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ITALIAN SCULPTURE: Milan's Marino Marini (TIME, Feb. 27, 1950), whose stiff-legged horses and plump riders have become Marini trademarks...
Coppi responded to the adulation with such unbeatable sprints that, two days before the race was over, some of the spectators were complaining that Coppi spoiled the suspense. But his delirious fans waited six hours at the Milan finish line last week to welcome their comeback hero, who took down the 1,000,000-lire ($1,600) first prize, plus 285,000 lire in bonuses for lap leads. What was more, Coppi set a new Giro d'ltalia speed record: 34.6 kilometers an hour (21.6 m.p.h...
Paolo Buttini is a 19-year-old Italian with a sure hand and a consuming desire to be a great artist. His first big exhibit in Milan three years ago drew record crowds and won wholehearted praise from Italy's usually wary critics. Wrote Leonardo Borgese in the respected Corriere della Sera: "Buttini is no fake. If he has any fault, it is that of being too good." Last week, with 114 of his pen & ink drawings on show at Manhattan's Grand Central Palace, U.S. gallerygoers could understand the enthusiasm...
...worked hard to make Wozzeck a success. When Italian sopranos showed little interest in learning the exacting role of Wozzeck's faithless mistress Marie, Mitropoulos gave it to Soprano Dorothy Dow, of Galveston, Texas. The part of the plodding, unhappy Wozzeck went to Italian Baritone Tito Gobbi. Milan admired them both. Another successful touch was the scenery; instead of going in strong for realism, Designer Gianni Ratto made his sets shadowy and changeable, to keep the audience under the emotional spell of Berg's music...
Composer Berg's white-haired widow Helene sat in La Scala's royal box, approved : "Everything was right." Said Milan's Il Popolo: "This performance will remain in La Scala's history...