Que Diable Allait-il Faire...?
[IN introducing a batch of competitors in 2ZB’s Talent Quest the other night, the announcet hinted that the male competitior was conspicuous by being the only representative of his sex, As far as I was concerned he made himself a good deal more conspicuous by aiming much higher than the women in his choice of song-though perhaps "aiming higher" is an awkward metaphor for his chosen piece which was "O Isis and Osiris," from Mozart’s Magic Flute, a song whose success depends on a pure and steadfast tone on long notes that go down, down, down, almost into the very boots. I suspect this of a a difficult song. Its slow simplicity gives not a shred of cover for faltering or inadequacy. Sung superbly, it just sounds easy, so there is not much credit to be had either way. Mr. X did not sing it superbly, but good luck to him for trying. Nor did he win first place
in the heat. I do not question the judges’ decision, nor would I wish to join them in their task of picking the winner from a group of three ladies who sang "Bless This House," "My Hero", and "Because" respectively and one gentieman who cast himself in the part of Sarastro.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 13, Issue 333, 9 November 1945, Page 8
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214Que Diable Allait-il Faire...? New Zealand Listener, Volume 13, Issue 333, 9 November 1945, Page 8
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