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2—Sartrtta HeraM-Trtbun#Sunday, July 15, 1961.—AAT ASOLO FESTIVALBarber Of SevilleFunny,Interesting*THE BARBIR OF SEVILLEMUSIC by Giovanni Paisaello%BUgiiif, Richard G Faikm Musical Direction. Richard Collins___ Accompaniment, George lewCOt,rvr ALMA VIVA ..................... Vahan KhanzadiaoROSINA ....................baktoloFthel Donaldson• mFIGARORichard (MinsDON R A91UO ,.................... Joe Goodwin. _. »____________ _ Robert StrawBRIGHT BOY ................. Paul R. WeidnerYOOniiL a.......................... ...................... Sam BakerA POUCEMAN ........ Sent BakerA NOTARY ......... x\......... Brent SuttonAyt.C. BURNETT Berber ef Seville thethird production el the Aaote Theater Comedy Festival, represent!the beet effort so far ef the seasonThis version of the originalBeaumarchais story el the busy barber of Seville is a production well suited to the dinwswone of tbo festival. The muse is by Giovanni Paisieilo with libretto byGiuseppe Petroseilini, end it pre-dafes Reerinfs more ambitious \trsisn by almost 90 years. Musically, the work has quality, but the prospect] w patron should not Mped that wfcfteh marks the Rowmm opera m a mtiaotoee.Figaro, the barber, doesn't have as big a pert here either, but it is still a good part, wefl sung andplayed by Joe Ceedwin.tholevs ef OMnt Ahnavfva Mr RawFly are’s te brine has hsdhw. Uafer-jeeleosly. One si the characters el sperm, Dsain Me — mis riSht. AJ-with the Florida West Coast Symphony, provides a beautifulwell trained voice to rapport the vital feminine role Goodwin was goad last jeer, and better this year. Count Alma viva is sung by Vahan Khanzadian. an amiable anger with a pleasant voice. Bar-tale is protrayed by Richard Collins who characterizes the role well, and who sings it completely.The rest of the roles don't actually demand much musically,but they emerge extremely well.Robert Strane, whom I don't believe is primarily a singer, brings of the BasiUo rale in a way that will be remembered. Sam Baker and Paul Weidner, both of whom probably never will put any really professional singer out of workj provided one of the funniest cook* edy sequences that has besn produced at any time in the Asolo Theater. Brent Sutton fat a miner roie as a notary also managedto come through in the final ensemble number.TheAs a musical effort I believe thatthe production is for superior to Is* year's Opera, offerings which tmusiftg enough, but which pretty rough In the vocal do-Whom as the last£soprano Ethel Donald-wili remem-solriri of the seaplayers have done very well with the opera. It is funny, bolds the Interest, is relatively uncomplicated, and the Individual arias by the leading ringers and the ensembles by the rest of the cast are musically satisfying. George Bew, who appeared in a minor role in Friday night s The Way of the Work!.'’ holds forth at the piano excellently well asthe accompanistthe next performance of the Festival will be The Wav of the World” Monday night, ‘The Barber of Seville” being presented aagin at the Wednesday matinee.ytlt; ^
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Sarasota Herald Tribune
Sarasota, Florida, US
Sun, Jul 15, 1962
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