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Word: bleating (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1961-1961
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...pyre"), from the third act of Il Trovatore, had not a single high C in it, but Tenor Enrico Tamberlik (1820-89) started inserting one in the middle and one at the end-and they have been there ever since. The 40 tenors sing in six languages, and generally bleat, screech, bawl and scream in a manner calculated to make any listener sympathize with Rossini's request that a visiting tenor "check his high C with his overcoat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Classical Records: Nov. 24, 1961 | 11/24/1961 | See Source »

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