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Patricia, a cheery, blue-eyed blonde, is a girl who likes to play the piano, sing mezzo-soprano, play golf and watch the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team. She hopes to go to Milwaukee-Downer College. She doesn't date much ("I've concentrated on scholarship"). When Patricia got word that she had won, her mother was more excited than she was. "Golly, was she excited," says Patricia. "I suppose I won't get excited until tomorrow...
...Boston Symphony Orchestra plays more than its share of unfamiliar compositions, but it seldom rallies all its forces as impressively as it did yesterday for Stravinsky's "Oedipus Rex," a work scored for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone and speaker as well as chorus and a full Stravinsky-sized orchestra. The effort was definitely worthwhile. There may be arguments about the style and form of the "Oedipus Rex," but there surely can be none about its interest to listeners on almost any level of musical training...
Metropolitan Opera Auditions (Sun. 4:30 p.m., ABC). Soloists: Soprano Elizabeth Farquhar, Mezzo-Soprano Jane Hobson...
Stranded Soprano. Revelers in the Met's Sherry bar hadn't missed much in Yugoslav Soprano Daniza Ilitsch's opening-night performance. Greek Soprano Elen Dosia's bow in Tosca was no better. But the surprise debut of Cloe Elmo, a first-rate Italian mezzo-soprano, was a different story...
Invitation to Music (Sun. 11:30 p.m., CBS), the only U.S. network program that gives modern composers a ready and frequent hearing: Canteloube De Malaret's Chants d'Auvergne. Soloist: Mezzo-Soprano Evelyn Pasen...