Word: superbness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...schoolgirl in Parma, Renata Tebaldi used to imagine her dream man: he would have the voice of a Beniamino Gigli and the build of a Clark Gable. As she grew older, she developed a superb soprano voice and a tall (5 ft. 10 in.), statuesque build. Last week world-famous Soprano Tebaldi made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera opposite Tenor Mario Del Monaco (5 ft. 8½ in.), who-though highly gifted-is neither a Gigli in voice nor a Gable in height. Soprano Tebaldi (as Desdemona) seemed to tower over Tenor Del Monaco (as Otello). At a particularly...
...cleaning the pictures herself, insisted movers wear white gloves when handling pictures. While rounding out the collection with 19th century French masters, she increasingly concentrated on the work of Matisse. Today the collection of 42 Matisse oils (spanning the years from 1895 to 1947) and 18 bronzes provides a superb record of Matisse's development...
Last week, the checks completed, United Air Lines' Convair fleet was back in the air, and President W. A. Patterson found a fitting reward for the superb airmanship of flight 329's crew. To Captain E. W. Andreasen, 34, and Co-Pilot T. D. Boyle, 28, he handed bonus checks of $10,000 each; to Stewardess Pat Johnson, 28, he gave $2,500. He also added a postscript: United will pay the income taxes on the bonuses...
...Heart of the Matter. Graham Greene's novel, a passionate chorale on the themes of sin and salvation, is rearranged into something more like Mad Dogs and Englishmen; Trevor Howard and Maria Schell are superb as the lovers (TIME...
...half-time last week the powerful Minnesota team had rolled up an overwhelming lead over plucky but outmanned Rutgers. The Gophers displayed the same superb timing and lightning attack that had already humbled such foes as Georgia, Northwestern, Washington and Lee, Colorado, Tulane, Illinois and Smith...