Word: milanov
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Bing's next step was to call in Painter Eugene Berman, who went to work on a notable array of sets and costumes (see ART). Then Bing was ready for a cast. He chose a starry one: Soprano Zinka Milanov, Tenor Richard Tucker, Baritone Leonard Warren and Basso Cesare Siepi. Said Bing: "The finest vocal ensemble you can hear anywhere in the world." With those singers, and Verdi's music, Rudolf Bing sat back and hoped for another success. Last week, more than 72 hours before the curtain would rise on Forza, the standing-room queue was already...
...Zinka Milanov has a rich, compelling voice, but she was too big and too awkward for a believable Aida. The really outstanding principal in this production was Mario Del Monaco. His Radames was always exciting. Not only can be act, but also his full-bodied tenor voice (especially in "Celestc Aida" where he hit the fabulous B-flat without a tremor) shows training and power...
Metropolitan Opera (Sat. 2 p.m., ABC). Aïda, with Milanov, Rankin, Del Monaco, Warren...
...Shakespearean Webster hoped "that the shade of Verdi may be heard to murmur 'I have not been betrayed.' " A first-rate cast was listed to do its part: Veteran Soprano Zinka Milanov as Aiïa, Elena Nikolaidi as Amneris, new Italian Tenor Mario del Monaco as Radames and George London as Amonasro. Some first-nighters might even hear Verdi's shade murmur,"In better shape than...
...cuckolded Alfio challenged swaggering Seducer Turiddu, Alfio stood well back, out of all possible harm's way, looking considerably more foolish than furious. But despite such incongruities, and the fussy set and cluttered stage that offended Critic Downes, the singing (notably by Tenor Richard Tucker and Soprano Zinka Milanov) almost turned Cavalleria into a triumph...