Kimball's opera
by BILL WALLIS
University Gradual Student
Opera in American colleges
and universities is a dynamic
concern today. Every
university and most colleges
present at least one production
a year, often without ap
propriate production conditions
and sometimes with as little
musical accompaniment as a
single piano.
I am convinced, after seeing
several impressive final
rehearsals of the University of
Nebraska Opera Workshop's
production ofMascagni's
'Cavalleria Rusticana," that
this week Lincoln is being of
fered opera performances of
the first calibre.
The university in Lincoln
lacks no integral constituent
necessary for producing the
best amateur opera in the
country: young beautiful voices
are plentiful; sound musical
and stage direction are present
In Richard Grace and John Zel;
and Lincoln theatre-goers are
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well acquainted with the set
designs of Dean Tschetter.
KIMBALL RECITAL Hall
offers good acoustics and more
extensive (and comfortable)
seating than has ever before
been available to Lincoln opera
audiences. The opera is
performed with English libret
to, which is desirable.
All these resources make the
rich, intense melodrama and
sensuously beautiul music of
Mascagni's opera of village life
in nineteenth-century Sicily
come to life brilliantly.
The one-act tragedy, since its
premiere in Rome in 1890, has
held its place as one of the
most popular works of the
operatic stage.
The action of the story
centers about Turiddu, a young
soldier, who has returned from
the army to find his fiancee,
Lola, married. He consoles
himself of his loss by making
love to another village girl,
Santuzza. Before long he
betrays and abandons her,
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premiere is praised
transferring his affections back
to Lola, who willingly accepts
his love. This tangled state of
affairs exists when the opera
begins.
The length of the
performance is just over an
hour. One can only wonder at
the great musical beauty and
dramatic tension created in
such a short time.
Especially important is the
pervading religious atmosphere
of the play, the action of which
occurs on an Easter Sunday.
Sicilians are traditionally
portrayed as passionate about
three things: love, wine and
religion.
In light of the basic im
portance of religion to the
dramtic story of the opera
(which is studded with Easter
hymns, blessings and curses),
it is evident that the set
designer, Tschetter, has
designed a symbolic structure
which contributes to, if not
determines much of the
theatrics of the presentation.
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THE SET consists of a
massive and exquisitely
designed and decorated
crucifix which towers
significantly above the action
occurring on the stage below.
The most startling technical
innovation is, however,
Tschetter's use of a geodesic
dome (the type designed by
American architect
mathematician-philosopher R.
Buckminster Fuller) to form a
perfectly concentric rise in the
centre of the stage. The cross
sits on this rise.
The lighting design Is wholly
adequate and the opening
sunrise sequence is effective.
Festive costumes are also an
excellent contribution to the
production.
Musically, the production is
sound. Richard Grace has
much to do with the musical
coherence of the performance.
The orchestra is excellent and
voices range from high quality
to good throughout the triple
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Varner served as Chancellor of
Oakland University.
The letter indicates that
Varner was the only man of the
final eight candidates to
receive a unanimous vote of the
committee. However, Moscman
was quoted in the Daily
Nebraskan of Oct. 20, 1969 as
saying all eight names sent to
the Regents received
unanimous support.
This conflict was explained
by Wittson, the committee
chairman. "The final eight
selections were all unanimously
chosen by the committee," he
said. "However, in an earlier
ranking of candidates, Varner
was rated number one by all
nine committee members."
The letter says that names of
the final eight candidates were
submitted to the Regents in
alphabetical order. The
Regents independently decided
to place Varner in the top spot,
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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1970
