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Robert Merrill: Telecasts from the Bell Telephone Hour, 1962-65.(Review)
Robert Merrill: Telecasts from the Bell Telephone House, 1962-65 [] Bell Telephone Hour Orch. and Chorus, Vorhees. VAI VHS 69713, 39 mins.
Robert Merrill was a stalwart at the Metropolitan Opera from 1945 to 1976, during which time he sang 787 performances of twenty-one roles -- returning at the age of sixty-six to sing in the centennial gala on October 22, 1983. He was one of the American breed of Verdi baritones that flourished in the past century, although his sound was a shade more lyrical than that of his compatriots Lawrence Tibbett, Robert Weede, Leonard Warren, Cornell MacNeil and Sherrill Milnes. Merrill's was arguably the most beautiful voice among them, though neither subtle characterization nor immaculate musicianship was among his strong suits. He just opened his mouth and poured out beautiful sounds.
These Bell Telephone Hour telecasts show Merrill at his best and his worst, in scenes from Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Carmen, Otello and La Forza del Destino. The format features arias and duets -- sonically constricted, often heavily ...
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