Word: singer
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Simpsons' marriage began to take on the classic signs of a fatal struggle. Friends called the relationship dangerous, dysfunctional, two passionate people goading and scraping at each other. One mutual acquaintance, cabaret singer Jennifer Young, recalls walking down Rodeo Drive one day after a lunch party with O.J. and another woman. Nicole drove up in her Mercedes convertible and began following them down the street, screaming obscenities, until the police came and sent her away. "He has a temper, but she had a temper too," Young says...
...Hynde has long been one of pop music's most fascinating and contradictory figures. Fond of skintight jeans, torn T shirts and excessive amounts of black eye shadow, she combines a punkish disdain for the world with an expressive, let's-get-it-on sexuality. As the songwriter and singer of the Pretenders, she manages to create buoyant, invigorating rock 'n' roll by weaving pop music's tunefulness with punk's aggressive energy. With pulsing, loping guitar work and a ragged- edged style that retains the sound of a great garage band, the Pretenders' early records produced an array...
...intelligent, ambitious singer, Glyndebourne is a paradise. Promising beginners aim for the chorus in part because choristers are also the understudies. More established singers seek out Glyndebourne either to learn a role or to do spring cleaning on one they already know. But for an international star, going there is time consuming and economically disastrous. The commitment is to at least five weeks of rehearsals and about 14 performances, with a no-play-no-pay proviso and no stipend for rehearsal time. The top salary is $1,800 per performance; international stars earn as much as $12,000 a night...
...Trevor Nunn and Jonathan Miller. But the key to Glyndebourne's success is the dozen or so coaches who prepare each opera meticulously. Beneficiaries liken their teaching to having a superb master class every day. Christie notes that "coaches have an awkward job mediating between the conductor and the singer. They need a feeling for what's best for the composer." Their ranks tend to be drawn from people on their way to becoming conductors or from would-be singers who just didn't have a good enough voice. Martin Isepp, a revered figure who has spent 36 years preparing...
...Singer was awarded an honorary degree fromRadcliffe College in 1990. She has also previouslyreceived honorary degrees from Williams, Dartmouthand other Schools. In addition, she has served astrustee of Wesleyan University and as a member ofthe Yale Corporation...