Word: highlight
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Italian arias songs. The only composer of the German school represented was Mozart, and he by an Italian aria from The Marriage of Figaro. The most successful song was Bellini's Dolente Immagine, in which Tebaldi lingered over every vowel, almost caressing the notes with her voice. Another highlight was the magnificent Ave Maria from Verdi's Otello, which despite one shrill phrase was memorable for a ravishing final high note in mezza-voce. The audience went wild, and called Tebaldi back for three Puccini arias as encores. She didn't mind the tiring program, and sounded as warm-voiced...
...another Crimson highlight of the meet, the varsity mile relay team ran away from both Yale and Princeton to win by a quarter lap in the excellent time of 3:22.4. Al Wills, a converted miler, ran a fast third leg which opened up a big lead for anchorman Dick Wharton. Mike Robertson led off, and he was followed by French Anderson...
...Crimson goals were scored while the O'Malley-Cleary-Guttu line was on the ice, and except for Flynn's often brilliant goal-tending, the alert play-making of this trio was the highlight of the game...
...Highlight of the dinner was the presentation of an award for "outstanding contribution to football" to former Dartmouth football coach "Tuss" Mc Laughry...
After 32 distinguished years in the Army, Major General William F. Dean, 56, top-ranking hero of the Korean war and for three grisly years a prisoner of the Chinese Reds, packed his military gear for retirement this week. Highlight of Medal-of-Honorman Dean's last parade at San Francisco's famed Presidio: the award of a combat infantryman's badge, which he missed...