Word: bonazzi
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Dates: during 1971-1971
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...opera got little help from Director Langton, who sent the chorus sashaying about the stage with hands on hips, or swaying with hands linked like oldtime Follies girls. Such artists as Mezzos Elaine Bonazzi and Frederica von Stade, Baritone Theodor Uppman and Tenor John Wakefield seemed wasted in their brief roles. Choreographer José Limon certainly knows all there is to know about Spanish tradition and dancing. But even his fertility rite dance in Act III succeeded in looking barren. Musically, Yerma is compelling. But as a dramatic experience, in Santa Fe, Yerma remained yermo...
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