Gould, Norman Del Mar, Ignace Strasfogel, Alexander Cores, Louis Kaufman, Tracy-Kai Maier, Robert Bloom, Pietro Belluschi, Derek Jarman, Vittorio Rieti, Papa John Creach, Fritz Schaetzler (a.k.a. The- Barenboim- memorial- now- you- see- him- now- you- don’t award: To Myung-Whun Chung, latest conductor to be pushed through the revolving Bastille door by the politicos who run the Paris Opera.Īve atque vale (in no particular order): Witold Lutoslawski, Danuta Lutoslawska, Gregory Osborne, Jarmila Novotna, Tiana Lemnitz, Irene Jessner, Irene Eisinger, Florence Quartararo, Josef Witt, Jay Blackton, Pierluigi Samaritani, Seymour Raven, Gyorgy Cziffra, Raymond Sabinsky, Rosemary Glyde, Jean-Louis Barrault, Oliver Smith, Gene Boucher, Thomas Palmer, Phyllis Goodhart Gordon, Adolph Baller, Alexander Numa Labinsky (Shura Gehrman), Lejaren Hiller, Raymond Allen, Wilbur J. Most- inspired- combination- of- art- and- altruism award: To the San Diego Symphony genius who placed a bloodmobile to accept donations outside the concert hall the night the orchestra hosted a screening of “Nosferatu.”Īuf- Wiedersehen- and- Addio awards: To Christa Ludwig, who, for reasons unknown, never appeared much in Los Angeles, and is one of the last of a vanishing artistic breed. Happiest- respite- from- the- summer- Bowldrums award: To Yoav Talmi and the San Diego Symphony for playing intimate Schubert indoors at Copley Hall. Gosh- he- isn’t- a- faker award: To Bobby (son of former Met baritone Robert) McFerrin, incipient maestro for all-well, many-reasons. Opera- survives- even- in- Los- Angeles award: To the Music Center forces that gave us “El Gato Montes,” “Rosenkavalier” and “Xerxes"-all good enough to make us nearly forget, though not forgive, the local “Faust,” “Boheme” and “Elektra.” Year’s most blissful overachiever: Placido Domingo, who sings strenuous leading roles virtually every other night, conducts pit bands in between (for better or worse, mostly worse), gives normal-size as well as monster-concerts, continues to expand his huge repertory, serves as official adviser to the Music Center Opera, and now- ridi, Pagliaccio -has taken over leadership of the Washington Opera.
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