Word: tenoritis
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Bobs & Sallies. For change-ringing purposes, a set of eight bells (called "Major") ranging from treble to tenor, are numbered one to eight. At the outset of a Plain Bob Major,t the bells are sounded in sequence (known as "rounds"), i.e., 12345678. Then changes are rung: 2143-6587, 24163857, 42618357, etc., through all the possible combinations. To complicate matters further, variations are obtained when the conductor calls for "bobs" or "singles" (two bells swap their places out of sequence or dodge backwards among other bells). Eight bells have been rung to their full "extent" (40,320 changes) only once...
Angel-voiced Soprano Milanov, as Chénier's aristocratic amour, and archangel-voiced Baritone Warren, as a servant turned revolutionary, helped make the Met's Chenier a solid success, but the hit of the evening was Tenor Mario Del Monaco, in the powerful title role. When his time came, he stood back, heaved an enormous breath, spread his arms and let fly with a stunning high B flat that he held until it began to sound as if a phonograph needle was stuck in the groove...
...Tenor Transformed. For Italian Tenor Del Monaco, the evening marked an amazing transformation. Del Monaco's singing career got a major boost when he was a soldier in World War II: his music-loving C.O. let him sing instead of shipping him to the front. One performance, in Butterfly, brought him his big chance: a buxom soprano watched the tenor sweep up his fragile leading lady and carry her offstage. The visitor was fascinated. "You must come and do it with me in Florence," she burbled. Then and there, Del Monaco earned a reputation more for force than...
Last week the critics enthusiastically reversed themselves on all counts, found his voice both strong and compelling, his acting no longer athletic. How did the change come about? Explains Tenor Del Monaco, an older and wiser man at 35: "I think and I think, so many critics, all of them, criticizing me for the same reason: The acting is not right, he overacts, he sings too loud.' I tell myself maybe I am wrong. So I study hard. This year I feel much better...
...hewed his way to extremes of modernity. Passacaglia (played by David Tudor) was written in the early '30s, is as dissonant and involved as the more recent Violin Sonata (with Frances Magnes and Tudor). Composer Wolpe has taught jazz musicians, and his Quartet for Trumpet (Bob Nagel), Tenor Sax (Al Cohn), Piano (Jack Maxin) and Percussion (Al Howard) has, a barely recognizable jazz flavor. Performances: superb...