Word: basso
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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There are good things in the first act; Jeffrey Wayne Davies' General Stanley is perfectly marvelous, and his version of the General's great song ("I am the very model of a modern major general") is quite fine. Nicholas Wyman as the Pirate King has a particularly good basso, which he uses to advantage. His acting, while good, could use improvement...
Died. Salvatore Baccaloni, 69, basso buffo of the Metropolitan Opera from 1940 to 1962; of heart disease; in Manhattan. His keen sense of timing, his magnificent voice and even grander physique (320 lbs.) gained Baccaloni a reputation as "the greatest scene stealer in the business." Toscanini discovered him in Italy in 1925, and the young giant packed houses around the world before coming to the Met to appear in such roles as Don Pasquale, Doctor Bartolo and Fra Melitone...