Topic: Classical Music
AP News | 2010-02-25 23:27:19
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Music Director Designate Riccardo Muti, right, responds to a question with CSO Association President Deborah F. Rutter during a news conference where he was introduced Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010 in Chicago. Muti will begin his tenure as ...
AP News | 2010-02-25 23:27:06
Riccardo Muti reveals Chicago Symphony Orchestra plans: outreach, 'Otello' and original works
Conductor Riccardo Muti won't take over as 10th music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra until Sept. 19, but he proved Thursday that he already can lead the city's critics and musical public into laughter and thoughtful speculation. Muti and CSO Association president Deborah F. Rutter ...
AFP Global Edition | 2010-02-24 13:10:35
Spanish tenor Placido Domingo, one of the world's greatest opera singers, will undergo surgery after suffering lower abdominal pain while performing in Japan, his official website said on Wednesday. Domingo, 69, underwent a full physical examination in New York where "his doctors have determined that he needs to undergo 'medically-recommended preventive surgery'," said the website, www.placidodomingo.com. "After ...
AP News | 2010-02-21 22:46:22
In this photo taken Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010, Nicole Cabell performs as Musetta during a dress rehearsal for La Boheme at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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