Word: lindholm
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...when Nilsson, playing a mortal, sings at top volume, what does the superhuman Brunnhilde do? Last week the unlucky lady was Berit Lindholm, a well-known Brunnhilde in Europe making her Met debut. She turned out to be a slim, handsome woman with a thrilling mezzo register, but this did not help her with much of Brunnhilde's important music. Vickers sang Siegmund with wrenching intensity, which worked fine with Nilsson. But in the searing confrontation with Brunnhilde he was dramatically undermatched...
Robert D. Lilley, 59, referred to inside the company as the "people" man, was named president, and he will head employee, regulatory and financial operations. William L. Lindholm, 57, who was named vice chairman, will coordinate A.T. & T.'s installation and construction activities, as well as oversee Bell Telephone Laboratories and Western Electric, the company's supply arm. Cornelius W. Owens, 58, remains executive vice president; he will head a corporate planning office...
...singers have flawless French diction, but otherwise the Philips cast seems nearly perfect. Tenor Jon Vickers' heroic-sounding Aeneas has both muscle and gentleness; Mezzo-Soprano Josephine Veasey sings Dido with a burnished-bronze quality that can range from love to outrage. As Cassandra, Soprano Berit Lindholm is splendidly equipped to trumpet the doom of Troy, even if her voice is a bit too high for this low-ranging role...