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Enter England's Alfred Deller, who, starting in the mid-1940s, singlehandedly revived countertenor singing. Deller inspired Benjamin Britten to write the first countertenor role in a 20th century opera, Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Other singers began emulating Deller, and as the revival of interest in baroque...
DIED. HENRY JONES, 86, Everyman actor; of injuries suffered in a fall at his home; in Los Angeles. Jones' neighborly face and subtle acting skill allowed him to slip unnoticed into roles in 350 television shows and dozens of plays and films. A favorite of Alfred Hitchcock's, Jones appeared...
Brustein remembers fondly when Alfred recentlygave the Spencer Lecture at Harvard, an event thathonors a person for work in the theater.
Osborn has always given Alfred credit forhelping him with The Paper Chase, butAlfred always deflected the praise.
With some 400 recordings of Beethoven's five piano concertos currently listed, even Ludwig's biggest fans must have trouble getting excited about new ones. Except when they are played by Alfred Brendel, an artist whose interpretive mastery of the composer continues to ripen. In his latest release, Beethoven: The...