Word: tenore
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Sayer: Endless Flight (Warner Bros.). For years, Sayer's own sweet soaring tenor (reminiscent of Elton John's) was obscured as he comported himself onstage in thick white makeup and a clown suit. Now Sayer has shucked his Petrushka image. Instead he diverts his energy into making rock music of a high order. A gifted songwriter, he has come up with an album of infectious melodies in a sophisticated rhythm-and-blues vein. In addition to the breakaway single You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, he has a winner in the ballad When I Need...
Minor Alterations. But privately the Arabs were so pleased with the overall tenor of Carter's remarks that they tried to conceal some of their pleasure, lest they give away a bargaining advantage. Declared one Egyptian official: "They told us he had no experience in foreign affairs, but these statements show that, at least on the Middle East, he has studied hard or has excellent advisers...
Undue Concentration. For his part, Fukuda seeks Carter's assurance that the U.S. will maintain a strong military presence in the western Pacific. "Almost all Asian leaders," Fukuda told TIME Tokyo Bureau Chief William Stewart, "will be disturbed if the U.S. disrupts the basic tenor of its Asian policy. They have asked me to convey their concern." Fukuda is especially chary of "any disruption of the delicate balance offerees on the Korean peninsula. I plan to advise President Carter very strongly about this...
...Russia after the 1917 Revolution. The Canadian bass Victor Braun and the American coloratura Jeanette Scovotti, both of whom work primarily in Europe, made a valiant pair of lovers. John Moulson, a member of East Berlin's Komische Oper, sang the wizard with an uncommonly sweet and powerful tenor. From Pittsburgh Soprano Marianna Christos, in the minor role of a slave girl, came the most exciting singing of the evening. Here is a voice with joy and heartbreak...
...contain cliches and predictable rhymes, "Next Time" and "What Do They Mean?" exhibit more interesting imagery. Though less memorable than the lyrics, the music, also written by Berger, maintains an agreeable tempo. Only the rocker "Do It Now" is hummable, probably because it sounds vaguely familiar. Bue's beautiful tenor carries his songs, but the rest of the company desperately needs voice lessons. Roffner sings powerfully but not pleasantly; Harper and Genovese lag off key more often than...