Word: hellmond
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...EXTENSIVE 20-MEMBER CAST features everything from the unusual to the bizarre to the spectacular. A foot and a half shorter and 50 pounds lighter than her Trojan cohorts, Maja Hellmond's first appearance on stage as Hector is disconcerting to an audience accustomed to some Homeric vision of the Greek hero. Although Hellmond does a good job of trying to make the audience forget that she is a girl, the physical constraints of the role complicate her portrayal. Battling with Bradford, Hellmond manages to throw him over her shoulders only with a great deal of assistance from her costar...
...voices that hold this lighthearted evening's entertainment together are sound. Both student and professional leads are musically competent enough to keep Donizetti's swoops and lilts of melody sounding natural, though some have less luck with the words. Margery Hellmond '83, who alternates with professional soprano Priscilla Ganley as Adina, brings a supple, textured voice to a series of intricate arias, though she occasionally becomes strident on the showy high notes...
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