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...heroine (plump Soprano Zinka Milanov) acted with all the agility of an animated Epstein statue; one of the heroes (hefty Baritone Leonard Warren) seemed to have heeded to excess Marie Antoinette's famed advice, "Let them eat cake"; and the mob that broke into the Act I chateau seemed neither big nor fierce enough to start a good argument, let alone a revolution. Nevertheless, for anyone with an ear for music and a mind for the elaborate make-believe that is opera, the Met won out handily over its slicked-down and tricked-up competition...
...luckier than the other operatic heroes and seemed to have two women after him, one being the daughter of the king of Egypt. Her name was Blanche Thebom, and she was a looker. The other was not so young, but she certainly could sing. Her name was Zinka Milanov. The young man liked it best in the third scene, where the Egyptians staged a big show with dancing girls. From where he sat, they looked mighty cute and not overdressed, but there were no bumps or grinds. He never did find out whether the boy got one of the girls...
...last row of the distant balcony to mezzo-fortes of melting sweetness to fortes of trumpeting and often edgy fierceness. She may not have the most beautiful voice in the world (a credit often reserved for Italy's Renata Tebaldi or the Metropolitan Opera's Zinka Milanov), but she is certainly the most exciting singer...
Celtic Brünnhilde. The Met's Zinka Milanov is one of the few. Possessed of a voice unsurpassed nowadays for sheer beauty and warmth, Yugoslav Soprano Milanov has a controlling interest in the company's dramatic Italian leads, i.e., in Aïda, Trovatore, Forza del Destino, and a monopoly on Norma. After a whole season of preparation for the part, she appeared on stage looking something like a Celtic Brünnhilde...
Verdi: II Trovatore (Zinka Milanov, Fedora Barbieri, Jussi Bjoerling, Leonard Warren; RCA Victor Orchestra and Robert Shaw Chorale conducted by Renato Cellini; Victor). Some of the Metropolitan's stars in an "unofficial" version (the Met's contract is with Columbia). This one is notable for a magnificent recording job, the singing of Soprano Milanov, and some rousing choruses, including the Anvil...