Word: vocalized
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Another youthful New York composer with a gift for vocal writing, Marvin Levy, 25, had his latest opera premiered at the Santa Fe Opera's amphitheater (TIME, July 15). Composer Levy's work, a one-acter entitled The Tower, tells how King Solomon imprisons his daughter after a prophet predicts she will marry the poorest man in the kingdom. Joash, dead-broke, is thrown into the same prison, promptly marries the princess, and in the end is accepted by his father-in-law and decked in royal robes. The score, as frothy as the libretto, played heavily...
...group ended with a captivating performance of Monteverdi's Vago Augelletto. The work requires besides a chorus six vocal soloists, two solo violins and basso continuo (here executed by 'cello, bassoon and harpsichord). This piece of shifting moods makes use of countless different combinations of the solo, choral and instrumental forces...
...Most guidance is needed in vocal problems. Few actors, for instance, know how to keep up a long series of big opera breaths. Unfortunately, though, these are things that many directors know little about...
Katharine Hepburn is much better as the rapier-tongued Beatrice than as Portia. Her vocal short-comings are still in evidence, but not so prominently. Nothing here is so disastrous as her Portia's delivery of the "quality of mercy" speech; and, in fact, she has several very fine moments. And this time her conception is consistent. Of course the author helped a lot, for Beatrice is one of his best-drawn characters and Portia...
...beloved of the two gondoliers, Matilda Cole and Martha White are suitably charming and quite equal to their vocal assignments. Miss Cole was particularly enjoyable because she has a pleasantly natural smile, whereas the cast in general was somewhat addicted to asinine grins...