Word: segurola
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...wintry January afternoon in 1916, the Metropolitan Opera's Enrico Caruso, Frances Alda, Antonio Scotti and Andres de Segurola bundled into a train for one of their weekly performances in Philadelphia. For the top performers in the Met's golden age it was a routine trip, but one they always made the most of. This time, the party sipped champagne...
...four-even Soprano Alda-aped Basso Segurola by wearing monocles.When Segurola put on his top hat, he was showered with white dust: Caruso had thoughtfully poured flour into it. Baritone Scotti squirted seltzer water in Alda's face. Instead of nibbling at stage fare in the cafe scene of Act II, they sat down with relish to a chicken dinner-and more champagne -ordered in from an Italian restaurant...
...most memorable moment was one that few listeners were aware of. In the last act, with Mimi a-dying, Segurola (known mainly to a later generation as Deanna Durbin's teacher) suddenly turned to Caruso and whispered hoarsely that he could not manage his final aria, the "Coat Song." Grated the basso: "I've lost my voice...
...expects is currently as perplexing to Hollywood as whether she is its oldest child actress or its youngest adult star. Cinemactress Durbin, currently in New York on vacation, owns three pet turtles, a black dog named Tippy, collects paper matches for souvenirs. She takes singing lessons from Andres de Segurola, piano lessons from Frances Minnerick, schools with a tutor in the studio, is nicknamed "Candy," likes to swim and ride. When she goes back to Hollywood she will live in a new house overlooking the Universal lot, with a bedroom walled in glass brick...
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