Word: guilds
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Handel's Xerxes was first produced in 1783 for wealthy Londoners who allowed themselves to suffer the atrocious libretto so that they might enjoy the Italianate charm of the music and an awesome display of vocal pyrotechnics. Since the Harvard Opera Guild's singers (though competent) are incapable of coloratura acrobatics, and since audiences nowadays expect more from an operatic plot, considerable attention was focused on the opera's "dramatic" element at yesterday afternoon's performance. Besides, card-playing and the consumption of ices between arias are impractical in Agassiz; therefore it was imperative that something transpire on the stage...
...recent election the Opera Guild chose Peter H. Brown '60, of Leverett House and New York City, president for the coming year...
...Guild will present "Xerxes," an opera by Handel, on May 7 and 8, as part of the group's spring workshop, which aims at "discovering talent." Kennedy will produce the show, while Brown will handle the direction. Benjamin Cox '61, Robert Scher '59, and Vivian M. Thomas '60 will play the lead parts...
Next spring the Opera Guild hopes to present a student-written production, for the first time in the organization's history...
...transferring Globe executives temporarily to other jobs within his chain, has managed to cut his out-of-pocket strike costs to some $20,000 a month. At that rate, with a dozen other moneymaking papers in his string, Newhouse can afford to hold out indefinitely. With the guild demanding to know in advance of Newhouse's reorganization plans so it can intercede for affected members, Newhouse refuses, insists on a free hand to make operational changes for efficiency's sake. "I'm not optimistic about an agreement," said Newhouse las.t week. "The strike might...