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If the critics are right, La Scala's production of Bizet's "Carmen" could well give new force to the role of women in Italian opera.
Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim stirred a sold out Cairo Opera House Thursday with a performance of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, drawing ovations in his first visit to Egypt.
Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim and his orchestra of Arab and Israeli musicians have canceled performances in the Middle East this weekend because of fighting between Israel and Hamas, he said Tuesday.
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict cannot be resolved militarily, conductor Daniel Barenboim said Monday.
Daniel Barenboim made a triumphant debut Friday night as principal guest conductor at La Scala's gala opening-night premiere of a new staging of Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde," receiving 20 minutes of applause, a shower of roses and shouts of "bravi."
A strike by La Scala's 800 workers forced the opera house on Thursday to cancel a second performance of Verdi's "Requiem" led by principal visiting conductor Daniel Barenboim.
Daniel Barenboim and his fellow musicians received shouts of "bravi" after the open dress rehearsal, but the ticket-buying public won't get to enjoy Verdi's "Requiem" on Friday: La Scala's 800 employees are going on strike.
Israeli pianist Daniel Barenboim takes Palestinian citizenship [Excerpted from article.] Daniel Barenboim, the world renowned Israeli pianist and conductor, has taken Palestinian citizenship and said he believed his rare new status could serve a model for peace between the two peoples.
'Peace' orchestra echoes mideast crescendosBarenboim: always more interesting than I remember!"I know people will say I'm just a naive musician and that I am making empty gestures that won't change anything in the Middle East," he said."But what about those who believe that dropping bombs and firing rockets are the solu …
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