Unlike the U.S. debt ceiling's rendezvous with destiny, San Francisco Opera's budget situation is in much better shape, thanks in part to union cooperation and willingness to (pardon my French) compromise.
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The first time I conducted the LSO [London Symphony Orchestra], it was for a rehearsal, and I had about two minutes to decide whether or not I wanted to step in.
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Similar in grandeur and majesty, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and Missa solemnis (Solemn Mass), both from 1824, are virtually at opposite ends of the composer's hit parade.
When the curtain came down for the final time Sunday, cutting an eight-minute standing ovation short
