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THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1980
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Verdi’s opera comes to life in Monday’s OP AS presentation
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Elizabeth Pruitt and William Livingston, as Violetta and Alfre
do, fall in love in the first act of Giuseppe Verdi’s “La Tra
viata.” The opera was performed Monday night in Rudder
Auditorium by the National Opera Touring Company of New
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By JANE G. BRUST
Battalion Staff
With a large assortment of books,
clothes and jewelry spread across the
MSC main lounge, the bargains will
|be better than any department store
can offer.
In fact, prices on the displayed
items will be determined by the
shoppers” when they bid at the
MSC Lost and Found Committee’s
auction tomorrow between 10 a.m.
d 3 p.m.
Items will be on display one hour
before the auction.
Committee members will accept
cash only but will hold an item if
someone must cash a check.
The merchandise consists of items
bund on campus and turned into the
MSC Lost and Found desk. Com-
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By MARY ANN HINNAN1
Battalion Reporter
It was an evening for pearls and furs, for men in
their black suits. The crowd was donned in their
best to welcome the National Opera Touring
Company and their performance of Giuseppe
Verdi’s “La Traviata” in Rudder Auditorium
Monday night.
As the strings of the orchestra sang the intro
duction to the opera, the curtain rose for the
performance of the first act displaying brilliant
costumes and artistic stage settings which were
consistent throughout the performance.
Candace Goetz, who was to play the part of
Violetta, was unable to perform and was replaced
by her understudy, Elizabeth Pruitt, who gave a
performance no less than outstanding. This was
evident in her solo in the first act of the opera
where Violetta is tom between her devotion to
her new love Alfredo, and her way of life as a
courtesan. From the first to the final act, Pruitt’s
voice remained strong and clear.
Alfredo Germont was played by William
Livingston. Although small in stature, Living
ston’s dynamic tenor voice filled the auditorium.
As director of the opera, Frank Corsaro’s ability
to join the performers actions with songs was
evident in the first and third acts when the entire
cast was on the stage. He incorporated song and
movement to create an outstanding drama-opera
performance.
The opera is truly a tragic love story. In the
second act and in the midst of the happiness that
Violetta and Alfredo are sharing, Alfredo’s father
Giorgio Germont, played by Alfred Anderson,
comes to call on Violetta to convince her to leave
Alfredo because she has brought a bad name to
the family and has ruined his daughter’s marriage
possibilities. Broken hearted, Violetta agrees
with him and decides to leave Alfredo. Pruitt
created empathy through the audience as her
singing was accompanied with strong show of
emotion.
As Giorgio Germont, Anderson was equally as
dynamic as Livingston. A much larger man,
Anderson’s deep voice had no trouble spreading
through the auditorium.
Violetta takes another lover so that Alfredo will
forget her but this only causes him to become
jealous. In the third act of the opera, Alfredo
confronts Violetta’s new lover and in turn, spurns
Violetta. Violetta’s new lover challenges Alfredo
to a duel adding to the excitement of the perform
ance.
Before the curtain rose for the final act of the
opera, the orchestra conducted by Victor DeRen-
zi set the serious mood with lower strings and
horns for the last scene.
Pruitt’s emotional singing was even stronger in
the final act. Violetta’s already frail health became
only worse with Alfredo’s rejection. She has given
up almost all hope when Alfredo returns to her.
They share a few moments of happiness but Alfre
do is too late and Violetta dies in his arms.
When the curtain fell for the last time, the
audience said goodbye to the performers with
loud applause as Pruitt, Livingston and Anderson
received a standing ovation.
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By JANE G. BRUST
Battalion StafT
Representatives of Texas A&M
University will celebrate Christmas
in Elizabethan fashion this year —
and other Aggies might do the same
next year.
MSC Council members voted
Monday night to allocate $971 for
nine persons to attend madrigal din
ners in December. Members agreed
to fund the trip with the intent to
begin a madrigal dinners program for
the Texas A&M community next
year.
The 16th century madrigal din
ners celebrate the Christmas season
with colorful costumes, elegant food
and music for several nights.
Other college campuses celebrate
in this manner and sell tickets for
each dinner to the public.
Keith Bland, chairman of the mad
rigal dinners will attend celebrations
at Oklahoma State University,
Northeastern Oklahoma State Uni
versity and Stephen F. Austin State
University. Jim Reynolds, MSC
director, and representatives from
food services and the theatre arts and
vocal music departments will also
attend to get ideas for a program on
this campus.
A formal report of the trip will
come before council members who
will then give their approval to fi
nance the project in December
1981.
“This would be a really unique
way of bringing in the Christmas sea
son,” Bland said. “It’s a great com
bination of culture and history.”
mittee Chairman Merrie SoRelle
said her committee has held these
items for at least six months.
Among the items to be auctioned
are umbrellas, basketballs, back
packs, clothes and books.
“We have over 300 books — tex
tbooks and pleasure reading,”
SoRelle said.
She said all items must be checked
and numbered for the auction and
she and another committee member
spent more than four hours going
over books alone.
The more valuable items include
cameras and calculators, SoRelle
said.
“We have some really good calcu
lators, some that are working and
some that just need to be
recharged,” she said.
The MSC Hospitality
Fashion Board
cordially invites you to attend
"Getting Down
To Basics"
a fashion show
to be held
THE TRICKS ARE:
— to get all your studying done
— to get your pumpkin carved
— to get your costume ready
— to get yourself to Zac’s on
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THE TREATS ARE:
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— PRIZES FOR MOST ORIGINAL PUMPKIN
— PRIZES FOR APPLES BOBBED
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— A KISSING BOOTH
— FUN, LAUGHS, DANCING, GOOD TIMES
— NO COVER CHARGE
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