SwZýedish prima donna of the .iietrèpolitapi ope.ra Comp'any. zwiUllie the solo- ists on' Tuesdtay z'enin . Ma ' v21, zen kithé- North Shvore Muisi Festival cornes to) the Patten,iiiiitiasitimitin Ez'anstopn. 21-r. Barorneo lias bec,, a men- ber oi thle Chicago Civic Opera' cotipaoiy since 1917. - IIe Wilmette Visolinst in Recital M1onda yý George Swîgart, violinist, an.d Flor- ence Gullans, mezzo soprano. will be presented* in a debut recital by the Musical guild Mondav evening. May, 9, at 8:15 o'clock in Kimball hall.] PianistI Spach oliKenilworth. and Mrs. Dwiglit C. Qrcutt of Glencoe. The program that will hc given b- the artists is as follows:' Concerto, E mJnor.....%' ard in 1 Allegro moderato .Andante cantabile à Allegretto glocoso Mr. Swlgart 13otschaft...........Brahtns Gute Nacht...........Franz Tch Furcbt nit Gesventer. .Erîcli Wolff' Seldenschulh uber Leisten von Gold .... Erlch Wolff By Ver*L MeDermid Tw-o Wilmette artists,- one oi inter- national fame and the other, who will it>) douht soôti gain international renowvn. gave, a joint program Thurs- day evenit g, April..28 at the Meth- odist church, Wilmette. Milan Lusk, violinist, and Lolita Bertling, charm- ing young soprano, proved thiemselves, true and capable artists. Mr- Lusk bias obtaînied a fine. per - fection of tonec, it being ricb aîîd pure to- a degree that is highlv pleasing to the ear. The scope of biis, prograni was broad, and b is own. piece, "Idvl,.",excels in melody and cotnposî- tion. He wvas. generous witli lii-; e ncores, among which -were an aria from "The Bartered Bride,"- the violin transcription of wbicb vas bis own, a Slavic dance, and."Tlhe Rose Complained". by Franz. Aside froni a splendid technic Mr. Lusk plays-l with a depth Of feeling and a sinceritY * that are noteworthy. Mliss Bertling, who foolced charim- ing in a liglit blue velvet gown with a jacket trimmed in fur, was as usual, gracious and poised. The powver and. range of bier voice is amazing. She bias a keen sense 'of lîow to sing operatié roles, and ber voice is al- ready of operatic qualitv. "De puis, le jour," the aria f rom "Louise" was exquisitely done. An initeresting, encore that slhe gave was "Her Dream" by Erank.LairdWalr con- ductor of the Milwaukee Pbil-. harmonic orchestra. Mr. Waller wa'. in the audience and lie certainly must bave >felt that M-%iss Bertling gave a bigbl3y commendable inter- pretation of bis composition. Shie also sang "The Lantern'" bv Reimiain as a, reqUest number. The programn that vas given b3y the tw&- artists is. as follows: 1. Grand Concerta No. 4 . Vieuxt'ënips, Andante Adagio 1Relligioso Allegro Marzlale. Milan, Lusk 11, a) Mattino di. oll3 ettinelli b) Der Sandmiann.....schumanu c) Priere qu'un enfant neé ~neure oa...........Fevrier d) In a* Myr-tie Shade Griff es e) To a Messenger La Vorge 111. Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso.........Saint-Saens 8, at 8:15 by the A Cappella choir at the First Methodist cburch. HEADS MUSIC CLUB Prof. Oliyer Setb Beltz. wvho bias Mnfie. Giadys Gilderoy Scott, direc- conducted the choir since the deàtb of tor of music at tbe Wilmette Bapt.ist Dean Lutkin, will. dir ect this program cliurch, was elected zpresidentoi the. *hich wjll include a. nunber of Lut- Chicago Artists' association, for the - - - program containecl an array of inter- -____ -~ -esting compositions by Bach-Busoni, Brabms. and Dohinanyi, and soune rare- ensuing year. At the recital given last ly heard works of Casteliovo a nd Meinday evening in Kidfibali hall by Korngold. Miss Bottcber bas had tbe association, Marjorie Sherman of many appearances in, this, season, in Wilmette, contralto, appeae on tbe Cbicago anld'bas> appeared ývitb great programn. sucs in other cities. ý W'l

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