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...world's great opera houses, from La Scala to Covent Garden to San Francisco, commanded top fees of $10,000 for concert performances and made recordings that turned into classical bestsellers. She became a $300,000-a-year, one-woman industry and, at the same time, the finest singing actress since Maria Callas. And because she did so as a thoroughly home-grown talent, she revolutionized the U.S. opera scene. In short, she became Beverly Sills...
...Yorker would count the day lost if he could not regale an out-of-towner, or a friend, or himself, with some vivid tale of megalopolitan woe. The past master of this urban gallows humor is Neil Simon, and in The Prisoner of Second Avenue he has written his finest play since The Odd Couple...
Baroque trumpet and organ, produce an incredibly powerful sound together. Given a well-selected program and a competent performance, the result is often quite thrilling. Add to this the specific artistry of an Edward Tarr--considered by many the finest baroque trumpeter today--and the combination should be superb. But last Wednesday's recital at Memorial Church was a disappointment. Though the playing was excellent, the program was second-rate: and no amount of techinical accomplishment can redeem medicore music...
Last year Lee recorded the finest wrestling season that a Harvard squad has ever compiled. Against the longest and toughest Crimson schedule, the wrestling team finished 14-5, second in the Ivy League, and won 10 of its last 12 matches. Highlight of the season was a 17-15 victory over Springfield, the first loss the Indians had suffered in New England since...
...worries Lee, 177 should be his greatest relief. For Richie Starr compiled the finest record on the squad last year (15-2-2) as a sophomore. Starr went on in post-season competition to place fifth nationally in the NCAA championships. He was the first Crimson wrestler to place since...