Word: soloists
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Symphony (Sun. 8:30 p.m., NBC). Soloist: Mimi Benzell...
...Symphony (Sun. 8:30 p.m., NBC). Soloist: Alec Templeton...
...always been the center of Ulanova's existence. Her parents, members of the ballet at St. Petersburg's famed Mariinsky Theater, began training her as a child. She made her first public appearance when she was eight. At 18, she completed her formal training, began as a soloist, and over the years danced her supple way to stardom in Leningrad and at Moscow's Bolshoi Theater, where she has been a top-ranking ballerina for six years. She has become famous for her roles in Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, Romeo and Juliet. For her poetic warmth...
...Great Dream. At 17, "Koussy" left his home town of Vyshny-Volochek to study the bass fiddle in Moscow. Soon he was playing with the Imperial Opera orchestra, toured on the side for ten years as a soloist. Not content with his specialized fame as the world's greatest virtuoso performer on the double bass, he began conducting in Germany, England and France. In 1909, already rich* and respected, he went back to Russia to head the Imperial Music Society's concerts in St. Petersburg. His reputation as a conductor spread throughout Russia, but in 1920 he fled...
...Schein works are particularly startling, and they put the audience in a receptive mood for what was to follow. A good part of the credit must go to soprano Faith Barnett, whose crystal-clear voice, especially in the higher registers, and sensitive phrasing made her the outstanding soloist of the evening...