La Scala plaque leader Tonino Carrara spotlights applause art
In Milan Tonino Carrara, 46, heads the claque at La Scala, shaping a chorus of 10 to 100 assistants to spur or punish responses. He recalls saving Maria Callas from boos with timely shouts of brava and divin a, and explains his study of bel canto and theaters acoustics to sustain opera’s hype.
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Rome
la Scala
Milan
Tonino Carrara
Maria Callas
Carrara
Italy
Adriano Tocchio
Giuseppe di Stefano
Miss Callas
Callas
Applause Sold or Earned in Opera Houses Across Italy
American baritone Cornell McNeil faced hostile crowds in Parma during Verdi’s A Masked Ball in 1964 when abuse from spectators forced him off stage. Police intervened as officials urged his return, while experts describe organized claques as built on paid or official stances of approval intended to bolster performers’ confidence and control audience response.
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Parma
Giuseppe Verdi
Arturo Toscamini
Alvaro Piva
Piva
Cornell McNeil
Teatro Regio
McNeil
Fernando Cavaniglia
Rome Opera
Weekend and weekday sports radio and TV listings
A compact schedule lists baseball games for Milwaukee Brewers Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians with WWLA FM and WKBH along with a May 30 to June 5 slate. Also TV airings cover Cubs Pirates Indy 500 parade Belmont races Wide World of Sports and various outdoor shows across channels 2 3 8 9 11 13 and 19 with time trials and track events at North La Crosse Speedway.
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Milwaukee Brewers
Detroit Tigers
Wwla-Fm
Brewers
Cleveland Indians
Minnesota Twins
Tigers
WKBH
Indians
North la Crosse Speedway
Twins
Detroit
Braves
Baltimore Orioles
Orioles
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Belmont
Wide World of Sports
Television Schedule Fragments Reveal Dense Lineup
A chaotic listing shows TV and radio slots across evening hours with numerous show titles such as Hee Haw Merv Griffin and The Tonight Show variants. Highlights include CBS specials Danny Boon and Perry Mason with references to NFL action and crime drama reruns.
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la Crosse Tribune
Edward Magri
New York
Frankovich
Columbia Pictures
New York City
Frank G. Slaughter
Francesco Spizzica
Naples
San Carlo Theater
Spizzica
Giuseppe
Nero
Pompei
Plauditores
Alessandro Mosca
Maestro Cavaniglia
By Roger Bollen
Wea
Spts
Hillbillies
Mod
B. Cosby
D. Boone
Green Acres
D. Knotts
Hee Haw
D. Roberts
Country Manor
P. Mason
WMT
B. Graham
Dr. Welby
CBS
Merv Griffin
Dick Cavett
J Carson
Law
Smith
Med. Center
Rooftop
D. O’connor
Tba
the Immortal
Perry Mason
O. Roberts
Hawaii
Dragnet
Merv. Griffin
J. Carson
Smith-Jones
Lancer
Rewitched
Ironside
T.A. Thief
D. Thomas
Dan
Adam
D. Martin
I. T. Show
This Life
The
Brady Bunch
Chaparral
B. Sherman
Partridge
M. Griffin
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