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Anthony is a beloved figure in the backstage precincts of the Met, deeply respected for his experience with the great names of 20th century opera. The younger singers, he says, "are always asking me about Bjorling or Bergonzi or Del Monaco. How did they prepare? What were they like?" Anthony's function as a transmitter of lore and tradition, suggests Met artistic director James Levine, may be his single greatest role. "Whatever he passes on, he does so with tremendous enthusiasm, spirit and commitment. I can't imagine the place without...
...musicians like Garzone stick around. "There will always be a lot of great people who live here, people like Alan Dawson, like Jerry Bergonzi, like George Schuller and George Garzone. People establish lives in Boston, and a lot of people don't want to be in New York. It's a question of the quality of your life and the decisions you make," says Boone, who taught last semester's popular core, "Jazz: An American Music." "Basically, it comes down to a personal decision...
...that he knows nothing about art. Or Father William Doherty (Leonard Corman), the kind, elderly parishoner who is torn between molding his foster son (Mark Rogers) into a badly-needed Indian physician and allowing him to pursue a lucrative and prestigious position in cancer research. Or Marion Clay (Maryann Bergonzi), the widow of a wealthy artist who divides her time between lamenting a bygone past and "managing" an adolescent tennis star...
...impediments, the cast, filled with Boston professional actors, veteran Harvard actors, and several novices to the Harvard stage, has no trouble delving into its characters. Freshman Michael Albion gives a sensitive portrayal of King Leontes, using his monologues to reveal his characters' insecurity, blind rage, and pompous narcissicism. Maryann Bergonzi as Paulina and Pamela Knickrehm as Hermione, two local actresses, give superb performances. Bergonzi stands out with her exquisite enuncition and her somber, melancholy, yet determined facial expressions. Two more freshmen--Tucker McCrady as Florizel, King Polixenes' son, and Laurence Bouvard as Leontes's long-lost daughter Perdita--perform...
...most inaccessible thing about the show is its location, for the Nucleo Eclettico theater is well hidden beneath the European Restaurant near the Haymarket T station. The position gives the play a North End flavor. Bergonzi, especially, injects occasional Italian words into the dialogue...