Word: charmante
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...nails as if carved . . . refined, aristocratic manners, conversation . . . sprinkled with French phrases, rath er affected . . . some traces of foppishness. . . . The ladies made a fuss over him. He sat at the piano and, coquettishly throwing up his hands, played . . . very sweetly and gracefully, while the circle around him buzzed . . . 'charmant, delicieux...
...from Maestro Karl Krueger, her conductor and friend, Margaret began. She tackled the reasonably simple Cielito Lindo with power and control, sang the tricky aria, Charmant Oiseau, with swooping zest (and a few flat notes), and coasted home with the well-worn Last Rose of Summer, a song her father had requested...
Lily Pons: Program (Columbia, 6 sides). The Met's little wren perches on a high E and holds it in Caro Nome from Verdi's Rigoletto. Just as showy are Heinrich Proch's Theme and Variations for Soprano Voice and David's Charmant Oiseau from La Perle du Brésil. Performance : excellent...