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and then it got progressively easier, but never 100 percent comfortable. I was like: ‘Let me pretend it’s not happening. Just look at James Levine and sing,’
You’re going to hear a bit of an odd sound
I was on my bottom a lot: watching Monday-night football, Tuesday-night basketball, ‘Simpsons’ every nightMore quotes »
Around the web
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Music Review: James Levine Returns to the Podium at Carnegie Hall
Hiroyuki Ito for The New York Times James Levine conducted the Met Orchestra on Sunday. On Sunday afternoon Mr. Levine, one of the greatest living American conductors and a musician who has defined the Metropolitan Opera for more than 40 years , cruised 5/19/13 from The New York Times Read more »
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Conductor James Levine returns from 2-year absence
NEW YORK (AP) — Conductor James Levine has returned from an absence of more than two years to lead the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in a concert at Carnegie Hall. The 69-year-old Levine was left partially paralyzed by a fall in August 2011 and is regaini 5/19/13 from KREM.com Read more »
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Critic’s Notebook: Andris Nelson Is Latest of Orchestras’ Young Leaders
Mr. Nelsons steps into a position left vacant since 2011, when James Levine resigned after an extended run of injuries, illness and cancellations. It’s no surprise, after years of uncertainty, that the orchestra chose to replace Mr. Levine, now 69 and at 5/19/13 from International Herald Tribune Read more »
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After Health Issues, Influential Conductor Back At Met Opera
Host Scott Simon speaks with New York Times classical music critic Anthony Tommasini about conductor James Levine's return to the Metropolitan Opera after a series of health problems kept him away for two years. from NPR Read more »
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Our opinion: Boston Symphony's new director
Saturday May 18, 2013 three decades as was Seiji Ozawa, but he plans on making Boston his base (Mr. Levine divided his duties between the BSO and the Metropolitan Opera) which indicates a full commitment to the orchestra. That bodes well for the BSO and from Berkshire Eagle Online Read more »
