Word: chorused
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...asked, "Is that news? She has canceled numerous performances before. But when she comes out onstage she is a miracle." Nevertheless, the miracle on opening night was Kirkland's replacement, Susan Jaffe, 18, who debuted with the company in a duet from Le Corsaire and won a chorus of raves...
Verdi: Aïda (Mirella Freni, soprano; José Carreras, tenor; Agnes Baltsa, mezzo-soprano; Piero Cappuccilli, baritone; Ruggero Raimondi, bass; é van Dam, bass; Katia Ricciarelli, soprano; Thomas Moser, tenor; Vienna State Opera Chorus and the Vienna Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan, conductor; Angel; three LPs). That old Ethiopian slave girl and would-be war bride finds a new and glorious incarnation in Mirella Freni, whose voice may not move pyramids but finds its way to the heart of the role. This is particularly true in the Nile Scene, where Aïda tussles with her passion for Radames...
...puckish, giggly supporting player. Some of the blame falls to director Paul R. O'Neill, who evidently has encouraged Emmons to read much of his dialogue in a jarring falsetto. In addition, Martha Weiner's Act One costume for Point bares too much resemblance to the costumes for the chorus of townspeople, diminishing Emmons's role further...
...Neill's credit, though, this potentially unwieldy operetta moves along smoothly. The relatively large chorus of twelve, admirably prepared by musical director Richard S. Hoffman, plays its intricate crowd scenes fluidly and engagingly. The supporting cast, including Larry Indik, John Sneath, and Naomi Hirsch, is uniformly first-rate...
...basic, mundane gripes which the large number of people on stage repeatedly complain about, eventually overwhelming the audience. Most of the songs, especially "Lookin' Over From Your Side" and "Time Brings About a Change," utilize a song structure better suited to T.V. shows like "Laugh-In" where the chorus of the song comes to a sudden, stop and one of the people on stage tells a trite little anecdote...