Phenom of the opera

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Placido Domingo has been chosen as the new artistic director of the Washington Opera. Critics assume he will merely serve as the opera company's figurehead and fill its need for someone with celebrity status, although Domingo promised to surprise the public with his plans.

Officials and employees, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Domingo, Placido, Washington Opera

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The war for Two Worlds: last year, Festival of Two Worlds founder Gian Carlo Menotti demanded the heads of three Spoleto U.S.A. board members

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Composer Gian Carlo Menotti objected to the inclusion of a conceptual art exhibition in the 1991 Spoleto Festival U.S.A. Menotti delivered an angry ultimatum to the festival board that resulted in the resignation of 22 of its 46 members.

Management, Behavior, Fairs and festivals, Music festivals, Charleston, South Carolina, 1991 AD, Spoleto Festival U.S.A., Menotti, Gian Carlo

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Bernstein's last hurrah

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Leonard Bernstein completed the final recording of his life, the operetta 'Candide,' for Deutsche Grammophon. Facing casting problems caused by a flu epidemic in London and his own declining health, he produced an excellent recording.

Biography, Sound recordings, Candide: A Comic Opera Based on Voltaire's Satire (Play), Bernstein, Leonard

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