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...stars. What they forget, of course, is that serious, carefully nurtured and developed classical stars may not yield immediate pop-size receipts, but can have an international shelf life of decades. Richard Lyttleton, president of classics and jazz for EMI International, points to the example of superstar conductor Simon Rattle: "For 15 years we carried a debit balance on his recordings." During those years management consultants repeatedly told Lyttleton to drop Rattle; Lyttleton had to threaten to resign to protect the conductor. His loyalty and patience paid off; these days Rattle's albums are all but guaranteed to make...
...city go black and gasped: "What have I done now?" A small boy in Conway, N.H., whacked a telephone pole with a stick, saw night descend, and raced home weeping to his mother. Rumors flew wildly. On the beleaguered 4:55 to Croton-on-Hudson, a New York Central conductor cried: "Some Commie's pulled the switch from here to Canada!" Sabotage was on many minds. "You can't blame me," a Cuban U.N. official assured a U.S. delegate when the lights blew. "I was right here all the time." --Time...
...also highlighted his passion for music. He not only sang with the Glee Club as a student at the Divinity School, but he also later served as its assistant director. While he was assistant senior tutor of Leverett House, he regularly helped put on operas. He was occasionally guest conductor of the Harvard Band during football halftime shows...
...also highlighted his passion for music. He not only sang with the Glee Club as a student at the Divinity School, but he also later served as its assistant director. While he was assistant senior tutor of Leverett House, he regularly helped put on operas. He was occasionally guest conductor of the Harvard Band during football halftime shows...
...Died. Johnny Walker, 79, Indian comedian who rose from bus conductor to Bollywood star; in Bombay. Walker, who took his stage name from a Scotch bottle, appeared in more than 300 movies...