Word: tenoritis
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Other musicians suffered more seriously from Manhattan's newspaper strike. Among them: 66-year-old Roland Hayes, famed Negro tenor, who returned to a half-filled Carnegie Hall for his 30th anniversary concert and was greeted by a standing ovation; promising Latvian Pianist Herman Codes, 32, making his New York debut; and Negro Soprano Georgia Laster, 27, whose Town Hall recital was her prize as a winner of the Naumburg Musical Foundation contest...
However, the Pierian Sodality was fooled into thinking that a Messiah performance could be slapped together in little rehearsal time. Friday night's concert relied too heavily on traditional enthusiasm as a substitute for technical proficiency. After the tenor's Every valley shall be exalted, for instance, the chorus And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed should follow as a natural extension of the aria. Conductor Alfred Nash Patterson permitted long gaps of silence which destroyed the relationship. He misconceived some musical details as well. Instead of grouping the dotted rhythms of the overture in melodic phrases...
...chosen from a list of candidates put up by friends in the club and passed on by the 11 presidents of the final clubs. Hasty Pudding also serves meals but is chiefly popular for its extensive, reasonable-priced bar; and Leo, one of the last of the Irish Tenor barmen. Since many of the final clubs do not permit women guests, the Hasty Pudding also gives dances throughout the football season. "The Hasty Pudding," says one member, "has no particular social barrier--the only consideration is more or less if you're a nice...
...there are many chances for group singing and novelty numbers, "Ad Man Out" gives little opportunity for any of its performers to test their voices in songs that require a broad range. In the one real ballad, "As Long As You're in Love," Allison displays a fine natural tenor. The other voices, though not outstanding are more than good enough to put across lyrics which can stand by themselves...
Soprano Victoria de los Angeles, though she is only 30, made a matronly-looking Marguerite, but her singing was faultless as a flute. For a man who has just been rejuvenated by the devil, Swedish Tenor Jussi Bjoerling looked pudgy, but he sang with Gallic smoothness. Conductor Monteux. with no apparent effort, achieved a nearly perfect balance between orchestra and singers...