Word: benita
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Each medium, sparse and perfect, is fully capable of transmitting on its own Beckett's humble yet invincible commitment to struggle. Only rarely does more than one of the seven fine musicians-two of them percussion-play at a time. With them, and alone, sings an incredibly clear soprano, Benita Valente. Her voice rises out of the pit like a tiny emission of life from the obscurity of the set, which was designed by Franco Colavecchia. He was more concerned to build something that would hold the lights than to design a work of art, but it is no accident...
...route, nothing is finished, and mean-while-as if pinching ourselves to make sure we're alive-we must perform exercises. Gamely, in her extraordinarily sweet soprano, Benita Valente sings on. "where I am, I don't know, I'll never know, in the silence you don't know, you must...
...Cantata No. 51, Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, is one of the most consistently popular of the sacred cantatas. The purity of its vocal settings, when performed by an adequate soprano, places it among the most starkly beautiful of Bach's vocal works. Benita Valente, Monday night's soloist, is a perfect Bach soprano. She has a clear, pure voice, without any of the excess floridity or overblown style which is fatal in a Bach performance. Miss Valente and the orchestra gave a highly correct interpretation of the work, yet no one devoid of feeling. The work, originally composed...