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...There was a lot to cheer about the next night, too. when the new Dallas opera staged L'ltallana in Algeri, a much-neglected Rossini romp. The house was half empty-two of the city's most popular debutantes were giving a dance that night. Despite major obstacles-including a Texas chorus that had a lot of trouble learning to sing in Italian-the production turned out to be topnotch, with bright sets, smooth and funny staging. The cast, mostly imported and mostly unknown in the U.S. (except for brilliant Mezzo-Soprano Giulietta Simionato). had been so ably...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Callas in Dallas | 12/2/1957 | See Source »

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