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...fine English translation of the libretto did not help Elisabeth Phinney as Donna Elvira. Her diction in arias was mediocre. She was perfectly clear through the recitative so the problem is obviously not insoluble. She was at her best in Ah, Fuggi il Traditor, a Handelian rage aria complete with dotted rhythms, large interval leaps, and distinct bass line. In the peasant-girl Zerlina's role, Lisbeth Brittain was properly ingenuous and sang with a bright, light soprano voice...
West German workers poured out of their factories onto the streets in sudden wildcat strikes. In several cities, there were spontaneous demonstrations by young people in support of Chancellor Willy Brandt. "Ah, oh, eh,/ Willy is okay," they chanted. At other times, West Germans huddled round their televisions and radios with a rapt attention that customarily is reserved only for championship soccer matches...
...Round trip?" he was asked. "Er, ah, I'm not exactly sure," he mumbled. Until 9:52 p.m. yesterday, there was an excellent chance that the Rangers would be coming back to Boston next Sunday night for the fifth game of the Stanley Cup playoff finals...
...rare solo concerts, in Manhattan's Whitney Museum, Jazz Pianist-Composer Duke Ellington received an even rarer compliment. Togo's Ambassador to the U.S. presented him with a block of his country's stamps honor ing four great composers. "Ah," said the delighted Ellington, "Debussy, Bach, Beethoven-and Duke...
...Well ah'll tell you," said the Boxer, smiling from under an arched eyebrow and playfully extending a knuckle, "--'scuse me for hittin you--Ahm gonna rise the tropps to rebellion tonight, and ah hope you"ll get thirty thousand of your best...