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...opera probably should have been called Verdi's Radames instead of Aida. Never mind that more important roles are assigned to the eponymous soprano heroine and her mezzo nemesis, Amneris. In San Francisco last week, the attention and the money (up to $750 for scalpers' tickets) was on the tenor. Of course, the man who was singing Verdi's Egyptian captain for the first time in his career was no ordinary performer: it was the portly mink-coat model, frequent guest on the Tonight show, American Express-card pitchman, would-be movie star and, these days, part...
...rough and ragged, belted out with a desperate fortissimo instead of the more difficult pianissimo that Verdi called for in the score. Elsewhere, Pavarotti's eyes clung to the safety of the prompter's box and the conductor's baton, leaving most of the acting to Soprano Margaret Price (battling a bronchial infection but singing well nonetheless) and Stefania Toczyska, a sultry Polish mezzo and a star of the future, whose Amneris blazed with passionate fury...
CLASSICAL: Contemporary Music Concert; Pamela Fraley, soprano, Betty Hillman, Cellist, and members of the Tufts Music faculty; Alumnae Hall; Thursday...
CLASSICAL: Faith Esham, soprano; music of Poulenc, Brahms and Copland; Kresge Auditorium; Sunday...
Chamber Music of Bustenude and Purcall--Boston Museum Trlo and guests Nancy Armstrong, soprano, and Anthony Martin, baroque violin; Remis Auditoriu, Museum of Fine Arts...