Word: debutants
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...tenor makes a fresh debut . . . Exclamations of pleasure and surprise greet his first melody . . . yet this is but the prelude to the emotions he is to stir before the evening is over . . . A number comes during which the daring artist, stressing each syllable, gives out some high chest notes with a resonant fullness, an expression of heart-rending grief, and a beauty of tone that so far nothing had led one to expect. A petrified silence reigns in the house, people hold their breath, amazement and admiration are. blended in a mood akin to fear. There is, in fact, reason...
With a pack of forwards who are mostly veterans from the '55 team, interest in the Crimson side will focus on the three-quarter line, where footballers Jim Joslin and Ron Eikenberry are making their debut...
Modern electronics made an unfortunate debut in the NCAA swimming championships at Yale last weekend. It all started when meet officials announced that a new "electronic machine" would be used to determine the order of finish. The machine had worked well in Big Ten meets, they explained, and should do away with much of the confusion which has plagued recent championships...
...cover almost an additional two octaves, but with little musical value.) In her tenor range she can sound either like a contralto or a real male tenor. Some critics find Jenny's voice a bit dry, but this can be overcome, she believes, before she makes her professional debut. She does not plan to make it for about two years. Until then, she will continue to study with the man whose bold beliefs about the human voice she may be helping to prove...
...Leonora, although parts of her performance are controlled and lovely. The opera itself is uneven, so the singers must sometimes surpass their material. They have only partial success: contralto Giulia Simionato is fine, but basso Cesare Siepi is a disappointment. The best performance comes from baritone Bastianini, making his debut on records. His voice is rich and big, and handled very sympathetically. He contributes the only consistent luster to an otherwise spotty recording...