Word: mezzos
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (Margarete Bäumer and Ursula Richter, sopranos; Tiana Lemnitz, mezzo-soprano; Kurt Böhme, bass; chorus of the Dresden State Opera, the Saxonian State Orchestra, Rudolf Kempe conducting; Urania Records, sides LP). Soprano Bäumer (The Marschallin) has an unpleasant tremolo and Böhme (Ochs) is too growly and guttural; otherwise a middling-good performance. Recording: good...
...melodies to leave the audience humming, but Anne Trulove's first-act aria - lamenting departed Tom - beautifully sung by Soprano Elizabeth Schwarzkopf of the Vienna State Opera, came close to stopping the show. The other top voices: Tenor Robert Rounseville of the New York City Opera as Tom, Mezzo-Soprano Jennie Tourel as Baba the Turk, the sideshow bearded lady whom Tom marries as a jape...
Verdi: I Lombard! (Aldo Bertocci, tenor; Mario Petri, bass-baritone; Miriam Pirazzini, mezzo-soprano; Maria Vitale, soprano; Gustavo Gallo, tenor; Orchestra of Radio Italiana, Manno Wolf-Ferrari conducting; 6 sides LP). Verdi's fourth opera (1843) is a violent story of love and religion in the 11th Century...
...Telephone Hour. (Mon. 9 p.m., NBC). Guest: The Metropolitan Opera's Mezzo-Soprano Blanche Thebom...
Debussy: Trois Chansons de Bilitis; Ravel: Chansons Madécasses (Jennie Tourel, mezzo-soprano; Columbia, 2 sides LP). An accomplished artist gives a six-song lesson in how to sing French. Debussy's love songs are poignant; Ravel's are sensual. Recording: excellent...