Word: choruses
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...chorus, fortunately, appeared only twice; or rather, they fortunately sang only twice. Their sickly tone, occasionally faulty intonation, and insipid enunciation made their numbers the low points of the performance. Their colorful costumes (many in extravagant stripes) and well planned movements made it a pleasure to watch them, however; the stage became an enormous, dazzling kaleidoscope when they entered...
...long and challenging collection of renaissance, baroque, and contemporary music, and the performance showed an excellent grasp of several styles of 20th century music. But the first half of the program, devoted to early music, was less successful, in part because of the simple unwieldiness of such a large chorus for this type of music...
...bouncy, spirited dancing songs, each song created a convincing atmosphere of its won. In Stravinsky's Russian Peasant Songs, the women, singing alone, gave the best performance of the evening. Every note and word was crisp and clear in these pulsating, rhythmic songs. In the third, the chorus and an excellent solo trio gleefully tossed the song back and forth. Dorothy Oeste's soprano in the fourth was flawless...
...orchestra and several notches above the usual for G&S at Agassiz. In spite of occasionally poor intonation and some floundering in more technical passages, Paul's musicians played with sensitivity and variety, giving Yeomen by far the most exciting theatre orchestra heard around here for along time. The chorus has been well-drilled by Vince Canzoneri, and they negotiated the tongue-twisting finales with fervor. The Townspeople fared better than the Yeomen, who were hopelessly understaffed. They never lived up to their brilliant red Beefea ters' costumes...
...This is the land of Canaan, unlimited and fecund," said President Jánio Quadros, who only held office for seven months in 1961 and who also rashly declared: "In five years Brazil will be a great power." Everytime they strike up their national anthem, Brazilians join in a chorus of self-hypnotic confidence in the future...