Show M Singers Recreate Faust That top talent abounds in Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete Valley can no longer be a question The G Gounod o 0 u uno n o d masterpiece Faust long the property of the great opera centers of the world was presented in concert on the Snow Sanpete College-Sanpete Community concert series by a group of local artists The performance performance performance per per- was equal to every demand demand demand de de- de- de mand of the difficult score Welded together by the alert and sensitive accompaniment of pianist Ardith Peterson the performance performance performance per per- had pace and consistency consistency consistency tency that maintained the complete complete complete com com- of the audience aud aud- The narration written and read by Sarah was equally valuable to the total presentation in that it gave both life to the Faust legend and meaning to its message Tenor Duane Marsh made Faust's famous high C sound easy and he fit his lyric voice ably into the group numbers aswell as aswell aswell well as his solos The brilliance in vocal range and emotional dynamics dynamics dynamics dy dy- dy- dy so necessary to the role of Marguerite were matched by bythe bythe bythe the abilities of Barbara Barton who possesses the visual as well as the vocal qualifications of Gounod's heroine The rich mezzo of Melba Armstrong in what may well be beher beher beher her finest performance doubled in both the roles of Siebel and Martha In the critical characterization of Mephistopheles M o 0 n t tel e 1 Greens Green's big resonant voice seemed seemed seemed seem seem- ed to relish the role with relaxed perfection The people of Sanpete are made richer for the presence of these talents Other lyceums in the immediate immediate immediate future are by concert and opera soprano Carolyn Welling next Monday night April 1st and the Utah Civic Ballet last years year's sensation on April 16 |