Word: chenier
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...Superdome. But in dozens of small towns dug into the fragile ecosystems of the coastal marshes, far from the urban meltdowns, communities weren't just inflamed, they were annihilated. In Cameron Parish, La., along the border with Texas, Rita washed towns like Creole, Oak Grove and Grand Chenier into the sea. In neighboring Vermilion Parish, the residents of Pecan Island returned to find little more than a mile-wide debris field choked with dead marsh grasses...
...over the decades, did Carson. In his very first Tonight monologue, on Oct. 1, 1962, he told the audience, "I'm curious," and he allowed his social and cultural curiosity fairly free rein. The young host would acknowledge that he attended the opera (his favorite: Giordano's Andrea Chenier). He booked serious authors to fill the last 15 mins. of his then-90-min. broadcast. His musical guests eschewed rock 'n roll; they included crooners, opera tenors and sopranos, lots of jazz men, both in the spotlight (Joe Williams must have sung Every Day I Have the Blues 40 times...
...DIED. FRANCO CORELLI, 82, handsome tenor considered to be one of Italy's best opera singers; in Milan. After making his debut in 1951 at the age of 30, Corelli became known for roles in Verdi's Aida and Don Carlo, Giordano's Andrea Chenier and Puccini's Turandot. His muscular build and booming voice made him an ideal romantic lead opposite sopranos such as Maria Callas. Corelli liked to hold key notes for as long as possible. Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson claimed Corelli bit her on the neck during a 1961 Boston performance of Turandot because she outlasted...