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...libretto was a piece of hack work from a Parisian scenario factory run by an enterprising auteur of sorts named Eugene Scribe. Having just successfully completed Rigoletto and La Traviata with Italian Librettist Francesco Maria Piave, Verdi despised the messy French text with the passion he brought to everything...
...MARIA, B.W. Stevenson. Nine in September. "Just my thoughts about you bring back my peace of mind." Good melody...
WENDY WALDMAN-- Waldman's career as a balladeer got a surprise boost when Maria Muldaur's album, including two of Waldman's songs, became an unexpected hit this year. I have never heard Waldman's voice, but Passim rarely indulges in second bookings for artists unless they manage strong audience response the first time around. Waldman's two cuts on Muldaur's album were more promising musically than lyrically, and the lyrics were as good as most of the ballads you hear nowadays anyhow...
Born. To James Taylor, 25 (TIME cover, March 1,1971), melancholic folk-blues singer (Fire and Rain, Knocking 'Round the Zoo), and Carly Simon, 29, gutsy singer-composer (Anticipation, You're So Vain) and daughter of the publishing Simon (& Schuster): a daughter, Sarah Maria; in New York City...
...heavy handed--particularly in the opening and closing scenes--this is a weakness more than compensated for by the quality of other performances. Richard Hope, a bull-headed, red-nosed, raucous Sir Toby Belch, dominates the comic scenes, but his presence is well supported by Linda Dobb's sharp Maria and Locke Bowman's fussy Sir Andrew. Sunny Tufts carries off the difficult part of Viola with grace and Mark Daniels as a quivering chinned Malvolio is inspired...