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MADAME MPKOVSEA'S SEASON.
- 'A singer andVa pianist who.. between
them can bold an' audiencs spellbound; for
over -two hours .are /obviously out of the
ordinary.' This i3' how'? ithc critic - : of
the Melbourne 'Age'.' -began his notice oi
the ' great international ,, prima donna,
Madame Lydia Up'koVaka. who is. to' ap-
pear at the, Queen's. , Hall on- Saturday
night next, nnder the direction (o£ J. and
K: Tait The same critic goes on , ' to.
say-: — ''Madame Lydia Lipkorska is' more
than this; she is unique. , ' To 'achieve
her effects-she employs ever.r- imaginable
resource — stage setting, lighting, move
ment; gesture, and; (not least),, costumes.
This fine artist has command of an im
mense range of very, eloquent and grace
ful gestures, . and-.- she uses them both
freely and appropriately. . Although her
dresses do, incidentally. -form, -with' the
background and ? lighting effects, part ot
a very successful decorative 'scheme,' they
also fit into the general plan of the con
certs, in a singularly, happy, manner.
Some characteristic Russian songs, for
exkmple,! arc sung in medieval Russian
costume,. and ..some.'; French songs .are
given -in French costume , of the' lbth cen
tury!. 'These aids of the imagination are
distinctly, welcome. Their absence is one
of the several reasons for the -air of
rigidity and unreality which' sometime3
pervades' the conventional concert, or toe
i.convcntional ipratorfo performance. . . Be
fore the concert began, some, of .Madame
Lipkovska's ' prospective hearers ' -.may
have asked themselves whether .all the
accessories mentioned .-alight not be
taken, or at least-' accompany, definite
limitations in the' way of vocal defici
ency. But as soon 'as she began to sing
it became' dear that the answer to that
uneasy question would have to be -in the
negative. Every one of her contribu
tions had some special' interest and
charm.' The firet concert will be given
next Saturday night' Other concerts'
will be given on the following . Tuesday,
Thursday, and Saturday. -The .box plans
will open at Nicholson's on Thursday
next, at 10 a.m. *?'?* '
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