Word: troubador
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...first time in its history, the Yacht Club is placing an entry in the biennial ocean yacht race from Newport, Rhodo Island, to Bermuda. The sailors, who normally confine their activities to dinghies, have chartered the 52-foot, gaff-headed Alden schooner "Troubador" (above) for the race...
Dick Braisted, consistent dinghy winner, will skipper the "Troubador," while Tom Pearson will navigate. The crew roster includes John Bishop, Phil Buckner, Humphery Doermann, John Gardner, Dave Lee, Phil Scullin, and Hal Willcox...
...tale of Manrico, the troubador, and his misfortunes, is a gloomy and distressing one--especially distressing to the person who tries to untangle a plot full of bloody revenge, gypsy law, witch-burning and baby-switching. Carmine Gallone, director of this first screen version of "II Trovatore," has tried hard to make the plot understandable and has succeeded, by using English narration and subtitles. Gallone has also kept the singing on a high level. In the final account, however, this filming of "II Trovatore" cannot boast of much more than a clear plot and good voices...
...composite Mass made up of selections from different composers will be one of the evening's highlights. William Hess of New York, famous minnesanger and troubador singer, will head the list of soloists. An all-male chorus and three soloists will sing an organum by Perotini...
...asked a tough Jalisco-born busman, "to throw off a guitarrista who sings so sweetly of my birthplace? Do you hear what he is playing?" At the back of the bus, grinning broadly, the troubador sang a song from Jalisco-Cuando Mueren los Valientes (When Brave...