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Muti's Otello and War Horse

Howard Kissel | Posted 06.18.2011

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Howard Kissel

Othello and War Horse are both works on a monumental scale. On these evenings I was reminded of why I chose to spend my life sitting in darkened theaters.

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CSO Director Riccardo Muti To Undergo Surgery

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director Riccardo Muti (MOO'-ti) will undergo surgery for facial injuries he suffered after fainting ...

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CSO Director Riccardo Muti Collapses During Rehearsal

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Other conductors will lead the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's upcoming performances after music director Riccardo Muti fainted during re...

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CSO Loses Its Director To 'Extreme Gastric Distress'

AP | KAREN HAWKINS | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has announced that music director Riccardo Muti is withdrawing from the rest of his fall residency beca...

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The Power of Joint Ventures

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Kaiser

In my travels across the nation I have been hearing a lot of discussion about the glut of arts organizations and the need to "thin out" the field. This scares me greatly.

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Culture Zohn: The Obama of Music

Patricia Zohn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Patricia Zohn

2008-12-04-zohnpull.jpg Like our president-elect, Dudamel is reaching out across the aisle to take us all in, to welcome.

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Named America's Best

Chicago Sun-Times | ANDREW PATNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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What would happen if a leading British-based music magazine ranked the world's leading orchestras and the "winning" U.S. ensemble didn't care? That's...

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