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| | Guardian Unlimited | Arts news | Carlo Maria Giulini |
 | | This is not entirely surprising, for Giulini's musical background was instrumental rather than vocal: born in Barletta, along the Adriatic coast from the southern city of Bari, he was never taken to the opera as a child. |
 | | It was at this period that Giulini was first able to work with colleagues who shared his views about the relationship of music and the stage in opera, and the results were spectacular: the Traviata, originally scheduled for four performances in 1955, had to be allotted another 17 in the following season. |
 | | In later years, there was always something rather grand about Giulini's appearances on the platform: watching him conduct, it was easy to be carried away by the obvious commitment, the look of intense participation on the patrician features and the fiery restraint of his platform manner. |
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