Paul Robeson-like singer to perform in Dillon Mar 27, 2009
DILLON Kevin Maynor's wonderful deep bass voice reminds one of famous basses of the past like Paul Robeson, Alexander Kipnis, Boris Christoff and even Ezio Pinza. Maynor will bring this voice to the stage of the Montana Western Beier Auditorium in Dillon at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, as part of the concert season sponsored by Pioneer Federal and the Dillon Concert Association. (Montana Standard, MT)
Broadway again rides 'Pacific' wave Mar 15, 2008
The original production paired Mary Martin with opera singer Ezio Pinza and went on to win nine Tonys and the 1950 Pulitzer. The show ran about five years, an unusually long stint at the time. (Variety)
Broadway Unplugged Nov 26, 2007
Martin Vidnovic offered a subtly graceful performance of "This Nearly Was Mine," the Rodgers and Hammerstein song of longing and sweet desperation that turned Ezio Pinza into a romantic icon. Citing the stagehands strike that has crippled the theatrical holiday season, Siegel noted the current shortage of music on Broadway but expressed thanks for his stagehands and "the sound, by God!". (Variety)
What is the American Standards songbook? Nov 11, 2007
More recently, and perhaps best not touched, are Peggy Lee s transparent Fever, and the much earlier Some Enchanted Evening, with the spirit of Ezio Pinza hovering over the stage, almost daring the singer to perform his song. What makes a standard. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Soprano Rose Brampton, 99, performed with Metropolitan Opera Aug 27, 2007
Bampton, who made her professional debut in 1929, appeared several times with Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra and sang with such opera immortals as Lauritz Melchior, Helen Traubel, Rosa Ponselle, Jan Peerce and Ezio Pinza. She recorded with Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony, and a broadcast version of their "Fidelio" remains in print. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Rose Bampton, at 99; star of the Metropolitan Opera Aug 24, 2007
Ms. Bampton, who made her professional debut in 1929, appeared several times with Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra and sang with such opera immortals as Lauritz Melchior, Helen Traubel, Rosa Ponselle, Jan Peerce, and Ezio Pinza. She recorded with Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony, and a broadcast version of their "Fidelio" remains in print. (Boston Globe)
South Pacific Aug 6, 2007
Their voices never blended in duet (because of an agreement made long ago between Mary Martin and Ezio Pinza), but their styles did, and the romance built believably and with a heat not always evident elsewhere in the evening. Lee employed fabric effectively throughout to establish a forestage, build a makeshift Pacific bathhouse or reveal pre- and post-coital young lovers. (Variety)
The Play's the Thing Jun 12, 2007
Sandor, the vain and worldly dramatist -- a role once played by opera star Ezio Pinza in a straw-hat revival at Westport Country Playhouse -- is amusingly drawn by Mark Jacoby. As the playwright, "on the shady side of fifty," Jacoby defines the effete and plotting writer with pointed dash and Noel Coward-esque flair. (Variety)
20th Century Images May 21, 2007
Various signs for area businesses are visible Albert Nunley Groceries, The Piece Goods Shoppe, Belva Ann Beauty Shop and farther down the street the Kayton Theatre marquee is advertising Tonight We Sing in TechniColor with Ezio Pinza and Ann Bancroft ... Various signs for area businesses are visible Albert Nunley Groceries, The Piece Goods Shoppe, Belva Ann Beauty Shop and farther down the street the Kayton Theatre marquee is advertising Tonight We Sing in TechniColor with Ezio Pinza... (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Carol Richards was a singer who sang for non-singers Apr 8, 2007
She then appeared on I Love Lucy, Name That Tune, The Saturday Night Review, and variety shows hosted by Ralph Edwards, Dennis Day, Pinky Lee, Edgar Bergen, and Ezio Pinza. In the 1950s, Richards was a regular on The Bob Crosby Show, a daytime television program. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
