Word: bartolo
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...know the music so well that they rarely have to watch the conductor. Consequently, the staging has the flexibility and coherence often lacking in opera. Another important concession to dramatic values is the use of translations. English does not lend itself really well to the rapid-fire arias of Bartolo and Figaro, but in recitatives it becomes invaluable for following nuances of the plot. Apart from the language change, Mr. Goldovsky adheres to the composer's intentions. Rosina, for instance, is sung by a mezzo-soprano as Rossini first planned. And she sings his original Lesson Scene, not the customary...
...their secretaries. But later samples included fragments of the brilliantly colored, elaborately detailed painting of Siena's prime: virgins with patterned golden haloes, battle scenes, street scenes. Among the anonymous panels on exhibit, experts thought they could distinguish the work of such important Sienese artists as Taddeo di Bartolo, Stefano di Giovanni Sassetta and Ambrozio Lorenzetti...