Word: serenissima
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...that Tom Seaver is a money pitcher, revels in his recklessly high flourishes. Sutherland fits into this bravura company, partly because she never tries to outshine her colleagues. A languid, settled presence onstage, she has been called in Italy, with affection and an edge of wit, La Serenissima (the most serene). At 49 she still sings with supple power, and her coloratura flights have the brilliance and definition of a fire works display when it first spreads out against the sky. She and her colleagues seemed to enjoy their tasks, which included standing still during the long episodes of applause...
...Still, the job is far from finished; about another 200 palazzi, churches and buildings remain to be rescued. That badly needed work will soon start, when Italy at last moves to save one of man's unique and exquisite creations. "La Serenissima," editorializes the daily Il Messaggero, "should rise again...