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...French opera, he had worked hard for over a year to huff himself into a German-style Heldentenor, and he was all set to sing his first Tristan, with Kirsten Flagstad as Isolde. San Franciscans (and Metropolitan Opera General Manager Rudolf Bing, who sorely needs a successor to Lauritz Melchior) were all set to hear him. But a fortnight ago, with debut day almost at hand, Tenor Vinay was bogged down in Chile. A stubborn Santiago impresario refused to let him leave the country until he fulfilled a delayed engagement. Last week, finally freed by persuasion and compromise, Vinay flew...
...jolly, volatile Ramon Vinay has plenty of time. A onetime baritone who once gave up singing to run a box factory in Mexico (which he still owns), he already holds the title to the role of Otello at the Met and Milan's La Scala. Now, with Melchior gone from the Met, Vinay will have a good chance at the Tristan title too. A "delighted" Rudi Bing thought Vinay was already "one of the best Tristans I've ever heard...
Only one member of the Class of '50, Jeanne E. Melchior, was included in the 14. The others are past "Cliffe alumnae. The winners will continue their studies in the following six nations...
France--Elizabeth Gallaher, Marion Henderson, Marie Johnson, Miss Melchior, Denise Otis, Elizabeth Salmon, and Margery Ann Williams; Greece--Eve Catagygiotu; Italy--Joan C. Capeci and Minerva Pinell; the Netherlands--Elizabeth J. Weichel; Norway--Dorothy J. Burton; and the United Kingdom--Doris V. Evans and Isabel E. Gamble...
...Symphony (Sun. 8:30 p.m., NBC). Guest soloist: Lauritz Melchior...