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...music director of the Harvard-Radcliffe Callbacks for two years, not only did Ryan gain much vocal experience, but she also worked with fellow altos Lane Addonizio and Nara Garber--the two other members of Wild Women and Cinnamon. The group has been, from the start, rooted in a capella. Addonizio describes the beginnings of the group: "We were all friends and sang together in [The Callbacks]. Erin was always writing songs and trying them out on us. And we liked...
...early and vocal supporter of Ronald Reagan, Campbell has attempted to position himself as a nondoctrinaire conservative. Though he sides with the right against abortion and for school prayer, he has linked himself to issues like education and the environment. In a state whose per pupil expenditures rank near the bottom nationally, Campbell has helped increase state funding for schools. He has also provided money for public health programs to combat infant mortality...
Soprano Mirella Freni, 56, will not sing Madama Butterfly onstage. The part is so heavily emotional that she feels it could upset the vocal balance she has spent a lifetime achieving. Luciano Pavarotti has just won acclaim for his first Otello, and most musical experts think he was right to wait until age 55 to try the heroic role. The list of parts that tenor Alfredo Kraus, 63, will not touch reads almost like a chart of opera's greatest hits, including Cavaradossi in Tosca and Rodolfo in La Boheme. Kraus sticks strictly to lighter parts that do not strain...
Each voice is as unique as a fingerprint, and the whole aural setup is not exactly fair. An artist like Freni yearns to play grand heroines like Norma or La Gioconda but must obey the dictates of her two vocal cords. Yet Birgit Nilsson could prevail over waves of punishing orchestration for hours. Her explanation: "I was a healthy girl with a healthy voice...
...according to Lester C. Thurow, dean of MIT's Sloan School, and a vocal proponent of this type of educational reform, the principal opposition this time comes from the teachers themselves. Teachers reluctant to forego a long summer break are hiding behind an argument for quality instead of quantity, he says...