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Word: thebom (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Metropolitan Opera (Sat. 2 p.m., ABC). First U.S. broadcast of Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress, with Conley, Gueden, Thebom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RADIO: Program Preview, Feb. 16, 1953 | 2/16/1953 | See Source »

Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte (Eleanor Steber, Blanche Thebom, Richard Tucker, Frank Guarrera; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Fritz Stiedry; Columbia). One of the frothiest librettos in opera, in English adaptation, and clean-cut performances of some of Mozart's most winning tunes. The "official" Met version...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: New Records, Dec. 15, 1952 | 12/15/1952 | See Source »

Aida has had her face lifted. The stunning new decor and costumes by Rolf Gerard, and the dramatic staging of Margaret Webster demonstrate that Broadway techniques can effectively be applied to grand opera. The height of voluptuousness came in the first scene of Act Two. Blanche Thebom may not be the world's most beautiful Amneris, but when I saw her lounging on her divan being fanned and bathed by dozens of slaves, I couldn't help wondering why Radames chose the rotund Aida instead...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Metropolitan Opera | 4/24/1952 | See Source »

Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer (Blanche Thebom, mezzo-soprano, with orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult; Victor, I side LP). Mahler's hauntingly lovely song cycle here gets a pure and richly expressive performance. Recording: excellent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: New Records, Apr. 21, 1952 | 4/21/1952 | See Source »

Metropolitan Opera (Sat. 2 p.m. ABC). Cosi Fan Tutte, with Steber, Thebom, Munsel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RADIO: Program Preview, Jan. 14, 1952 | 1/14/1952 | See Source »

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