Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 December 1951 — Page 26

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‘When London Booms Opera Tune

The Critics Rave, Soxers Swoon

Times Special

found his private fan club there

NEW YORK, Dec. 13—Ameri- to gee him off.

¢an bobby-soxers, who have sud-

denly discovered gpera singers,

have a new idol to go along with

Mario Lanza and Ezio Pinza.

He's George. London, six feet ,, and two inches of handsome brute

wrapped around a booming bassbaritone voice.

What makes him ideal “for

“They'd stayed up just to say good-bye. It was a mean morning gray and foggy and cold, but’

othere they were. Each one of them]

had a gift. That really choked me it fractured me.” Among the gifts was a book. They'd pooled their resources to buy it. And they'd written an inscription: * From your admirers of the Third Gallery.” Beneath

swooning purposes is that (a) he’s that was a quotation: “The great-

single: (b) he’s only 30; and (c¢)

er the artist, the more modest the

he's good. He made his debut with Juan.”

the Metropolitan Opera on opening night this season. The re-|

viewers raved; one even went so far ‘as to call hint “the greatest singing actor we have any of us known.” Mr. London is used to the adoration of the younger set. He!

sang two seasons with the Vienna

Opera Co., where he became something of a national hero. There was a group of about 25 teenagers who came to every performance and would wait outside in the cold to talk to him.

“They'd give me chocolates and

flowers,” Mr. London remembers. |

“In Vienna, if they love you, they really love you.” = ” » HIS LAST PERFORMANCE was New Year's Eve, 1949, He was leaving the next morning on

a 7 a.m, train, so he went to a party at the Ameri¢an Press Club

» n = FOR A MAN of his recognized

talents, Mr. Losdon is modest. He!

gave up a promising concert career, in 1949, to go to Europe for further study. He felt he needed the experience of singing in Europe, even though he: could have had a profitable tour in the U, 8.

Mr. London ‘was born in Montreal, of Américan parents. There

is no particular musical back-| ground in his family, but he talways loved music.

He never sang, though, until his changed.

He grew up in Los Angeles,

went to Los Angeles City College, dnd sang in churches, choirs, Hollvwood studios ‘and small opera companies. In 1946, he joined the Bel Canto Trio which toured the U. 8. ahd introduced three young singers -— Mr. London, soprano Frances Yeend and a good-looking tenor named Mario Lanza.

voice]

THEN CAME VIENNA, where’ nowadays London is recognized wherever he goes. And this year, he bowed at the Met. His ambition 48 merely to improve. Mr. London, unlike many operatic singers, places great stress on acting as well as vocal qualities. He studied acting and feels that radio, movies and now teievision have forced opera .tfo make its performances believable, as well as beautiful, - CPS p “The dramatic aspect of what} ever I do is terribly, terribly im-|

portant,” is the way he puts it. Mr. London says he's not super-

stitious, although many opera stars keep lucky ‘talismans on their dressing tables. ‘I'm not superstitious and I

don't get particularly nervous—

so far.” : And with that he knocked on wood.

‘Pravda’ Lobel Held Not Libel

PARIS, Dec. 13 (CDN)—A| {French court in Limoges, France, has thrown out a libel suit by a| {local Communist paper whose edi-; tors objected to its being called]

the “Pravda” of the area. Pravda, the court held, was considered “loyal and honorable in Moscow.”

In addition the court warned, that should. damages be assessed.

then every Communist paper. in

and decided to stay up all night “We

When he got to the station, he sounds,”

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