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...kits and books arouse the scorn of some longtime enthusiasts. "macramé is a beautiful and old art form," says Mrs. Christa Mayer, curator of textiles at the Chicago Art Institute, "but it is being sadly cheapened by the how-to books." Although macramé's pragmatic virtues are stressed in its latest incarnation, it retains its artistic values. New York's Museum of American Folk Art has just opened an exhibition of the more splendid examples. Among the items on display: an Inca hat, delicate macramé lace from 17th century Genoa, and fur rugs macram...
...month at the Vienna Staatsoper in the difficult title role of Verdi's Macbeth. Helped along by the unconventional approach of Stage Director Otto Schenk and Conductor Karl Boehm, Milnes portrayed Macbeth as a victim not of ambition but of passion. The slinky-voiced, erotic Lady Macbeth of Christa Ludwig made the passion understandable. When the curtain fell on Macbeth's death scene, Milnes was rewarded with a 30-minute ovation...
...major asset: Bernstein had persuaded Mezzo Christa Ludwig to abandon her accustomed role as the youth Octavian for the lead role of the aging Marschallin, usually sung by a soprano. Ludwig's vocal prowess, womanly softness and pathos proved her a perfect choice. Said Bernstein: "She was so marvelous in the last scene that I cried watching her." And that was no Viennese exaggeration...
Otto Klemperer's version, with the Philharmonia and New Philharmonia orchestras (Angel; 2 LPs), has superb soloists, Mezzo-Soprano Christa Ludwig and Tenor Fritz Wunderlich, whose promise was cut short by his accidental death last summer at 35. The orchestra sounds wonderfully clear and portentous, as though this were the last music to be played on the day of doom. Although Klemperer's playing time is actually shorter than Bernstein's, Angel chose to record the piece on three LP sides, filling the fourth with five Mahler songs...
...Though the profession is land-mined with problems for married singers, they have made a go of it because their careers progressed at the same pace. Today, they shuttle between Vienna, New York and their home in Lucerne (both are Swiss citizens) with their eight-year-old son Wolfgang, Christa's mother, a cook, a secretary and 27 pieces of luggage. They pick and choose their roles so that they can spend most of the year singing together at various opera houses. Wherever they are, they stake out "Christa's room" and "Walter's room" for private...