Riccardo Muti thinks about how an afterlife meeting with Giuseppe Verdi would go after spending decades fighting to perform the works of Italy’s greatest composer exactly as written. “My questions to Verdi would be if I did right,” the 76-year-old conductor said. “And if he says that I was wrong, then I will die for a second time.”
During a career that included music director tenures with the Philadelphia Orchestra (1980-92), Milan’s Teatro alla Scala (1986-2005) and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (since 2010), and principal conductor posts with Italy’s Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (1968-80) and London’s Philharmonia Orchestra (1972-82), Muti established himself as a perfectionist and purist. He insists on “come scritto,” that compositions be performed “as written” without interpolated high notes intended to thrill audiences.
SOURCE: http://www.limaohio.com
For the first time ever, The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, in collaboration with the O...
Hoboken’s favorite son, Frank Sinatra, continues to evoke images of the good life nearly 1...
The Mattatuck Museum (144 West Main St. Waterbury, CT 06702) is pleased to celebrate...
For the final performance of his spring solo tour, Italian classical guitarist Roberto Fab...
The National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame is proud to announce its inductees and h...
Saturday, february 28 - 7 pm ESTChrist & Saint Stephen's Church - 120 W 69th St,...
Summer saw the passing of two of opera's most iconic figures: Licia Albanese, at the age o...
Il mondo di Luciano Pavarotti e la sua grande carriera di cantante lirico rivivranno il 23...