Word: lauretta
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...come because we don't grant personal interviews, and we want to be able to answer questions for prospective students, so that they may make an informed decision," said Associate Director of Yale Law School Lauretta M. Tremblay...
...other hand, Jamila A. Roos's Lauretta is winsome. She draws the first spontaneous applause of the evening as her voice rises to the challenge of the opera's most famous set-piece, the aria "O mio babbino caro." Unfortunately, as she sings in Italian, most of the audience misses her tender appeal to her dear father, and her vow to drown herself in the Arno if her love for Rinuccio is thwarted...
...limits of translation appear, however, inthe decision to leave Lauretta's famous aria inGianni Schicchi, the vocal gem of theevening, "O mio babbino caro" in Italian.Understandably, the translators have balked at therisk of mangling an operatic favorite, but thisentails a sacrifice of clarity and dramatic unity.As a result, the character of Lauretta remainsopaque...