Klarinet Archive - Posting 001016.txt from 2000/08

From: Kenneth Wolman <kwolman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] RE: Bernstein recording of West Side Story
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 15:56:13 -0400

At 11:59 AM 8/30/00 -0400, you wrote:
>And - if memory serves - Beecham once said that....."A tenor is not a voice
>- it is a disease!"
>
> Allen, againAt 09:59 AM 8/28/00
> -0500, you wrote:

Ha. The great Canadian tenor Jon Vickers is supposed to have told the
story about being signed to do his earliest major recording, Beecham's
somewhat overorchestrated production of Handel's Messiah, I think from
about 1958. He was still a bit diffident and approached Sir Thomas rather
cautiously. "Sir Thomas," he said, "you should know...I'm not
English." Beecham exclaimed "Thank GAWD!"

Ken

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