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Figaro and Trovatore are both handsome and, in some respects, truly exciting renovations of what had been two of the worst "war heroes" in the Metropolitan repertoire.
Trovatore will be remembered for the debut of Giulietta Simionato, the great Italian mezzo-soprano who sang Azucene. Simionato is known to record collectors for her superb Rossini performances. Yet, her extraordinary range enables her to perform parts as diverse as Azucena and Santuzza with equal ease and brilliance. Her...
The production of Figaro holds especial interest for opera-goers because it has been designed by Oliver Messel, the distinguished English artist noted for his work in the Glyndebourne Festival. Messel is so flooded with commissions that, a few years back, he refused even to answer a letter from the...
Messel was well worth the lengthy dickering. His Figaro contains some of the most elegant, beautiful sets and costumes ever seen on the Metropolitan stage. Unfortunately, however, Messel's scenery was designed for an earlier production at Glyndebourne and has merely been adapted to the Metropolitan stage. Scaling up a...
Middlesex County District Attorney John J. Droney yesterday ordered an immediate investigation of Cambridge Civic Association allegations that an absentee ballot cast in the Cambridge city election may have been tampered with.