Reminiscenses
on 19 January, 20141972 REMINISCENSES
The audience
An anonymous newspaper article focused on the audience during the first semi finals, where the exotic Negro tenor Moises Parker was the public’s favorite. The journalist went on to describe the audience:
‘There are the regulars, the devoted visitors who never miss a competition, and who keep the program booklets in a special place in their private ‘archives.’ They have heard so many singers over the years that they seem to be able to predict how the Jury will rule. Not that they are in the least defeated if the Jury rules differently. Such an occasion only gives fuel to passionate discussions about the pros and cons of this or that participant.
Otherwise there is the Press, commenting on achievements with the aura of scientific knowledge. The hosts follow primarily the achievements of their guest(s), and share his or her nerves from start to finish. Then, there are always some officials of this or that Embassy; they watch the achievements of their landsmen with completely different eyes than the gatherings of long braided maiden students from various conservatories, who have been taken here by their mentors, in order to prepare themselves for the day when their own turn will eventually come. When Moises Parker finished his performance, the audience rewarded him with a thankful applause. Following his ‘Che gelida manina’ the air was rife with anticipation, which once again brings to the Casino auditorium that indefinable atmosphere which is the charm of this competition.’
Participants
on 19 January, 20141972 PARTICIPANTS AS OF SEMI FINALS
Demi Finals on September 7 (altos, tenors & bassos) / September 8, 1972 (sopranos)
Finals on Saturday, September 9, 1971 *
* Underscore = finalist; fat = Prize winner
SOPRANOS
| Monique Baudouin (FR) |
Eileen Donlon (IRE)  |
Margaret Fynch (UK) |
| Christina Harvey (CA) |
Jeliazka Jivkova (BU) |
Maria-Teresa Lukasik (PO) |
| Rosalind Plowright (UK)  |
Georgette Sezonov (USA) **  |
Hiroko Shiraishi (JAP)  |
| Gerda Spireanu (RO)  |
Nina Stefanova (BU)  |
Germaine Stordiau (NL)  |
MEZZOS/ALTOS & TENORS
| Berenice Bibiana (ms – USA) |
Nicole Chadeau (ms – FR) |
Gerlinde Dietrich (ms – GE) |
| Jacqueline Jacobs (ms – NL) |
Stefania Kaluza
(ms – PO) |
Adelheid Krauss (ms – GE) **  |
| Patricia Payne (a – NZ) **  |
Carolyne Walters (ms – USA) |
Lutz-Michael Harder (GE)  |
|
Moisés Parker |
Jeffrey Talbot (UK)  |
BARITONES & BASSES
| Günther Binge (GE) |
Jacques Bona (b – FR) ** |
Robert Currier Christesen (bt – USA) ** |
| Gheorghe-Emil Crásnaru (bs – RO)
|
Karl-Josef Heppekausen (bs – GE) |
Karel Salaba (bs – CZ) |
| Eduard Tumageanian (bs – RO)
|
Marcel Vanaud (bs – BE)
|
Jaromír Vavruška (bs – CZ)
|
ACCOMPANISTS
| Thom Bollen
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Rudolf Jansen
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CAREERS
Monique Baudouin (FR)
Monique Baudouin
Sophie in Massenet’s “Werther”, Tehran Opera House, April 1977
Monique Baudouin, a French opera singer appeared in Tehran as Sophie, a tearful fifteen year old Charlotte’s sister who was also in love with Werther. With her crystalline soprano she brought to the Sophie character sweetness, charm and ardour, especially in the cheering up aria: “Du gai soleil, plein de flamme”.
Currently, she is the manager of Monique Baudouin Opéra-Agence Artistique in Paris, France. Her discography includes: Cherubini’s “Anacréon” in the role of Athanais under Eliahu Inbal (1971) and Massenet’s “Don Quichotte” under Georges Prêtre in the role of Pedro (1982).
No additional data is available.
Christina Harvey
Canaian career
