Word: tenore
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
DIED. RICHARD CASSILLY, 70, American tenor and operatic star of the 1950s, '60s, and '70s; of a cerebral hemorrhage. A pure heldentenor, Cassilly possessed a booming, heroic voice that ideally suited grand Wagnerian roles. Debuting at New York City's Metropolitan Opera in 1970, he sang in more than 100 performances there...
...tenor of campus politics this fall revealed a pervasive ignorance and selfishness among undergraduates. We have forgotten, it seems, the battles of our not-too-distant past and have lost entirely our ability to think of anything other than muddling our way through this conduit to medical school or Wall Street. I have difficulty deciding which bothered me more, the outcome of the grape debate or the Undergraduate Council election this December, but both highlighted our ready willingness to abandon integrity in the moment of choice for the easy comfort of shallow goals...
Following the split, Lewis became an occasional contributor of gossip to the Hollywood Reporter and in 1996 published The Private Lives of the Three Tenors, a quickie biography of Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti gushing with tales of the singers' amorous adventures. Her publisher, Steven Schragis of Birch Lane Press, says Lewis recommended that the book's publicity notes include this teaser: "How did the author, a glamorous Beverly Hills writer formerly with the Hollywood Reporter, get all the inside dope? She denies rumors she and Domingo were more than friends in the '80s, but read the book...
...tenor of The Crimson was suburban,upper-middle-class northeastern Jewish," Lemannsays. "There was a little bit of everybody, butthat was the dominant group...
Steven Rickards, who sang the counter-tenor in the December 5-10 performances only, was downright magnificent, displaying a remarkable range and amazing facility in both a smooth, unornamented style and a more decorative, vibrato-filled voice. Certain fast high notes, especially quick jumps up the range in the first few tenor solos sounded a touch over-breathy. However, as the piece progressed, Rickards' slow high sections became a real asset, showing off his incredibly pure, sweet timbre and bell-like resonance. Rickards' runs were exquisite and flawless, his style characterized by very creative use of flourishes, including several impressive...