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| March 1973, Ginastera's BEATRIX CENCI, not a happy opera, very intense, violent story. Saunders is Beatrix. |
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| Her mother, Lucretia, was Gwendolyn Killebrew. |
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| Her father, villain, rapist, Count Francesco Cenci,, was portrayed by Justino Diaz. |
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| Metropolitan Opera, March 1976, a happy opera, MEISTERSINGER. Saunders was Eva. Jean Cox was Walther. |
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| Her father, Poigner, was John Macurdy. |
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| Act III, scene i, Hans Sachs is TomStewart |
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| Final scene, the crowning of Sachs. Right behind Sachs is Moser, Nico Castel. |
I'll post more images tomorrow., Today has been a full day edit, sorrowful but sweet.
