Word: gianni
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Soprano Albanese was "all emotional." Backstage, she had the same hairdresser, the same wardrobe mistress, and the same prompter she had for her La Scala debut (in Gianni Schicchi) in 1936. But Albanese had apparently forgotten that Italians like their opera loud. Never noted for a big voice, in Madame Butterfly she concentrated on her acting; not once did she break a dramatic sequence to turn, in full voice, toward the audience. Moaned one critic after the first act: "Albanese has returned, but she left her voice in America...
...Jaroslav Drobny, ex-Czech Davis Cup tennis player (victor over the U.S.'s Dick Savitt), over Italian Davis Cupper Gianni Cucelli (who upset the U.S.'s Wimbledon Champion Budge Patty), 6-1, 10-8, 6-0, for the Rome title...
...Opera (Sun. 3 p.m., NBC). Puccini's Gianni Schicchi...
Puccini: II Tabarro, Gianni Schicchi (Cetra-Soria, 2 sides LP each). These two one-acters, with Suor Angelica, make up Puccini's Triptych, which had its world premiere at Manhattan's Metropolitan Opera House in 1918. Gianni Schicchi, which still survives at the Met, is a bright and appealing piece of foolishness. In this recording, it is a roaring fine vehicle for first-rate Baritone Giuseppe (Falstaff) Taddei. Il Tabarro (The Cloak) is Puccini at his most melodramatic blood & thundering. These Radio Italiana performances give both operas their full due; so does the recording...
Thirteen and one-half hours after he started (average speed, 76 m.p.h.), Gianni climbed wearily out of his rakish speedster and waited for his brothers. The family did well: Gianni won and Vittorio was fifth. And Papa, after all, was pleased...