Word: franchetti
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Dates: during 1924-1924
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Writing of Tosca, Deems Taylor, famed critic, declared: "This performance suffered chiefly from a hearty disinclination on the part of the singers to do more than sing. Mr. Franchetti kept the tempo satisfactorily vigorous, but his baton had unfortunately no control over the histrionic part of the performance. Everyone on the stage took plenty of time in moving about and husbanded all his energies for the high notes. The passionate transports of Mario and Tosca were about as exciting to watch as a slow-motion picture of a wrestling match...