Word: gobbi
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...regular 1971-72 season ended last week with an extravagant, five-hour operatic gala (top price: $100) arranged, directed and virtually orchestrated and choreographed by Bing himself. On hand were 43 superstars (among them Nilsson, Price, Sutherland, Siepi, Gobbi, Milnes and Domingo) to demonstrate the kind of singing talent brought to the Met during the Bing regime. This was as it should be, for Bing has always concentrated more on big-name singers than on first-rate conductors or enlightened repertory. An hour of highlights from the gala will be broadcast over CBS-TV on Sunday, April 30. On June...