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...program is under the direction of Professor Harold Schmidt, assisted by Sara-Jane Smith '56, soprano; Antonio Garoputo, tenor; Polly Davis and Gaston Allaire, accompanists...
...saying, "Schubert knew God, he knew that God, too, was afraid, that God, too, trembled and was in doubt and got angry and regretted and yearned in vain, like you and me and all of us." Though he spouted misogynisms, Mencken was deeply in love with his wife, Sara Haardt, who lived only five years after their 1930 marriage. When she was dying he told a friend, "Women are always waiting . . . women are always waiting for-birth, for kisses, for love, for growing-up, for smiles, for death...
...only two singing characters, the master of a house and his young maid. As the master, a better choice than Jonathan Levy would be difficult to imagine. His big voice masters the part's large range, and his expressions are marvellously comic without being overdone. As the maid, Sara-Jane Smith looks and sings very prettily, indeed. Their two duets are among the finest comic music of all time. This is a performance that shouldn't be missed...
...voice lacked support, volume, and depth; and his breath control was insufficient to sustain the phrases. The other cantata, Wachet auf (No. 140), fared better. The chorus, numbering only twelve, was well trained by Edward Lloyd, and bass soloist Thomas Beveridge sang with feeling. The soprano soloist was Sara-Jane Smith, who added one more concert to her list of impressive performances. There is commonly a distinction between "musicians" and "singers", but Miss Smith is obviously both. She has an exciting lyrical voice and a sensitive way of spinning a phrase that make it always a pleasure to listen...
...Sara-Jane Smith brought an unfailingly lyrical voice to the long and taxing role of Susan B. Anthony. Her acting convincingly projected the courage and warmth of the suffragette. She received solid support from Malcolm Ticknor as Jo the Loiterer. The possessor of a considerable comic talent, Ticknor also displayed a strong tenor voice. The biggest voice in the cast, however, belonged to Herbert Gibson, who played Daniel Webster with a wonderful mock dignity. In smaller parts, John Morabito gave an amusing portrayal of the love-sick but proper John Adams, while Sylvia Skolnick enlivened the role of a militant...