Word: scandiani
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...friction between Toscanini and il Fascismo was too much to be borne. He resigned as director of La Scala. But the blonde Valkyrie carried on, under Director Angelo Scandiani. When he became ill, she substituted ably. Then in June 1930, Director Scandiani died. The Government had suspended La Scala's "Autonomous Corporation," appointed wealthy Senatore Borletti to be Royal Commissioner (dictator) of the opera. Under the supervision of Benito Mussolini, he was empowered to select a new director. He picked Signorina Colombo. The Press raged. People held mass-meetings. A woman? It was unthinkable. But someone sagely pointed out that...
...basso, whose locks are snowier than the fleeces of Sharon, whose voice could shake the walls of Gaza; Spartaco Morgia, dramatic tenor, with barrel chest and amber voice - a man like a hogshead of honey; Attilio Boschi, young baritone, who, it is declared, is destined to be "the second Scandiani"; the Rev. Antonio Grimaldi, basso at the Sistine Chapel for 16 years, a famed authority on ecclesiastical music; Eugenio Andriselli, adult male soprano and assistant organist at St. Peter's. In all, there are twelve singers. Their programs will include selections from -the religious music of the sedate Palestrina...
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