Dear James : Shearer didn't take "Mrs. Miniver" because she didn't want to have a grown son onscreen. She didn't want to be perceived as getting older. But her last two films were abysmal for the same reason that most of her post career was disappointing: With the coming of censorship, the types of films Shearer liked to make - cutting-edge sex dramas - ceased to exist, except in antiseptic form.
Certainly, her next- to-last film, "We Were Dancing," could have been fun, except the script was censored into corniness in a way that Shearer found frustrating. Hi Mick: How do you feel about the various awards handed out every year for films and actors? Listen now or anytime…. Search Query Show Search. Show Search Search Query. Play Live Radio. For a singer with a background primarily in early music, Lane possesses an imposing mezzo instrument.
Lawrence A. Johnson, Chicago Classical Rview. Jennifer Lane, veteran mezzo, performs Irene, Theodora's confidant, in a mature voice of much skill, and great feeling. Ramon Jacques, Operaclick. For a singer with a background primarily in early music, Lane possesses an imposing mezzo instrument…. I've seldom heard a Marcellina as good as Lane; her voice is pleasing on the ear and very supple, with a distinct timbre.
Her booming mezzo seemed somehow especially comic. In the roles of Messaggiera and Speranza, he has brought to the charge, Jennifer Lane, who sang with power, passion and sensitivity of interpretation. The production included her dramatic entrances and exits, announcing the death of Euridice, and descending a high staircase to quide Orfeo through the gates of Hades.
Mezzo-soprano Jennifer Lane as Apollo performed coloratura arias with awesome technique and gorgeous tone. Costumed in satin breeches and a plumed headdress that made her look about 10 feet tall, she created a glowing god of music who dominated the stage. She surrounded every tone with a meaning that reached to its very depths. Oldfather as pianist, and of Schoenberg's luminous chamber orchestra arrangement of the "Song of the Wood Dove" from "Gurrelieder.
Lane and Mr. Beautifully sung … magical moments … intoxicating and powerful. Intellectually rich, emotionally sustaining, and musically diverse, this is music that you want to listen to again and again. Being a fabulous chamber choir is only the baseline for Volti.
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