Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 125, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1909 — Georgia Galvin Recital [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Georgia Galvin Recital

Like all of Miss Galvin's programs, the one arranged for Tuesday evening divides the recital into groups of songs. The first group is made up of early ballads from the Italian, French, Scotch, Irish and English—including “Cornin’ Thro the Rye.” The second series introduces three French songs. Then comes a group of German selections. Following this Miss Galvin will sing, “One Fine Day”—an aria from “Madam Butterfly.’ 1 One of the charms of Miss Galvin’s recitals is her introductions to the Songs. Her bits of history about them or the story of which they are a part surround the songs with an atmosphere which .makes the audiencefeel at home with the selections during the singing. This feature is especially brought out in the setting which is given to the aria from “Madam Butterfly.” In fewer words than required to tell of her little talks, Miss Galvin sketches the entire opera and then she sings “One Fine Day”. The audience is carried away to Japan and listens to the song of faith with the same understanding as if it had heard the two hours of singing which precedes it in the rendition of the opera. The program concludes with a group of miscellaneous numbers running from light to serious and back to light again. “The Year’s at the Spring" is the final number of a well rounded program. Though Miss Galvin is known as a “Coloratura Soprano,” her art enables her to sing many different styles of songs as the progrom for tomorrow evening will demonstrate.

GEORGIA GALV IN, SOPRANO.