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Musical Courier 1927-05-05: Vol 94 Iss 18, 1927
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1AMATO SCORES TRIUMPHS ON CONTINENT
3Celebrated Baritone Tours Europe During 1924-25-26; Lauded by Leading Critics
5"Pasquale Amato excited admiration anew for his masterly singing which served again as a model of what the male voice can do in the way of effortless production, flexibility and expression. Even in the most powerful forte and up among the high G's and A flats, Mr. Amato sang with the greatest ease and with complete beauty. But that is not all of Mr. Amato's art, for he knows how to place his vocalization at the service of dramatic impersonations which are not excelled by the most noted actors." (Nachrichten, Bremen.)
7"Amato is a bel canto artist in the manner of Caruso and Bastini. There is no doubt of it–this artist has something hypnotic about him. The whole impression of this great art (vocal and dramatic) is arresting. His voice is of noblest timbre, equalized throughout its range (what piano and what mezza-voce!). With it is rare dramatic power–song, expression and word are welded together by a keen intelligence to make drama. A rivederci, maestro Amato!" (Nachrichten, Dresden.)
9"Amato has a baritone voice with tenor qualities in it, but its lower register is just as sonorous as its top is brilliant. The voice is marvellously equalized. All the sensational aspects of Italian singing, from a lovely mezza-voce to a ringing forte, are represented triumphantly." (Anzeiger, Dresden.)
11"Pasquale Amato's guest appearance at the Volksoper was a sensation. He is a conquering, mighty and overwhelming singer. At the same time he is an appealing, powerful and brilliantly gifted actor. His is the last word in subtle dramatic art and his work is breath taking." (Mittagss-Zeitung, Vienna.)
13NEWS that Pasquale Amato has achieved a marvelous restoration of voice is traveling along those underground channels which abound in any music center. As most people know, Amato was not in the best of health during his final seasons at the Metropolitan, where he had reigned for years as one of the most brilliant and impressive baritones that institution had ever known. For some time after he returned to Italy Amato continued indisposed.
15"The other day, soon after he had reached New York, this great artist sang for several critical persons, among whom were an eminent concert manager and the music director of the San Francisco and Los Angeles Opera Companies. The latter–Gaetano Merola–engaged Amato on the spot for next autumn's season. He and the concert manager, and one other keen listener, were so enthusiastic over the baritone's voice and singing that they could not contain themselves." (Pierre Key's Observations, April 5, 1927.)
17AMATO'S RETURN THRILLS PRESS OF AMERICA
19Voice Acclaimed as Even Better Than When Baritone Starred at Metropolitan Opera
21"The new Amato voice is a full-toned sonorous instrument as of yore, with none of its velvet richness worn thin by the concert halls abroad." (New York World, March 25, 1927.)
23"Who's who in the big and little opera realm were at the Academy last night to greet Mr. Pasquale Amato upon the occasion of his eagerly awaited return to the dramatic music stage after an absence of six years. This famous baritone, a leading figure in the world of opera and the idol of thousands of music lovers in this city, was forced to abandon the Metropolitan Opera at the height of his career, because of a throat infection. Beloved by his countrymen, last night's very large and professionally conspicuous assemblage was to have been expected upon so important an occasion as his return, in a special performance of 'La Gioconda.' That the Metropolitan Opera has room for a first class baritone and that the public would unquestionably favor Amato's return to Mr. Gatti-Casazza's fold, are first facts behind the ramifications of last evening's performance. New York will not quickly lose grateful remembrance of Mr. Amato's memorable contributions to the gallery of grand opera characters, including in its range of roles those of Mephistopheles, Escamillo, Des Grieux, Ashton, Jack Rance, Luna, Otello, Barnaba, to mention but a few. The question has been, in respect to Amato's resumption of his interrupted career, whether or not his present vocal condition warrants a comeback. Mr. Amato convincingly answered this question last night. His baritone is yet the fine resonant strong organ of past memory. The former vocal subtlety was in evidence, his ability to color the melodic phrase, to intensify lyric canto, to vitalize a flow of recitative. Apart from this was Mr. Amato's brilliant personality, individualizing him as an artist of the grand style, richly to the manner born." (Brooklyn Standard Union, March 30, 1927.)
25"One of the outstanding singers whom Mr. Gatti-Casazza brought to New York at the Metropolitan was Pasquale Amato. This gifted baritone immediately captured our public and for many seasons remained an ornament of Mr. Gatti's troupe. Few baritone singers have ever rivaled Mr. Amato in the esteem of the local public. Of late years, however, he has sung principally in Spain and Germany. Mr. Amato is now again in this country and last night, in a former Metropolitan role of his, Barnaba, at the Brooklyn Academy, a large audience was on hand to welcome the eminent singer with the utmost cordiality. Mr. Amato delivered the music quite in the grand manner, with impressive amplitude of phrase, skilful shading, superb diction, and the authentic accent." (New York Telegram, March 30, 1927.)
27Concert Management Arthur Judson has the honor to announce that PASQUALE AMATO, after several years of concert and opera appearances abroad, has now returned to this country under its exclusive direction. Mr. Amato is available for engagements in concert and opera for the entire season 1927-1928.
29STEINWAY HALL NEW YORK
30PACKARD BUILDING PHILADELPHIA
32Concert Management ARTHUR JUDSON
34Victor Records
35Hardman Piano
37[Mr. Amato is also accepting a limited number of pupils]
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