Agreneva-Slavinsky Choir at the Embassy Theatre For refreshing novelty and general excellence, commend us to the Agreneva-Slaviansky Choir who} made their Shanghai debut at the} Embassy, Theatre on Tuesday evening, and fully justified all that has) been and about them in advance.
Here is no amateur aggregation, hastily gathered together and me locrely Tehearsed, but a chorus of trained voices, any one of which Would please in solo, and certain of which, notably a resonant basso that} conjures up visions of Mephisto-heles in Faust, might be heard to advantage in opera.
Their offering is essentially Russian, in accordance not only with their nationality, but also with the wish of their artistic founder, who has left to his daughter, their direefor, a heritage worth' possessing. But it is satisfyingly Russian, in the sense that every phase of it conveys} authenticity, clothed with a very] high degree of artistry.
A Diverse Programme 'These 26 singers were heard in a diverse programme, every number Jof which evoked resounding applause. 'Their singing is delightful, compar-fable one moment with the' diapason of the organ, the next with the which Pianissimo of muted strings.
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