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The secrets of the Stradivari and Guarneri sound

Scientists have identified the chemical treatments that gave stringed instruments by masters such as Stradivari and Guarneri their characteristic rich tone.
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Cecilia Bartoli's Farinelli tribute in her father's hometown

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Baritone Sebastian Catana talks about his summer at Verona's Arena, his debut in Pagliacci, singing in Genoa's opera house, and on never screaming.
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Riccardo Muti interview: life, death, and the lack of seriousness

Riccardo Muti interview: on his 80th birthday the conductor opening up: “I'm tired of life, because this is a world that I no longer know.”
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Aged 97, Franco Zeffirelli will stage a new production of Rigoletto

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New York City Ballet 2023 Spring Season is announced

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GRAHAM SPICER

Writer, director and photographer in Milan, blogging (under the name ‘Gramilano’) about dance, opera, music and photography for people who are a bit like me and like some of the things I like. I was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. My scribblings have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times. I write the ‘Danza in Italia’ column for Dancing Times magazine.

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