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Musical Courier 1927-01-06: Vol 94 Iss 1, 1927
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1A STRIKING PICTURE OF MME. ELENA RAKOWSKA-SERAFIN
3as Isolde in Tristan and Isolde. She has sung this role in the most important opera houses of Italy, at the Paris Opéra and at the Colon in Buenos Aires with overwhelming success. Mme. Serafin sang the role of Lisa in Pique Dame when this opera was produced by the Washington Opera Company in Washington, D. C., and Baltimore, Md., and The Musical Courier of December 16 gave an account of that performance, also re-printing the criticisms. The consensus of opinion was that Mme. Rakowska-Serafin scored a big hit. Maurice Halperson, critic of the New York Staats-Zeitung and Herold, wrote the following in his valuable paper on December 19: "Mme. Elena Rakowska, a dramatic singer already famous in Italy, South America, Russia, and other foreign parts, stood out particularly in the part of the heroine. Mme. Rakowska has a wonderful voice, very lively dramatic temperament, and a magnificent stage presence; further she is a highly gifted singer. She made the whole part stand out in such strong relief that one could only regret that she is not to be seen at the Metropolitan, which is doubtless due only to the fact that she is the wife of Tullio Serafin, the distinguished conductor of that house. Her voice is full, rich, colorful, and full of dramatic nuance, and is produced with entire freedom and telling effect. Especially to be admired are her piani and pianissimi. Her success was immediate and complete."
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