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...event of the evening was the first U.S. appearance of Italian Soprano Renata Tebaldi, 28, as Aïda. Tall (5 ft. 10 in.) and expressive, Tebaldi made a big impression both physically and vocally. Her flexible and powerful voice, known in the U.S. only on records, brought down the house in her first-(Ritorna vincitor) and third-act (O patria mid) arias...
...daughter of an orchestral cellist, Tebaldi always took a singing career for granted. Five years ago a scout from Milan's La Scala heard her operatic debut in Rovigo, near Venice, signed her at once. Since then, she has been one of La Scala's youngest and most promising stars...
Signed last May by San Francisco Opera Maestro Gaetano Merola after one hearing in Florence, Soprano Tebaldi flew to San Francisco without pausing in Manhattan, planned to return to Italy after the Los Angeles season. There was just a possibility the Met might still catch up with her. Met Manager Rudolf Bing, with a reservation for another performance of Aïda, is due in San Francisco late this week...