Topic: Classical Music
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 ...
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 ...
Anna Netrebko keeps getting better and better, On Saturday night, the Russian soprano began an extended run as Mimi in the Metropolitan Opera's revival of Puccini's "La Boheme," after having appeared in a solitary performance of it in December 2006. With Polish tenor ...
