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...RETIRED. LUCIANO PAVAROTTI, 68, larger-than-life star tenor; from opera; in New York. Pavarotti has canceled shows in recent years because of poor health and an unreliable voice, but he says he will participate in farewell concerts until he turns 70. Asked why he was leaving the stage, Pavarotti cited his hefty weight (130 kilograms) and a bad back. "I think it is time," he said...
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This year, Lowell House Opera presents a pair of French works: Starvinsky’s L’Historie de Soldat and Ravel’s L’Enfant et les Sortileges. L’Historie is a “musical play” centered around a solider who gives his soul to the devil. L’Enfant is a one-act opera that tells the story of a young boy whose imagination gets the better of him. Directed by Sarah Meyers ‘02 and Sean Ryan ‘03. March...
Anthony is a beloved figure in the backstage precincts of the Met, deeply respected for his experience with the great names of 20th century opera. The younger singers, he says, "are always asking me about Bjorling or Bergonzi or Del Monaco. How did they prepare? What were they like?" Anthony's function as a transmitter of lore and tradition, suggests Met artistic director James Levine, may be his single greatest role. "Whatever he passes on, he does so with tremendous enthusiasm, spirit and commitment. I can't imagine the place without...
...more choices, my guess is she would have established herself as a singer, as her voice resembled Ella Fitzgerald's. When I was a child, I remember, she'd had a taste of a public life and enjoyed it. Once, she performed in a production of the opera Carmen in Cleveland. And, regularly, she would sing for visiting politicians...