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| | Rossini, Verdi, Puccini, and Brahms: Barbara Frittoli, Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti, Verizon Hall, 13 February ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | It was spellbinding – for the first time in years, I had the sensation that I was listening not to a singer but, in the very flesh, to Leonora in her passion, Violetta in her despair, and Tosca in her vehement protest against the injustice of life. |
 | | The soprano’s rapport with the conductor, moreover, was so total that one could see at once why Muti so often chooses her as his soloist. |
 | | Receiving a standing ovation from a packed house, Muti responded with a graceful speech proclaiming his affection for the orchestra and the city, and explaining his choice of music in terms of its values of freedom, peace, and human fulfilment. |
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