- year - old ▁Carlo ▁Berg on zi ▁to ▁new com ers ▁like ▁the ▁ 3 2 - year - old ▁Roberto ▁Al agna . ▁ ▁Al agna ▁was ▁more ▁impress ive ▁than ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁a ▁recent ▁La ▁Boh ème . ▁His ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁Pear l fish ers ' ▁Du et ▁and ▁the ▁Cher ry ▁Du et ▁from ▁L ' am ico ▁Fritz ▁were ▁both ▁lov ely . ▁Two ▁other ▁young ▁ten ors ▁- ▁Jerry ▁Had ley ▁and ▁Richard ▁Le ech ▁- ▁both ▁sang ▁well ▁too , ▁but ▁no ▁other ▁represent atives ▁of ▁their ▁peer ▁group ▁put ▁in ▁an ▁appearance : ▁instead ▁the ▁Met ▁heard ▁the ▁elder ly ▁Berg on zi ▁and ▁Alfred o ▁Kra us ▁and ▁the ▁ 5 5 - year - old ▁Pl á cido ▁Dom ingo , ▁as ▁su ave ▁as ▁usual ▁in ▁a ▁tri o ▁from ▁Ern ani ▁and ▁a ▁du et ▁from ▁Fa ust . ▁ ▁Bry n ▁Ter fel ▁displayed ▁his ▁" eb ul lient " ▁Le por ello ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁du et ting ▁with ▁Al agna ▁in ▁B iz et , ▁his ▁" bo oming , ▁m ell if lu ous ▁bar it one ▁and ▁utter ▁ease ▁and ▁grace ful ness ▁as ▁a ▁perform er ▁[ mark ing ] ▁him ▁as ▁one ▁in ▁a ▁million ". ▁He ▁was ▁" s ure ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁super st ars ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁generation ". ▁ ▁The ▁best ▁of ▁the ▁evening ' s ▁female ▁sing ers ▁was ▁Ren ée ▁F lem ing