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READ: Maestro Lorin Maazel's Facebook, 'Opera Staging Madness' (Part Two)

"No need to desecrate the refinement of a tender soul in a fragile, ancient culture--and given soul-life by Puccini--by casting Butterfly as a hash-slinger in a San Diego diner." -- Maestro Lorin Maazel
  • Hallé St. Peter's Grand Opening [PHOTOS]

    Officially opened by Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex, Hallé St. Peter's lies in the heart of Manchester's Ancoats Urban Village--providing rehearsal, performance and recording space for Hallé's orchestra, choir and various ensembles, as well as a home for their many community and educational projects.
  • UPDATE: Mozart's Violin and Viola Finally Came to America [VIDEO]

    Classicalite was nothing but glee when the Mozarteum Foundation Salzburg announced it was finally bringing Wolfie's violin and viola to the States. Whereas New York audiences only got to hear his violin, Boston got both the violin and the viola.